1907–08 Western Football League

Western Football League 1907–08 Millwall (Division One)Bristol City Reserves (Division Two) 1906–07 1908–09 The 1907–08 season was the 16th in the history of the Western Football League. Division One continued to be split into two sections of six clubs, reorganised from the previous season, with the winner of each section playing each other in a Championship decider. Southampton won Section A and Millwall won Section B, with Millwall winning the decider 1–0. Tottenham Hotspur left the league at the end of the season as they were elected to the Football League for 1908–09. All the member clubs of Division One also competed in the Southern League during this season. The Division Two champions were Bristol City Reserves.Robinson, Michael (ed.), Non-League Football Tables 1889–2006, Soccer Books, 2006 Division One Four new clubs joined Division One, which was increased from 12 to 14 clubs after Chelsea and Fulham left. Brighton & Hove Albion Crystal Palace Leyton Luton Town Section A main WDL Division One A 2 y SOU Southampton POR Portsmouth BHA Brighton & Hove Albion PLY Plymouth Argyle QPR Queens Park Rangers BRE Brentford LEY Leyton 8 1 3 30 12 7 1 4 25 13 6 2 4 19 19 5 2 5 14 17 5 1 6 20 23 2 5 5 13 21 2 2 8 11 27 complete Robinson, Michael (ed.), Non-League Football Tables 1889–2006, Soccer Books, 2006 Section B main WDL Result Division One B 2 y MIL Millwall TOT Tottenham Hotspur BRR Bristol Rovers LUT Luton Town REA Reading CRY Crystal Palace WHU West Ham United 9 2 1 31 15 7 0 5 26 13 6 2 4 22 29 4 4 4 16 21 4 3 5 20 25 3 4 5 16 17 1 1 10 16 27 #ACE1AF Elected to the Football League Second Division EFL complete Robinson, Michael (ed.), Non-League Football Tables 1889–2006, Soccer Books, 2006 Championship decider At the end of the season, the winners of the two sections played a match to decide the overall champions. Section A Section B 13 April 1908 Southampton 0 – 1 Millwall White Hart Lane, Tottenham Division Two Two new clubs joined Division Two, which was reduced from 10 to nine clubs after Trowbridge Town and 121st R.F.A. left the league, and Newport disbanded. Kingswood Rovers Weymouth main WDL Division Two 5 2 y BRC Bristol City Reserves BRR Bristol Rovers Reserves TRE Treharris KIN Kingswood Rovers PAU Paulton Rovers WLT Welton Rovers WEY Weymouth RAD Radstock Town STA Staple Hill 12 1 3 55 13 11 3 2 44 15 11 1 4 53 19 7 1 8 27 33 7 1 8 34 46 4 4 8 28 46 5 2 9 25 23 4 3 9 25 39 3 0 13 18 40 The tables as published at the time contained errors, hence the totals do not balance in some columns. 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 Robinson, Michael (ed.), Non-League Football Tables 1889–2006, Soccer Books, 2006 References 1907–08 Category:1907–08 in English men's football leagues