The 1894–95 season was the third in the history of the Bristol & District League, which was renamed the Western League the following season.
| Season | 1894–95 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Hereford Thistle (Division One) Warmley Res. (Division Two) |
← 1893–94 1895–96 → | |
Hereford Thistle were the Division One champions in their debut season, but they left the league at the end of the season. Warmley Reserves won Division Two for the second year in succession.[1]
Division One
editTwo new clubs joined Division One for this season, increasing the number of clubs from ten to 12.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hereford Thistle (L) | 22 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 93 | 21 | 4.429 | 39 | Joined the Birmingham & District League |
| 2 | St George | 22 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 76 | 21 | 3.619 | 39 | |
| 3 | Warmley | 22 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 74 | 30 | 2.467 | 30 | |
| 4 | Staple Hill | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 56 | 38 | 1.474 | 26 | |
| 5 | Gloucester | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 64 | 54 | 1.185 | 24 | |
| 6 | Eastville Rovers | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 46 | 40 | 1.150 | 24 | |
| 7 | Trowbridge Town | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 68 | 48 | 1.417 | 22 | |
| 8 | Clifton | 22 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 47 | 55 | 0.855 | 18 | |
| 9 | Bedminster | 22 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 39 | 73 | 0.534 | 14 | |
| 10 | Swindon Wanderers | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 40 | 63 | 0.635 | 13 | |
| 11 | Mangotsfield | 22 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 22 | 68 | 0.324 | 12 | |
| 12 | Clevedon (L) | 22 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 23 | 136 | 0.169 | 3 | Withdrew from league |
Division Two
editTwo new teams joined Division Two this season, increasing the number of clubs from ten to 11 after Trowbridge Town Reserves left.
- Staple Hill Reserves
- Willsbridge, from the South Bristol & District League
St Paul's finished as runners-up in Division Two, and were elected to Division One for the following season ahead of Warmley Reserves as Warmley's first team were already playing in the top level.[2]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warmley Reserves | 20 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 75 | 20 | 3.750 | 34 | |
| 2 | St Paul's (P) | 20 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 79 | 31 | 2.548 | 32 | Elected to Western Football League Division One |
| 3 | Willsbridge (L) | 20 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 48 | 21 | 2.286 | 31 | Withdrew from league |
| 4 | St George Reserves | 20 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 69 | 33 | 2.091 | 29 | |
| 5 | Barton Hill | 20 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 57 | 31 | 1.839 | 23 | |
| 6 | Bedminster Reserves | 20 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 36 | 30 | 1.200 | 17 | |
| 7 | Eastville Rovers Reserves | 20 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 45 | 45 | 1.000 | 16 | |
| 8 | Clifton Reserves | 20 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 40 | 68 | 0.588 | 14 | |
| 9 | Mangotsfield Reserves (L) | 20 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 30 | 84 | 0.357 | 10 | Withdrew from league |
| 10 | Staple Hill Reserves | 20 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 32 | 79 | 0.405 | 9 | |
| 11 | Waverley (L) | 20 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 15 | 74 | 0.203 | 5 | Withdrew from league |
Rules for classification: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing. The system of using goal average to separate two teams tied on points was used up to and including the 1976–77 season. The tables as published at the time contained errors, hence the totals do not balance in some columns.
(L) Left league at the end of the season; (P) Promoted
References
edit- ^ a b Robinson, Michael (ed.), Non-League Football Tables 1889–2006, Soccer Books, 2006
- ^ "Sports and Pastimes". Wiltshire Times & Trowbridge Advertiser. 11 May 1895. Retrieved 12 July 2019 – via British Newspaper Archive.