1955–56 Western Football League

Season of the Western Football League Western Football League 1955–56 Trowbridge Town (Division One)Torquay United Reserves (Division Two) 1954–55 1956–57 The 1955–56 season was the 54th in the history of the Western Football League. The champions for the fourth time in their history were Trowbridge Town, and the winners of Division Two were the returning Torquay United Reserves.Robinson, Michael (ed.), Non-League Football Tables 1889–2006, Soccer Books, 2006 Division One Division One was reduced from eighteen to seventeen clubs after Ilfracombe Town and Street were relegated to Division Two, and Bath City Reserves left the league. Two clubs joined: Frome Town, runners-up in Division Two Yeovil Town Reserves, champions of Division Two main WDL Q 2 y TRO Trowbridge Town PLT Poole Town DOR Dorchester Town CHI Chippenham Town SAL Salisbury BID Bideford Town POR Portland United BAR Barnstaple Town WEY Weymouth Reserves FRO Frome Town YEO Yeovil Town Reserves BRC Bristol Rovers Colts BCC Bristol City Colts WLS Wells City BRW Bridgwater Town CHU Chippenham United GLA Glastonbury 24 2 6 100 36 20 7 5 79 33 21 4 7 106 57 20 4 8 70 50 17 7 8 64 31 14 10 8 58 50 16 3 13 87 76 15 4 13 61 66 10 12 10 63 70 10 7 15 69 64 11 5 16 57 86 10 4 18 49 65 8 7 17 43 63 8 7 17 53 92 7 5 20 59 98 7 5 20 54 90 3 9 20 47 92 complete No clubs were relegated from Division One this season. Division Two Division Two was increased from eighteen to twenty clubs after Frome Town and Yeovil Town Reserves were promoted to Division One, and four new clubs joined: Frome Town Reserves Ilfracombe Town, relegated from Division One. Street, relegated from Division One. Torquay United Reserves, rejoining after leaving the league in 1939. main WDL P 5 2 y TRQ Torquay United Reserves TAU Taunton Town GLO Gloucester City Reserves WSM Weston-super-Mare STO Stonehouse TRO Trowbridge Town Reserves MIN Minehead CLE Clevedon FRO Frome Town Reserves ILF Ilfracombe Town PLT Poole Town Reserves CHI Chippenham Town Reserves CLA Clandown CIN Cinderford Town WLT Welton Rovers STR Street PMW Peasedown Miners Welfare HOF Hoffman Athletic RAD Radstock Town PAU Paulton Rovers 27 6 5 135 38 P 26 3 9 115 46 P 24 5 9 104 56 21 9 8 126 59 21 7 10 92 55 20 7 11 98 74 20 6 12 104 69 19 8 11 99 71 20 6 12 101 76 18 5 15 82 70 14 8 16 86 71 13 7 18 80 97 13 6 19 87 105 13 5 20 85 82 12 6 20 73 95 11 4 23 70 112 8 9 21 57 141 7 6 25 46 109 7 3 28 52 165 6 4 28 56 157 #ACE1AF Promoted to Division One P P #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 1955–56 Category:1955–56 in English men's football leagues