1946–47 Western Football League

Western Football League 1946–47 Trowbridge Town (Division One)Clandown (Division Two) 1945–46 1947–48 The 1946–47 season was the 45th in the history of the Western Football League. The league was again split into two divisions for the first time since the 1938–39 season, with seventeen new clubs having joined. The champions for the second time in their history were Trowbridge Town, and the winners of Division Two were Clandown. A system of automatic promotion and relegation was introduced for the first time, and due to the severe winter, several fixtures were not fulfilled and the season was abandoned on 5 June 1947.Robinson, Michael (ed.), Non-League Football Tables 1889–2006, Soccer Books, 2006 Division One Division One consisted of eighteen clubs: eleven from the previous season's single division were joined by seven new clubs. All had been members of the league before the war and had left in 1939, except for Bath City Reserves and Wells City, who had left in 1940. Bath City Reserves Frome Town Glastonbury Poole Town Portland United Street Wells City main WDL R 2 y TRO Trowbridge Town PLT Poole Town BRR Bristol Rovers Reserves CHT Chippenham Town YEO Yeovil Town Reserves CLE Clevedon POR Portland United STR Street PAU Paulton Rovers GLA Glastonbury BAC Bristol Aeroplane Company WLS Wells City RAD Radstock Town PMW Peasedown Miners Welfare BRC Bristol City Reserves BCR Bath City Reserves FRO Frome Town WLT Welton Rovers 27 1 3 123 43 20 5 4 86 26 19 4 8 96 53 20 2 9 115 68 16 4 10 85 56 15 5 10 87 62 14 4 13 92 69 13 5 14 75 80 13 3 15 79 110 12 3 14 56 68 12 3 14 72 87 8 9 14 52 78 9 3 17 66 82 7 6 8 43 49 7 1 16 50 92 5 4 17 34 72 4 3 22 45 129 R 2 3 15 40 72 R #ffcccc Relegated to Division Two R R complete Division Two Division Two consisted of thirteen clubs: three from the previous season's single division (Clandown, Douglas and Soundwell) were joined by ten new clubs: B.A.C. Reserves Chippenham Town Reserves Cinderford Town Hoffman Athletic RAF Colerne RAF Locking RAF Melksham Swindon Town Reserves, rejoining after leaving the league in 1937. Thorney Pitts Trowbridge Town Reserves, rejoining after leaving the league in 1894. main WDL P 5 2 y CLA Clandown SOU Soundwell DOU Douglas TRO Trowbridge Town Reserves SWI Swindon Town Reserves HOF Hoffman Athletic LOC RAF Locking MEL RAF Melksham CIN Cinderford Town BAC B.A.C. Reserves CHT Chippenham Town Reserves COL RAF Colerne THO Thorney Pitts 20 2 1 130 33 P 17 3 4 111 44 P 14 2 7 107 77 13 3 6 82 50 11 3 10 91 77 11 2 7 62 37 11 1 9 83 69 7 4 12 56 83 7 3 11 58 60 6 3 14 50 76 4 3 13 47 86 2 5 13 48 99 1 0 17 24 158 The tables as published at the time contained errors, hence the totals do not balance in some columns. #ACE1AF Promoted to Division One P P #ffcccc Disbanded at the end of the season DIS 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 1946–47 Category:1946–47 in English men's football leagues