1968–69 Western Football League

Western Football League
Season1968–69
ChampionsTaunton Town

The 1968–69 season was the 67th in the history of the Western Football League.

The champions for the first time in their history were Taunton Town.[1]

League table

The league was reduced from 21 to 19 clubs after Salisbury joined the Southern League and Plymouth Argyle Colts left. No new clubs joined.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts
1 Taunton Town 36 24 5 7 96 53 1.811 53
2 Bideford 36 21 7 8 77 44 1.750 49
3 Bridgwater Town 36 18 12 6 72 30 2.400 48
4 Glastonbury 36 22 4 10 85 49 1.735 48
5 Frome Town 36 18 11 7 57 38 1.500 47
6 Andover 36 16 9 11 63 43 1.465 41
7 Minehead 36 16 9 11 57 43 1.326 41
8 Welton Rovers 36 14 9 13 51 51 1.000 37
9 Dorchester Town 36 15 6 15 63 53 1.189 36
10 Bath City Reserves 36 15 6 15 58 49 1.184 36
11 Barnstaple Town 36 14 7 15 58 67 0.866 35
12 Devizes Town 36 14 7 15 56 77 0.727 35
13 Torquay United Reserves 36 15 3 18 51 60 0.850 33
14 Bristol City Colts 36 13 6 17 64 68 0.941 32
15 Bridport 36 8 11 17 34 54 0.630 27
16 Weston-super-Mare 36 7 11 18 29 54 0.537 25
17 St Luke's College 36 9 5 22 44 74 0.595 23
18 Portland United 36 7 8 21 36 80 0.450 22
19 Yeovil Town Reserves 36 4 8 24 41 105 0.390 16
Source: [citation needed]
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

  1. ^ Robinson, Michael (ed.), Non-League Football Tables 1889–2006, Soccer Books, 2006