1947–48 Western Football League

Western Football League 1947–48 Trowbridge Town (Division One)Salisbury (Division Two) 1946–47 1948–49 The 1947–48 season was the 46th in the history of the Western Football League. The champions for the third time in their history and for the second consecutive season were Trowbridge Town, and the winners of Division Two were new club Salisbury, formed after the previous Salisbury club disbanded.Robinson, Michael (ed.), Non-League Football Tables 1889–2006, Soccer Books, 2006 Two games in each division were left unplayed at the end of the season, and were ignored. Division One Division One remained at eighteen members with two clubs promoted to replace Frome Town and Welton Rovers, who were relegated to Division Two. Clandown, champions of Division Two Soundwell, runners-up in Division Two main WDL R 2 y TRO Trowbridge Town GLA Glastonbury STR Street BRR Bristol Rovers Reserves CLE Clevedon CLA Clandown PLT Poole Town YEO Yeovil Town Reserves PAU Paulton Rovers POR Portland United BRC Bristol City Reserves BCR Bath City Reserves WLS Wells City PMW Peasedown Miners Welfare SOU Soundwell CHT Chippenham Town RAD Radstock Town BAC Bristol Aeroplane Company 29 3 2 131 33 26 3 5 119 40 23 7 4 98 40 21 6 7 121 60 20 4 10 117 66 16 5 13 84 80 14 6 13 73 72 14 4 16 70 79 13 5 16 78 93 11 7 16 64 72 11 7 16 69 104 10 8 16 56 82 11 5 18 58 71 11 5 18 74 96 8 7 17 64 103 8 6 19 65 97 8 3 23 64 108 R 4 1 29 56 165 R #ffcccc Left at the end of the season LFT LFT #ffcccc Relegated to Division Two R R complete Division Two Division Two was increased from thirteen to eighteen clubs, after Clandown and Soundwell were promoted to Division One, and Thorney Pitts disbanded. Eight new clubs joined: Cheltenham Town Reserves Dorchester Town Frome Town, relegated from Division One. National Smelting Company Salisbury Stonehouse Welton Rovers, relegated from Division One. Weymouth, rejoining after leaving the league in 1939. main WDL P 5 2 y SAL Salisbury WEY Weymouth CHE Cheltenham Town Reserves WLT Welton Rovers FRO Frome Town HOF Hoffman Athletic TRO Trowbridge Town Reserves SWI Swindon Town Reserves DOU Douglas DOR Dorchester Town CIN Cinderford Town NSC National Smelting Company STO Stonehouse CHT Chippenham Town Reserves LOC RAF Locking MEL RAF Melksham COL RAF Colerne BAC B.A.C. Reserves 29 1 4 145 33 P 26 4 4 148 37 P 25 3 6 142 42 21 3 10 85 49 22 0 11 114 76 19 5 10 79 50 17 5 11 92 59 17 4 13 95 76 18 2 14 104 88 13 6 15 64 79 12 7 15 87 103 13 5 16 80 102 7 7 20 64 113 8 4 22 63 117 9 1 23 52 126 7 4 23 63 136 6 4 23 64 146 2 1 31 48 157 #ACE1AF Promoted to Division One P P #ffcccc Left at the end of the season LFT 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 1947–48 Category:1947–48 in English men's football leagues