2012–13 Western Football League

Western Football League 2012–13 2011–12 2013–14 The 2012–13 Western Football League season (known as the 2012–13 Toolstation Western Football League for sponsorship reasons) was the 111th in the history of the Western Football League, a football competition in England. Teams were divided into two divisions; the Premier and the First. The season began on 4 August 2012. The league champions for the first time in their history were Bishop Sutton. The champions of Division One were Sherborne Town. Premier Division The Premier Division featured five new clubs in a league of 20, increased from 18 the previous season after Merthyr Town were promoted to the Southern League, and Corsham Town and Sherborne Town were relegated to the First Division: Buckland Athletic, promoted as runners-up in the South West Peninsula League. Cadbury Heath, champions of Division One. Melksham Town, runners-up in Division One. Gillingham Town, third in Division One. Winterbourne United, promoted from the Hellenic League. Only Brislington and Hallen applied for promotion to Step 4 (Southern League Division One South & West), and one of them would have been promoted if their application had been accepted and that club won the league. If neither club won the league, one could have been promoted if a second- or third-place finish had been achieved. They could not both win promotion.https://www.nwcfl.com/news-articles.php?id=2543 Applications For Promotion - Step 5 To Step 4 11 December 2012 The Official Website of The North West Counties Football Leaguehttps://www.thefa.com/Leagues/NationalLeagueSystem/NewsAndFeatures/2012/step-5-applications-promotion-step-4 Step 4 applications received 6 December 2012 TheFA.com However, Brislington failed to achieve the required ground grading, and Hallen failed to finish in a top three position, so no club was promoted. League table main WDL R BIS Bishop Sutton BRS Brislington GIL Gillingham Town CAD Cadbury Heath LAR Larkhall Athletic STR Street BIT Bitton ODD Odd Down HAL Hallen BUC Buckland Athletic WIL Willand Rovers WIN Winterbourne United MEL Melksham Town BRD Bridport LGS Longwell Green Sports ILF Ilfracombe Town RAD Radstock Town BMF Bristol Manor Farm WLS Wells City BAR Barnstaple Town 24 10 4 94 34 C 22 10 6 73 42 23 4 11 93 59 22 4 12 85 53 21 6 11 77 50 18 6 14 74 62 17 8 13 60 63 16 10 12 84 58 17 6 15 78 68 15 10 13 77 59 15 10 13 52 53 15 4 19 66 84 14 6 18 62 74 11 14 13 55 63 12 9 17 49 64 13 5 20 52 70 10 10 18 60 85 11 6 21 55 72 7 6 25 57 90 R 3 4 31 23 123 R #FFCCCC Relegation to the First Division R R 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. 8 May 2013 First Division The First Division featured five new clubs in a league of 21, increased from 19 the previous season after Cadbury Heath, Melksham Town and Gillingham Town were promoted to the Premier Division: Cheddar, promoted as runners-up in the Somerset County League. Corsham Town, relegated from the Premier Division. Cribbs Friends Life, promoted as champions of the Gloucestershire County League. Sherborne Town, relegated from the Premier Division. Warminster Town, transferred from the Wessex League. League table main WDL PR 5 SHB Sherborne Town HEN Hengrove Athletic BRA Bradford Town COR Corsham Town OLD Oldland Abbotonians CHA Chard Town SHP Shepton Mallet CRI Cribbs Friends Life CAL Calne Town ALM Almondsbury UWE CHE Cheddar ELM Elmore KEY Keynsham Town POR Portishead Town WAR Warminster Town WLT Welton Rovers ROM Roman Glass St George WLL Wellington WES Westbury United SHR Shrewton United DEV Devizes Town 28 9 3 116 53 C,P 29 4 7 93 34 P 26 5 9 103 48 24 8 8 92 55 24 7 9 77 37 24 4 12 94 59 21 7 12 85 63 19 8 13 79 55 16 12 12 67 58 15 8 17 67 65 15 3 22 76 85 14 7 19 88 100 15 6 19 59 73 15 3 22 63 82 10 11 19 60 83 11 7 22 54 88 9 10 21 49 76 9 6 25 62 99 8 8 24 46 82 8 6 26 43 105 8 5 27 65 138 -1 Elmore had one point deducted for fielding an ineligible player against Shrewton United on 15 September 2012. -3 Keynsham Town had three points deducted for fielding an ineligible player against Shrewton United on 22 September 2012. #ACE1AF Promotion to the Premier Division P P #CCCCFF Transferred to the South West Peninsula League Elmore resigned from the Western League at the end of the season, and transferred to the South West Peninsula League which operates at the same level of the football pyramid. This was to increase the number of local matches the club would play.http://nonleague.pitchero.com/news/elmore-to-quit-western-league-19070/ Elmore to quit Western League 3 January 2013 26 January 2013 Pitchero non-league TSW #FFCCCC Resigned at the end of the season Shrewton United also resigned from the Western League at the end of the season, and dropped down to the Wiltshire League for financial reasons.http://www.sport4salisbury.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12583:shrews-confirm-western-league-departure&catid=8:latest-football-news&Itemid=208 Shrews confirm Western League departure 13 April 2013 Sport 4 Salisbury 2013-04-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20150119204109/http://www.sport4salisbury.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12583:shrews-confirm-western-league-departure&catid=8:latest-football-news&Itemid=208 2015-01-19 dead RES 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. 8 May 2013 References League tables External links Western League Official Site 2012-13 9