2009–10 Western Football League

Western Football League
Season2009–10

The 2009–10 Western Football League season (known as the 2009–10 Toolstation Western Football League for sponsorship reasons) was the 108th in the history of the Western Football League, a football competition in England. Teams were divided into two divisions; the Premier and the First.

The league champions for the tenth time in their history were Bideford, who took promotion to the Southern League. The champions of Division One were Wells City.

Premier Division

The Premier Division featured two new clubs in a league of 20 teams, reduced from 21 the previous season after Frome Town were promoted to the Southern League, and Chard Town and Devizes Town were relegated to the First Division:

Final table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Bideford (C, P) 38 27 6 5 93 37 +56 87 Promotion to Southern League Division One S&W
2 Willand Rovers 38 24 11 3 79 30 +49 83
3 Ilfracombe Town 38 21 10 7 64 45 +19 73
4 Bishop Sutton 38 19 6 13 69 55 +14 63
5 Welton Rovers 38 16 13 9 66 52 +14 61
6 Street 38 19 4 15 65 62 +3 61
7 Bristol Manor Farm 38 16 11 11 70 55 +15 59
8 Bitton 38 16 8 14 58 55 +3 56
9 Brislington 38 14 9 15 44 48 −4 51
10 Dawlish Town 38 14 9 15 57 63 −6 51
11 Longwell Green Sports 38 13 10 15 50 63 −13 49
12 Hallen 38 13 8 17 52 55 −3 47
13 Wellington 38 13 7 18 63 72 −9 46
14 Larkhall Athletic 38 12 10 16 61 72 −11 46
15 Barnstaple Town 38 13 6 19 67 76 −9 45
16 Radstock Town 38 12 5 21 44 63 −19 41
17 Corsham Town 38 11 5 22 51 64 −13 38
18 Sherborne Town 38 9 9 20 63 80 −17 36
19 Melksham Town (R) 38 10 5 23 41 84 −43 35 Relegation to the First Division
20 Calne Town (R) 38 8 8 22 51 77 −26 32
Updated to match(es) played on 28 April 2010. Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

First Division

The First Division featured two new clubs in a league of 20 after Larkhall Athletic and Longwell Green Sports were promoted to the Premier Division:

Final table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Wells City (C, P) 38 29 4 5 76 33 +43 91 Promotion to the Premier Division
2 Odd Down (P) 38 25 6 7 75 43 +32 81
3 Gillingham Town 38 23 8 7 95 51 +44 77
4 Bradford Town 38 21 10 7 82 50 +32 73
5 Westbury United 38 22 5 11 81 49 +32 71
6 Oldland Abbotonians 38 20 10 8 82 42 +40 70
7 Hengrove Athletic 38 20 8 10 75 43 +32 68
8 Keynsham Town 38 22 5 11 68 45 +23 68[a]
9 Shrewton United 38 18 5 15 76 67 +9 59
10 Bridport 38 16 6 16 65 66 −1 54
11 Cadbury Heath 38 15 8 15 62 64 −2 53
12 Portishead Town 38 14 6 18 53 59 −6 48
13 Almondsbury UWE 38 13 4 21 79 84 −5 43
14 Elmore 38 13 4 21 66 93 −27 43
15 Clevedon United 38 12 6 20 58 72 −14 42 Resigned at the end of the season
16 Chard Town 38 7 11 20 40 74 −34 32
17 Shepton Mallet 38 8 6 24 33 78 −45 30
18 Roman Glass St George 38 5 11 22 38 72 −34 26
19 Devizes Town 38 8 2 28 40 104 −64 26
20 Minehead Town (R) 38 3 7 28 39 94 −55 16 Relegation to the Somerset County League
Updated to match(es) played on 26 April 2010. Source: [2]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Keynsham Town had three points deducted.

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