2009–10 Western Football League
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.
Season | 2009–10 |
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← 2008–09 2010–11 → |
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:
- Larkhall Athletic, champions of the First Division.
- Longwell Green Sports, runners up in the First Division.
Final table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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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 |
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:
- Chard Town, relegated from the Premier Division
- Devizes Town, relegated from the Premier Division
- Almondsbury F.C. changed their name to Almondsbury UWE F.C. after an agreement with the University of the West of England.
Final table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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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[lower-alpha 1] | |
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 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- Keynsham Town had three points deducted.