1938–39 Western Football League

Western Football League 1938–39 Lovells Athletic (Division One)Trowbridge Town (Division Two) 1937–38 1939–40 The 1938–39 season was the 42nd in the history of the Western Football League. The Division One champions for the second time were Lovells Athletic, after finishing bottom the previous season. The winners of Division Two for the second consecutive season were Trowbridge Town. There was again no promotion or relegation between the two divisions this season, and the league was restructured before the 1939–40 season following the outbreak of World War II.Robinson, Michael (ed.), Non-League Football Tables 1889–2006, Soccer Books, 2006 Division One Division One was increased from five to six clubs, with one new club joining: Bath City, rejoining after leaving the league in 1936. main WDL Result 2 y LOV Lovells Athletic YEO Yeovil and Petters United BRC Bristol City Reserves BAT Bath City Reserves TRQ Torquay United Reserves BRR Bristol Rovers Reserves 7 2 1 27 14 6 2 2 32 20 4 1 5 24 24 2 5 3 16 22 2 4 4 14 17 1 2 7 9 25 #ffcccc Left at the end of the season LFT LFT LFT LFT LFT complete Division Two Division Two remained at eighteen clubs with no clubs leaving or joining. main WDL Result 5 2 y TRO Trowbridge Town YEO Yeovil and Petters United Reserves STR Street PLT Poole Town WEY Weymouth RAD Radstock Town POR Portland United BRC Bristol City "A" WLT Welton Rovers GLA Glastonbury FRO Frome Town BAT Bath City Reserves WLS Wells City WAR Warminster Town BRR Bristol Rovers "A" PAU Paulton Rovers SAL Salisbury City CHT Chippenham Town 27 3 4 166 49 22 4 8 112 66 21 5 8 93 57 21 4 9 106 67 19 5 10 105 51 19 5 10 97 64 18 4 12 107 64 17 6 11 87 58 14 4 16 64 118 13 5 16 76 89 11 9 14 76 104 8 8 18 64 100 10 3 21 63 104 8 7 19 48 105 9 4 21 58 92 8 6 20 57 117 7 7 20 50 93 8 3 23 56 87 #ffcccc Left at the end of the season LFT LFT LFT LFT LFT LFT LFT 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 1938–39 Category:1938–39 in English men's football leagues Category:1938–39 in Welsh football