1926–27 Western Football League

Western Football League 1926–27 Bristol City Reserves (Division One)Poole Reserves (Division Two) 1925–26 1927–28 The 1926–27 season was the 30th in the history of the Western Football League. The Division One champions this season were again Bristol City Reserves. The winners of Division Two were Poole Reserves. There was no promotion or relegation between the two divisions.Robinson, Michael (ed.), Non-League Football Tables 1889–2006, Soccer Books, 2006 Division One The number of clubs in Division One was increased from ten to twelve: Lovells Athletic, promoted from Division Two. Poole, promoted as champions of Division Two. main WDL Division One Result 2 y BRC Bristol City Reserves TRQ Torquay United PLY Plymouth Argyle Reserves LOV Lovells Athletic BRR Bristol Rovers Reserves EXE Exeter City Reserves YEO Yeovil and Petters United SWI Swindon Town Reserves BAT Bath City Reserves PLT Poole TAU Taunton United WEY Weymouth 16 2 4 59 32 14 4 4 47 27 13 1 8 63 37 11 5 6 47 36 12 3 7 49 41 10 3 9 61 53 10 1 11 48 44 9 2 11 41 47 8 3 11 35 50 6 2 14 40 69 4 3 15 28 55 3 3 16 30 57 #ACE1AF Elected to Football League Third Division South EFL #ffcccc Left at the end of the season LFT LFT complete Division Two Division Two was reduced from thirteen to ten clubs after Poole and Lovells Athletic were promoted to Division One, and Bath City Reserves, Paulton Rovers and Swindon Victoria all left the league. Two new teams joined the league: Lovells Athletic Reserves Poole Reserves main WDL Division Two Result 5 2 y PLT Poole Reserves RAD Radstock Town POR Portland United WLT Welton Rovers YEO Yeovil and Petters United Reserves LOV Lovells Athletic Reserves TRO Trowbridge Town FRO Frome Town WEY Weymouth Reserves MIN Minehead 14 2 2 68 19 12 1 5 43 29 12 0 6 62 31 9 2 7 61 39 8 3 7 44 40 8 0 10 48 48 5 2 11 44 52 5 2 11 28 62 4 4 10 25 60 5 0 13 24 67 #ffcccc Left at the end of the season LFT LFT The system of using goal average to separate two teams tied on points was used up to and including the 1976–77 season. The points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing. complete References 1926–27 Category:1926–27 in English men's football leagues Category:1926–27 in Welsh football