1955–56 Western Football League

The 1955–56 season was the 54th in the history of the Western Football League.

Western Football League
Season1955–56
ChampionsTrowbridge Town (Division One)
Torquay United Reserves (Division Two)

The champions for the fourth time in their history were Trowbridge Town, and the winners of Division Two were the returning Torquay United Reserves.[1]

Final tables

Division One

Division One was reduced from eighteen to seventeen clubs after Ilfracombe Town and Street were relegated to Division Two, and Bath City Reserves left the league. Two clubs joined:

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts
1 Trowbridge Town 32 24 2 6 100 36 2.778 50
2 Poole Town 32 20 7 5 79 33 2.394 47
3 Dorchester Town 32 21 4 7 106 57 1.860 46
4 Chippenham Town 32 20 4 8 70 50 1.400 44
5 Salisbury 32 17 7 8 64 31 2.065 41
6 Bideford Town 32 14 10 8 58 50 1.160 38
7 Portland United 32 16 3 13 87 76 1.145 35
8 Barnstaple Town 32 15 4 13 61 66 0.924 34
9 Weymouth Reserves 32 10 12 10 63 70 0.900 32
10 Frome Town 32 10 7 15 69 64 1.078 27
11 Yeovil Town Reserves 32 11 5 16 57 86 0.663 27
12 Bristol Rovers Colts 32 10 4 18 49 65 0.754 24
13 Bristol City Colts 32 8 7 17 43 63 0.683 23
14 Wells City 32 8 7 17 53 92 0.576 23
15 Bridgwater Town 32 7 5 20 59 98 0.602 19
16 Chippenham United 32 7 5 20 54 90 0.600 19
17 Glastonbury 32 3 9 20 47 92 0.511 15
Source:
  • No clubs were relegated from Division One this season.

Division Two

Division Two was increased from eighteen to twenty clubs after Frome Town and Yeovil Town Reserves were promoted to Division One, and four new clubs joined:

  • Frome Town Reserves
  • Ilfracombe Town, relegated from Division One.
  • Street, relegated from Division One.
  • Torquay United Reserves, rejoining after leaving the league in 1939.
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Promotion
1 Torquay United Reserves (P) 38 27 6 5 135 38 3.553 60
2 Taunton Town (P) 38 26 3 9 115 46 2.500 55
3 Gloucester City Reserves 38 24 5 9 104 56 1.857 53
4 Weston-super-Mare 38 21 9 8 126 59 2.136 51
5 Stonehouse 38 21 7 10 92 55 1.673 49
6 Trowbridge Town Reserves 38 20 7 11 98 74 1.324 47
7 Minehead 38 20 6 12 104 69 1.507 46
8 Clevedon 38 19 8 11 99 71 1.394 46
9 Frome Town Reserves 38 20 6 12 101 76 1.329 46 Left at the end of the season
10 Ilfracombe Town 38 18 5 15 82 70 1.171 41
11 Poole Town Reserves 38 14 8 16 86 71 1.211 36
12 Chippenham Town Reserves 38 13 7 18 80 97 0.825 33 Left at the end of the season
13 Clandown 38 13 6 19 87 105 0.829 32
14 Cinderford Town 38 13 5 20 85 82 1.037 31
15 Welton Rovers 38 12 6 20 73 95 0.768 30
16 Street 38 11 4 23 70 112 0.625 26
17 Peasedown Miners Welfare 38 8 9 21 57 141 0.404 25
18 Hoffman Athletic 38 7 6 25 46 109 0.422 20
19 Radstock Town 38 7 3 28 52 165 0.315 17
20 Paulton Rovers 38 6 4 28 56 157 0.357 16
Source:
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.
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References
  1. Robinson, Michael (ed.), Non-League Football Tables 1889–2006, Soccer Books, 2006
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