, ▁Per ran por th ▁res igned ▁from ▁the ▁league ▁and ▁three ▁new ▁clubs ▁joined : ▁ ▁P ly mouth ▁Arg yle ▁Res erves , ▁applying ▁from ▁outside ▁the ▁py ram id ▁system . ▁P ly m stock ▁United , ▁transferred ▁from ▁Division ▁One ▁East . ▁Wend ron ▁United , ▁promoted ▁from ▁the ▁Corn wall ▁Com bin ation . ▁Lis ke ard ▁Athlet ic , ▁P ly mouth ▁Arg yle ▁Res erves , ▁St ▁Dennis ▁and ▁St icker ▁applied ▁for ▁promotion ▁to ▁the ▁Premier ▁Division . ▁St ▁Dennis ▁failed ▁the ▁ground ▁grad ing ▁requirements , ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁clubs ▁passed . ▁ ▁Prom otion ▁from ▁fe eder ▁le agues ▁for ▁ 2 0 1 6 – 1 7 ▁Club s ▁must ▁achieve ▁the ▁necessary ▁ground ▁grad ing , ▁and ▁finish ▁in ▁the ▁top ▁three ▁of ▁their ▁league . ▁Only ▁one ▁club ▁per ▁league ▁will ▁be ▁accepted . ▁If ▁two ▁or ▁more ▁clubs ▁satisfy ▁all ▁requirements ▁and ▁are ▁considered ▁of ▁equal ▁mer it , ▁the ▁league ▁board ▁will ▁decide ▁on ▁which ▁club ( s ) ▁to ▁accept . ▁ ▁The ▁following ▁clubs ▁have ▁applied ▁for ▁promotion ▁to ▁Division ▁One ▁East ▁and ▁West ▁for ▁next ▁season : ▁Corn wall ▁Com bin ation ▁– ▁Lud g van ▁( failed ), ▁M ull ion ▁( pass ed ▁but ▁rejected ) ▁Dev on ▁& ▁Ex eter ▁Football ▁League ▁– ▁El more ▁( pass ed ▁but ▁rejected ), ▁Fen it on ▁( pass ed ▁but ▁rejected ), ▁New town ▁( pass ed ▁but ▁rejected ), ▁Top sh am ▁Town