1960–61 Western Football League

Western Football League
Season 1960–61
Champions Salisbury

The 1960–61 season was the 59th in the history of the Western Football League.

The champions for the second time in their history were Salisbury. This season was the first to feature a single division since 1945–46, with many clubs having left the league at the end of the 1959–60 season.[1]

Final table

The new single division consisted of 21 clubs after Division Two was scrapped. Bridgwater Town Reserves, Chippenham United, Clandown, Dorchester Town Reserves, Frome Town, Gloucester City Reserves, Paulton Rovers, Peasedown Miners Welfare, Radstock Town, Stonehouse, Street, Taunton Town Reserves and Wells City all left the league. One new club joined:

PosClubPWDLGFGAGAv1Pts2Notes
1Salisbury403145135423.2166
2Dorchester Town402668115631.8258
3Minehead402488100621.6156
4Torquay United Reserves4023611122701.7452
5Bridgwater Town4018121088711.2448
6Exeter City Reserves402151499681.4547Left at the end of the season
7Weymouth Reserves401991291791.1547
8Bristol City Colts4018101294701.3446Left at the end of the season
9Welton Rovers40205151191101.0845
10Portland United4016101493871.0742
11Yeovil Town Reserves40185177373141
12Chippenham Town401851779810.9741
13Bristol Rovers Colts4012121680741.0836
14Bath City Reserves4011111875790.9533
15Weston-super-Mare401372076980.7733
16Bideford Town401291976990.7733
17Glastonbury4013423661140.5830
18Poole Town Reserves40892357870.6525
19Trowbridge Town Reserves409724621220.5125Left at the end of the season
20Barnstaple Town408428551110.4920
21Taunton Town405629591530.3916

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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