1929–30 Western Football League

The 1929–30 season was the 33rd in the history of the Western Football League.

Western Football League
Season1929–30
ChampionsYeovil and Petters United (Division One)
Trowbridge Town (Division Two)

The Division One champions for the third time were Yeovil and Petters United, after finishing bottom of the table the previous season. The previous season's champions, Bristol Rovers Reserves, finished bottom this year. The winners of Division Two were Trowbridge Town for the second time in three years. There was again no promotion or relegation between the two divisions this season.[1]

Division One

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The composition of the eight-club Division One remained the same as for the previous season, with no clubs joining or leaving.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Result
1 Yeovil and Petters United 14 10 2 2 32 13 2.462 22
2 Exeter City Reserves 14 5 5 4 26 17 1.529 15
3 Bristol City Reserves 14 5 5 4 28 27 1.037 15
4 Plymouth Argyle Reserves 14 6 2 6 23 20 1.150 14
5 Taunton Town 14 6 2 6 17 30 0.567 14
6 Bath City Reserves 14 4 5 5 35 33 1.061 13 Left at the end of the season
7 Torquay United Reserves 14 4 3 7 27 32 0.844 11
8 Bristol Rovers Reserves 14 3 2 9 18 34 0.529 8
Source: [citation needed]

Division Two

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Division Two was increased from nine to ten clubs after Salisbury City and Yeovil and Petters United Reserves left the league, and three new clubs joined:

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts
1 Trowbridge Town 18 12 2 4 50 28 1.786 26
2 Portland United 18 11 3 4 50 27 1.852 25
3 Wells City 18 10 3 5 52 31 1.677 23
4 Bristol City "A" 18 9 3 6 54 41 1.317 21
5 Welton Rovers 18 9 3 6 50 48 1.042 21
6 Bath City Reserves 18 6 6 6 43 39 1.103 18
7 Paulton Rovers 18 4 5 9 26 50 0.520 13
8 Bristol St George 18 5 1 12 41 51 0.804 11
9 Radstock Town 18 5 1 12 32 57 0.561 11
10 Weymouth 18 4 3 11 26 52 0.500 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

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