The 1967–68 season was the 66th in the history of the Western Football League.
Season | 1967–68 |
---|---|
Champions | Bridgwater Town |
← 1966–67 1968–69 → |
The champions for the first time in their history were Bridgwater Town.[1]
Final table
editThe league remained at 21 clubs after Exeter City Reserves and Weymouth Reserves left. Two new clubs joined:
- Bath City Reserves, rejoining the league after leaving in 1965.
- Devizes Town
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Bridgwater Town | 40 | 27 | 8 | 5 | 92 | 41 | 2.244 | 62 | |
2 | Salisbury | 40 | 28 | 3 | 9 | 105 | 35 | 3.000 | 59 | Joined the Southern League |
3 | Glastonbury | 40 | 24 | 7 | 9 | 103 | 64 | 1.609 | 55 | |
4 | Bath City Reserves | 40 | 21 | 9 | 10 | 81 | 63 | 1.286 | 51 | |
5 | Frome Town | 40 | 22 | 6 | 12 | 98 | 72 | 1.361 | 50 | |
6 | Minehead | 40 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 72 | 49 | 1.469 | 49 | |
7 | Dorchester Town | 40 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 81 | 50 | 1.620 | 48 | |
8 | Welton Rovers | 40 | 20 | 6 | 14 | 74 | 55 | 1.345 | 46 | |
9 | Plymouth Argyle Colts | 40 | 18 | 7 | 15 | 76 | 72 | 1.056 | 43 | Left at the end of the season |
10 | Bridport | 40 | 18 | 5 | 17 | 68 | 58 | 1.172 | 41 | |
11 | Torquay United Reserves | 40 | 17 | 7 | 16 | 58 | 55 | 1.055 | 41 | |
12 | Andover | 40 | 17 | 5 | 18 | 61 | 66 | 0.924 | 39 | |
13 | Taunton Town | 40 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 76 | 68 | 1.118 | 37 | |
14 | Bideford | 40 | 13 | 9 | 18 | 52 | 63 | 0.825 | 35 | |
15 | St Luke's College | 40 | 12 | 9 | 19 | 60 | 78 | 0.769 | 33 | |
16 | Portland United | 40 | 10 | 12 | 18 | 39 | 80 | 0.488 | 32 | |
17 | Bristol City Colts | 40 | 9 | 10 | 21 | 33 | 59 | 0.559 | 28 | |
18 | Weston-super-Mare | 40 | 9 | 10 | 21 | 40 | 79 | 0.506 | 28 | |
19 | Barnstaple Town | 40 | 8 | 6 | 26 | 48 | 91 | 0.527 | 22 | |
20 | Devizes Town | 40 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 56 | 113 | 0.496 | 21 | |
21 | Yeovil Town Reserves | 40 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 36 | 98 | 0.367 | 20 |
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.
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
edit- ^ Robinson, Michael (ed.), Non-League Football Tables 1889–2006, Soccer Books, 2006