1958–59 Western Football League

Western Football League
Season 1958–59
Champions Yeovil Town Reserves (Division One)
Bath City Reserves (Division Two)

The 1958–59 season was the 57th in the history of the Western Football League.

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

Final tables

Division One

Division One remained at nineteen clubs after Chippenham United were relegated the previous season, Trowbridge Town joined the Southern League, and two clubs joined:

PosClubPWDLGFGAGAv1Pts2Notes
1Yeovil Town Reserves362637115542.1355
2Salisbury36243991531.7251
3Dorchester Town3623211110611.848
4Bridgwater Town36216981571.4248
5Barnstaple Town362051185681.2545
6Chippenham Town3620313104661.5843
7Bideford Town3615111083601.3841
8Torquay United Reserves36183157070139
9Weymouth Reserves361821684631.3338
10Cinderford Town361541760630.9534Left at the end of the season
11Bristol Rovers Colts361461673770.9534
12Glastonbury361531863810.7733
13Taunton Town361521953680.7832
14Bristol City Colts361271775880.8531
15Portland United361351868820.8331
16Poole Town Reserves361071963910.6927
17Gloucester City Reserves36952264910.723
18Minehead366723501110.4519
19Frome Town (R)364428521400.3712

Division Two

Division Two was reduced from eighteen clubs to seventeen after Gloucester City Reserves and Poole Town Reserves were promoted to Division One, Clevedon left, and two new clubs joined:

PosClubPWDLGFGAGAv1Pts2Notes
1Bath City Reserves (P)34207595392.4347
2Trowbridge Town Reserves (P)34205788561.5745
3Street32185973561.341
4Bridgwater Town Reserves32168881551.4740
5Welton Rovers321831180531.5139
6Dorchester Town Reserves321661073521.438
7Weston-super-Mare321651180591.3637
8Paulton Rovers321651187711.2237
9Stonehouse321641285471.8136
10Chippenham United321471165541.235
11Taunton Town Reserves321161558810.7228
12Peasedown Miners Welfare32991464890.7227
13Clandown321061658740.7826
14Radstock Town321051761760.825
15Ilfracombe Town327520481080.4419Left at the end of the season
16Hoffman Athletic324424491070.4612Left at the end of the season
17Wells City325225441120.3912

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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