1987–88 Western Football League

86th season of the Western Football League Western Football League 1987–88 Liskeard Athletic (Premier Division)Welton Rovers (Division One) 1986–87 1988–89 The 1987–88 season was the 86th in the history of the Western Football League. The league champions for the first time in their history were Liskeard Athletic. The champions of Division One were Welton Rovers.Robinson, Michael (ed.), Non-League Football Tables 1889–2006, Soccer Books, 2006 Final tables Premier Division The Premier Division remained at 22 clubs after Chard Town were relegated to the First Division. One club joined: Swanage Town & Herston, champions of the First Division. main WDL R 2 LIS Liskeard Athletic SAL Saltash United MNG Mangotsfield United PLY Plymouth Argyle Reserves WSM Weston-super-Mare EXM Exmouth Town BCR Bristol City Reserves BMF Bristol Manor Farm TAU Taunton Town BID Bideford STH Swanage Town & Herston BAR Barnstaple Town CLE Clevedon Town PAU Paulton Rovers DAW Dawlish Town RAD Radstock Town TOR Torrington FRO Frome Town MIN Minehead CHI Chippenham Town MEL Melksham Town CLA Clandown 29 10 3 98 33 C 27 6 9 116 41 25 10 7 99 38 26 8 8 105 46 21 8 13 81 62 19 10 13 61 55 16 15 11 76 53 17 14 11 66 52 15 15 12 49 48 17 9 16 60 61 16 10 16 73 62 17 6 19 62 72 13 12 17 42 56 13 10 19 46 72 14 6 22 49 77 13 9 20 44 57 12 7 23 49 83 9 13 20 36 69 10 10 22 47 87 10 8 24 35 62 7 14 21 45 84 R 5 12 25 33 102 R -1 Bristol Manor Farm and Frome Town both had one point deducted for fielding an ineligible player. -1 BMF -2 Radstock Town had two points deducted for fielding an ineligible player. #ffcccc Left at the end of the season LFT #ffcccc Relegated to the First Division R R complete First Division The First Division was reduced from 22 to 19 clubs, after Swanage Town & Herston were promoted to the Premier Division, Wimborne Town were transferred to the Wessex League, Portway Bristol disbanded and Weymouth Reserves also left. One new club joined: Chard Town, relegated from the Premier Division. main WDL P 5 2 WLT Welton Rovers CHA Chard Town TIV Tiverton Town BCR Bath City Reserves LAR Larkhall Athletic DEV Devizes Town KEY Keynsham Town WES Westbury United OSM Ottery St Mary ABU Backwell United WAR Warminster Town WLL Wellington CAL Calne Town ODD Odd Down ILF Ilfracombe Town HEA Heavitree United YEO Yeovil Town Reserves ELM Elmore GLA Glastonbury 21 12 3 74 36 C,P 21 11 4 75 41 P 21 7 8 82 46 18 11 7 61 46 17 8 11 72 49 15 9 12 44 38 16 7 13 53 54 15 7 14 61 56 16 5 15 43 41 11 13 12 49 52 15 5 16 46 55 14 6 16 60 67 11 10 15 45 59 10 11 15 51 62 11 7 18 45 59 11 6 19 49 62 7 11 18 39 57 7 6 23 46 81 5 8 23 39 73 The tables as published at the time contained errors, hence the totals do not balance in some columns. #ccffcc Promoted to the Premier Division P 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 1987–88 6