1924–25 Western Football League
| Season | 1924–25 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Yeovil and Petters United |
← 1923–24 1925–26 → | |
The 1924–25 season was the 28th in the history of the Western Football League.
This season was the last until the dawn of World War II in which the league consisted of a single division. The champions this season were Yeovil and Petters United. The previous season's runaway winners Lovells Athletic finished bottom of the table.[1]
Final table
[edit]Three new clubs joined the league this season, and the number of clubs increased from eleven to thirteen after Cardiff Corinthians left the league.
- Frome Town, rejoining after leaving the league in 1922.
- Swindon Victoria
- Welton Rovers, rejoining after leaving the league in 1923.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yeovil and Petters United | 24 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 65 | 20 | 3.250 | 41 | |
| 2 | Weymouth | 24 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 74 | 17 | 4.353 | 39 | |
| 3 | Swindon Victoria | 24 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 51 | 48 | 1.063 | 31 | |
| 4 | Welton Rovers | 24 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 50 | 28 | 1.786 | 28 | |
| 5 | Poole | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 50 | 38 | 1.316 | 28 | |
| 6 | Radstock Town | 24 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 35 | 31 | 1.129 | 27 | |
| 7 | Frome Town | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 50 | 44 | 1.136 | 26 | |
| 8 | Trowbridge Town | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 46 | 37 | 1.243 | 24 | |
| 9 | Paulton Rovers | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 39 | 54 | 0.722 | 19 | |
| 10 | Minehead | 24 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 47 | 74 | 0.635 | 15 | |
| 11 | Bath City Reserves | 24 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 26 | 58 | 0.448 | 13 | |
| 12 | Peasedown St John | 24 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 65 | 0.292 | 13 | Left at the end of the season |
| 13 | Lovells Athletic | 24 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 25 | 63 | 0.397 | 8 |
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.
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
[edit]- ^ Robinson, Michael (ed.), Non-League Football Tables 1889–2006, Soccer Books, 2006