Western Football League
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The
Western League is a
football league in the south west of
England. The league's current main sponsor is Toolstation, so it is also known as the
Toolstation League. Recent restructuring of the
English football league system has placed the
Premier Division and
Division One of twenty and twenty-two clubs respectively at the ninth and tenth tiers overall, known as Step 5 and Step 6 of the
National League System, below Division One South and West of the
Southern League. Below the Western League are five local leagues covering even smaller areas, the
Somerset Senior League,
South Western League,
Wiltshire League,
Devon County League, and
Gloucestershire County League.
The league was formed in 1892 as the Bristol & District League, and became the Western League in 1895. (There is also a Bristol & District League today, but this is a feeder league to the Gloucestershire County League). In the years before the Second World War, many teams played in both the Southern and Western Leagues; the Western League was considered as subservient to the Southern League.
On three occasions, member clubs have lifted the FA Vase, Tiverton Town twice, and Taunton Town once. Neither of these clubs are current members of the Western League
List of current clubs
Backwell United |
Barnstaple Town |
Bideford |
Bishop Sutton |
Bitton |
Bridgwater Town |
Brislington |
Bristol Manor Farm |
Calne Town |
Corsham Town |
Devizes Town |
Exmouth Town (resigned Jan 2006) |
Frome Town |
Hallen |
Keynsham Town |
Odd Down |
Radstock Town |
Torrington
Welton Rovers |
Willand Rovers |
Almondsbury |
Biddestone |
Bradford Town |
Bridport |
Cadbury Heath |
Chard Town |
Clevedon United |
Clyst Rovers |
Dawlish Town |
Elmore |
Ilfracombe Town |
Larkhall Athletic |
Longwell Green Sports |
Minehead Town |
Portishead |
Saltash United |
Shepton Mallet |
Shrewton United |
Street |
Wellington (Somerset) |
Westbury United |
Weston St. Johns
List of champions
Teams promoted to Southern League (since 1946)
References
External links
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!colspan="3" style="background:#ccf; text-align:center;"|Western League Premier Division 2006/07
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Barnstaple Town |
Bideford |
Bishop Sutton |
Bitton |
Bridgwater Town |
Brislington |
Bristol Manor Farm |
Calne Town |
Chard Town |
Corsham Town |
Dawlish Town |
Devizes Town |
Frome Town |
Hallen |
Keynsham Town |
Melksham Town |
Odd Down |
Radstock Town |
Street |
Torrington |
Welton Rovers |
Willand Rovers
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!colspan="3" style="background:#ccf; text-align:center;"|Western League Division One 2006/07
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Almondsbury |
Backwell United |
Biddestone |
Bradford Town |
Bridport |
Cadbury Heath |
Clevedon United |
Clyst Rovers |
Elmore |
Hengrove Athletic |
Ilfracombe Town |
Larkhall Athletic |
Longwell Green Sports |
Minehead Town |
Portishead |
Shepton Mallet |
Sherborne Town |
Shrewton United |
Truro City |
Wellington (Somerset) |
Westbury United |
Weston St Johns [http://encycl.opentopia.com/ edit]
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| align="center" colspan= "3" style="background:#ffdead;" | English football league system - Level 9 & 10
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| align="center" colspan= "3" | Promotion to: Southern League
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| align="center" colspan= "3" | Relegation to: Somerset Senior League, Devon County League, South Western League, Wiltshire Football League, Gloucestershire County League
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! colspan="3" style="background:#ccf;" | Football in England
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! style="background:#ffdead; width:19em;" | League competitions
| style="width:9em;" align="center" | The FA
! style="background:#ffdead; width:19em;" | Cup competitions
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| align="center" |FA Premier League
| align="center" |England
| align="center" |FA Cup
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| align="center" |The Football League (Champ, 1, 2)
| align="center" |(U-21) (B)
| align="center" |League Cup
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| align="center" |Football Conference (Nat, N, S)
| align="center" |List of clubs
| align="center" |FA Community Shield
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| align="center" |Northern Premier League (Prem, 1)
| align="center" |
| align="center" |Football League Trophy
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| align="center" |Southern League (Prem, Mid, S&W)
| align="center" |(by capacity)
| align="center" |FA Trophy
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| align="center" |Isthmian League (Prem, 1N, 1S)
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| align="center" |FA Vase
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| align="center" |English football league system
| align="center" |Records
| align="center" |FA NLS Cup
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| style="background:#ccf;" colspan="3" align="center" | Women's football in England
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! style="background:#ffdead; width:19em;" | League competitions
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! style="background:#ffdead; width:19em;" | Cup competitions
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| align="center" |Women's Premier League (Nat, N, S)
| align="center" |England women
| align="center" |FA Women's Cup
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| align="center" |List of clubs
| align="center" |Premier League Cup
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