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2008–09 Western Football League

The 2008–09 Western Football League season (known as the 2008–09 Toolstation Western Football League for sponsorship reasons) was the 107th in the history of the Western Football League, a football competition in England. Teams were divided into two divisions; the Premier and the First.

Western Football League
Season2008–09

The league champions for the first time in their history were Bitton, although it was runners-up Frome Town who took promotion to the Southern League. The champions of Division One were Larkhall Athletic.

Premier Division

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The Premier Division featured two new clubs in a league of 21 after Truro City were promoted to the Southern League, and Odd Down were relegated to the First Division:

Final table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Bitton (C) 40 26 6 8 85 32 +53 84
2 Frome Town (P) 40 23 7 10 74 44 +30 76 Promotion to Southern League Division One S&W[a]
3 Willand Rovers 40 20 13 7 72 49 +23 73
4 Dawlish Town 40 23 3 14 93 52 +41 72
5 Bristol Manor Farm 40 22 6 12 75 53 +22 72
6 Bideford 40 20 9 11 68 43 +25 69
7 Wellington 40 20 7 13 87 53 +34 67
8 Welton Rovers 40 19 9 12 64 52 +12 66
9 Hallen 40 19 8 13 57 40 +17 65
10 Brislington 40 18 6 16 62 54 +8 60
11 Melksham Town 40 15 14 11 59 53 +6 59
12 Sherborne Town 40 17 8 15 55 59 −4 59
13 Street 40 13 7 20 55 65 −10 46
14 Ilfracombe Town 40 11 11 18 48 70 −22 44
15 Bishop Sutton 40 9 16 15 48 48 0 43
16 Calne Town 40 11 10 19 70 78 −8 43
17 Radstock Town 40 12 6 22 56 95 −39 42
18 Barnstaple Town 40 10 9 21 49 82 −33 39
19 Corsham Town 40 10 8 22 37 80 −43 38
20 Chard Town (R) 40 9 5 26 30 77 −47 32 Relegation to the First Division
21 Devizes Town (R) 40 5 8 27 41 106 −65 23
Updated to match(es) played on 5 May 2009. Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Bitton did not apply for promotion as their ground would not have reached the required standard for the Southern League. Frome applied for promotion instead, and were accepted.[1][2]

First Division

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The First Division featured three new clubs in a league of 20, reduced from 21 the previous season after Wellington and Sherborne Town were promoted to the Premier Division, Backwell United resigned and Weston St Johns were relegated. Both the latter two clubs joined the Somerset County League.

Final table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Larkhall Athletic (C, P) 38 30 5 3 127 27 +100 95 Promotion to the Premier Division
2 Longwell Green Sports (P) 38 27 4 7 78 40 +38 85
3 Bradford Town 38 22 6 10 106 55 +51 72
4 Cadbury Heath 38 21 8 9 84 54 +30 68[a]
5 Keynsham Town 38 19 9 10 62 46 +16 66
6 Hengrove Athletic 38 19 4 15 57 52 +5 61
7 Oldland Abbotonians 38 17 8 13 65 60 +5 59
8 Shrewton United 38 18 4 16 73 66 +7 57[b]
9 Westbury United 38 16 8 14 71 50 +21 55[b]
10 Wells City 38 14 10 14 54 70 −16 52
11 Portishead Town 38 14 9 15 56 59 −3 51
12 Gillingham Town 38 14 8 16 71 72 −1 50
13 Bridport 38 14 7 17 51 65 −14 49
14 Elmore 38 12 7 19 72 104 −32 43
15 Clevedon United 38 11 7 20 60 78 −18 40
16 Roman Glass St George 38 8 15 15 58 77 −19 39
17 Shepton Mallet 38 10 6 22 51 88 −37 36
18 Almondsbury 38 8 11 19 70 91 −21 35
19 Odd Down 38 7 9 22 51 80 −29 30
20 Minehead Town 38 5 3 30 33 116 −83 18
Updated to match(es) played on 5 May 2009. Source: [2]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ Cadbury Heath had three points deducted
  2. ^ a b Shrewton United and Westbury United each had one point deducted.

References

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  1. ^ "Frome finish runners-up to Bitton in Toolstation League". ThisisBristol.co.uk. 5 May 2009. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2011.
  2. ^ "No relegation from Western". Exeter Express & Echo. 25 May 2009.[dead link]
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