1906–07 Western Football League

Western Football League 1906–07 West Ham United (Division One)Staple Hill (Division Two) 1905–06 1907–08 The 1906–07 season was the 15th in the history of the Western Football League. Division One was split into two sections of six clubs, with the winner of each section playing each other in a Championship decider. Fulham won Section A and West Ham United won Section B, with West Ham winning the decider 1–0. Fulham left the league at the end of the season as they were elected to the Football League for 1907–08. Chelsea, who made their first and only appearance in the league this season, were competing in the Football League at the same time. All the other member clubs of Division One also competed in the Southern League during this season. The Division Two champions for the first and only time were Staple Hill.Robinson, Michael (ed.), Non-League Football Tables 1889–2006, Soccer Books, 2006 Division One One new club joined Division One, which was increased from 11 to 12 clubs and split into two sections of six. Chelsea Section A main WDL Division One A Result 2 y FUL Fulham QPR Queens Park Rangers BRE Brentford REA Reading BRR Bristol Rovers CHL Chelsea 7 1 2 16 9 5 1 4 17 11 5 1 4 19 19 4 1 5 12 18 3 1 6 17 17 2 3 5 7 14 #ACE1AF Elected to the Football League Second Division EFL #ffcccc Left at the end of the season LFT complete Robinson, Michael (ed.), Non-League Football Tables 1889–2006, Soccer Books, 2006 Section B main WDL Division One B 2 y WHU West Ham United PLY Plymouth Argyle POR Portsmouth TOT Tottenham Hotspur SOU Southampton MIL Millwall 7 1 2 25 14 5 3 2 16 10 4 2 4 16 19 3 3 4 13 15 4 0 6 14 16 1 3 6 5 15 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 15 April 1907 Fulham 0 – 1 West Ham United Stamford Bridge, Fulham Division Two Three new clubs joined Division Two, which remained at 10 clubs after Salisbury City, Bristol East and Chippenham Town left the league. 121st R.F.A. Newport Treharris main WDL Division Two Result 5 2 y STA Staple Hill NEW Newport BRC Bristol City Reserves TRE Treharris BRR Bristol Rovers Reserves RAD Radstock Town WLT Welton Rovers PAU Paulton Rovers RFA 121st R.F.A. TRO Trowbridge Town 12 2 4 44 28 11 3 4 52 38 11 2 5 54 19 12 0 6 62 24 11 1 6 60 27 7 3 8 37 41 7 1 10 33 54 4 4 10 36 53 5 2 11 27 53 1 0 17 18 86 #ffcccc Disbanded at the end of the season DIS #ffcccc Left at the end of the season LFT #ffcccc Left to join the Wiltshire County League WCL 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 1906–07 Category:1906–07 in English men's football leagues