1927–28 Western Football League

Western Football League
Season	1927–28
Champions	Plymouth Argyle Reserves (Division One) Trowbridge Town (Division Two)
← 1926–27 1928–29 →

The 1927–28 season was the 31st in the history of the Western Football League.

The Division One champions this season were Plymouth Argyle Reserves for the first time in their history. The winners of Division Two were Trowbridge Town.^[1]

Final tables

Division One

The number of clubs in Division One was reduced from twelve to eleven after Poole and Swindon Town Reserves left the league. Torquay United also left, having been promoted to The Football League.

Two new teams joined the league:

Salisbury City, rejoining after leaving the league in 1906. This is not the same club as the later incarnation of Salisbury City F.C.
Torquay United Reserves

Taunton United changed their name to Taunton Town. This is not the same club as the current incarnation of Taunton Town F.C.

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv¹	Pts²	Notes
1	Plymouth Argyle Reserves	20	13	5	2	76	32	2.37	31
2	Exeter City Reserves	20	13	4	3	50	24	2.08	30
3	Yeovil and Petters United	20	12	2	6	56	44	1.27	26
4	Bristol City Reserves	20	10	4	6	71	40	1.77	24
5	Bristol Rovers Reserves	20	11	2	7	61	39	1.56	24
6	Taunton Town	20	9	5	6	36	33	1.09	23
7	Lovells Athletic	20	7	2	11	40	49	0.82	16	Left at the end of the season
8	Torquay United Reserves	20	5	6	9	34	52	0.65	16
9	Bath City	20	5	3	12	36	54	0.67	13
10	Weymouth (R)	20	3	3	14	16	60	0.27	9
11	Salisbury City (R)	20	3	2	15	23	72	0.32	8

Division Two

Division Two was reduced from ten to eight clubs after Frome Town joined the Somerset Senior League, and Lovells Athletic Reserves also left. No new teams joined Division Two.

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv¹	Pts²	Notes
1	Trowbridge Town	14	12	0	2	43	16	2.69	24
2	Yeovil and Petters United Reserves	14	10	2	2	56	21	2.67	22
3	Portland United	14	7	1	6	35	30	1.17	15
4	Welton Rovers	14	7	0	7	44	26	1.69	14
5	Radstock Town	14	6	1	7	48	41	1.17	13
6	Weymouth Reserves	14	4	1	9	22	52	0.42	9	Left at the end of the season
7	Poole Reserves	14	4	1	9	25	54	0.46	9	Left at the end of the season
8	Minehead	14	3	0	11	17	50	0.34	6	Left at the end of the season

^{1 The system of using goal average to separate two teams tied on points was used up to and including the 1976–77 season.}

^{2 The points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.}

References

↑ Robinson, Michael (ed.), Non-League Football Tables 1889–2006, Soccer Books, 2006

Western League

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