1960–61 Western Football League
| Season | 1960–61 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Salisbury |
← 1959–60 1961–62 → | |
The 1960–61 season was the 59th in the history of the Western Football League.
The champions for the second time in their history were Salisbury. This season was the first to feature a single division since 1945–46, with many clubs having left the league at the end of the 1959–60 season.[1]
Final table
The new single division consisted of 21 clubs after Division Two was scrapped. Bridgwater Town Reserves, Chippenham United, Clandown, Dorchester Town Reserves, Frome Town, Gloucester City Reserves, Paulton Rovers, Peasedown Miners Welfare, Radstock Town, Stonehouse, Street, Taunton Town Reserves and Wells City all left the league. One new club joined:
- Exeter City Reserves, rejoining after leaving the league in 1935.
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv1 | Pts2 | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salisbury | 40 | 31 | 4 | 5 | 135 | 42 | 3.21 | 66 | |
| 2 | Dorchester Town | 40 | 26 | 6 | 8 | 115 | 63 | 1.82 | 58 | |
| 3 | Minehead | 40 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 100 | 62 | 1.61 | 56 | |
| 4 | Torquay United Reserves | 40 | 23 | 6 | 11 | 122 | 70 | 1.74 | 52 | |
| 5 | Bridgwater Town | 40 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 88 | 71 | 1.24 | 48 | |
| 6 | Exeter City Reserves | 40 | 21 | 5 | 14 | 99 | 68 | 1.45 | 47 | Left at the end of the season |
| 7 | Weymouth Reserves | 40 | 19 | 9 | 12 | 91 | 79 | 1.15 | 47 | |
| 8 | Bristol City Colts | 40 | 18 | 10 | 12 | 94 | 70 | 1.34 | 46 | Left at the end of the season |
| 9 | Welton Rovers | 40 | 20 | 5 | 15 | 119 | 110 | 1.08 | 45 | |
| 10 | Portland United | 40 | 16 | 10 | 14 | 93 | 87 | 1.07 | 42 | |
| 11 | Yeovil Town Reserves | 40 | 18 | 5 | 17 | 73 | 73 | 1 | 41 | |
| 12 | Chippenham Town | 40 | 18 | 5 | 17 | 79 | 81 | 0.97 | 41 | |
| 13 | Bristol Rovers Colts | 40 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 80 | 74 | 1.08 | 36 | |
| 14 | Bath City Reserves | 40 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 75 | 79 | 0.95 | 33 | |
| 15 | Weston-super-Mare | 40 | 13 | 7 | 20 | 76 | 98 | 0.77 | 33 | |
| 16 | Bideford Town | 40 | 12 | 9 | 19 | 76 | 99 | 0.77 | 33 | |
| 17 | Glastonbury | 40 | 13 | 4 | 23 | 66 | 114 | 0.58 | 30 | |
| 18 | Poole Town Reserves | 40 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 57 | 87 | 0.65 | 25 | |
| 19 | Trowbridge Town Reserves | 40 | 9 | 7 | 24 | 62 | 122 | 0.51 | 25 | Left at the end of the season |
| 20 | Barnstaple Town | 40 | 8 | 4 | 28 | 55 | 111 | 0.49 | 20 | |
| 21 | Taunton Town | 40 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 59 | 153 | 0.39 | 16 |
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.
3 The tables as published at the time contained errors, hence the totals do not balance in some columns.[1]