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1969–70 Western Football League

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Western Football League
Season1969–70
ChampionsGlastonbury

The 1969–70 season was the 68th in the history of the Western Football League.

The champions for the third time in their history were Glastonbury.[1]

League table

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The league was increased from 19 to 20 clubs after no clubs left and one new club joined:

  • Weymouth Reserves, rejoining the league after leaving in 1967.
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification
1 Glastonbury 38 29 5 4 100 37 2.703 63
2 Andover 38 26 6 6 76 20 3.800 58
3 Bridgwater Town 38 23 7 8 97 41 2.366 53
4 Minehead 38 21 10 7 70 37 1.892 52
5 Taunton Town 38 21 8 9 84 56 1.500 50
6 Bideford 38 20 7 11 84 58 1.448 47
7 Dorchester Town 38 18 8 12 78 69 1.130 44
8 Torquay United Reserves 38 15 10 13 70 54 1.296 40
9 Bath City Reserves 38 16 7 15 71 67 1.060 39
10 Welton Rovers 38 17 3 18 72 62 1.161 37
11 Weston-super-Mare 38 14 8 16 53 72 0.736 36
12 Frome Town 38 12 10 16 62 73 0.849 34
13 Portland United 38 14 6 18 63 94 0.670 34 Left at the end of the season
14 Bristol City Colts 38 13 7 18 58 76 0.763 33
15 Devizes Town 38 10 9 19 44 70 0.629 29
16 Barnstaple Town 38 11 6 21 58 73 0.795 28
17 Yeovil Town Reserves 38 9 6 23 38 78 0.487 24 Left at the end of the season
18 Weymouth Reserves 38 10 4 24 34 74 0.459 24
19 Bridport 38 6 9 23 43 86 0.500 21
20 St Luke's College 38 4 6 28 35 93 0.376 14
Source: [citation needed]
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

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  1. ^ Robinson, Michael (ed.), Non-League Football Tables 1889–2006, Soccer Books, 2006