1898–99 Western Football League

Western Football League 1898–99 Swindon Town (Division One)Staple Hill (Division Two) 1897–98 1899–1900 The 1898–99 season was the seventh in the history of the Western Football League. For this season the league was restructured again after many clubs left the league. The Professional Section of last season was renamed Division One, and the two-division Amateur Section became one single division, Division Two. Swindon Town were the champions of Division One, and also competed in the Southern League during this season, along with Southampton and Bedminster. Trowbridge Town and multiple champions Warmley also competed in both leagues, but both clubs disbanded during the season. The Division Two champions for the first time were Staple Hill.Robinson, Michael (ed.), Non-League Football Tables 1889–2006, Soccer Books, 2006 Division One Two new clubs joined Division One, which was reduced to seven clubs from eight after Bristol City, Reading and Eastleigh left. Bedminster, promoted from the Amateur Section Southampton Eastville Rovers changed their name to Bristol Eastville Rovers, this being their only season under that name. main WDL Division One Result 2 y SWI Swindon Town ROM Bristol St George SOU Southampton BRR Bristol Eastville Rovers BED Bedminster WAR Warmley TRO Trowbridge Town 5 1 2 16 10 4 1 3 18 15 4 0 4 18 16 2 2 4 14 18 2 2 4 9 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 #ffcccc Left at the end of the season LFT #ACE1AF Left to concentrate on the Southern League Division One SL #cccccc Resigned, record expunged Trowbridge Town (October 1898) and Warmley (January 1899) resigned during the season, and their records were expunged. Trowbridge's record had been P5 W0 D0 L5 GF4 GA18 Pts0 and Warmley's was P5 W2 D0 L3 GF6 GA15 Pts4 RES RES complete Division Two (Amateur) This eight-club division was a merger of the old Amateur Section Divisions One and Two, containing the surviving clubs from both divisions, plus two new clubs: Bristol Amateurs Mount Hill main WDL Division Two Result 5 2 y STA Staple Hill FIS Fishponds MTH Mount Hill MID Midsomer Norton BRI Bristol Amateurs HAN Hanham BAR Barton Hill COT Cotham 11 1 2 55 15 10 2 2 42 15 5 3 6 31 28 6 3 5 20 32 5 2 7 31 41 4 3 7 16 28 4 1 9 14 31 2 3 9 22 41 The tables as published at the time contained errors, hence the totals do not balance in some columns. -2 2 points deducted? #ffcccc Left at the end of the season LFT LFT LFT LFT #ffcccc Left to concentrate on the Somerset Senior League SSL 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 1898–99 Category:1898–99 in English men's football leagues