1948–49 Western Football League

Western Football League 1948–49 Glastonbury (Division One)Chippenham United (Division Two) 1947–48 1949–50 The 1948–49 season was the 47th in the history of the Western Football League. The champions for the first time in their history were Glastonbury, and the winners of Division Two were new club Chippenham United.Robinson, Michael (ed.), Non-League Football Tables 1889–2006, Soccer Books, 2006 Division One Division One remained at eighteen members with two clubs promoted to replace Radstock Town and Bristol Aeroplane Company, who were relegated to Division Two. Salisbury, champions of Division Two Weymouth, runners-up in Division Two Bristol City and Bristol Rovers replaced their Reserve teams with their Colts. main WDL R 2 y GLA Glastonbury TRO Trowbridge Town WEY Weymouth CHT Chippenham Town STR Street SAL Salisbury BRC Bristol Rovers Colts PAU Paulton Rovers WLS Wells City BCR Bath City Reserves PLT Poole Town SOU Soundwell PMW Peasedown Miners Welfare CLA Clandown POR Portland United YEO Yeovil Town Reserves CLE Clevedon BCC Bristol City Colts 24 6 4 93 50 22 6 6 109 44 22 4 8 100 44 19 5 10 94 50 18 4 12 90 58 17 5 12 78 51 12 12 10 65 63 13 6 15 57 64 14 4 16 51 67 14 4 16 63 92 13 5 16 59 65 13 5 16 76 100 12 3 19 54 81 12 3 19 55 102 11 4 19 51 70 7 12 15 61 81 5 10 19 48 74 R 7 4 23 57 105 R #ACE1AF Joined the Southern League JSL #ffcccc Relegated to Division Two R R complete Division Two Division Two was increased from thirteen to eighteen clubs, after Salisbury and Weymouth were promoted to Division One, and B.A.C. Reserves, RAF Colerne and RAF Locking left the league. Five new clubs joined: Barnstaple Town Bristol Aeroplane Company, relegated from Division One. Chippenham United Radstock Town, relegated from Division One. Weston-super-Mare main WDL P 5 2 y CHU Chippenham United CHE Cheltenham Town Reserves WLT Welton Rovers RAD Radstock Town WSM Weston-super-Mare HOF Hoffman Athletic TRO Trowbridge Town Reserves FRO Frome Town CIN Cinderford Town DOR Dorchester Town BAR Barnstaple Town DOU Douglas CHT Chippenham Town Reserves SWI Swindon Town Reserves STO Stonehouse BAC Bristol Aeroplane Company MEL RAF Melksham NSC National Smelting Company 29 3 2 145 35 P 26 3 5 133 48 P 23 4 7 139 68 21 5 8 107 64 21 5 8 101 63 20 2 12 88 41 17 5 12 124 75 16 4 14 85 73 13 6 15 82 103 13 5 16 78 96 13 3 18 94 88 14 1 19 77 112 11 4 19 81 89 10 6 18 78 107 11 2 21 71 102 9 5 20 74 109 5 0 29 50 167 2 1 31 42 209 #ACE1AF Promoted to Division One P P #ffcccc Left at the end of the season 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 1948–49 Category:1948–49 in English men's football leagues