2010–11_Western_Football_League
2010–11 Western Football League
Football league season
The 2010–11 Western Football League season (known as the 2010–11 Toolstation Western Football League for sponsorship reasons) was the 109th in the history of the Western Football League, a football competition in England. Teams were divided into two divisions; the Premier and the First.
The league champions for the first time in their history were Larkhall Athletic. The champions of Division One were newcomers Merthyr Town.
The Premier Division featured two new clubs in a league of 19, reduced from 20 the previous season after Bideford were promoted to the Southern League, and Calne Town and Melksham Town were relegated to the First Division:
- Odd Down, runners-up in the First Division.
- Wells City, champions of the First Division.
Premier League champions Larkhall Athletic[1] and runners-up Bitton[2] were both ineligible for promotion to the Southern League due to ground grading issues.
Final table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Larkhall Athletic (C) | 36 | 25 | 4 | 7 | 83 | 46 | +37 | 79 | |
| 2 | Bitton | 36 | 21 | 7 | 8 | 71 | 37 | +34 | 70 | |
| 3 | Ilfracombe Town | 36 | 20 | 7 | 9 | 59 | 37 | +22 | 67 | |
| 4 | Willand Rovers | 36 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 69 | 40 | +29 | 65 | |
| 5 | Bishop Sutton | 36 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 66 | 38 | +28 | 63 | |
| 6 | Dawlish Town | 36 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 78 | 65 | +13 | 61 | Resigned before the 2011–12 season |
| 7 | Bristol Manor Farm | 36 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 73 | 63 | +10 | 61 | |
| 8 | Odd Down | 36 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 60 | 47 | +13 | 59 | |
| 9 | Wells City | 36 | 16 | 7 | 13 | 67 | 55 | +12 | 55 | |
| 10 | Corsham Town | 36 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 48 | 49 | −1 | 51 | |
| 11 | Barnstaple Town | 36 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 65 | 74 | −9 | 51 | |
| 12 | Radstock Town | 36 | 15 | 3 | 18 | 59 | 56 | +3 | 48 | |
| 13 | Street | 36 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 50 | 61 | −11 | 45 | |
| 14 | Sherborne Town | 36 | 13 | 4 | 19 | 58 | 70 | −12 | 43 | |
| 15 | Brislington | 36 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 36 | 56 | −20 | 38 | |
| 16 | Hallen | 36 | 10 | 6 | 20 | 56 | 79 | −23 | 36 | |
| 17 | Longwell Green Sports | 36 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 35 | 79 | −44 | 26 | |
| 18 | Wellington (R) | 36 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 48 | 87 | −39 | 21 | Relegation to the First Division |
| 19 | Welton Rovers (R) | 36 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 38 | 80 | −42 | 19 |
The First Division featured three new clubs, reduced to 19 teams from 20 the previous season, after Odd Down and Wells City were promoted to the Premier Division, Clevedon United resigned and Minehead Town were relegated. Both the latter two clubs joined the Somerset County Football League.
- Calne Town, relegated from the Premier Division.
- Melksham Town, relegated from the Premier Division.
- Merthyr Town, newly formed after the liquidation of Merthyr Tydfil of the Southern Football League.
Oldland Abbotonians finished second in the First Division, but were refused promotion due to ground grading issues. Bridport took the second promotion place instead. Elmore were accepted into the First Division for 2011–12 despite finishing bottom of the table this season.[3]
Final table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Merthyr Town (C, P) | 36 | 29 | 3 | 4 | 118 | 33 | +85 | 90 | Promotion to the Premier Division |
| 2 | Oldland Abbotonians | 36 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 93 | 46 | +47 | 76 | |
| 3 | Bridport (P) | 36 | 23 | 3 | 10 | 74 | 44 | +30 | 72 | Promotion to the Premier Division |
| 4 | Cadbury Heath | 36 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 88 | 49 | +39 | 68[lower-alpha 1] | |
| 5 | Devizes Town | 36 | 21 | 2 | 13 | 63 | 65 | −2 | 65 | |
| 6 | Bradford Town | 36 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 84 | 62 | +22 | 61 | |
| 7 | Gillingham Town | 36 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 73 | 57 | +16 | 60 | |
| 8 | Melksham Town | 36 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 63 | 51 | +12 | 55 | |
| 9 | Shrewton United | 36 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 71 | 79 | −8 | 51 | |
| 10 | Hengrove Athletic | 36 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 52 | 58 | −6 | 46 | |
| 11 | Calne Town | 36 | 14 | 6 | 16 | 72 | 56 | +16 | 44[lower-alpha 2] | |
| 12 | Almondsbury UWE | 36 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 55 | 64 | −9 | 44 | |
| 13 | Chard Town | 36 | 11 | 8 | 17 | 57 | 68 | −11 | 41 | |
| 14 | Shepton Mallet | 36 | 11 | 5 | 20 | 47 | 76 | −29 | 38 | |
| 15 | Roman Glass St George | 36 | 10 | 6 | 20 | 43 | 76 | −33 | 36 | |
| 16 | Keynsham Town | 36 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 45 | 61 | −16 | 35 | |
| 17 | Westbury United | 36 | 9 | 3 | 24 | 45 | 82 | −37 | 30 | |
| 18 | Portishead Town | 36 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 48 | 84 | −36 | 29 | |
| 19 | Elmore | 36 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 47 | 127 | −80 | 17 |
- "Larkhall have no grounds for promotion, despite City link". The Bath Chronicle. 7 April 2011.
- "Recreation ground is badly in need of a new clubhouse". The Evening Post. 19 March 2011. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
- "Proposed constitution 2011–12". Bristol Soccerworld. 13 May 2011.