1892–93 Western Football League

Western Football League
Season 1892–93
Champions Warmley

The 1892–93 season was the first in the history of the Western Football League, which was known as the Bristol & District league until 1895. Nine clubs formed the new league, which consisted of a single division. Wells City joined the league from the Somerset Senior League, of which they had been champions twice. Warmley were the first champions of the new league.[1]

Final table

Division One

Pos Club P W D L GF GA GAv1 Pts2 Notes
1 Warmley 16 11 3 2 72 19 3.79 25
2 Trowbridge Town 16 10 4 2 66 17 3.88 24
3 St George 16 9 5 2 36 22 1.64 23
4 Bedminster 16 6 5 5 30 34 0.88 17
5 Clevedon 16 6 4 6 25 36 0.69 16
6 Eastville Rovers 16 6 3 7 36 40 0.9 15
7 Clifton 16 4 2 10 27 61 0.44 10
8 Mangotsfield 16 3 2 11 19 45 0.42 8
9 Wells City 16 1 4 11 14 51 0.27 6 Left to rejoin the Somerset Senior League at end of season

1 The system of using goal average to separate two teams tied on points was used up to and including the 1976–77 season.

2 The points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.

References

  1. ^ Robinson, Michael (ed.), Non-League Football Tables 1889–2006, Soccer Books, 2006