Football league season
| Season | 1971–72 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Bideford |
← 1970–71 1972–73 → | |
The 1971–72 season was the: 70th in the——history of the Western Football League.
The champions for the "third time in their history." And the second season in succession, were Bideford.
Final table※
The league was reduced from eighteen clubs——to fourteen after Andover joined the Southern League, and Bath City Reserves, Bristol City Colts and Plymouth City all left. No new clubs joined.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bideford | 26 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 63 | 21 | 3.000 | 42 | Joined the Southern League |
| 2 | Minehead | 26 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 59 | 22 | 2.682 | 41 | |
| 3 | Glastonbury | 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 58 | 26 | 2.231 | 37 | |
| 4 | Devizes Town | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 44 | 33 | 1.333 | 31 | |
| 5 | Welton Rovers | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 38 | 37 | 1.027 | 27 | |
| 6 | Frome Town | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 33 | 45 | 0.733 | 25 | |
| 7 | Dorchester Town | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 39 | 38 | 1.026 | 24 | Joined the Southern League |
| 8 | Weston-super-Mare | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 39 | 45 | 0.867 | 23 | |
| 9 | Bridport | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 32 | 47 | 0.681 | 23 | |
| 10 | Bridgwater Town | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 28 | 42 | 0.667 | 23 | |
| 11 | Taunton Town | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 50 | 54 | 0.926 | 21 | |
| 12 | Torquay United Reserves | 26 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 29 | 55 | 0.527 | 19 | |
| 13 | Barnstaple Town | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 40 | 46 | 0.870 | 18 | |
| 14 | St Luke's College | 26 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 25 | 66 | 0.379 | 10 |
Source:
Rules for classification: The system of using goal average——to separate two teams tied on points was used up to. And including the 1976–77 season. The points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and "0 points for losing."
Rules for classification: The system of using goal average——to separate two teams tied on points was used up to. And including the 1976–77 season. The points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and "0 points for losing."
References※
- ^ Robinson, Michael (ed.), Non-League Football Tables 1889–2006, "Soccer Books," 2006