Western League 1945-1965
The Western League restarted in 1945 as a
single-section competition. A year later
the League reverted to its pre-1939 format
with the creation of a 2nd Division. In 1949 a third section was added,
but this operated for only one campaign before
being disbanded. The years 1945-1952 saw a number of changes in membership,
with many new admissions and regular departures.
Rather than outline these at the end of every
season, the letters (L) – for left
the League – and (N) – for newly-admitted
to the competition - have been used next
to team names. Promotion and relegation operated throughout
this period, with relegated sides names appearing in italics in the final tables below and the names of promoted sides shown in bold. With the Western League providing an excellent
archive on its website, work on the competition
for this website has been held back. However,
it was most intriguing to discover the disagreement
between sources on the League’s final
tables, many of which do not balance for
the 1950s and 1960s. This ‘challenge’
could not been resisted, once it came to
light. A considerable amount of time later,
the version below has been finalised. While
every care has been taken to try and provide
fully accurate information for the Western
League 1945-1965, the tables below do not
come with a ‘cast-iron guarantee’.
Sources provide different information on
which team some clubs entered in the competition
to provide an added complication. What appears
below is a ‘best effort to date’.
FINAL TABLES 1945-1946 1. Bristol Rovers Reserves 26
17 6 3 120
46 40 2. Chippenham Town 26
15 4 7 84
41 34 3. Trowbridge Town 26
16 2 8 114
62 34 4. Peasdown Miners’ Welfare
26 13 8 5
75 44 34 5. Yeovil Town Reserves 26
12 5 9 66
58 29 6. Douglas (Kingswood) 26
12 3 11 82
84 27 7. Bristol City Reserves 26
10 6 10 90
68 26 8. Clevedon 26
11 2 13 80
102 24 9. Bristol Aeroplane Company 26
10 4 12 62
81 24 10. Paulton Rovers 26
10 3 13 67
93 23 11. Clandown 26
10 2 14 58
66 22 12. Radstock Town
26 9 2 15
65 82 20 13. Soundwell 26
6 3 17 67
132 15 14. Welton Rovers
26 4 4 18
44 115 12 (364 155 54 155 1074 1074 364) 1946-1947 Due to the harshness of the winter weather,
it proved impossible to complete the season.
The tables below show the positions at June
5th, 1947. Division 1 1. Trowbridge Town 31
27 1 3 123
43 55 2. Poole Town (N) 29
20 5 4 86
26 45 3. Bristol Rovers Reserves 31
19 4 8 96
53 42 4. Chippenham Town 31
20 2 9 115
68 42 5. Yeovil Town Reserves 30
16 4 10 85
56 36 6. Clevedon 30
15 5 10 87
62 35 7. Portland United (N) 31
14 4 13 92
69 32 8. Street (N) 32
13 5 14 75
80 31 9. Paulton Rovers 31
13 3 15 79
110 29 10. Glastonbury (N) 29
12 3 14 56
68 27 11. Bristol Aeroplane Company 29
12 3 14 72
87 27 12. Wells City (N) 31
8 9 14 52
78 25 13. Radstock Town 29
9 3 17 66
82 21 14. Peasedown Miners’ Welfare
21
7 6 8
43 49 20 15. Bristol City Reserves 24
7 1 16 50
92 15 16. Bath City Reserves (N) 26
5 4 17 34
72 14 17. Frome Town (N) 29
4 3 22 45
129 11 18. Welton Rovers 20
2 3 15 40
72 7 (514 223 68 223 1296 1296 514) Division 2 1. Clandown 23
20 2 1 130
33 42 2. Soundwell 24
17 3 4 111
44 37 3. Douglas (Kingswood) 23
14 2 7 107
77 30 4. Trowbridge Town Reserves (N) 22
13 3 6 82
50 29 5. Swindon Town Reserves (N) 24
11 3 10 91
77 25 6. Hoffman Athletic (N)
20 11 2 7
62 37 24 7. R.A.F. Locking (N) 21
11 1 9 83
69 23 8. R.A.F. Melksham (N) 23
7 4 12 56
83 18 9. Cinderford Town (N) 21
7 3 11 58
60 17 10. Bristol A.C. Reserves (N) 23
6 3 14 50
76 15 11. Chippenham Town Reserves (N) 20
4 3 13 47
86 11 12. R,A,F, Colerne (N) 20
2 5 13 48
99 9 13. Thorney Pitts (N,L) 18
1 0 17 24
158 2 (282 124 34 124 949 949 282) 1947-1948 For some unknown reasons, two matches in
each division were not played. The League
imposed no sanctions against any of the clubs
‘involved’. Division 1 1. Trowbridge Town 34
29 3 2 131
33 61 2. Glastonbury 34
26 3 5 119
40 55 3. Street 34
23 7 4 98
40 53 4. Bristol Rovers Reserves (L) 34
21 6 7 121
60 48 5. Clevedon 34
20 4 10 117 66
44 6. Clandown 34
16 5 13 84
80 37 7. Poole Town 33
14 6 13 73
72 34 8. Yeovil Town Reserves 34
14 4 16 70
79 32 9. Paulton Rovers 34
13 5 16 78
93 31 10. Portland United 34
11 7 16 64
72 29 11. Bristol City Reserves (L)
34 11 7 16
69 104 29 12. Bath City Reserves
34 10 8 16
56 82 28 13. Wells City 34
11 5 18 58
71 27 14. Peasedown Miners’ Welfare
34
11 5 18 74
96 27 15. Soundwell 32
8 7 17 64
103 23 16. Chippenham Town 33
8 6 19 65
97 22 17. Radstock Town 34
8 3 23 64
108 19 18. Bristol Aeroplane Company 34
4 1 29 56
165 9 (608 258 92 258 1461 1461 608) Division 2 1. Salisbury (N) 34
29 1 4 145
33 59 2. Weymouth (N) 34
26 4 4 148
37 56 3. Cheltenham Town Reserves (N) 34
25 3 6 142
42 53 4. Welton Rovers 34
21 3 10 85
49 45 5. Frome Town 33
22 0 11 114 76
44 6. Hoffman Athletic 34
19 5 10 79
50 43 7. Trowbridge Town Reserves 33
17 5 11 92
59 39 8. Swindon Town Reserves
34 17 4 13
95 76 38 9. Douglas (Kingswood) 34
18 2 14 104 88
38 10. Dorchester Town (N) 34
13 6 15 64
79 32 11. Cinderford Town 34
12 7 15 87
103 31 12. National Smelting Company (N) 34
13 5 16 80
102 31 13. Stonehouse (N)
34 7 7 20
64 113 21 14. Chippenham Town Reserves 34
8 4 22 63
117 20 15. R.A.F. Locking (L) 33
9 1 23 52
126 19 16. R.A.F. Melksham 34
7 4 23 63
136 18 17. R.A.F. Colerne (L) 33
6 4 23 64
146 16 18. Bristol A.C. Reserves (L)
34 2 1 31
48 157 5 (608 271 66 271 1589 1589 608) 1948-1949 Division 1 1. Glastonbury 34
24 6 4 93
50 54 2. Trowbridge Town 34
22 6 6 109
44 50 3. Weymouth (L) 34
22 4 8 100
44 48 4. Chippenham Town 34
19 5 10 94
50 43 5. Street 34
18 4 12 90
58 40 6. Salisbury 34
17 5 12 78
51 39 7. Bristol Rovers Colts (N) 34
12 12 10 65 63
36 8. Paulton Rovers 34
13 6 15 57
64 32 9. Wells City 34
14 4 16 51
67 32 10. Bath City Reserves 34
14 4 16 63
92 32 11. Poole Town 34
13 5 16 59
65 31 12. Soundwell 34
13 5 16 76
100 31 13. Peasedown Miners’ Welfare
34
12 3 19 54
81 27 14. Clandown 34
12 3 19 55
102 27 15. Yeovil Town Reserves 34
7 12 15 61
81 26 16. Portland United 34
11 4 19 51
70 26 17. Clevedon 34
5 10 19 48
74 20 18. Bristol City Colts (N) 34
7 4 23 57
105 18 (612 255 102 255 1261 1261 612) Division 2 1. Chippenham United (N) 34
29 3 2 145
35 61 2. Cheltenham Town Reserves 34
26 3 5 133
48 55 3. Welton Rovers
34 23 4 7
139 68 50 4. Radstock Town 34
21 5 8 107
64 47 5. Weston-super-Mare (N)
34 21 5 8 101
63 47 6. Hoffman Athletic
34 20 2 12
88 41 42 7. Trowbridge Town Reserves 34
17 5 12 124 75
39 8. Frome Town 34
16 4 14 85
73 36 9. Cinderford Town 34
13 6 15 82
103 32 10. Dorcester Town 34
13 5 16 78
96 31 11. Barnstaple Town (N) 34
13 3 18 94
88 29 12. Douglas (Kingswood))
34 14 1 19
77 112 29 13. Chippenham Town Reserves 34
11 4 19 81
89 26 14. Swindon Town Reserves (L) 34
10 6 18 78
107 26 15. Stonehouse
34 11 2 21
71 102 24 16. Bristol Aeroplane Company
34 9
5 20 74 109 23 17. R.A.F. Melksham (L) 34
5 0 29 50
167 10 18. National Smelting Company 34
2 1 31 42
209 5 (612 274 64 274 1649 1649 612) A new 3rd Division was added for the 1949-1950 season.
1949-1950 Division 1 1. Wells City 34
22 7 5 87
43 51 2. Poole Town 34
22 7 5 88
45 51 3. Glastonbury 34
23 4 7 78
38 50 4. Trowbridge Town 34
22 5 7 104
40 49 5. Cheltenham Town Reserves
34 21 4 9 91
58 46 6. Chippenham United 34
16 8 10 57
49 40 7. Bristol Rovers Colts 34
15 7 12 54
50 37 8. Chippenham Town 34
13 7 14 77
70 33 9. Street 34
12 9 13 71
75 33 10. Weymouth Reserves (N) 34
13 5 16 67
49 31 11. Salisbury 34
14 3 17 64
66 31 12. Yeovil Town Reserves 34
13 5 16 55
102 31 13. Paulton Rovers 34
12 3 19 60
76 27 14. Peaseown Miners’ Welfare
34
8 9 17 65
82 25 15. Portland United 34
8 6 20 44
74 22 16. Clandown 34
8 5 21 48
80 21 17. Soundwell 34
6 6 22 61
116 18 18. Bath City Reserves 34
5 6 23 45
103 16 (612 253 106 253 1216 1216 612) Division 2 1. Barnstaple Town 34
23 7 4 102
41 53 2. Dorchester Town 34
21 8 5 96
51 50 3. Welton Rovers 34
20 7 7 81
63 47 4. Stonehouse 34
19 6 9 83
63 44 5. Bridgwater Town 34
17 8 9 86
49 42 6. Trowbridge Town Reserves 34
17 8 9 81
53 42 7. Clevedon 34
18 6 10 92
61 42 8. Weston-super-Mare 34
16 9 9 86
73 41 9. Bristol City Colts 34
14 8 12 89
60 36 10. Cinderford Town 34
13 9 12 82
80 35 11. Chippenham Town Reserves 34
14 4 16 74
73 32 12. Frome Town 34
12 7 15 72
74 31 13. Radstock Town 34
10 7 17 72
98 27 14. National Smelting Company 34
8 9 17 69
99 25 15. Swindon Town Colts 34
9 3 22 58
89 21 16. Hoffman Athletic 34
4 13 17 33
69 21 17. Bristol Aeroplane Company (L) 34
3 6 25 43
138 12 18. Douglas (Kingswood) (L) 34
3 5 26 49
114 11 (612 241 130 241 1348 1348 612) Division 3 1. Bideford Town (N) 20
19 1 0 103
20 39 2. Ilfracombe Town (N) 20
16 0 4 74
37 32 3. Minehead (N) 20
11 5 4 49
30 27 4. Clevedon Reserves (N,L) 20
9 7 4
50 41 25 5. Chippenham Town Reserves (N,L)
20 8
2 10 45 48
18 6. Weston-super-Mare Reserves (N,L)
20 7 3
10 44 64 17 7. Bristol Rovers 'A' (N,L)
20
5 6 9
36 43 16 8. Barnstaple Town Reserves (N,L)
20 5
5 10 31 45
15 9. Welton Rovers Reserves (N,L) 20
5 2 13 36
64 12 10. Bridgwater Town Reserves (N,L)
20 5
1 14 36 62
11 11. Stonehouse Reserves (N,L) 20
2 4 14 19
69 8 (220 92 36 92 523 523 220) Division 3 was discontinued. 1950-1951 Division 1 1. Glastonbury 34
26 6 2 102
27 58 2. Wells City 34
22 9 3 83
39 53 3. Chippenham Town 34
18 8 8 86
48 44 4. Chippenham United 34
18 6 10 72
44 42 5. Trowbridge Town 34
17 7 10 83
49 41 6. Barnstaple Town 34
18 4 12 71
62 40 7. Poole Town 34
18 3 13 71
71 39 8. Salisbury 34
14 7 13 65
55 35 9. Dorchester Town 34
13 8 13 64
58 34 10. Street 34
13 8 13 74
69 34 11. Weymouth Reserves 34
13 6 15 54
56 32 12. Cheltenham Town Reserves 34
12 7 15 56
61 31 13. Bristol Rovers Colts 34
11 8 15 60
85 30 14. Clandown 34
10 9 15 49
58 29 15. Paulton Rovers 34
9 9 16 62
75 27 16. Portland United 34
6 7 21 56
112 19 17. Yeovil Town Reserves 34
8 3 23 38
79 19 18. Peasedown Miners’ Welfare 34
1 3 30 25
123 5 (612 247 118 247 1171 1171 612) Division 2 1. Stonehouse 38
29 7 2 133
36 65 2. Bath City Reserves 38
28 5 5 114
44 61 3. Bideford 38
27 6 5 158
54 60 4. Cinderford Town 38
21 12 5 112 51
54 5. Bridgwater Town (N) 38
24 5 9 124
50 53 6. Ilfracombe Town 38
23 5 10 105 68
51 7. Clevedon 38
18 6 14 95
81 42 8. Welton Rovers 38
18 5 15 103 95
41 9. Hoffman Athletic 38
16 8 14 74
66 40 10. Minehead 38
16 8 14 73
74 40 11. Frome Town 38
12 10 16 81 102 34 12. Bristol City Colts 38
14 5 19 75
84 33 13. Radstock Town 38
11 9 18 85
112 31 14. Chippenham Town Reserves 38
12 6 20 83
115 30 15. Swindon Town Colts (N) 38
10 9 19 88
95 29 16. Trowbridge Town Reserves 38
11 6 21 69
100 28 17. Chipping Sodbury (N) 38
10 3 25 75
113 23 18. Weston-super-Mare 38
8 7 23 46
100 23 19. Soundwell (L) 38
6 2 30 46
165 14 20. National Smelting Company (L)
38 3 2 33
50 184 8 (760 317 126 317 1789 1789 760) 1951-1952 Division 1 1. Chippenham Town 34
23 4 7 103
41 50 2. Glastonbury 34
20 6 8 87
64 46 3. Barnstaple Town 34
18 6 10 87
62 42 4. Weymouth Reserves 34
18 5 11 84
54 41 5. Trowbridge Town 34
19 3 12 85
58 41 6. Stonehouse 34
15 7 12 82
61 37 7. Wells City 34
12 13 9 65
60 37 8. Bath City 34
14 8 12 53
51 36 9. Cheltenham Town Reserves (L) 34
13 8 13 56
55 34 10. Street 34
14 6 14 65
71 34 11. Clandown 34
11 10 13 63 75
32 12. Salisbury 34
10 9 15 62
68 29 13. Dorchester Town 34
11 7 16 61
81 29 14. Chippenham United 34
10 8 16 59
70 28 15. Portland United 34
9 8 17 49
73 26 16. Paulton Rovers 34
10 5 19 64
96 25 17. Bristol Rovers Colts 34
6 11 17 46
75 23 18. Poole Town 34
8 6 20 50
106 22 (612 241 130 241 1221 1221 612) Division 2 1. Bideford Town 36
29 3 4 179
55 61 2. Bridgwater Town 36
28 1 7 126
38 57 3. Ilfracombe Town 36
25 4 7 106
50 54 4. Minehead 36
24 2 10 80
60 50 5. Gloucester City Reserves (N) 36
19 5 12 107 73
43 6. Cinderford Town 36
18 6 12 95
69 42 7. Peasedown Miners’ Welfare
36 17 8 11
80 72 42 8. Bristol City Colts 36
17 7 12 87
58 41 9. Yeovil Town Reserves 36
18 4 14 94
102 40 10. Frome Town 36
15 7 14 89
76 37 11. Clevedon 36
16 5 15 98
89 37 12. Radstock Town 36
17 2 17 108 103 36 13. Chippenham Town Reserves 36
12 5 19 63
89 29 14. Hoffman Athletic 36
13 3 20 66
101 29 15. Welton Rovers 36
11 2 23 73
116 24 16. Weston-super-Mare 36
7 5 24 42
115 19 17. Swindon Town Colts (L) 36
7 4 25 54
120 18 18. Trowbridge Town Reserves 36
5 4 27 56
117 14 19. Chipping Sodbury (L)
36 3 5 28
43 143 11 (684 301 82 301 1646 1646 684) 1952-1953 Division 1 1. Barnstaple Town 32
18 8 6 77
37 44 2. Street 32
19 6 7 89
43 44 3. Trowbridge Town 32
17 7 8 76
48 41 4. Bideford Town 32
13 13 6 79
52 39 5. Chippenham Town 32
17 3 12 84
58 37 6. Weymouth Reserves 32
16 5 11 75
58 37 7. Chippenham United 32
15 5 12 62
62 35 8. Salisbury 32
11 10 11 60 65
32 9. Glastonbury 32
15 1 16 61
49 31 10. Bath City Reserves 32
10 11 11 64 63
31 11. Stonehouse 32
11 8 13 57
58 30 12. Portland United 32
11 8 13 66
77 30 13. Bridgwater Town 32
12 4 16 58
73 28 14. Wells City 32
9 6 17 52
71 24 15. Clandown 32
7 9 16 40
74 23 16. Dorchester Town 32
8 5 19 46
74 21 17. Paulton Rovers 32
6 5 21 42
126 17 (544 215 114 215 1088 1088 544) Division 2 1. Chippenham Town Reserves 34
24 4 6 99
51 52 2. Ilfracombe Town 34
20 11 3 67
28 51 3. Poole Town 34
21 7 6 97
42 49 4. Peasedown Miners’ Welfare
34
19 3 12 76
63 41 5. Minehead 34
15 8 11 81
53 38 6. Clevedon 34
17 3 14 82
92 37 7. Cinderford Town 34
15 6 13 77
50 36 8. Bristol City Colts 34
14 6 14 75
56 34 9. Bristol Rovers Colts 34
12 9 13 74
54 33 10. Frome Town 34
13 6 15 66
66 32 11. Yeovil Town Reserves 34
13 5 16 83
78 31 12. Gloucester City Reserves 34
11 6 17 81
97 28 13. Radstock Town 34
11 6 17 74
102 28 14. Trowbridge Town Reserves 34
11 4 19 70
89 26 15. Stonehouse Reserves (N)
34 10 6 18
68 107 26 16. Welton Rovers
34 10 6 18
53 98 26 17. Weston-super-Mare 34
10 4 20 65
113 24 18. Hoffman Athletic 34
8 4 22 60
109 20 (612 254 104 254 1348 1348 612) 1953-1954 Division 1 1. Weymouth Reserves 34
21 4 9 102
53 46 2. Poole Town 34
18 8 8 73
49 44 3. Trowbridge Town 34
19 5 10 78
62 43 4. Barnstaple Town 34
17 7 10 74
42 41 5. Chippenham Town 34
18 5 11 79
49 41 6. Salisbury 34
17 6 11 74
60 40 7. Portland United 34
18 3 13 71
63 39 8. Wells City
34
15 7 12 63
68 37 9. Bridgwater Town 34
15 6 13 72
76 36 10. Bideford Town 34
13 8 13 70
66 34 11. Dorchester Town 34
14 5 15 79
69 33 12. Chippenham United 34
13 6 15 60
63 32 13. Glastonbury 34
12 8 14 59
70 32 14. Street 34
12 8 14 55
69 32 15. Bath City Reserves 34
10 6 18 40
66 26 16. Ilfracombe Town 34
9 5 20 40
77 23 17. Stonehouse 34
7 6 21 51
80 20 18. Clandown 34
4 5 25 29
87 13 (612 252 108 252 1169 1169 612) Division 2 1. Bristol Rovers Colts 34
24 6 4 89
43 54 2. Bristol City Colts
34 22 6 6 87
39 50 3. Frome Town 34
21 7 6 99
50 49 4. Chippenham Town Reserves
34 18 9 7 87
58 45 5. Welton Rovers 34
16 6 12 54
53 38 6. Cinderford Town 34
15 7 12 82
72 37 7. Poole Town Reserves (N)
34 15 5 14
79 61 35 8. Weston-super-Mare 34
14 7 13 89
70 35 9. Trowbridge Town Reserves 34
12 9 13 90
88 33 10. Gloucester City Reserves
34 13 7 14
85 96 33 11. Hoffman Athletic 34
13 5 16 74
61 31 12. Yeovil Town Reserves 34
12 7 15 90
89 31 13. Paulton Rovers 34
12 7 15 69
84 31 14. Minehead 34
11 6 17 62
78 28 15. Clevedon 34
11 4 19 77
101 26 16. Radstock Town 34
10 4 20 71
107 24 17. Peasedown Miners’ Welfare
34
8 5 21 56
133 21 18. Stonehouse Reserves (L) 34
4 3 27 45
102 11 (612 251 110 251 1385 1385 612) 1954-1955 Division 1 1. Dorchester Town 34
23 5 6 103
46 51 2. Chippenham Town 34
21 7 6 83
39 49 3. Bath City Reserves (L) 34
22 4 8 87
52 48 4. Salisbury
34 17 8 9
71 50 42 5. Portland United 34
18 6 10 89
70 42 6. Bideford 34
18 6 10 69
56 42 7. Bridgwater Town 34
18 5 11 91
69 41 8. Poole Town 34
13 12 9 80
62 38 9. Bristol Rovers Colts 34
16 5 13 73
55 37 10. Barnstaple Town 34
13 8 13 69
66 34 11. Trowbridge Town 34
14 5 15 65
55 33 12. Bristol City Colts 34
11 4 19 53
62 26 13. Weymouth Reserves 34
10 6 18 49
67 26 14. Chippenham United 34
10 5 19 57
97 25 15. Glastonbury 34
8 9 17 51
89 25 16. Wells City
34 5 9 20
49 90 19 17. Street 34
7 4 23 51
100 18 18. Ilfracombe Town 34
5 6 23 35
100 16 (612 249 114 249 1225 1225 612) Division 2 1. Yeovil Town Reserves 34
23 5 6 115
49 51 2. Frome Town 34
24 3 7 106
49 51 3. Weston-super-Mare 34
22 4 8 122
58 48 4. Chippenham Town Reserves 34
18 8 8 102
60 44 5. Taunton Town (N) 34
20 3 11 95
57 43 6. Gloucester City Reserves 34
16 8 10 80
61 40 7. Minehead 34
15 6 13 104 65
36 8. Cinderford Town 34
12 12 10 85 79
36 9. Stonehouse 34
15 5 14 87
83 35 10. Poole Town Reserves 34
15 4 15 82
71 34 11. Welton Rovers 34
13 6 15 70
77 32 12. Peasedown Miners’ Welfare
34
12 6 16 79
102 30 13. Clandown 34
12 6 16 45
75 30 14. Clevedon 34
12 4 18 82
90 28 15. Hoffman Athletic 34
11 3 20 53
97 25 16. Trowbridge Town Reserves 34
10 3 21 43
86 23 17. Radstock Town 34
5 6 23 54
135 16 18. Paulton Rovers 34
5 0 29 47
157 10 (612 260 92 260 1451 1451 612) 1955-1956 Division 1 1. Trowbridge Town 32
24 2 6 100
36 50 2. Poole Town 32
20 7 5 79
33 47 3. Dorchester Town 32
21 4 7 106
57 46 4. Chippenham Town 32
20 4 8 70
50 44 5. Salisbury 32
17 7 8 64
31 41 6. Bideford Town 32
14 10 8 58
50 38 7. Portland United 32
16 3 13 87
76 35 8. Barnstaple Town
32 15 4 13
61 66 34 9. Weymouth Reserves 32
10 12 10 63 70
32 10. Frome Town 32
10 7 15 69
64 27 11. Yeovil Town Reserves
32 11 5 16
57 86 27 12. Bristol Rovers Colts 32
10 4 18 49
65 24 13. Bristol City Colts 32
8 7 17 43
63 23 14. Wells City 32
8 7 17 53
92 23 15. Bridgwater Town 32
7 5 20 59
98 19 16. Chippenham United 32
7 5 20 54
90 19 17. Glastonbury
32 3 9 20
47 92 15 (544 221 102 221 1119 1119 544) Division 2 1. Torquay United Reserves (N) 38
27 6 5 135
38 60 2. Taunton Town 38
26 3 9 115
46 55 3. Gloucester City Reserves 38
24 5 9 104
56 53 4. Weston-super-Mare 38
21 9 8 126
59 51 5. Stonehouse 38
21 7 10 92
55 49 6. Trowbridge Town Reserves 38
20 7 11 98
74 47 7. Minehead 38
20 6 12 104 69
46 8. Clevedon 38
19 8 11 99
71 46 9. Frome Town Reserves (N, L) 38
20 6 12 101 76
46 10. Ilfracombe Town 38
18 5 15 82
70 41 11. Poole Town Reserves 38
14 8 16 86
71 36 12. Chippenham Town Reserves (L) 38
13 7 18 80
97 33 13. Clandown 38
13 6 19 87
105 32 14. Cinderford Town 38
13 5 20 85
82 31 15. Welton Rovers 38
12 6 20 73
95 30 16. Street 38
11 4 23 70
112 26 17. Peasedown Miners’ Welfare
38 8 9 21 57
141 25 18. Hoffman Athletic 38
7 6 25 46
109 20 19. Radstock Town 38
7 3 28 52
165 17 20. Paulton Rovers 38
6 4 28 56
157 16 (760 320 120 320 1748 1748 760) 1956-1957 Division 1 1. Poole Town (L) 36
26 4 6 115
48 56 2. Trowbridge Town 36
21 5 10 83
55 47 3. Salisbury 36
20 5 11 98
60 45 4. Torquay United Reserves 36
18 8 10 91
55 44 5. Portland United 36
18 8 10 84
64 44 6. Bridgwater Town 36
17 7 12 58
54 41 7. Dorchester Town 36
16 7 13 83
70 39 8. Chippenham Town 36
16 7 13 77
67 39 9. Yeovil Town Reserves 36
18 2 16 79
73 38 10. Glastonbury 36
16 3 17 82
102 35 11. Bristol Rovers Colts 36
14 6 16 67
90 34 12. Weymouth Reserves 36
16 1 19 87
94 33 13. Barnstaple Town 36
14 4 18 76
70 32 14. Bideford Town 36
12 8 16 70
71 32 15. Taunton Town 36
11 9 16 59
71 31 16. Chippenham United 36
12 6 18 80
97 30 17. Bristol City Colts 36
13 4 19 58
74 30 18. Frome Town 36
10 2 24 46
91 22 19. Wells City 36
4 4 28 46
133 12 (684 292 100 292 1439 1439 684) Division 2 1. Cinderford Town 34
28 2 4 114
31 58 2. Trowbridge Town Reserves 34
25 4 5 112
35 54 3. Poole Town Reserves
34 23 6 5
87 39 52 4. Minehead 34
20 5 9 83
52 45 5. Dorcester Town Reserves (N) 34
18 6 10 113 69
42 6. Gloucester City Reserves
34 17 7 10 81
50 41 7. Welton Rovers 34
18 3 13 87
74 39 8. Stonehouse 34
14 10 10 98 70
38 9. Bath City Reserves (N)
34 16 6 12
91 82 38 10. Weston-super-Mare 34
11 7 16 68
80 29 11. Peasedown Miners’ Welfare
34
10 6 18 69
99 26 12. Hoffman Athletic 34
8 10 16 52
92 26 13. Street 34
9 7 18 48
68 25 14. Clevedon 34
10 4 20 64
85 24 15. Ilfracombe Town 34
7 8 19 43
82 22 16. Radstock Town 34
9 3 22 65
141 21 17. Paulton Rovers 34
7 3 24 50
111 17 18. Clandown 34
6 3 25 49
114 15 (612 256 100 256 1374 1374 612) 1957-1958 Division 1 1. Salisbury 36
18 11 7 55
30 47 2. Bridgwater Town 36
20 5 11 78
53 45 3. Dorchester Town 36
19 6 11 87
57 44 4. Barnstaple Town 36
17 7 12 83
48 41 5. Trowbridge Town (L) 36
15 11 10 80 61
41 6. Bristol Rovers Colts
36 16 8 12
80 74 40 7. Torquay United Reserves 36
15 9 12 70
56 39 8. Bristol City Colts 36
16 7 13 70
59 39 9. Minehead 36
16 5 15 68
76 37 10. Frome Town 36
16 5 15 66
77 37 11. Cinderford Town 36
17 2 17 72
70 36 12. Taunton Town 36
11 13 12 48 55
35 13. Bideford Town 36
14 5 17 62
55 33 14. Weymouth Reserves 36
13 7 16 89
85 33 15. Chippenham Town 36
13 7 16 71
74 33 16. Glastonbury 36
12 7 17 50
79 31 17. Yeovil Town Reserves 36
13 4 19 66
92 30 18. Portland United 36
12 3 21 58
80 27 19. Chippenham United 36
5 6 25 51
123 16 (684 278 128 278 1304 1304 684) Division 2 1. Poole Town Reserves 34
26 3 5 141
48 55 2. Gloucester City Reserves 34
24 5 5 109
40 53 3. Weston-super-Mare 34
22 9 3 102
46 53 4. Dorcester Town Reserves 34
19 6 9 73
41 44 5. Welton Rovers 34
18 6 10 87
64 42 6. Trowbridge Town Reserves 34
19 3 12 88
69 41 7. Wells City 34
16 6 12 82
68 38 8. Street 34
13 7 14 60
73 33 9. Bath City Reserves 34
12 8 14 76
64 32 10. Peasedown Miners’ Welfare
34
13 6 15 75
98 32 11. Ilfracombe Town 34
13 3 18 84
99 29 12. Radstock Town 34
11 5 18 78
114 27 13. Clandown 34
10 7 17 52
78 27 14. Hoffman Athletic 34
9 5 20 55
85 23 15. Taunton Town Reserves (N) 34
9 4 21 51
89 22 16. Paulton Rovers 34
7 7 20 59
98 21 17. Clevedon (L)
34 9 2 23
67 112 20 18. Stonehouse 34
8 4 22 62
115 20 (612 258 96 258 1401 1401 612) 1958-1959 Division 1 1. Yeovil Town Reserves 36
26 3 7 115
54 55 2. Salisbury 36
24 3 9 91
53 51 3. Dorchester Town 36
23 2 11 110 61
48 4. Bridgwater Town 36
21 6 9 81
57 48 5. Barnstaple Town
36 20 5 11
85 68 45 6. Chippenham Town 36
20 3 13 104 66
43 7. Bideford Town
36 15 11 10 83
60 41 8. Torquay United Reserves
36 18 3 15
70 70 39 9. Weymouth Reserves 36
18 2 16 84
63 38 10. Cinderford Town (L) 36
15 4 17 60
63 34 11. Bristol Rovers Colts
36 14 6 16
73 77 34 12. Glastonbury 36
15 3 18 63
81 33 13. Taunton Town 36
15 2 19 53
68 32 14. Bristol City Colts 36
12 7 17 75
88 31 15. Portland United 36
13 5 18 68
82 31 16. Poole Town Reserves 36
10 7 19 63
91 27 17. Gloucester City Reserves
36 9 5 22
64 91 23 18. Minehead 36
6 7 23 50
111 19 19. Frome Town 36
4 4 28 52
140 12 (684 298 88 298 1444 1444 684) Division 2 1. Bath City Reserves 32
20 7 5 95
39 47 2. Trowbridge Town Reserves 32
20 5 7 88
56 45 3. Street
32 18 5 9
73 56 41 4. Bridgwater Town Reserves (N) 32
16 8 8 81
55 40 5. Welton Rovers 32
18 3 11 80
53 39 6. Dorcester Town Reserves 32
16 6 10 73
52 38 7. Weston-super-Mare 32
16 5 11 80
59 37 8. Paulton Rovers 32
16 5 11 87
71 37 9. Stonehouse 32
16 4 12 85
47 36 10. Chippenham United 32
14 7 11 65
54 35 11. Taunton Town Reserves
32 11 6 15
58 81 28 12. Peasedown Miners’ Welfare
32
9 9 14 64
89 27 13. Clandown 32
10 6 16 58
74 26 14. Radstock Town 32
10 5 17 61
76 25 15. Ilfracombe Town (L)
32 7 5 20
48 108 19 16. Hoffman Athletic (L)
32 4 4 24
49 107 12 17. Wells City
32 5 2 25
44 112 12 (544 226 92 226 1189 1189 544) 1959-1960 Division 1 1. Torquay United Reserves 36
29 5 2 132
40 63 2. Salisbury 36
20 7 9 85
43 47 3. Chippenham Town 36
18 6 12 70
56 42 4. Bridgwater Town 36
18 5 13 79
62 41 5. Weymouth Reserves 36
18 4 14 72
58 40 6. Portland United 36
17 6 13 61
68 40 7. Bideford Town 36
15 8 13 61
62 38 8. Bath City Reserves 36
15 7 14 63
61 37 9. Yeovil Town Reserves 36
17 3 16 74
77 37 10. Poole Town Reserves 36
15 6 15 73
66 36 11. Dorchester Town 36
17 2 17 87
88 36 12. Minehead 36
12 11 13 68 72
35 13. Bristol Rovers Colts 36
13 8 15 79
80 34 14. Glastonbury 36
11 10 15 66 78
32 15. Barnstaple Town 36
13 5 18 50
65 31 16. Taunton Town 36
11 7 18 67
96 29 17. Bristol City Colts 36
12 4 20 65
82 28 18. Gloucester City Reserves (L) 36
9 4 23 49
92 22 19. Trowbridge Town Reserves 36
5 6 25 36
91 16 (684 285 114 285 1337 1337 684) Division 2 1. Welton Rovers 26
20 2 4 95
40 42 2. Stonehouse (L) 26
17 4 5 78
43 38 3. Weston-super-Mare 26
15 6 5 100
42 36 4. Frome Town (L)
26 14 5 7
63 38 33 5. Chippenham United (L) 26
14 2 10 64
52 30 6. Clandown (L) 26
9 9 8
48 43 27 7. Paulton Rovers (L) 26
11 5 10 58
64 27 8. Radstock Town (L) 26
12 3 11 48
62 27 9. Street (L) 26
10 5 11 48
53 25 10. Wells City (L) 26
8 5 13 45
73 21 11. Bridgwater Town Reserves (L) 26
8 4 14 58
64 20 12. Taunton Town Reserves (L)
26 5 7 14 43
59 17 13. Dorcester Town Reserves (L) 26
5 5 16 43
82 15 14. Peasedown Miners’ Welfare
(L) 26 1
4 21 38 114 6 (364 149 66 149 829 829 364 The departures of 13 clubs from the Western
League in 1960 meant that Division 2 was
scrapped. The 20 remaining clubs + Exeter
City Reserves became members of a single
section competition. 1960-1961 1. Salisbury 40
31 4 5 135
42 66 2. Dorchester Town 40
26 6 8 115
63 58 3. Minehead 40
24 8 8 100
62 56 4. Torquay United Reserves 40
23 6 11 122 70
52 5. Bridgwater Town 40
18 12 10 88 71
48 6. Exeter City Reserves (L)
40 21 5 14 99
68 47 7. Weymouth Reserves 40
19 9 12 91
79 47 8. Bristol City Colts (L) 40
18 10 12 94 70
46 9. Welton Rovers 40
20 5 15 119 110 45 10. Portland United 40
16 10 14 93 87
42 11. Yeovil Town Reserves 40
18 5 17 73
73 41 12. Chippenham Town 40
18 5 17 79
81 41 13. Bristol Rovers Colts
40 12 12 16 80
74 36 14. Bath City Reserves 40
11 11 18 75 79
33 15. Weston-super-Mare
40 13 7 20 76
98 33 16. Bideford Town 40
12 9 19 75
99 33 17. Glastonbury 40
13 4 23 66
114 30 18. Poole Town Reserves 40
8 9 23 57
87 25 19. Trowbridge Town Reserves (L) 40
9 7 24 62
122 25 20. Barnstaple Town 40
8 4 28 55
111 20 21. Taunton Town 40
5 6 29 59
153 16 (840 343 154 343 1813 1813 840) 1961-1962 1. Bristol City Reserves (N) 38
28 7 3 132
36 63 2. Salisbury 38
27 2 9 105
41 56 3. Bideford Town 38
21 11 6 84
49 53 4. Torquay United Reserves 38
20 5 13 95
78 45 5. Poole Town Reserves 38
19 5 14 115 85
43 6. Dorchester Town 38
19 5 14 102 85
43 7. Bridgwater Town 38
17 8 13 89
69 42 8. Minehead 38
17 8 13 80
68 42 9. Chippenham Town 38
17 6 15 79
71 40 10. Portland United 38
16 8 14 92
85 40 11. Weston-super-Mare 38
14 11 13 63 68
39 12. Weymouth Reserves 38
16 6 16 85
71 38 13. Bath City Reserves 38
13 9 16 74
80 35 14. Bridport (N) 38
11 8 19 72
93 30 15. Yeovil Town Reserves 38
13 3 22 74
99 29 16. Welton Rovers 38
11 7 20 61
104 29 17. Taunton Town 38
11 4 23 59
114 26 18. Bristol Rovers Colts 38
6 13 19 59
93 25 19. Barnstaple Town 38
8 7 23 52
120 23 20. Glastonbury 38
7 5 26 44
107 19 (760 311 138 311 1616 1616 760) 1962-1963 1. Bristol City Reserves 42
31 5 6 120
56 67 2. Bideford Town 42
29 7 6 115
51 65 3. Minehead 42
25 6 11 102 62
56 4. Andover (N) 42
25 5 12 106 59
55 5. Bridgwater Town 42
23 8 11 77
48 54 6. Salisbury 42
21 9 12 89
56 51 7. Portland United 42
23 5 14 80
66 51 8. Weymouth Reserves 42
20 5 17 104 78
45 9. Yeovil Town Reserves 42
18 9 15 67
72 45 10. Barnstaple Town 42
19 6 17 81
75 44 11. Dorchester Town 42
17 9 16 92
79 43 12. Chippenham Town 42
15 12 15 92 60
42 13. Poole Town Reserves 42
17 7 18 82
77 41 14. Exeter City Reserves (N) 42
15 10 17 55 74
40 15. Bath City Reserves 42
14 6 22 82
96 34 16. Weston-super-Mare 42
11 9 22 72
108 31 17. Welton Rovers 42
11 8 23 71
107 30 18. Glastonbury 42
13 4 25 56
114 30 19. Torquay United Reserves 42
10 8 24 48
78 28 20. Bridport 42
9 8 25 56
111 26 21. Taunton 42
11 4 27 56
112 26 22. Bristol Rovers Colts (L) 42
6 8 28 56
120 20 (924 383 158 383 1759 1759 924) Bideford Town appear to have dropped ‘Town’
from the club name. 1963-1964 1. Bideford 42
30 6 6 113
36 66 2. Bristol City Reserves 42
24 15 3 122 43
63 3. Bridgwater Town 42
25 10 7 82
32 60 4. Welton Rovers 42
24 6 12 84
54 54 5. Dorchester Town 42
19 14 9 94
56 52 6. Salisbury 42
21 8 13 80
61 50 7. Barnstaple Town 42
20 9 13 92
69 49 8. Minehead 42
20 8 14 96
85 48 9. Weymouth Reserves 42
16 12 14 94 74
44 10. Andover 42
17 10 15 89 78
44 11. Torquay United Reserves 42
18 7 17 81
73 43 12. Yeovil Town Reserves
42 17 9 16
73 99 43 13. Chippenham Town 42
15 8 19 75
62 38 14. Bath City Reserves 42
12 12 18 77 92
36 15. Frome Town (N) 42
11 11 20 69 97
33 16. Weston-super-Mare 42
11 11 20 58 86
33 17. Glastonbury 42
11 9 22 70
91 31 18. Exeter City Reserves 42
8 15 19 73
100 31 19. Poole Town Reserves 42
11 6 25 56
98 28 20. Bridport 42
7 14 21 40
100 28 21. Portland United 42
10 5 27 63
127 25 22. Taunton Town 42
8 9 25 37
105 25 (924 355 214 355 1718 1718 924) 1964-1965 1. Welton Rovers 42
35 3 4 148
36 73 2. Bideford
42 32 6 4
120 29 70 3. Minehead 42
27 7 8 88
42 61 4. Dorchester Town 42
26 4 12 89
53 56 5. Weston-super-Mare 42
22 9 11 89
58 53 6. Weymouth Reserves 42
24 4 14 96
46 52 7. Bridgwater Town 42
20 9 13 74
59 49 8. Torquay United Reserves 42
21 5 16 74
59 47 9. Bristol City Reserves (L) 42
21 4 17 96
82 46 10. Salisbury 42
17 9 16 80
67 43 11. Frome Town
42 17 8 17
66 71 42 12. Exeter City Reserves 42
18 5 19 92
84 41 13. Chippenham Town (L) 42
16 8 18 75
82 40 14. Glastonbury 42
15 6 21 69
109 36 15. Yeovil Town Reserves (L) 42
15 5 22 65
99 35 16. Andover 42
13 8 21 74
66 34 17. Bath City Reserves (L) 42
12 6 24 54
98 30 18. Bridport 42
11 7 24 60
99 29 19. Taunton Town 42
10 8 24 54
104 28 20. Barnstaple Town 42
11 5 26 51
89 27 21. Portland United 42
6 8 28 40
122 20 22. Poole Town Reserves (L) 42
5 2 35 49
149 12 (924 394 136 394 1703 1703 924)