Season | 2007–08 |
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← 2006–07 2008–09 → |
The 2007–08 Western Football League season (known as the 2007–08 Toolstation Western Football League for sponsorship reasons) was the 106th 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 first time in their history were Truro City, who were promoted to the Southern League. The champions of Division One were Wellington.
Premier Division
[edit]The Premier Division featured two new clubs in a league of 21, reduced from 22 the previous season after the promotion of Bridgwater Town to the Southern League, the relegation of Keynsham Town to the First Division, and the resignation of Torrington, who joined the North Devon League.
- Ilfracombe Town, third in the First Division.
- Truro City, champions of the First Division.
Final table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Truro City (C, P) | 40 | 33 | 4 | 3 | 132 | 39 | +93 | 103 | Promotion to Southern League Division One S&W |
2 | Dawlish Town | 40 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 103 | 45 | +58 | 86 | |
3 | Willand Rovers | 40 | 22 | 10 | 8 | 78 | 48 | +30 | 76 | |
4 | Frome Town | 40 | 21 | 11 | 8 | 86 | 41 | +45 | 74 | |
5 | Corsham Town | 40 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 71 | 63 | +8 | 71 | |
6 | Bideford | 40 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 85 | 46 | +39 | 68 | |
7 | Bitton | 40 | 19 | 7 | 14 | 71 | 46 | +25 | 64 | |
8 | Ilfracombe Town | 40 | 19 | 7 | 14 | 76 | 69 | +7 | 64 | |
9 | Welton Rovers | 40 | 17 | 10 | 13 | 44 | 35 | +9 | 61 | |
10 | Devizes Town | 40 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 68 | 70 | −2 | 60 | |
11 | Melksham Town | 40 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 51 | 57 | −6 | 51 | |
12 | Barnstaple Town | 40 | 14 | 8 | 18 | 71 | 67 | +4 | 50 | |
13 | Brislington | 40 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 55 | 61 | −6 | 49 | |
14 | Calne Town | 40 | 15 | 4 | 21 | 57 | 70 | −13 | 49 | |
15 | Hallen | 40 | 13 | 10 | 17 | 64 | 81 | −17 | 49 | |
16 | Bristol Manor Farm | 40 | 10 | 9 | 21 | 64 | 84 | −20 | 39 | |
17 | Radstock Town | 40 | 10 | 8 | 22 | 60 | 83 | −23 | 38 | |
18 | Street | 40 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 36 | 80 | −44 | 33 | |
19 | Bishop Sutton | 40 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 41 | 99 | −58 | 29 | |
20 | Chard Town | 40 | 8 | 4 | 28 | 53 | 104 | −51 | 28 | |
21 | Odd Down (R) | 40 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 30 | 108 | −78 | 22 | Relegation to the First Division |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
First Division
[edit]The First Division featured three new clubs in a league of 21, reduced from 22 the previous season after Truro City and Ilfracombe Town were promoted to the Premier Division, Biddestone resigned and Clyst Rovers transferred to the South West Peninsula League.
- Keynsham Town, relegated from the Premier Division.
- Oldland Abbotonians, promoted as third-place finishers in the Somerset County League.
- Roman Glass St George, promoted as champions of the Gloucestershire County League.
Final table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Wellington (C, P) | 40 | 27 | 8 | 5 | 124 | 45 | +79 | 89 | Promotion to the Premier Division |
2 | Sherborne Town (P) | 40 | 26 | 7 | 7 | 111 | 41 | +70 | 85 | |
3 | Larkhall Athletic | 40 | 26 | 7 | 7 | 87 | 43 | +44 | 85 | |
4 | Shrewton United | 40 | 23 | 5 | 12 | 82 | 71 | +11 | 74 | |
5 | Cadbury Heath | 40 | 22 | 7 | 11 | 82 | 59 | +23 | 73 | |
6 | Hengrove Athletic | 40 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 83 | 61 | +22 | 69 | |
7 | Westbury United | 40 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 92 | 62 | +30 | 68 | |
8 | Longwell Green Sports | 40 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 71 | 47 | +24 | 68 | |
9 | Portishead | 40 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 81 | 59 | +22 | 63 | |
10 | Roman Glass St George | 40 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 70 | 55 | +15 | 55 | |
11 | Shepton Mallet | 40 | 16 | 5 | 19 | 71 | 79 | −8 | 53 | |
12 | Oldland Abbotonians | 40 | 13 | 11 | 16 | 80 | 77 | +3 | 50 | |
13 | Bradford Town | 40 | 14 | 8 | 18 | 62 | 84 | −22 | 50 | |
14 | Keynsham Town | 40 | 14 | 7 | 19 | 51 | 67 | −16 | 49 | |
15 | Clevedon United | 40 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 50 | 75 | −25 | 44 | |
16 | Elmore | 40 | 11 | 7 | 22 | 73 | 106 | −33 | 40 | |
17 | Minehead Town | 40 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 55 | 96 | −41 | 40 | |
18 | Bridport | 40 | 10 | 6 | 24 | 64 | 77 | −13 | 36 | |
19 | Backwell United | 40 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 48 | 101 | −53 | 31 | Resigned at the end of the season |
20 | Almondsbury | 40 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 44 | 82 | −38 | 30 | |
21 | Weston St Johns (R) | 40 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 54 | 148 | −94 | 21 | Relegation to the Somerset County League |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated