2015–16 Western Football League
| Season | 2015–16 |
|---|---|
← 2014–15 2016–17 → | |
The 2015–16 Western Football League season (known as the 2015–16 Toolstation Western Football League for sponsorship reasons) is the 114th in the history of the Western Football League, a football competition in England. Teams are divided into two divisions; the Premier and the First. The league's constitution was announced on 11 June 2015.[1]
Premier Division[edit]
The Premier Division was increased from 19 clubs to 21, and features four new clubs after Slimbridge were promoted to Southern League Division One South & West, and Bishop Sutton were relegated to the First Division.
- Barnstaple Town, champions of the First Division.
- Clevedon Town, demoted from Southern League Division One South & West for ground grading reasons.
- Cribbs, third-placed club in the First Division.
- Welton Rovers, runners-up in the First Division.
Seven clubs applied for promotion to Step 4: Barnstaple Town, Brislington, Bristol Manor Farm, Buckland Athletic, Odd Down, Melksham Town and Street.[2] Odd Down failed the ground grading requirements, and Melksham's new ground will not be ready in time for next season.
League table[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Odd Down (C) | 38 | 28 | 4 | 6 | 98 | 45 | +53 | 88 | |
| 2 | Barnstaple Town (P) | 38 | 27 | 4 | 7 | 78 | 33 | +45 | 85 | Promotion to Southern League Division One S&W |
| 3 | Bristol Manor Farm | 38 | 25 | 5 | 8 | 109 | 44 | +65 | 80 | |
| 4 | Buckland Athletic | 38 | 24 | 6 | 8 | 91 | 34 | +57 | 78 | |
| 5 | Melksham Town | 38 | 22 | 7 | 9 | 65 | 38 | +27 | 73 | |
| 6 | Willand Rovers | 38 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 72 | 52 | +20 | 70 | |
| 7 | Street | 38 | 20 | 5 | 13 | 82 | 63 | +19 | 65 | |
| 8 | Bradford Town | 38 | 19 | 5 | 14 | 91 | 58 | +33 | 62 | |
| 9 | Gillingham Town | 38 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 75 | 65 | +10 | 56 | |
| 10 | Shepton Mallet | 38 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 61 | 52 | +9 | 52[a] | |
| 11 | Brislington | 38 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 44 | 64 | −20 | 47 | |
| 12 | Cadbury Heath | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 66 | 77 | −11 | 43 | |
| 13 | Sherborne Town | 38 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 50 | 70 | −20 | 40 | |
| 14 | Bitton | 38 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 55 | 73 | −18 | 39 | |
| 15 | Cribbs | 38 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 55 | 72 | −17 | 37 | |
| 16 | Bridport | 38 | 10 | 6 | 22 | 51 | 90 | −39 | 36 | |
| 17 | Hallen | 38 | 11 | 3 | 24 | 49 | 94 | −45 | 36 | |
| 18 | Longwell Green Sports | 38 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 45 | 90 | −45 | 36[b] | |
| 19 | Clevedon Town | 38 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 33 | 100 | −67 | 24 | |
| 20 | Welton Rovers (R) | 38 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 42 | 98 | −56 | 20 | Relegation to the First Division |
| 21 | Winterbourne United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Resigned from the league, record expunged[c] |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Shepton Mallet were deducted 12 points for fielding an ineligible player.[citation needed]
- ^ Longwell Green Sports were deducted one point, and Shepton Mallet awarded three points (reason unknown).
- ^ Winterbourne United resigned in December 2015 and their record of P15 W3 D0 L12 GF21 GA39 ₧9 was expunged.[3]
First Division[edit]
The First Division was reduced from 22 clubs to 21, and features two new clubs after the promotion of Barnstaple Town, Cribbs and Welton Rovers to the Premier Division:
- Bishop Sutton, relegated from the Premier Division.
- Chipping Sodbury Town, promoted from the Gloucestershire County League.
League table[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chipping Sodbury Town (C, P) | 40 | 23 | 7 | 10 | 84 | 52 | +32 | 76 | Promotion to the Premier Division |
| 2 | Wells City (P) | 40 | 23 | 7 | 10 | 91 | 61 | +30 | 76 | |
| 3 | Chard Town | 40 | 22 | 8 | 10 | 70 | 49 | +21 | 74 | |
| 4 | Oldland Abbotonians | 40 | 22 | 6 | 12 | 81 | 54 | +27 | 72 | |
| 5 | Cheddar | 40 | 21 | 9 | 10 | 81 | 57 | +24 | 72 | |
| 6 | Portishead Town | 40 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 83 | 52 | +31 | 70 | |
| 7 | Hengrove Athletic | 40 | 21 | 7 | 12 | 57 | 37 | +20 | 70 | |
| 8 | Ashton & Backwell United | 40 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 86 | 56 | +30 | 66[a] | |
| 9 | Keynsham Town | 40 | 20 | 6 | 14 | 84 | 65 | +19 | 66 | |
| 10 | Corsham Town | 40 | 17 | 9 | 14 | 81 | 61 | +20 | 60 | |
| 11 | Almondsbury UWE | 40 | 16 | 8 | 16 | 75 | 56 | +19 | 56 | |
| 12 | Wellington | 40 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 71 | 56 | +15 | 55 | |
| 13 | Radstock Town | 40 | 16 | 6 | 18 | 67 | 71 | −4 | 54 | |
| 14 | Chippenham Park | 40 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 51 | 52 | −1 | 53 | |
| 15 | Calne Town | 40 | 15 | 7 | 18 | 60 | 76 | −16 | 52 | |
| 16 | Wincanton Town | 40 | 13 | 7 | 20 | 75 | 90 | −15 | 46 | |
| 17 | Warminster Town | 40 | 13 | 7 | 20 | 52 | 75 | −23 | 46 | |
| 18 | Roman Glass St George | 40 | 11 | 7 | 22 | 71 | 95 | −24 | 40 | |
| 19 | Devizes Town | 40 | 11 | 5 | 24 | 55 | 107 | −52 | 38 | |
| 20 | Westbury United | 40 | 8 | 6 | 26 | 50 | 98 | −48 | 30 | |
| 21 | Bishop Sutton | 40 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 29 | 134 | −105 | 8 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:
- ^ Ashton & Backwell United were deducted three points.
References[edit]
- ^ "Home". toolstationleague.com.
- ^ "Promotion applications for clubs aiming for Step 4". The FA. 10 December 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
- ^ "Winterbourne United resign from Toolstation Western League". Non League Daily. Archived from the original on 30 January 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2015.