2020–21 Western Football League
The 2020–21 Western Football League season (known as the 2020–21 Toolstation Western Football League for sponsorship reasons) will be the 119th in the history of the Western Football League, a football competition in England. Teams are divided into two divisions; the Premier and the First.
| Season | 2020–21 |
|---|---|
← 2019–20 2021–22 → | |
The constitution was announced on 21 July 2020.[1]
After the abandonment of the previous season due to the COVID-19 pandemic,[2] the league's constitution remained unchanged, with the planned structural changes being put back to this season.
This season, the Premier Division champions will be promoted to Step 4. The runners-up in this division and ten other Step 5 divisions in other leagues will be ranked according to PPG (points per game), and the top four in that ranking will also be promoted. The remaining seven runners-up will compete in "winner takes all" play-offs with seven clubs finishing bottom in Step 4 leagues, the winners being placed at Step 4 and the losers at Step 5 for 2021–22.[3]
The bottom clubs in all 14 Step 5 divisions will be ranked according to PPG, and the 12 lowest-ranked clubs will be relegated to Step 6.
In Division One, the top four clubs will be promoted to Step 5, and the bottom two are liable to relegation to Step 7.
Premier Division
The Premier Division remained unchanged, with 21 clubs.
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bitton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Promotion to Southern League Division One South |
| 2 | Bradford Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Possible promotion to Step 4 via PPG or a play-off |
| 3 | Bridgwater Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Bridport | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Brislington | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | Buckland Athletic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | Cadbury Heath | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | Chipping Sodbury Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | Clevedon Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | Cribbs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | Exmouth Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | Hallen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | Keynsham Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | Odd Down | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | Plymouth Parkway | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | Roman Glass St George | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 17 | Shepton Mallet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 18 | Street | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 19 | Tavistock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 20 | Westbury United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 21 | Wellington | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Possible relegation to the First Division or SWPL |
Stadia and locations
| Club | Finishing position in 2018–19 | Stadium |
|---|---|---|
| Bitton | 3rd | Rapid Solicitors Stadium |
| Bradford Town | 7th | Bradford on Avon Sports Club |
| Bridgwater Town | 4th | Fairfax Park |
| Bridport | 13th | St Mary's Field |
| Brislington | 18th | Brislington Stadium |
| Buckland Athletic | 9th | Kingskerswell Road |
| Cadbury Heath | 14th | Springfield |
| Chipping Sodbury Town | 10th | The Ridings |
| Clevedon Town | 6th | The Hand Stadium |
| Cribbs | 8th | The Lawns |
| Exmouth Town | 2nd South West Peninsula League Premier Division (promotion) | King George V Ground |
| Hallen | 12th | The Hallen Centre |
| Keynsham Town | 1st Western League Division One (promotion) | Crown Fields |
| Odd Down | 15th | Lew Hill Memorial Ground |
| Plymouth Parkway | 2nd | Bolitho Park |
| Roman Glass St George | 17th | Oaklands Park |
| Shepton Mallet | 11th | Playing Fields (Shepton) |
| Street | 8th Southern League Division One South (voluntary relegation) | The Tannery Ground |
| Tavistock | 1st South West Peninsula League Premier Division (promotion) | Langsford Park |
| Wellington | 16th | The Playing Field (Wellington) |
| Westbury United | 5th | Meadow Lane |
First Division
The First Division also remained unchanged, with 20 clubs.
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Almondsbury | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Promotion to the Premier Division |
| 2 | Ashton & Backwell United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Bishops Lydeard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Bishop Sutton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Bristol Telephones | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | Calne Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | Cheddar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | Corsham Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | Devizes Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | Hengrove Athletic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | Lebeq United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | Longwell Green Sports | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | Oldland Abbotonians | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | Portishead Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | Radstock Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | Sherborne Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 17 | Warminster Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 18 | Wells City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 19 | Welton Rovers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to Level 11 |
| 20 | Wincanton Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Stadia and locations
| Club | Finishing position in 2018–19 | Stadium |
|---|---|---|
| Almondsbury | 6th Hellenic Football League Division One West (transferred) | Almondsbury Sports & Social Club |
| Ashton & Backwell United | 4th | Lancer Scott Stadium |
| Bishop Sutton | 17th | Lakeview |
| Bishops Lydeard | 12th | Cothelstone Road |
| Bristol Telephones | 20th | BTRA Sports Ground |
| Calne Town | 8th | Bremhill Road |
| Cheddar | 2nd | Bowdens Park |
| Corsham Town | 3rd | Southbank Ground |
| Devizes Town | 11th | Nursteed Road Ground |
| Hengrove Athletic | 19th Western Football League Premier Division (relegated) | Paprika Park |
| Lebeq United | 1st Gloucestershire County League (promoted) | Oaklands Park |
| Longwell Green Sports | 5th | Longwell Green Community Centre |
| Oldland Abbotonians | 18th | Aitchinson Playing Fields |
| Portishead Town | 16th | Bristol Road |
| Radstock Town | 15th | Southfields Recreation Ground |
| Sherborne Town | 13th | Raleigh Grove |
| Warminster Town | 6th | Weymouth Street |
| Wells City | 10th | Athletic Ground (Wells) |
| Welton Rovers | 9th | West Clewes |
| Wincanton Town | 14th | Wincanton Sports Ground |
References
- "National League System club allocations – Steps 5–6, Season 2020–21" (PDF). Non League Paper. 21 July 2020.
- "Coronavirus: All football below National League to end". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
- "EXCLUSIVE: FA outline second phase of Non-League restructuring". The Non-League Football paper. 17 April 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2020.