1968–69 Western Football League

Football league season

Western Football LeagueSeason| 1968–69

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Champions| Taunton Town

← 1967–68

1969–70 →

The 1968–69 season was the 67th in the history of the Western Football League.

The champions for the first time in their history were Taunton Town.[1]

## League table

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The league was reduced from 21 to 19 clubs after Salisbury joined the Southern League and Plymouth Argyle Colts left. No new clubs joined.

Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts

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1  | Taunton Town | 36  | 24  | 5  | 7  | 96  | 53  | 1.811  | 53
2  | Bideford | 36  | 21  | 7  | 8  | 77  | 44  | 1.750  | 49
3  | Bridgwater Town | 36  | 18  | 12  | 6  | 72  | 30  | 2.400  | 48
4  | Glastonbury | 36  | 22  | 4  | 10  | 85  | 49  | 1.735  | 48
5  | Frome Town | 36  | 18  | 11  | 7  | 57  | 38  | 1.500  | 47
6  | Andover | 36  | 16  | 9  | 11  | 63  | 43  | 1.465  | 41
7  | Minehead | 36  | 16  | 9  | 11  | 57  | 43  | 1.326  | 41
8  | Welton Rovers | 36  | 14  | 9  | 13  | 51  | 51  | 1.000  | 37
9  | Dorchester Town | 36  | 15  | 6  | 15  | 63  | 53  | 1.189  | 36
10  | Bath City Reserves  | 36  | 15  | 6  | 15  | 58  | 49  | 1.184  | 36
11  | Barnstaple Town | 36  | 14  | 7  | 15  | 58  | 67  | 0.866  | 35
12  | Devizes Town | 36  | 14  | 7  | 15  | 56  | 77  | 0.727  | 35
13  | Torquay United Reserves  | 36  | 15  | 3  | 18  | 51  | 60  | 0.850  | 33
14  | Bristol City Colts  | 36  | 13  | 6  | 17  | 64  | 68  | 0.941  | 32
15  | Bridport | 36  | 8  | 11  | 17  | 34  | 54  | 0.630  | 27
16  | Weston-super-Mare | 36  | 7  | 11  | 18  | 29  | 54  | 0.537  | 25
17  | St Luke's College | 36  | 9  | 5  | 22  | 44  | 74  | 0.595  | 23
18  | Portland United | 36  | 7  | 8  | 21  | 36  | 80  | 0.450  | 22
19  | Yeovil Town Reserves  | 36  | 4  | 8  | 24  | 41  | 105  | 0.390  | 16

Source: [citation needed]
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.

## References

[edit]

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

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clubs|

| Premier Division|

* A.F.C. St Austell
* Barnstaple Town
* Bridgwater United
* Brislington
* Brixham
* Buckland Athletic
* Clevedon Town
* Ilfracombe Town
* Ivybridge Town
* Nailsea & Tickenham
* Oldland Abbotonians
* Paulton Rovers
* Portishead Town
* Saltash United
* Shepton Mallet
* St Blazey
* Street
* Torpoint Athletic
* Wellington
* Welton Rovers

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Division One|

* AEK Boco
* Avonmouth
* Bitton
* Bradford Town
* Bristol Telephones
* Cadbury Heath
* Calne Town
* Cheddar
* Cribbs Reserves
* Devizes Town
* Gillingham Town
* Hallen
* Hengrove Athletic
* Keynsham Town
* Longwell Green Sports
* Mendip Broadwalk
* Odd Down
* Radstock Town
* Shirehampton
* Sturminster Newton United
* Warminster Town
* Wells City

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National teams|

* Alf Ramsey
* Home Championship
* 1970 FIFA World Cup (qualification)

League competitions|

| Levels 1–4|

* Football League (First Division, Second Division, Third Division, Fourth Division)

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Levels 5–6|

* Isthmian League (level 5 only)
* Northern Premier League (level 5 only)
* Southern League (Premier, One)

Levels 7–9|

* Athenian League (Premier, One, Two)
* Cheshire County League (level 7 only)
* Eastern Counties League (level 7 only)
* Hellenic League (Premier, One)
* Kent League (level 7 only)
* Lancashire Combination (level 7 only)
* Midland Football Combination (level 7 only)
* Midland League (level 7 only)
* Northern League (level 7 only)
* South Midlands League (Premier, One)
* Spartan League (level 7 only)
* Sussex County League (One, Two)
* United Counties League (One, Two)
* West Midlands (Regional) League (level 7 only)
* Western League (level 7 only)
* Yorkshire League (One, Two)

Cup competitions|

| FA cups|

* FA Cup (Qualifying rounds, Final)
* Charity Shield
* FA Amateur Cup

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Football League cups|

* League Cup (Final)

European competitions|

* European Cup
* Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
* European Cup Winners' Cup

Club seasons

First Division|

* Arsenal
* Burnley
* Chelsea
* Coventry City
* Everton
* Ipswich Town
* Leeds United
* Leicester City
* Liverpool
* Manchester City
* Manchester United
* Newcastle United
* Nottingham Forest
* Queens Park Rangers
* Sheffield Wednesday
* Southampton
* Stoke City
* Sunderland
* Tottenham Hotspur
* West Bromwich Albion
* West Ham United
* Wolverhampton Wanderers

Second Division|

* Aston Villa
* Birmingham City
* Blackburn Rovers
* Blackpool
* Bolton Wanderers
* Bristol City
* Bury
* Cardiff City
* Carlisle United
* Charlton Athletic
* Crystal Palace
* Derby County
* Fulham
* Huddersfield Town
* Hull City
* Middlesbrough
* Millwall
* Norwich City
* Oxford United
* Portsmouth
* Preston North End
* Sheffield United

Third Division|

* Barnsley
* Barrow
* Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic
* Brighton & Hove Albion
* Bristol Rovers
* Crewe Alexandra
* Gillingham
* Hartlepool United
* Leyton Orient
* Luton Town
* Mansfield Town
* Northampton Town
* Oldham Athletic
* Plymouth Argyle
* Reading
* Rotherham United
* Shrewsbury Town
* Southport
* Stockport County
* Swindon Town
* Torquay United
* Tranmere Rovers
* Walsall
* Watford

Fourth Division|

* Aldershot
* Bradford City
* Bradford Park Avenue
* Brentford
* Chester
* Chesterfield
* Colchester United
* Darlington
* Doncaster Rovers
* Exeter City
* Grimsby Town
* Halifax Town
* Lincoln City
* Newport County
* Notts County
* Peterborough United
* Port Vale
* Rochdale
* Scunthorpe United
* Southend United
* Swansea Town
* Workington
* Wrexham
* York City

*[Pos]: Position
*[Pld]: Played
*[W]: Won
*[D]: Drawn
*[L]: Lost
*[GF]: Goals for
*[GA]: Goals against
*[GR]: Goal ratio
*[Pts]: Points
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