1952–53 Western Football League

Western Football League 1952–53 Barnstaple Town (Division One)Chippenham Town Reserves (Division Two) 1951–52 1953–54 The 1952–53 season was the 51st in the history of the Western Football League. The champions for the first time in their history were Barnstaple Town, and the winners of Division Two were Chippenham Town Reserves, although they could not be promoted as the club's first team was already in Division One.Robinson, Michael (ed.), Non-League Football Tables 1889–2006, Soccer Books, 2006 Division One Division One was reduced from eighteen members to seventeen after Cheltenham Town Reserves left the league, with two clubs promoted to replace Bristol Rovers Colts and Poole Town who were relegated to Division Two. Bideford Town, champions of Division Two Bridgwater Town, runners-up in Division Two Only one club was relegated from Division One this season in order to even up the numbers in each division. main WDL R 2 y BAR Barnstaple Town STR Street TRO Trowbridge Town BID Bideford Town CHI Chippenham Town WEY Weymouth Reserves CHU Chippenham United SAL Salisbury GLA Glastonbury BCR Bath City Reserves STO Stonehouse POR Portland United BRW Bridgwater Town WLS Wells City CLA Clandown DOR Dorchester Town PAU Paulton Rovers 18 8 6 77 37 19 6 7 89 43 17 7 8 76 48 13 13 6 79 52 17 3 12 84 58 16 5 11 75 58 15 5 12 62 62 11 10 11 60 65 15 1 16 61 49 10 11 11 64 63 11 8 13 57 58 11 8 13 66 77 12 4 16 58 73 9 6 17 52 71 7 9 16 40 74 8 5 19 46 74 6 5 21 42 126 R #ffcccc Relegated to Division Two R complete Division Two Division Two was reduced from nineteen clubs to eighteen after Bideford Town and Bridgwater Town were promoted to Division One, and Chipping Sodbury and Swindon Town Colts left the league. Three new clubs joined: Bristol Rovers Colts, relegated from Division One. Poole Town, relegated from Division One. Stonehouse Reserves main WDL P 5 2 y CHI Chippenham Town Reserves ILF Ilfracombe Town PLT Poole Town PMW Peasedown Miners Welfare MIN Minehead CLE Clevedon CIN Cinderford Town BCC Bristol City Colts BRC Bristol Rovers Colts FRO Frome Town YEO Yeovil Town Reserves GLO Gloucester City Reserves RAD Radstock Town TRO Trowbridge Town Reserves STO Stonehouse Reserves WLT Welton Rovers WSM Weston-super-Mare HOF Hoffman Athletic 24 4 6 99 51 20 11 3 67 28 P 21 7 6 97 42 P 19 3 12 76 63 15 8 11 81 53 17 3 14 82 92 15 6 13 77 50 14 6 14 75 56 12 9 13 74 54 13 6 15 66 66 13 5 16 83 78 11 6 17 81 97 11 6 17 74 102 11 4 19 70 89 10 6 18 68 107 10 6 18 53 98 10 4 20 65 113 8 4 22 60 109 Chippenham Town Reserves could not be promoted as the club's first team was already in Division One. 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. #ACE1AF Promoted to Division One P P complete References 1952–53 Category:1952–53 in English men's football leagues