1923–24 Western Football League

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Western Football League
Season1923–24
ChampionsLovells Athletic

The 1923–24 season was the 27th in the history of the Western Football League.

After a period of two to three years in which many clubs left the league, this season marked the start of a period of growth. The champions this season were newcomers Lovells Athletic.[1]

Final table

Four new clubs joined the league this season, and the number of clubs increased from nine to eleven after Hanham Athletic and Welton Rovers left the league.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Result
1 Lovells Athletic 20 16 3 1 43 10 4.300 35
2 Radstock Town 20 13 3 4 43 12 3.583 29
3 Weymouth 20 10 5 5 38 24 1.583 25
4 Cardiff Corinthians 20 11 3 6 32 26 1.231 25 Left at the end of the season
5 Poole 20 8 6 6 37 35 1.057 22
6 Yeovil and Petters United 20 9 2 9 35 42 0.833 20
7 Trowbridge Town 20 6 2 12 29 42 0.690 14
8 Peasedown St John 20 6 2 12 23 42 0.548 14
9 Minehead 20 5 3 12 32 44 0.727 13
10 Bath City 20 5 2 13 21 38 0.553 12
11 Paulton Rovers 20 3 5 12 20 38 0.526 11
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.

References

  1. ^ Robinson, Michael (ed.), Non-League Football Tables 1889–2006, Soccer Books, 2006