1989–90 Western Football League

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Football league season

Western Football LeagueSeason| 1989–90

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Champions| Taunton Town (Premier Division)
Ottery St Mary (Division One)

← 1988–89

1990–91 →

The 1989–90 season was the 88th in the history of the Western Football League.

The league champions for the second time in their history were Taunton Town. The champions of Division One were Ottery St Mary.[1]

This season marked a return to the system of three points being awarded for a win, rather than two points. The three-point system had previously been used for five seasons between 1974 and 1979.[1]

## Final tables

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### Premier Division

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The Premier Division remained at 21 clubs after Minehead were relegated to the First Division. One club joined:

* Tiverton Town, runners-up in the First Division.

Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  | Taunton Town (C) | 40  | 28  | 8  | 4  | 80  | 41  | +39  | 92  |
2  | Liskeard Athletic | 40  | 28  | 7  | 5  | 91  | 30  | +61  | 91
3  | Mangotsfield United | 40  | 27  | 7  | 6  | 96  | 42  | +54  | 88
4  | Tiverton Town | 40  | 26  | 6  | 8  | 92  | 51  | +41  | 84
5  | Exmouth Town | 40  | 24  | 5  | 11  | 74  | 37  | +37  | 77
6  | Weston-super-Mare | 40  | 20  | 8  | 12  | 86  | 56  | +30  | 68
7  | Plymouth Argyle Reserves | 40  | 19  | 10  | 11  | 75  | 47  | +28  | 67
8  | Saltash United | 40  | 19  | 9  | 12  | 62  | 41  | +21  | 66
9  | Swanage Town & Herston | 40  | 18  | 7  | 15  | 77  | 67  | +10  | 61  | Transferred to the Wessex League
10  | Clevedon Town | 40  | 16  | 8  | 16  | 58  | 60  | −2  | 56  |
11  | Paulton Rovers | 40  | 16  | 7  | 17  | 51  | 52  | −1  | 55
12  | Bristol Manor Farm | 40  | 13  | 12  | 15  | 49  | 59  | −10  | 51
13  | Chippenham Town | 40  | 14  | 7  | 19  | 36  | 46  | −10  | 49
14  | Dawlish Town | 40  | 12  | 7  | 21  | 55  | 78  | −23  | 43
15  | Chard Town | 40  | 8  | 14  | 18  | 50  | 74  | −24  | 38
16  | Bideford | 40  | 8  | 14  | 18  | 37  | 76  | −39  | 38
17  | Torrington | 40  | 8  | 11  | 21  | 48  | 74  | −26  | 35
18  | Barnstaple Town | 40  | 8  | 10  | 22  | 38  | 75  | −37  | 34
19  | Radstock Town | 40  | 7  | 12  | 21  | 43  | 82  | −39  | 33
20  | Frome Town | 40  | 4  | 14  | 22  | 43  | 77  | −34  | 26
21  | Welton Rovers | 40  | 3  | 5  | 32  | 30  | 106  | −76  | 14

Source: [citation needed]
(C) Champions

### First Division

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The First Division remained at 20 clubs, after Tiverton Town were promoted to the Premier Division. One new club joined:

* Minehead, relegated from the Premier Division.

Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion

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1  | Ottery St Mary (C, P) | 38  | 27  | 4  | 7  | 72  | 36  | +36  | 85  | Promoted to the Premier Division
2  | Backwell United | 38  | 21  | 10  | 7  | 63  | 32  | +31  | 73  |
3  | Ilfracombe Town | 38  | 20  | 11  | 7  | 67  | 38  | +29  | 71
4  | Bridport | 38  | 20  | 8  | 10  | 69  | 46  | +23  | 68
5  | Odd Down | 38  | 20  | 6  | 12  | 53  | 44  | +9  | 66
6  | Larkhall Athletic | 38  | 19  | 8  | 11  | 73  | 57  | +16  | 65
7  | Westbury United | 38  | 17  | 8  | 13  | 66  | 55  | +11  | 59
8  | Keynsham Town | 38  | 15  | 11  | 12  | 57  | 46  | +11  | 56
9  | Melksham Town | 38  | 16  | 7  | 15  | 46  | 41  | +5  | 55
10  | Devizes Town | 38  | 14  | 12  | 12  | 38  | 44  | −6  | 54
11  | Heavitree United | 38  | 15  | 8  | 15  | 53  | 44  | +9  | 53
12  | Calne Town | 38  | 14  | 11  | 13  | 52  | 45  | +7  | 53
13  | Clandown | 38  | 14  | 8  | 16  | 45  | 45  | 0  | 50
14  | Elmore | 38  | 14  | 5  | 19  | 46  | 60  | −14  | 47
15  | Warminster Town | 38  | 10  | 12  | 16  | 43  | 54  | −11  | 42
16  | Yeovil Town Reserves | 38  | 9  | 9  | 20  | 46  | 67  | −21  | 36
17  | Wellington | 38  | 7  | 13  | 18  | 40  | 60  | −20  | 34
18  | Bath City Reserves | 38  | 9  | 4  | 25  | 37  | 82  | −45  | 31
19  | Glastonbury | 38  | 7  | 7  | 24  | 35  | 72  | −37  | 28
20  | Minehead | 38  | 5  | 12  | 21  | 29  | 62  | −33  | 27

Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: The system of using goal difference to separate two teams tied on points was used. The points system: 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

## References

[edit]

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

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Western Football League

2024–25
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|

* Bobby Robson
* Rous Cup
* 1990 FIFA World Cup
* qualification
* UEFA
* UEFA Group 2

League
competitions|

| Levels 1–4|

* Football League (First Division, Second Division, Third Division, Fourth Division, play-offs)

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Level 5|

* Football Conference

Levels 6–7|

* Isthmian League (Premier, One)
* Northern Premier League (Premier, One)
* Southern League (Premier, Midland, Southern)

Levels 8–9|

* Isthmian League (Two North, Two South)
* Combined Counties League (level 8 only)
* Eastern Counties League (Premier, One)
* Essex Senior League (level 8 only)
* Hellenic League (Premier, One)
* Kent League (level 8 only)
* Midland Football Combination (level 8 only)
* North West Counties League (One, Two)
* Northern Counties East League (Premier, One)
* Northern League (One, Two)
* South Midlands League (Premier, One)
* Spartan League (Premier, One)
* Sussex County League (One, Two)
* United Counties League (Premier, One)
* Wessex League (level 8 only)
* West Midlands (Regional) League (level 8 only)
* Western League (Premier, One)

Cup
competitions|

| FA cups|

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

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Football League cups|

* League Cup (Final)
* Full Members' Cup (Final)
* Associate Members' Cup (Final)

Club seasons

First Division|

* Arsenal
* Aston Villa
* Charlton Athletic
* Chelsea
* Coventry City
* Crystal Palace
* Derby County
* Everton
* Liverpool
* Luton Town
* Manchester City
* Manchester United
* Millwall
* Norwich City
* Nottingham Forest
* Queens Park Rangers
* Sheffield Wednesday
* Southampton
* Tottenham Hotspur
* Wimbledon

Second Division|

* Barnsley
* Blackburn Rovers
* Bournemouth
* Bradford City
* Brighton & Hove Albion
* Hull City
* Ipswich Town
* Leeds United
* Leicester City
* Middlesbrough
* Newcastle United
* Oldham Athletic
* Oxford United
* Plymouth Argyle
* Port Vale
* Portsmouth
* Sheffield United
* Sunderland
* Swindon Town
* Stoke City
* Watford
* West Bromwich Albion
* West Ham United
* Wolverhampton Wanderers

Third Division|

* Birmingham City
* Blackpool
* Bolton Wanderers
* Brentford
* Bristol City
* Bristol Rovers
* Bury
* Cardiff City
* Chester City
* Crewe Alexandra
* Fulham
* Huddersfield Town
* Leyton Orient
* Mansfield Town
* Northampton Town
* Preston North End
* Notts County
* Reading
* Rotherham United
* Shrewsbury Town
* Swansea City
* Tranmere Rovers
* Walsall
* Wigan Athletic

Fourth Division|

* Aldershot
* Burnley
* Cambridge United
* Carlisle United
* Chesterfield
* Colchester United
* Doncaster Rovers
* Exeter City
* Gillingham
* Grimsby Town
* Halifax Town
* Hartlepool United
* Hereford United
* Lincoln City
* Maidstone United
* Peterborough United
* Rochdale
* Scarborough
* Scunthorpe United
* Southend United
* Southport
* Stockport County
* Torquay United
* Wrexham
* York City

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