2010–11 Western Football League

Western Football League
Season2010–11

The 2010–11 Western Football League season (known as the 2010–11 Toolstation Western Football League for sponsorship reasons) was the 109th 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 Larkhall Athletic. The champions of Division One were newcomers Merthyr Town.

Premier Division

The Premier Division featured two new clubs in a league of 19, reduced from 20 the previous season after Bideford were promoted to the Southern League, and Calne Town and Melksham Town were relegated to the First Division:

Premier League champions Larkhall Athletic[1] and runners-up Bitton[2] were both ineligible for promotion to the Southern League due to ground grading issues.

Final table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
1 Larkhall Athletic (C) 36 25 4 7 83 46 +37 79
2 Bitton 36 21 7 8 71 37 +34 70
3 Ilfracombe Town 36 20 7 9 59 37 +22 67
4 Willand Rovers 36 18 11 7 69 40 +29 65
5 Bishop Sutton 36 18 9 9 66 38 +28 63
6 Dawlish Town 36 17 10 9 78 65 +13 61 Resigned before the 2011–12 season
7 Bristol Manor Farm 36 18 7 11 73 63 +10 61
8 Odd Down 36 17 8 11 60 47 +13 59
9 Wells City 36 16 7 13 67 55 +12 55
10 Corsham Town 36 14 9 13 48 49 −1 51
11 Barnstaple Town 36 15 6 15 65 74 −9 51
12 Radstock Town 36 15 3 18 59 56 +3 48
13 Street 36 12 9 15 50 61 −11 45
14 Sherborne Town 36 13 4 19 58 70 −12 43
15 Brislington 36 9 11 16 36 56 −20 38
16 Hallen 36 10 6 20 56 79 −23 36
17 Longwell Green Sports 36 7 5 24 35 79 −44 26
18 Wellington (R) 36 5 6 25 48 87 −39 21 Relegation to the First Division
19 Welton Rovers (R) 36 4 7 25 38 80 −42 19
Updated to match(es) played on 2 May 2011. Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

First Division

The First Division featured three new clubs, reduced to 19 teams from 20 the previous season, after Odd Down and Wells City were promoted to the Premier Division, Clevedon United resigned and Minehead Town were relegated. Both the latter two clubs joined the Somerset County Football League.

Oldland Abbotonians finished second in the First Division, but were refused promotion due to ground grading issues. Bridport took the second promotion place instead. Elmore were accepted into the First Division for 2011–12 despite finishing bottom of the table this season.[3]

Final table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Merthyr Town (C, P) 36 29 3 4 118 33 +85 90 Promotion to the Premier Division
2 Oldland Abbotonians 36 22 10 4 93 46 +47 76
3 Bridport (P) 36 23 3 10 74 44 +30 72 Promotion to the Premier Division
4 Cadbury Heath 36 20 9 7 88 49 +39 68[a]
5 Devizes Town 36 21 2 13 63 65 −2 65
6 Bradford Town 36 18 7 11 84 62 +22 61
7 Gillingham Town 36 18 6 12 73 57 +16 60
8 Melksham Town 36 14 13 9 63 51 +12 55
9 Shrewton United 36 15 6 15 71 79 −8 51
10 Hengrove Athletic 36 13 7 16 52 58 −6 46
11 Calne Town 36 14 6 16 72 56 +16 44[b]
12 Almondsbury UWE 36 11 11 14 55 64 −9 44
13 Chard Town 36 11 8 17 57 68 −11 41
14 Shepton Mallet 36 11 5 20 47 76 −29 38
15 Roman Glass St George 36 10 6 20 43 76 −33 36
16 Keynsham Town 36 9 8 19 45 61 −16 35
17 Westbury United 36 9 3 24 45 82 −37 30
18 Portishead Town 36 6 11 19 48 84 −36 29
19 Elmore 36 5 2 29 47 127 −80 17
Updated to match(es) played on 2 May 2011. Source: [2]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ Cadbury Heath had one point deducted.
  2. ^ Calne Town had four points deducted.

References

  1. ^ "Larkhall have no grounds for promotion, despite City link". The Bath Chronicle. 7 April 2011.
  2. ^ "Recreation ground is badly in need of a new clubhouse". The Evening Post. 19 March 2011. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
  3. ^ "Proposed constitution 2011–12". Bristol Soccerworld. 13 May 2011.

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