1981–82 Western Football League

Western Football League 1981–82 Bideford (Premier Division)Shepton Mallet Town (Division One) 1980–81 1982–83 The 1981–82 season was the 80th in the history of the Western Football League. The league champions for the fourth time in their history were Bideford. The champions of Division One were Shepton Mallet Town.Robinson, Michael (ed.), Non-League Football Tables 1889–2006, Soccer Books, 2006 Premier Division The Premier Division remained at twenty clubs after Paulton Rovers and Tiverton Town were relegated to the First Division, and two clubs joined: Chippenham Town, champions of the First Division. Wellington, runners-up in the First Division. League table main WDL R 2 BID Bideford BAR Barnstaple Town BRW Bridgwater Town CLA Clandown MEL Melksham Town FRO Frome Town WSM Weston-super-Mare SAL Saltash United DEV Devizes Town DAW Dawlish Town LIS Liskeard Athletic BRP Bridport CLE Clevedon Town CHI Chippenham Town FAL Falmouth Town PBR Portway Bristol WLL Wellington KEY Keynsham Town MNG Mangotsfield United WLT Welton Rovers 26 10 2 88 20 C 26 8 4 78 31 16 16 6 70 46 17 12 9 49 37 17 11 10 58 50 16 9 13 67 58 15 11 12 47 42 15 7 16 47 53 14 7 17 53 60 11 13 14 45 53 11 12 15 39 48 12 10 16 43 54 11 12 15 58 60 12 9 17 33 39 12 9 17 46 55 9 13 16 40 47 10 11 17 50 62 9 13 16 39 55 11 6 21 30 59 R 7 7 24 37 88 R -1 Barnstaple Town and Clevedon Town each had one point deducted for fielding ineligible players. -1 BAR #ccffcc Joined the Southern League JSL #ffcccc Relegated to Division One R R complete First Division The First Division remained at nineteen clubs after Brixham United left the league, and Chippenham Town and Wellington were promoted to the Premier Division. Three new clubs joined: Paulton Rovers, relegated from the Premier Division. Tiverton Town, relegated from the Premier Division. Wimborne Town, from the Dorset County League. League table main WDL PR 5 2 SHP Shepton Mallet Town EXM Exmouth Town STH Swanage Town & Herston WIM Wimborne Town BCR Bath City Reserves ELM Elmore PAU Paulton Rovers BMF Bristol Manor Farm TRQ Torquay United Reserves TIV Tiverton Town CHA Chard Town ODD Odd Down RAD Radstock Town GLA Glastonbury HEA Heavitree United YEO Yeovil Town Reserves LAR Larkhall Athletic OSM Ottery St Mary ILM Ilminster Town 25 8 3 88 30 C,P 24 8 4 74 31 P 21 5 10 90 47 19 9 8 67 35 19 6 11 72 46 19 6 11 58 45 17 6 13 54 48 15 9 12 58 50 15 9 12 50 44 13 8 15 62 63 12 10 14 43 55 14 5 17 51 57 10 11 15 44 67 12 6 18 63 69 11 7 18 39 69 10 8 18 40 53 10 5 21 42 85 6 3 27 28 79 3 5 28 20 70 #ccffcc Promoted to the Premier Division P P #ffcccc Left at the end of the season LFT LFT 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 1981–82 6