1909–10 Western Football League

Western Football League 1909–10 Treharris 1908–09 1910–11 The 1909–10 season was the 18th in the history of the Western Football League. After Division One was scrapped at the end of the previous season, the members clubs all having resigned to concentrate on the Southern League, the Western League became a single-division league for the first time since the inaugural 1892–93 season. The champions were Treharris, the first time that the title had been won by a Welsh team, although they left the league at the end of the season.Robinson, Michael (ed.), Non-League Football Tables 1889–2006, Soccer Books, 2006 Final table The old Division Two became the only division for this season, and two new clubs joined, increasing the number of clubs from 12 to 13 clubs, after Staple Hill disbanded. Merthyr Town Ton Pentre Aberdare changed their name to Aberdare Town main WDL Result 5 2 y TRE Treharris BRC Bristol City Reserves BRR Bristol Rovers Reserves TON Ton Pentre MER Merthyr Town WLT Welton Rovers ABE Aberdare BAR Barry District BAT Bath City KIN Kingswood Rovers RAD Radstock Town WEY Weymouth PAU Paulton Rovers 20 2 2 84 21 18 3 3 86 23 15 3 6 79 25 14 4 6 68 26 14 3 7 57 24 13 5 6 51 46 13 2 8 57 30 11 1 11 57 57 5 6 13 31 66 4 2 17 28 80 4 1 19 24 88 3 2 18 25 93 2 2 20 28 96 -1 Bath City had one point deducted for a breach of the rules. Two games were left unplayed due to the away team not arriving: 26 April 1910 – Weymouth v Aberdare Town 27 April 1910 – Barry District v Kingswood Rovers UNPLAYED UNPLAYED UNPLAYED UNPLAYED #ffcccc Left the league at the end of the season LFT LFT LFT 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 1909–10 Category:1909–10 in English men's football leagues Category:1909–10 in Welsh football