1970–71 Western Football League

Western Football League 1970–71 Bideford 1969–70 1971–72 The 1970–71 season was the 69th in the history of the Western Football League. The champions for the second time in their history were Bideford.Robinson, Michael (ed.), Non-League Football Tables 1889–2006, Soccer Books, 2006 Final table The league was reduced from twenty clubs to eighteen after Portland United, Weymouth Reserves and Yeovil Town Reserves left, and one new club joined: Plymouth City main WDL Q 5 2 y BID Bideford AND Andover BRW Bridgwater Town GLA Glastonbury MIN Minehead TAU Taunton Town PLY Plymouth City WLT Welton Rovers DOR Dorchester Town DEV Devizes Town BAR Barnstaple Town BRP Bridport WSM Weston-super-Mare TRQ Torquay United Reserves BRC Bristol City Colts FRO Frome Town BCR Bath City Reserves SLC St Luke's College 26 4 4 96 39 21 8 5 65 24 20 9 5 63 38 18 8 8 78 52 18 5 11 66 40 17 7 10 66 42 17 6 11 67 41 17 6 11 60 56 16 6 12 58 50 12 11 11 53 50 13 7 14 60 61 11 8 15 43 49 9 6 19 36 73 8 6 20 43 54 7 8 19 40 78 8 3 23 50 91 7 5 22 33 77 2 5 27 21 83 #ccffcc Joined the Southern League JSL #ffcccc 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 1970–71 Category:1970–71 in English men's football leagues