1951–52 Western Football League

Western Football League 1951–52 Chippenham Town (Division One)Bideford Town (Division Two) 1950–51 1952–53 The 1951–52 season was the 50th in the history of the Western Football League. The champions for the first time in their history were Chippenham Town, and the winners of Division Two were Bideford Town.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 Yeovil Town Reserves and Peasedown Miners Welfare who were relegated to Division Two. Bath City Reserves, runners-up in Division Two Stonehouse, champions of Division Two main WDL R 2 y CHT Chippenham Town GLA Glastonbury BAR Barnstaple Town WEY Weymouth Reserves TRO Trowbridge Town STO Stonehouse WLS Wells City BCR Bath City Reserves CHE Cheltenham Town Reserves STR Street CLA Clandown SAL Salisbury DOR Dorchester Town CHU Chippenham United POR Portland United PAU Paulton Rovers BRC Bristol Rovers Colts PLT Poole Town 23 4 7 103 41 20 6 8 87 64 18 6 10 87 62 18 5 11 84 54 19 3 12 85 58 15 7 12 82 61 12 13 9 65 60 14 8 12 53 51 13 8 13 56 55 14 6 14 65 71 11 10 13 63 75 10 9 15 62 68 11 7 16 61 81 10 8 16 59 70 9 8 17 49 73 10 5 19 64 96 6 11 17 46 75 R 8 6 20 50 106 R #ffcccc Left at the end of the season LFT #ffcccc Relegated to Division Two R R complete Division Two Division Two was reduced from twenty clubs to nineteen, after Stonehouse and Bath City Reserves were promoted to Division One, and National Smelting Company and Soundwell left the league. Three new clubs joined: Gloucester City Reserves Peasedown Miners Welfare, relegated from Division One. Yeovil Town Reserves, relegated from Division One. main WDL P 5 2 y BID Bideford Town BRW Bridgwater Town ILF Ilfracombe Town MIN Minehead GLO Gloucester City Reserves CIN Cinderford Town PMW Peasedown Miners Welfare BRC Bristol City Colts YEO Yeovil Town Reserves FRO Frome Town CLE Clevedon RAD Radstock Town CHT Chippenham Town Reserves HOF Hoffman Athletic WLT Welton Rovers WSM Weston-super-Mare SWI Swindon Town Colts TRO Trowbridge Town Reserves CST Chipping Sodbury 29 3 4 179 55 P 28 1 7 126 38 P 25 4 7 106 50 24 2 10 80 60 19 5 12 107 73 18 6 12 95 69 17 8 11 80 72 17 7 12 87 58 18 4 14 94 102 15 7 14 89 76 16 5 15 98 89 17 2 17 108 103 12 5 19 63 89 13 3 20 66 101 11 2 23 73 116 7 5 24 42 115 7 4 25 54 120 5 4 27 56 117 3 5 28 43 143 The tables as published at the time contained errors, hence the totals do not balance in some columns. #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 1951–52 Category:1951–52 in English men's football leagues