The 1920–21 season was the 24th in the history of the Western Football League.
| Season | 1920–21 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Bristol City Reserves (Division One) Peasedown St John (Division Two) |
← 1919–20 1921–22 → | |
The Division One champions this season were Bristol City Reserves, for the second time in their history. Champions of Division Two were Peasedown St John, who gained promotion to Division One along with Trowbridge Town.[1]
Division One
editEight new clubs joined Division One this season, and the number of clubs increased from 10 to 16 after Horfield United and Newport County Reserves left the league.
- Abertillery Town
- Cardiff City Reserves, rejoining the league after leaving in 1914
- Cardiff Corinthians
- Exeter City Reserves
- Mid Rhondda
- Pontypridd
- Ton Pentre, rejoining the league after leaving in 1910
- Yeovil and Petters United, promoted from Division Two
Abertillery Town, Mid Rhondda, Pontypridd and Ton Pentre were also members of the Southern League (Welsh section) during this season. All four clubs left the Western League at the end of the season to concentrate on the Southern League.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bristol City Reserves | 30 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 58 | 27 | 2.148 | 41 | Moved to the Southern League English Section |
| 2 | Cardiff City Reserves | 30 | 20 | 1 | 9 | 64 | 42 | 1.524 | 41 | Left at the end of the season |
| 3 | Abertillery Town | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 61 | 35 | 1.743 | 39 | |
| 4 | Swansea Town Reserves | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 60 | 29 | 2.069 | 38 | Moved to the Southern League Welsh Section |
| 5 | Douglas | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 52 | 32 | 1.625 | 38 | Left at the end of the season |
| 6 | Pontypridd | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 60 | 40 | 1.500 | 36 | |
| 7 | Yeovil and Petters United | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 52 | 46 | 1.130 | 32 | |
| 8 | Bath City | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 45 | 45 | 1.000 | 31 | Moved to the Southern League English Section |
| 9 | Swindon Town Reserves | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 62 | 50 | 1.240 | 30 | |
| 10 | Exeter City Reserves | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 48 | 53 | 0.906 | 29 | |
| 11 | Bristol Rovers Reserves | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 46 | 53 | 0.868 | 25 | |
| 12 | Ton Pentre | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 43 | 60 | 0.717 | 25 | Left at the end of the season |
| 13 | Welton Rovers | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 39 | 67 | 0.582 | 24 | |
| 14 | Mid Rhondda | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 23 | 57 | 0.404 | 22 | Left at the end of the season |
| 15 | Barry Reserves | 30 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 33 | 72 | 0.458 | 17 | |
| 16 | Cardiff Corinthians | 30 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 24 | 62 | 0.387 | 12 |
Division Two
editThree new clubs joined Division Two this season, and the number of clubs increased from eight to ten after Yeovil and Petters United were promoted.
- Clandown
- Radstock Town, rejoining the league after leaving in 1910
- Welton Amateurs
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peasedown St John (P) | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 34 | 12 | 2.833 | 29 | Promotion to Division One |
| 2 | Radstock Town | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 23 | 1.348 | 24 | |
| 3 | Trowbridge Town (P) | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 18 | 2.000 | 23 | Promotion to Division One |
| 4 | Paulton Rovers | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 26 | 1.269 | 22 | |
| 5 | Timsbury Athletic | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 27 | 0.815 | 16 | |
| 6 | Street | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 35 | 0.600 | 16 | |
| 7 | Frome Town | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 26 | 30 | 0.867 | 13 | |
| 8 | Glastonbury | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 28 | 0.607 | 13 | |
| 9 | Clandown | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 24 | 0.542 | 13 | |
| 10 | Welton Amateurs | 18 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 30 | 0.667 | 11 |
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.
(P) Promoted
References
edit- ^ Robinson, Michael (ed.), Non-League Football Tables 1889–2006, Soccer Books, 2006