1925–26 Western Football League

Western Football League 1925–26 Bristol City Reserves (Division One)Poole (Division Two) 1924–25 1926–27 The 1925–26 season was the 29th in the history of the Western Football League. From this season, the league consisted of two divisions after a number of reserve teams joined. The Division One champions were Bristol City Reserves. The winners of Division Two were Poole, who were promoted to Division One.Robinson, Michael (ed.), Non-League Football Tables 1889–2006, Soccer Books, 2006 Division One Division One consisted of three clubs from the old single-division league, plus two new clubs and five new reserve teams. The number of clubs was thus reduced from thirteen to ten after Peasedown St John left the league. The seven new teams were: Bristol City Reserves, rejoining after leaving the league in 1921. Bristol Rovers Reserves, rejoining after leaving the league in 1921. Exeter City Reserves, rejoining after leaving the league in 1921. Plymouth Argyle Reserves Swindon Town Reserves, rejoining after leaving the league in 1921. Taunton United Torquay United, rejoining after leaving the league in 1922. main WDL Division One 2 y BRC Bristol City Reserves BRR Bristol Rovers Reserves TRQ Torquay United YEO Yeovil and Petters United SWI Swindon Town Reserves WEY Weymouth PLY Plymouth Argyle Reserves EXE Exeter City Reserves TAU Taunton United BAT Bath City Reserves 10 7 1 58 19 11 2 5 53 36 9 4 5 28 22 7 7 4 33 27 6 8 4 32 33 7 4 7 37 45 6 5 7 31 25 6 4 8 33 41 3 3 12 18 45 1 4 13 20 50 complete Division Two The new Division Two consisted of the other nine clubs from the old single-division league, and four new teams, three of them reserve teams of Division One clubs. Bath City Reserves Portland United Weymouth Reserves Yeovil and Petters United Reserves main WDL P Division Two 5 2 y PLT Poole WLT Welton Rovers WEY Weymouth Reserves LOV Lovells Athletic RAD Radstock Town MIN Minehead POR Portland United TRO Trowbridge Town MVI Swindon Victoria PAU Paulton Rovers BAT Bath City Reserves YEO Yeovil and Petters United Reserves FRO Frome Town 17 3 4 76 30 P 16 4 4 62 37 12 4 8 69 47 8 8 8 52 46 P 9 6 9 31 28 10 4 10 42 53 8 7 9 49 56 8 6 10 56 68 9 3 12 55 71 7 6 11 48 68 7 5 12 50 53 7 4 13 48 57 5 6 13 40 64 #ACE1AF Promoted to Division One P P red1 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 1925–26 Category:1925–26 in English men's football leagues Category:1925–26 in Welsh football