1953–54 Western Football League

Western Football League
Season 1953–54
Champions Weymouth Reserves (Division One)
Bristol Rovers Colts (Division Two)

The 1953–54 season was the 52nd in the history of the Western Football League.

The champions for the first time in their history were Weymouth Reserves, and the winners of Division Two were Bristol Rovers Colts.[1]

Final tables

Division One

Division One was increased from seventeen members to eighteen after two clubs were promoted to replace Paulton Rovers who were relegated to Division Two.

PosClubPWDLGFGAGAv1Pts2Notes
1Weymouth Reserves342149102531.9246
2Poole Town34188873491.4944
3Trowbridge Town341951078621.2643
4Barnstaple Town341771074421.7641
5Chippenham Town341851179491.6141
6Salisbury341761174601.2340
7Portland United341831371631.1339
8Wells City341571263680.9337
9Bridgwater Town341561372760.9536
10Bideford Town341381370661.0634
11Dorchester Town341451579691.1433
12Chippenham United341361560630.9532
13Glastonbury341281459700.8432
14Street341281455690.832
15Bath City Reserves341061840660.6126
16Ilfracombe Town34952040770.5223
17Stonehouse (R)34762151800.6420
18Clandown (R)34452529870.3313

Division Two

Division Two remained at eighteen clubs after Ilfracombe Town and Poole Town were promoted to Division One. Two new clubs joined:

PosClubPWDLGFGAGAv1Pts2Notes
1Bristol Rovers Colts (P)34246489432.0754
2Bristol City Colts (P)34226687392.2350
3Frome Town34217699501.9849
4Chippenham Town Reserves34189787581.545
5Welton Rovers341661254531.0238
6Cinderford Town341571282721.1437
7Poole Town Reserves341551479611.2935
8Weston-super-Mare341471389701.2735
9Trowbridge Town Reserves341291390881.0233
10Gloucester City Reserves341371489960.9333
11Hoffman Athletic341351674611.2131
12Yeovil Town Reserves341271590891.0131
13Paulton Rovers341271569840.8231
14Minehead341161762780.7928
15Clevedon3411419771010.7626
16Radstock Town3410420711070.6624
17Peasedown Miners Welfare348521561330.4221
18Stonehouse Reserves344327451020.4411Left 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.

3 The tables as published at the time contained errors, hence the totals do not balance in some columns.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Robinson, Michael (ed.), Non-League Football Tables 1889–2006, Soccer Books, 2006
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