1908–09 Western Football League

Western Football League 1908–09 Millwall (Division One)Bristol City Reserves (Division Two) 1907–08 1909–10 The 1908–09 season was the 17th in the history of the Western Football League. For the last time, Division One was 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. Brighton & Hove Albion won Section A and reigning champions Millwall won Section B, with Millwall winning the decider 2–1 in a replay after the first match was drawn. At the end of this season, all 14 clubs in Division One resigned from the League, leaving Division Two as the only division in the league. All the member clubs of Division One also competed in the Southern League during this season. As with the previous season, the Division Two champions were Bristol City Reserves.Robinson, Michael (ed.), Non-League Football Tables 1889–2006, Soccer Books, 2006 Division One One new club joined Division One, which remained at 14 clubs after Tottenham Hotspur left. Croydon Common Section A main WDL Division One A Result 2 y BHA Brighton & Hove Albion QPR Queens Park Rangers CRY Crystal Palace LUT Luton Town CRO Croydon Common REA Reading LEY Leyton 7 2 3 23 13 6 1 5 28 24 5 2 5 23 22 5 2 5 24 24 5 2 5 16 24 4 2 6 19 21 4 1 7 16 21 #ffcccc All clubs left at the end of the season LFT LFT LFT LFT LFT LFT LFT complete Section B main WDL Division One B Result 2 y MIL Millwall SOU Southampton PLY Plymouth Argyle POR Portsmouth WHU West Ham United BRR Bristol Rovers BRE Brentford 8 2 2 24 11 7 0 5 20 20 6 1 5 12 13 5 2 5 21 21 5 0 7 21 23 4 1 7 16 23 3 2 7 10 13 #ffcccc All clubs left at the end of the season LFT LFT LFT LFT LFT LFT LFT complete Championship decider At the end of the season, the winners of the two sections played a match to decide the overall champions. For the first time, the match was drawn and a replay was arranged. Section A Section B 1909 Brighton & Hove Albion 1 – 1 Millwall Boleyn Ground, Upton Park 1909 Brighton & Hove Albion 1 – 2 Millwall Boleyn Ground, Upton Park Division Two Three new clubs joined Division Two, which was increased from nine to 12 clubs. Aberdare Barry District, joining from the South Wales League Bath City main WDL Division Two Result 5 2 y BRC Bristol City Reserves BRR Bristol Rovers Reserves ABE Aberdare TRE Treharris STA Staple Hill RAD Radstock Town WEY Weymouth BAT Bath City BAR Barry District WLT Welton Rovers KIN Kingswood Rovers PAU Paulton Rovers 15 4 3 59 16 16 0 6 81 29 12 5 5 56 30 12 2 8 57 45 9 4 9 41 60 8 5 9 37 60 8 4 10 47 64 6 7 9 39 45 8 3 11 42 50 7 3 12 41 54 5 3 14 24 55 5 2 15 39 55 #ffcccc Disbanded at the end of the season DIS 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 1908–09 Category:1908–09 in English men's football leagues