1909–10 Western Football League

The 1909–10 season was the 18th in the history of the Western Football League.

Western Football League
Season1909–10
ChampionsTreharris

After Division One was scrapped at the end of the previous season, the members clubs all having resigned to concentrate on the Southern League, the Western League became a single-division league for the first time since the inaugural 1892–93 season. The champions were Treharris, the first time that the title had been won by a Welsh team, although they left the league at the end of the season.[1]

Final table edit

The old Division Two became the only division for this season, and two new clubs joined, increasing the number of clubs from 12 to 13 clubs, after Staple Hill disbanded.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Result
1 Treharris 24 20 2 2 84 21 4.000 42 Left the league at the end of the season
2 Bristol City Reserves 24 18 3 3 86 23 3.739 39
3 Bristol Rovers Reserves 24 15 3 6 79 25 3.160 33
4 Ton Pentre 24 14 4 6 68 26 2.615 32 Left the league at the end of the season
5 Merthyr Town 24 14 3 7 57 24 2.375 31
6 Welton Rovers 24 13 5 6 51 46 1.109 31
7 Aberdare 23 13 2 8 57 30 1.900 28[a] Left the league at the end of the season
8 Barry District 23 11 1 11 57 57 1.000 23[a]
9 Bath City 24 5 6 13 31 66 0.470 15[b]
10 Kingswood Rovers 23 4 2 17 28 80 0.350 10[a] Left the league at the end of the season
11 Radstock Town 24 4 1 19 24 88 0.273 9
12 Weymouth 23 3 2 18 25 93 0.269 8[a]
13 Paulton Rovers 24 2 2 20 28 96 0.292 6
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.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c d Two games were left unplayed due to the away team not arriving:[1]
    26 April 1910 – Weymouth v Aberdare Town
    27 April 1910 – Barry District v Kingswood Rovers
  2. ^ Bath City had one point deducted for a breach of the rules.[1]

References edit

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