1894–95 Bristol & District League

Bristol & District League 1894–95 Hereford Thistle (Division One)Warmley Res. (Division Two) 1893–94 1895–96 The 1894–95 season was the third in the history of the Bristol & District League, which was renamed the Western League the following season. Hereford Thistle were the Division One champions in their debut season, but they left the league at the end of the season. Warmley Reserves won Division Two for the second year in succession.Robinson, Michael (ed.), Non-League Football Tables 1889–2006, Soccer Books, 2006 Division One Two new clubs joined Division One for this season, increasing the number of clubs from ten to 12. Hereford Thistle Swindon Wanderers main WDL HER STG WAR STA GLO EAS TRO CLI BED SWI MAN CLE L L Left league at the end of the season Bedminster Clevedon Clifton Eastville Rovers Gloucester Hereford Thistle Mangotsfield Staple Hill St George Swindon Wanderers Trowbridge Town Warmley 7 0 15 39 73 1 1 20 23 136 8 2 12 47 55 10 4 8 46 40 10 4 8 64 54 18 3 1 93 21 5 2 15 22 68 11 4 7 56 38 18 3 1 76 21 5 3 14 40 63 9 4 9 68 48 14 2 6 74 30 2 yes complete PR BIR #ACE1AF Joined the Birmingham & District League LEF red1 Withdrew from league Division Two Two new teams joined Division Two this season, increasing the number of clubs from ten to 11 after Trowbridge Town Reserves left. Staple Hill Reserves Willsbridge, from the South Bristol & District League St Paul's finished as runners-up in Division Two, and were elected to Division One for the following season ahead of Warmley Reserves as Warmley's first team were already playing in the top level.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001557/18950511/150/0008 Sports and Pastimes Wiltshire Times & Trowbridge Advertiser 11 May 1895 12 July 2019 British Newspaper Archive subscription main WDL WAR STP WIL STG BAR BED EAS CLI MAN STA WAV P L L L Left league at the end of the season Barton Hill Bedminster Reserves Clifton Reserves Eastville Rovers Reserves Mangotsfield Reserves Staple Hill Reserves St George Reserves St Paul's Warmley Reserves Waverley Willsbridge 11 1 8 57 31 8 1 11 36 30 7 0 13 40 68 8 0 12 45 45 4 2 14 30 84 4 1 15 32 79 14 1 5 69 33 16 0 4 79 31 17 0 3 75 20 2 1 17 15 74 15 1 4 48 21 2 yes complete PR PRO #ACE1AF Elected to Western Football League Division One LEF LEF LEF red1 Withdrew from league 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing. The system of using goal average to separate two teams tied on points was used up to and including the 1976–77 season. The tables as published at the time contained errors, hence the totals do not balance in some columns. References 1894–95 Category:1894–95 in English men's football leagues