2015–16_Western_Football_League
2015–16 Western Football League
Football league season
The 2015–16 Western Football League season (known as the 2015–16 Toolstation Western Football League for sponsorship reasons) is the 114th in the history of the Western Football League, a football competition in England. Teams are divided into two divisions; the Premier and the First. The league's constitution was announced on 11 June 2015.[1]
The Premier Division was increased from 19 clubs to 21, and features four new clubs after Slimbridge were promoted to Southern League Division One South & West, and Bishop Sutton were relegated to the First Division.
- Barnstaple Town, champions of the First Division.
- Clevedon Town, demoted from Southern League Division One South & West for ground grading reasons.
- Cribbs, third-placed club in the First Division.
- Welton Rovers, runners-up in the First Division.
Seven clubs applied for promotion to Step 4: Barnstaple Town, Brislington, Bristol Manor Farm, Buckland Athletic, Odd Down, Melksham Town and Street.[2] Odd Down failed the ground grading requirements, and Melksham's new ground will not be ready in time for next season.
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Odd Down (C) | 38 | 28 | 4 | 6 | 98 | 45 | +53 | 88 | |
| 2 | Barnstaple Town (P) | 38 | 27 | 4 | 7 | 78 | 33 | +45 | 85 | Promotion to Southern League Division One S&W |
| 3 | Bristol Manor Farm | 38 | 25 | 5 | 8 | 109 | 44 | +65 | 80 | |
| 4 | Buckland Athletic | 38 | 24 | 6 | 8 | 91 | 34 | +57 | 78 | |
| 5 | Melksham Town | 38 | 22 | 7 | 9 | 65 | 38 | +27 | 73 | |
| 6 | Willand Rovers | 38 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 72 | 52 | +20 | 70 | |
| 7 | Street | 38 | 20 | 5 | 13 | 82 | 63 | +19 | 65 | |
| 8 | Bradford Town | 38 | 19 | 5 | 14 | 91 | 58 | +33 | 62 | |
| 9 | Gillingham Town | 38 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 75 | 65 | +10 | 56 | |
| 10 | Shepton Mallet | 38 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 61 | 52 | +9 | 52[lower-alpha 1] | |
| 11 | Brislington | 38 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 44 | 64 | −20 | 47 | |
| 12 | Cadbury Heath | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 66 | 77 | −11 | 43 | |
| 13 | Sherborne Town | 38 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 50 | 70 | −20 | 40 | |
| 14 | Bitton | 38 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 55 | 73 | −18 | 39 | |
| 15 | Cribbs | 38 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 55 | 72 | −17 | 37 | |
| 16 | Bridport | 38 | 10 | 6 | 22 | 51 | 90 | −39 | 36 | |
| 17 | Hallen | 38 | 11 | 3 | 24 | 49 | 94 | −45 | 36 | |
| 18 | Longwell Green Sports | 38 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 45 | 90 | −45 | 36[lower-alpha 2] | |
| 19 | Clevedon Town | 38 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 33 | 100 | −67 | 24 | |
| 20 | Welton Rovers (R) | 38 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 42 | 98 | −56 | 20 | Relegation to the First Division |
| 21 | Winterbourne United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Resigned from the league, record expunged[lower-alpha 3] |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- Shepton Mallet were deducted 12 points for fielding an ineligible player.[citation needed]
- Winterbourne United resigned in December 2015 and their record of P15 W3 D0 L12 GF21 GA39 ₧9 was expunged.[3]
The First Division was reduced from 22 clubs to 21, and features two new clubs after the promotion of Barnstaple Town, Cribbs and Welton Rovers to the Premier Division:
- Bishop Sutton, relegated from the Premier Division.
- Chipping Sodbury Town, promoted from the Gloucestershire County League.
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chipping Sodbury Town (C, P) | 40 | 23 | 7 | 10 | 84 | 52 | +32 | 76 | Promotion to the Premier Division |
| 2 | Wells City (P) | 40 | 23 | 7 | 10 | 91 | 61 | +30 | 76 | |
| 3 | Chard Town | 40 | 22 | 8 | 10 | 70 | 49 | +21 | 74 | |
| 4 | Oldland Abbotonians | 40 | 22 | 6 | 12 | 81 | 54 | +27 | 72 | |
| 5 | Cheddar | 40 | 21 | 9 | 10 | 81 | 57 | +24 | 72 | |
| 6 | Portishead Town | 40 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 83 | 52 | +31 | 70 | |
| 7 | Hengrove Athletic | 40 | 21 | 7 | 12 | 57 | 37 | +20 | 70 | |
| 8 | Ashton & Backwell United | 40 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 86 | 56 | +30 | 66[lower-alpha 1] | |
| 9 | Keynsham Town | 40 | 20 | 6 | 14 | 84 | 65 | +19 | 66 | |
| 10 | Corsham Town | 40 | 17 | 9 | 14 | 81 | 61 | +20 | 60 | |
| 11 | Almondsbury UWE | 40 | 16 | 8 | 16 | 75 | 56 | +19 | 56 | |
| 12 | Wellington | 40 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 71 | 56 | +15 | 55 | |
| 13 | Radstock Town | 40 | 16 | 6 | 18 | 67 | 71 | −4 | 54 | |
| 14 | Chippenham Park | 40 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 51 | 52 | −1 | 53 | |
| 15 | Calne Town | 40 | 15 | 7 | 18 | 60 | 76 | −16 | 52 | |
| 16 | Wincanton Town | 40 | 13 | 7 | 20 | 75 | 90 | −15 | 46 | |
| 17 | Warminster Town | 40 | 13 | 7 | 20 | 52 | 75 | −23 | 46 | |
| 18 | Roman Glass St George | 40 | 11 | 7 | 22 | 71 | 95 | −24 | 40 | |
| 19 | Devizes Town | 40 | 11 | 5 | 24 | 55 | 107 | −52 | 38 | |
| 20 | Westbury United | 40 | 8 | 6 | 26 | 50 | 98 | −48 | 30 | |
| 21 | Bishop Sutton | 40 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 29 | 134 | −105 | 8 |
- "Promotion applications for clubs aiming for Step 4". The FA. 10 December 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
- "Winterbourne United resign from Toolstation Western League". Non League Daily. Archived from the original on 30 January 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2015.