1922–23 Western Football League
| Season | 1922–23 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Weymouth |
← 1921–22 1923–24 → | |
The 1922–23 season was the 26th in the history of the Western Football League.
After a large number of clubs left at the end of the previous season, the Western League once again reverted to a single division. The champions this season were Weymouth, for the first time in their history.[1]
Final table
Two new clubs joined the league this season, and a single division of nine clubs was formed after Clandown, Coleford Athletic, Frome Town, Glastonbury, Horfield United, Paulton Rovers, Street, Timsbury Athletic, Torquay United and Welton Amateurs left the league.
- Bath City, rejoining after leaving the league in 1921
- Hanham Athletic
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv1 | Pts2 | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Weymouth | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 35 | 14 | 2.5 | 22 | |
| 2 | Welton Rovers | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 14 | 1.93 | 20 | Moved to the Somerset Senior League |
| 3 | Yeovil and Petters United | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 19 | 1.47 | 19 | |
| 4 | Trowbridge Town | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 22 | 0.64 | 18 | |
| 5 | Peasedown St John | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 22 | 0.91 | 15 | |
| 6 | Radstock Town | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 0.74 | 15 | |
| 7 | Hanham Athletic | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 31 | 0.58 | 13 | Left at the end of the season |
| 8 | Bath City | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 19 | 0.79 | 11 | |
| 9 | Cardiff Corinthians | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 25 | 0.56 | 11 |
1 The system of using goal average to separate two teams tied on points was used up to and including the 1976–77 season.
2 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