2016–17 Western Football League
| Season | 2016–17 |
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The 2016–17 Western Football League season (known as the 2016–17 Toolstation Western Football League for sponsorship reasons) will be the 115th in the history of the Western Football League, a football competition in England. Teams are divided into two divisions; the Premier and the First.
Premier Division
The Premier Division was reduced from 21 clubs to 20, and features two new clubs after Barnstaple Town were promoted to Southern League Division One South & West, Winterbourne United resigned from the league, and Welton Rovers were relegated to the First Division.
- Chipping Sodbury Town, champions of the First Division.
- Wells City, runners-up in the First Division.
League table
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bristol Manor Farm | 20 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 58 | 17 | +41 | 51 | Promotion to Southern League Division One S&W |
| 2 | Melksham Town | 19 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 59 | 25 | +34 | 43 | |
| 3 | Street | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 50 | 24 | +26 | 42 | |
| 4 | Buckland Athletic | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 50 | 23 | +27 | 39 | |
| 5 | Willand Rovers | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 41 | 21 | +20 | 39 | |
| 6 | Bradford Town | 20 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 46 | 27 | +19 | 37 | |
| 7 | Odd Down | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 55 | 39 | +16 | 33 | |
| 8 | Cribbs | 20 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 42 | 34 | +8 | 29 | |
| 9 | Chipping Sodbury Town | 19 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 32 | 37 | −5 | 26 | |
| 10 | Wells City | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 37 | 48 | −11 | 26 | |
| 11 | Gillingham Town | 19 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 45 | 34 | +11 | 25 | |
| 12 | Cadbury Heath | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 41 | 33 | +8 | 25 | |
| 13 | Shepton Mallet | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 40 | 43 | −3 | 25 | |
| 14 | Clevedon Town | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 46 | 48 | −2 | 24 | |
| 15 | Brislington | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 34 | 37 | −3 | 23 | |
| 16 | Bridport | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 27 | 33 | −6 | 19 | |
| 17 | Bitton | 19 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 24 | 54 | −30 | 14 | |
| 18 | Longwell Green Sports | 20 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 18 | 65 | −47 | 13 | |
| 19 | Sherborne Town | 20 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 24 | 85 | −61 | 9 | Relegation to the First Division |
| 20 | Hallen | 20 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 60 | −41 | 4 |
Updated to games played on 18:46, 3 December 2016 (UTC).
Source: .
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
First Division
The First Division was increased from 21 clubs to 22, and features three new clubs after the promotion of Chipping Sodbury and Wells City to the Premier Division:
- Welton Rovers, relegated from the Premier Division.
- Bishops Lydeard, promoted from the Somerset County League.
- Malmesbury Victoria, promoted from the Wiltshire League.
League table
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keynsham Town | 23 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 52 | 22 | +30 | 52 | Promotion to the Premier Division |
| 2 | Wellington | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 49 | 21 | +28 | 50 | |
| 3 | Hengrove Athletic | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 57 | 17 | +40 | 46 | |
| 4 | Cheddar | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 54 | 25 | +29 | 46 | |
| 5 | Malmesbury Victoria | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 50 | 38 | +12 | 38 | |
| 6 | Wincanton Town | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 40 | 37 | +3 | 35 | |
| 7 | Devizes Town | 21 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 46 | 46 | 0 | 33 | |
| 8 | Ashton & Backwell United | 22 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 38 | 44 | −6 | 32 | |
| 9 | Bishops Lydeard | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 33 | 35 | −2 | 31 | |
| 10 | Radstock Town | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 38 | 29 | +9 | 30 | |
| 11 | Westbury United | 22 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 31 | 43 | −12 | 30 | |
| 12 | Chard Town | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 34 | −5 | 29 | |
| 13 | Warminster Town | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 34 | 38 | −4 | 28 | |
| 14 | Portishead Town | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 25 | 26 | −1 | 27 | |
| 15 | Welton Rovers | 23 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 32 | 53 | −21 | 26 | |
| 16 | Roman Glass St George | 22 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 34 | 49 | −15 | 25 | |
| 17 | Oldland Abbotonians | 20 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 26 | 31 | −5 | 22 | |
| 18 | Bishop Sutton | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 24 | 33 | −9 | 21 | |
| 19 | Corsham Town | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 30 | 43 | −13 | 21 | |
| 20 | Calne Town | 21 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 25 | 47 | −22 | 21 | |
| 21 | Chippenham Park | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 44 | 57 | −13 | 20‡ | Relegation to Level 11 |
| 22 | Almondsbury UWE | 21 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 28 | 51 | −23 | 11 |
Updated to games played on 18:51, 3 December 2016 (UTC).
Source: .
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
‡ Chippenham Park were deducted three points for fielding an ineligible player.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.