1906–07 Western Football League
| Season | 1906–07 |
|---|---|
| Champions | West Ham United (Division One) Staple Hill (Division Two) |
← 1905–06 1907–08 → | |
The 1906–07 season was the 15th in the history of the Western Football League.
Division One was split into two sections of six clubs, with the winner of each section playing each other in a Championship decider. Fulham won Section A and West Ham United won Section B, with West Ham winning the decider 1–0. Fulham left the league at the end of the season as they were elected to the Football League for 1907–08. Chelsea, who made their first and only appearance in the league this season, were competing in the Football League at the same time. All the other member clubs of Division One also competed in the Southern League during this season. The Division Two champions for the first and only time were Staple Hill.[1]
Division One
[edit]One new club joined Division One, which was increased from 11 to 12 clubs and split into two sections of six.
Section A
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fulham | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 1.778 | 15 | Elected to the Football League Second Division |
| 2 | Queens Park Rangers | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 1.545 | 11 | |
| 3 | Brentford | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 1.000 | 11 | |
| 4 | Reading | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 0.667 | 9 | |
| 5 | Bristol Rovers | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 1.000 | 7 | |
| 6 | Chelsea | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 0.500 | 7 | Left at the end of the season |
Section B
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Ham United | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 14 | 1.786 | 15 |
| 2 | Plymouth Argyle | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 1.600 | 13 |
| 3 | Portsmouth | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 0.842 | 10 |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 0.867 | 9 |
| 5 | Southampton | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 0.875 | 8 |
| 6 | Millwall | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 0.333 | 5 |
Championship decider
[edit]At the end of the season, the winners of the two sections played a match to decide the overall champions.[1]
| Section A | v | Section B |
|---|---|---|
Division Two
[edit]Three new clubs joined Division Two, which remained at 10 clubs after Salisbury City, Bristol East and Chippenham Town left the league.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Staple Hill | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 44 | 28 | 1.571 | 26 | |
| 2 | Newport | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 52 | 38 | 1.368 | 25 | Disbanded at the end of the season |
| 3 | Bristol City Reserves | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 54 | 19 | 2.842 | 24 | |
| 4 | Treharris | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 62 | 24 | 2.583 | 24 | |
| 5 | Bristol Rovers Reserves | 18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 60 | 27 | 2.222 | 23 | |
| 6 | Radstock Town | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 37 | 41 | 0.902 | 17 | |
| 7 | Welton Rovers | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 33 | 54 | 0.611 | 15 | |
| 8 | Paulton Rovers | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 36 | 53 | 0.679 | 12 | |
| 9 | 121st R.F.A. | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 27 | 53 | 0.509 | 12 | Left at the end of the season |
| 10 | Trowbridge Town | 18 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 18 | 86 | 0.209 | 2 | Left to join the Wiltshire County League |
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.