1986–87 Western Football League

Western Football League 1986–87 Saltash United (Premier Division)Swanage Town & Herston (Division One) 1985–86 1987–88 The 1986–87 season was the 85th in the history of the Western Football League. The league champions for the second time in their history were Saltash United. The champions of Division One were Swanage Town & Herston.Robinson, Michael (ed.), Non-League Football Tables 1889–2006, Soccer Books, 2006 Final tables Premier Division The Premier Division remained at 22 clubs after Shepton Mallet Town were relegated and left to join the Somerset County League. One club joined: Radstock Town, runners-up in the First Division. main WDL R 2 SAL Saltash United EXM Exmouth Town BRC Bristol City Reserves LIS Liskeard Athletic BMF Bristol Manor Farm BID Bideford PLY Plymouth Argyle Reserves TAU Taunton Town CHI Chippenham Town MNG Mangotsfield United BAR Barnstaple Town CLE Clevedon Town WSM Weston-super-Mare DAW Dawlish Town TOR Torrington PAU Paulton Rovers RAD Radstock Town MEL Melksham Town FRO Frome Town CLA Clandown MIN Minehead CHA Chard Town 31 8 3 101 40 C 22 10 10 82 62 23 5 14 94 57 20 9 13 69 45 19 10 13 58 46 21 4 17 58 57 21 4 17 92 55 17 9 16 61 64 14 14 14 53 50 17 8 17 69 71 15 12 15 55 66 14 13 15 58 60 13 13 16 66 70 14 10 18 63 62 14 10 18 61 71 14 8 20 55 72 11 13 18 55 73 10 15 17 39 64 12 10 20 50 65 12 10 20 40 59 10 12 20 53 86 11 7 24 52 89 R -1 Plymouth Argyle Reserves had one point deducted for fielding an ineligible player. #ffcccc Relegated to the First Division R complete First Division The First Division remained at 22 clubs, after Radstock Town were promoted to the Premier Division. One new club joined: Calne Town, joining from the Wiltshire League. main WDL P 5 2 STH Swanage Town & Herston PBR Portway Bristol BCR Bath City Reserves YEO Yeovil Town Reserves WIM Wimborne Town DEV Devizes Town LAR Larkhall Athletic WLT Welton Rovers ABU Backwell United WAR Warminster Town OSM Ottery St Mary ODD Odd Down KEY Keynsham Town ELM Elmore TIV Tiverton Town WEY Weymouth Reserves WLL Wellington WES Westbury United CAL Calne Town ILF Ilfracombe Town HEA Heavitree United GLA Glastonbury 25 12 5 93 52 C,P 25 8 9 103 51 25 6 11 85 58 21 10 11 85 53 23 6 13 96 58 21 10 11 62 43 21 8 13 71 53 20 6 16 66 53 15 15 12 55 53 18 10 14 72 71 17 6 19 66 68 13 13 16 57 65 16 7 19 57 69 14 10 18 60 69 12 12 18 66 79 12 12 18 75 87 14 7 21 55 67 12 10 20 78 87 11 12 19 54 73 11 8 23 40 68 9 9 24 48 96 5 7 30 38 109 Wimborne Town, Devizes Town, Warminster Town, Weymouth Reserves and Heavitree United each had one point deducted for fielding ineligible players. -1 1PT -1 1PT -1 1PT -1 1PT -1 1PT #ccffcc Promoted to the Premier Division P #ffcccc Disbanded at the end of the season DIS #ccccff Transferred to the Wessex League TWL #ffcccc Left at the end of the season LFT The system of using goal difference to separate two teams tied on points was used. The points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing. complete References 1986–87 6