1985–86 Western Football League

December 2014 December 2014 Western Football League 1985–86 Exmouth Town (Premier Division)Portway Bristol (Division One) 1984–85 1986–87 The 1985–86 season was the 84th in the history of the Western Football League. The league champions for the second time in their history were Exmouth Town. The champions of Division One for the second season running were Portway Bristol.Robinson, Michael (ed.), Non-League Football Tables 1889–2006, Soccer Books, 2006 Final tables Premier Division The Premier Division remained at 22 clubs after Devizes Town were relegated to the First Division. One club joined: Torrington, runners-up in the First Division. main WDL Q 2 EXM Exmouth Town LIS Liskeard Athletic BID Bideford SAL Saltash United CHI Chippenham Town MNG Mangotsfield United TAU Taunton Town DAW Dawlish Town BRC Bristol City Reserves CLE Clevedon Town BMF Bristol Manor Farm MIN Minehead FRO Frome Town CLA Clandown TOR Torrington MEL Melksham Town BAR Barnstaple Town WSM Weston-super-Mare PAU Paulton Rovers PLY Plymouth Argyle Reserves CHA Chard Town SHP Shepton Mallet Town 30 9 3 95 31 C 31 6 5 103 34 27 8 7 97 27 21 13 8 78 46 21 10 11 60 45 18 13 11 87 58 19 9 14 59 54 19 8 15 53 49 18 6 18 74 61 12 18 12 55 47 16 9 17 71 73 16 9 17 55 70 14 12 16 49 62 15 8 19 46 57 13 11 18 51 62 11 13 18 50 77 13 7 22 46 68 12 8 22 69 90 9 12 21 50 82 9 11 22 60 67 8 4 30 35 109 4 8 30 36 110 R Dawlish Town, Frome Town and Shepton Mallet Town each had one point deducted for fielding ineligible players. -1 1PT -1 1PT -1 1PT #ffcccc Folded and reformed in the Somerset County League FLD complete First Division The First Division remained at 22 clubs, after Torrington were promoted to the Premier Division. One new club joined: Devizes Town, relegated from the Premier Division. main WDL P 5 2 PBR Portway Bristol RAD Radstock Town YEO Yeovil Town Reserves WIM Wimborne Town LAR Larkhall Athletic ABU Backwell United OSM Ottery St Mary STH Swanage Town & Herston WEY Weymouth Reserves HEA Heavitree United BCR Bath City Reserves WLL Wellington TIV Tiverton Town DEV Devizes Town ELM Elmore KEY Keynsham Town WLT Welton Rovers GLA Glastonbury ILF Ilfracombe Town WES Westbury United ODD Odd Down WAR Warminster Town 27 9 6 100 42 C 26 9 7 116 54 P 25 7 10 79 36 18 13 11 77 51 18 11 13 72 56 19 9 14 63 47 18 11 13 61 60 18 9 15 91 79 18 8 16 84 78 17 10 15 60 69 16 10 16 74 69 14 12 16 70 70 16 7 19 68 74 10 18 14 43 58 12 13 17 56 78 9 18 15 37 53 13 9 20 61 84 12 11 19 52 79 10 14 18 55 69 10 10 22 55 82 9 12 21 57 90 9 6 27 40 93 -1 Yeovil Town Reserves had one point deducted for fielding an ineligible player. #ccffcc Promoted to the Premier Division P The system of using goal difference to separate two teams tied on points was used. The points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing. complete References 1985–86 6