1998–99 Western Football League

Football league season

Western Football LeagueSeason| 1998–99

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Champions| Taunton Town (Premier Division)
Minehead Town (Division One)

← 1997–98

1999–2000 →

The 1998–99 season was the 97th in the history of the Western Football League.

The league champions for the fourth time in their history were Taunton Town, but runners-up Tiverton Town took promotion to the Southern League. The champions of Division One were Minehead Town.[1]

## Final tables

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### Premier Division

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The Premier Division remained at 20 clubs after Chard Town and Torrington were relegated to the First Division. Two clubs joined:

* Bishop Sutton, champions of the First Division.
* Yeovil Town Reserves, runners-up in the First Division.

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

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1  | Taunton Town (C) | 38  | 33  | 3  | 2  | 134  | 33  | +101  | 102  |
2  | Tiverton Town (P) | 38  | 29  | 4  | 5  | 118  | 27  | +91  | 91  | Promoted to the Southern League
3  | Chippenham Town | 38  | 25  | 7  | 6  | 93  | 41  | +52  | 82  |
4  | Melksham Town | 38  | 20  | 10  | 8  | 73  | 44  | +29  | 70
5  | Paulton Rovers | 38  | 18  | 12  | 8  | 70  | 42  | +28  | 66
6  | Brislington | 38  | 18  | 10  | 10  | 74  | 44  | +30  | 64
7  | Yeovil Town Reserves | 38  | 18  | 4  | 16  | 70  | 66  | +4  | 58
8  | Bridport | 38  | 16  | 7  | 15  | 61  | 68  | −7  | 55
9  | Bridgwater Town | 38  | 15  | 9  | 14  | 68  | 51  | +17  | 54
10  | Backwell United | 38  | 15  | 7  | 16  | 56  | 48  | +8  | 52
11  | Mangotsfield United | 38  | 14  | 9  | 15  | 60  | 58  | +2  | 51
12  | Barnstaple Town | 38  | 14  | 8  | 16  | 72  | 55  | +17  | 50
13  | Bristol Manor Farm | 38  | 15  | 4  | 19  | 61  | 57  | +4  | 49
14  | Elmore | 38  | 14  | 6  | 18  | 68  | 82  | −14  | 48
15  | Bishop Sutton | 38  | 12  | 7  | 19  | 65  | 81  | −16  | 43
16  | Westbury United | 38  | 9  | 8  | 21  | 42  | 103  | −61  | 35
17  | Bideford | 38  | 10  | 1  | 27  | 40  | 108  | −68  | 31
18  | Odd Down | 38  | 5  | 15  | 18  | 44  | 86  | −42  | 30
19  | Keynsham Town (R) | 38  | 6  | 7  | 25  | 33  | 99  | −66  | 25  | Relegated to the First Division
20  | Calne Town (R) | 38  | 3  | 4  | 31  | 34  | 143  | −109  | 13

Source: [citation needed]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

### First Division

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The First Division remained at 19 clubs after Bishop Sutton and Yeovil Town Reserves were promoted to the Premier Division, and Crediton United left the league. Three clubs joined:

* Chard Town, relegated from the Premier Division.
* Corsham Town, promoted from the Wiltshire League.
* Torrington, relegated from the Premier Division.
* Minehead changed their name to Minehead Town.

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

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1  | Minehead Town (C, P) | 36  | 31  | 4  | 1  | 124  | 25  | +99  | 97  | Promoted to the Premier Division
2  | Dawlish Town (P) | 36  | 27  | 6  | 3  | 83  | 28  | +55  | 87
3  | Street | 36  | 27  | 4  | 5  | 85  | 36  | +49  | 85  |
4  | Devizes Town | 36  | 20  | 7  | 9  | 79  | 43  | +36  | 67
5  | Clyst Rovers | 36  | 21  | 4  | 11  | 76  | 51  | +25  | 67
6  | Wellington | 36  | 20  | 6  | 10  | 71  | 42  | +29  | 66
7  | Exmouth Town | 36  | 20  | 4  | 12  | 80  | 49  | +31  | 64
8  | Pewsey Vale | 36  | 18  | 4  | 14  | 72  | 46  | +26  | 58
9  | Corsham Town | 36  | 15  | 10  | 11  | 47  | 58  | −11  | 55
10  | Welton Rovers | 36  | 13  | 7  | 16  | 61  | 58  | +3  | 46
11  | Bitton | 36  | 12  | 9  | 15  | 67  | 59  | +8  | 45
12  | Larkhall Athletic | 36  | 13  | 5  | 18  | 51  | 65  | −14  | 44
13  | Ilfracombe Town | 36  | 12  | 7  | 17  | 61  | 71  | −10  | 43
14  | Torrington | 36  | 13  | 0  | 23  | 56  | 79  | −23  | 39
15  | Warminster Town | 36  | 9  | 3  | 24  | 40  | 79  | −39  | 30
16  | Chard Town | 36  | 9  | 2  | 25  | 49  | 102  | −53  | 29
17  | Frome Town | 36  | 7  | 5  | 24  | 44  | 102  | −58  | 26
18  | Glastonbury | 36  | 3  | 6  | 27  | 47  | 111  | −64  | 15  | Left to join the Somerset Senior League
19  | Heavitree United | 36  | 4  | 3  | 29  | 31  | 120  | −89  | 15  | Left to join the Devon County League

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

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* A.F.C. St Austell
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* UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying (Qualification Group 5)
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* Football Conference

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