1957–58 Western Football League

Western Football League
Season 1957–58
Champions Salisbury (Division One)
Poole Town Reserves (Division Two)

The 1957–58 season was the 56th in the history of the Western Football League.

The champions for the first time in their history were Salisbury, and the winners of Division Two were Poole Town Reserves.[1]

Final tables

Division One

Division One remained at nineteen clubs after Wells City were relegated the previous season, Poole Town joined the Southern League, and two clubs joined:

PosClubPWDLGFGAGAv1Pts2Notes
1Salisbury361811755301.8347
2Bridgwater Town362051178531.4745
3Dorchester Town361961187571.5344
4Barnstaple Town361771283481.7341
5Trowbridge Town3615111080611.3141Joined the Southern League
6Bristol Rovers Colts361681280741.0840
7Torquay United Reserves361591270561.2539
8Bristol City Colts361671370591.1939
9Minehead361651568760.8937
10Frome Town361651566770.8637
11Cinderford Town361721772701.0336
12Taunton Town3611131248550.8735
13Bideford Town361451762551.1333
14Weymouth Reserves361371689851.0533
15Chippenham Town361371671740.9633
16Glastonbury361271750790.6331
17Yeovil Town Reserves361341966920.7230
18Portland United361232158800.7227
19Chippenham United (R)365625511230.4116

Division Two

Division Two remained at eighteen clubs after Cinderford Town and Minehead were promoted to Division One, and two new clubs joined:

PosClubPWDLGFGAGAv1Pts2Notes
1Poole Town Reserves (P)342635141482.9455
2Gloucester City Reserves (P)342455109402.7241
3Weston-super-Mare342293102462.2253
4Dorchester Town Reserves34196973411.7844
5Welton Rovers341861087641.3642
6Trowbridge Town Reserves341931288691.2741
7Wells City341661282681.2138
8Street341371460730.8233
9Bath City Reserves341281476641.1932
10Peasedown Miners Welfare341361575980.7632
11Ilfracombe Town341331884990.8529
12Radstock Town3411518781140.6827
13Clandown341071752780.6727
14Hoffman Athletic34952055850.6523
15Taunton Town Reserves34942151890.5722
16Paulton Rovers34772059980.621
17Clevedon349223671120.620Left at the end of the season
18Stonehouse348422621150.5420

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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