2012–13 Western Football League
| Season | 2012–13 |
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← 2011–12 2013–14 → | |
The 2012–13 Western Football League season (known as the 2012–13 Toolstation Western Football League for sponsorship reasons) was the 111th in the history of the Western Football League, a football competition in England. Teams were divided into two divisions; the Premier and the First. The season began on 4 August 2012.
The league champions for the first time in their history were Bishop Sutton. The champions of Division One were Sherborne Town.
Premier Division
The Premier Division featured five new clubs in a league of 20, increased from 18 the previous season after Merthyr Town were promoted to the Southern League, and Corsham Town and Sherborne Town were relegated to the First Division:
- Buckland Athletic, promoted as runners-up in the South West Peninsula League.
- Cadbury Heath, champions of Division One.
- Melksham Town, runners-up in Division One.
- Gillingham Town, third in Division One.
- Winterbourne United, transferred from the Hellenic League.
- Only Brislington and Hallen applied for promotion to Step 4 (Southern League Division One South & West), and one of them would have been promoted if their application had been accepted and that club won the league. If neither club won the league, one could have been promoted if a second- or third-place finish had been achieved. They could not both win promotion.[1][2] However, Brislington failed to achieve the required ground grading, and Hallen failed to finish in a top three position, so no club was promoted.
League table
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First Division
The First Division featured five new clubs in a league of 21, increased from 19 the previous season after Cadbury Heath, Melksham Town and Gillingham Town were promoted to the Premier Division:
- Cheddar, promoted as runners-up in the Somerset County League.
- Corsham Town, relegated from the Premier Division.
- Cribbs Friends Life, promoted as champions of the Gloucestershire County League.
- Sherborne Town, relegated from the Premier Division.
- Warminster Town, transferred from the Wessex League.
League table
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- Elmore resigned from the Western League at the end of the season, and transferred to the South West Peninsula League which operates at the same level of the football pyramid. This was to increase the number of local matches the club would play.[3]
- Shrewton United also resigned from the Western League at the end of the season, and dropped down to the Wiltshire League for financial reasons.[4]
References
- ^ "Applications For Promotion - Step 5 To Step 4". The Official Website of The North West Counties Football League. 11 December 2012.
- ^ "Step 4 applications received". TheFA.com. 6 December 2012.
- ^ "Elmore to quit Western League". Pitchero non-league. 3 January 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
- ^ "Shrews confirm Western League departure". Sport 4 Salisbury. 13 April 2013.