1926–27 Western Football League
The 1926–27 season was the 30th in the history of the Western Football League.
| Season | 1926–27 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Bristol City Reserves (Division One) Poole Reserves (Division Two) |
← 1925–26 1927–28 → | |
The Division One champions this season were again Bristol City Reserves. The winners of Division Two were Poole Reserves. There was no promotion or relegation between the two divisions.[1]
Division One
The number of clubs in Division One was increased from ten to twelve:
- Lovells Athletic, promoted from Division Two.
- Poole, promoted as champions of Division Two.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bristol City Reserves | 22 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 59 | 32 | 1.844 | 34 | |
| 2 | Torquay United | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 47 | 27 | 1.741 | 32 | Elected to Football League Third Division South |
| 3 | Plymouth Argyle Reserves | 22 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 63 | 37 | 1.703 | 27 | |
| 4 | Lovells Athletic | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 47 | 36 | 1.306 | 27 | |
| 5 | Bristol Rovers Reserves | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 49 | 41 | 1.195 | 27 | |
| 6 | Exeter City Reserves | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 61 | 53 | 1.151 | 23 | |
| 7 | Yeovil and Petters United | 22 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 48 | 44 | 1.091 | 21 | |
| 8 | Swindon Town Reserves | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 41 | 47 | 0.872 | 20 | Left at the end of the season |
| 9 | Bath City Reserves | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 35 | 50 | 0.700 | 19 | |
| 10 | Poole | 22 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 40 | 69 | 0.580 | 14 | Left at the end of the season |
| 11 | Taunton United | 22 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 28 | 55 | 0.509 | 11 | |
| 12 | Weymouth | 22 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 30 | 57 | 0.526 | 9 |
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Division Two
Division Two was reduced from thirteen to ten clubs after Poole and Lovells Athletic were promoted to Division One, and Bath City Reserves, Paulton Rovers and Swindon Victoria all left the league. Two new teams joined the league:
- Lovells Athletic Reserves
- Poole Reserves
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poole Reserves | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 68 | 19 | 3.579 | 30 | |
| 2 | Radstock Town | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 43 | 29 | 1.483 | 25 | |
| 3 | Portland United | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 62 | 31 | 2.000 | 24 | |
| 4 | Welton Rovers | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 61 | 39 | 1.564 | 20 | |
| 5 | Yeovil and Petters United Reserves | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 44 | 40 | 1.100 | 19 | |
| 6 | Lovells Athletic Reserves | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 48 | 48 | 1.000 | 16 | Left at the end of the season |
| 7 | Trowbridge Town | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 44 | 52 | 0.846 | 12 | |
| 8 | Frome Town | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 28 | 62 | 0.452 | 12 | Left at the end of the season |
| 9 | Weymouth Reserves | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 60 | 0.417 | 12 | |
| 10 | Minehead | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 24 | 67 | 0.358 | 10 |
Source:
Rules for classification: 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.
Rules for classification: 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.
References
- Robinson, Michael (ed.), Non-League Football Tables 1889–2006, Soccer Books, 2006
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