1937–38 Western Football League

Western Football League
Season 1937–38
Champions Bristol City Reserves (Division One)
Weymouth (Division Two)

The 1937–38 season was the 41st in the history of the Western Football League.

The Division One champions for the fifth time in their history were Bristol City Reserves. The winners of Division Two for the second consecutive season were Weymouth. There was again no promotion or relegation between the two divisions this season.[1]

Final tables

Division One

Division One remained at five clubs, with no clubs leaving or joining.

PosClubPWDLGFGAGAv1Pts2Notes
1Bristol City Reserves8611217313
2Yeovil and Petters United851220161.2511
3Bristol Rovers Reserves840415141.078
4Torquay United Reserves831412150.87
5Lovells Athletic80179250.361

Division Two

Division Two remained at eighteen clubs after Swindon Town Reserves left and one new club joined:

PosClubPWDLGFGAGAv1Pts2Notes
1Weymouth342743121343.5658
2Street342149113532.1346
3Portland United3417611109571.9140
4Yeovil and Petters United Reserves341510999611.6240
5Salisbury City341841294761.2440
6Chippenham Town341841291901.0140
7Radstock Town341841279800.9940
8Trowbridge Town3416711102761.3439
9Glastonbury341821485671.2738
10Poole Town341471379671.1835
11Wells City341381375870.8634
12Bristol City "A"3415118861000.8631
13Warminster Town341091566920.7229
14Frome Town34971866940.725
15Bristol Rovers "A"34961963890.7124
16Paulton Rovers349619611240.4924
17Welton Rovers345722521420.3717
18Bath City Reserves343625511030.4912

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

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