2010–11 Western Football League

Western Football League
Season	2010–11
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The 2010–11 Western Football League season (known as the 2010–11 Toolstation Western Football League for sponsorship reasons) was the 109th in the history of the Western Football League, a football competition in England. Teams were divided into two divisions; the Premier and the First.

The league champions for the first time in their history were Larkhall Athletic. The champions of Division One were newcomers Merthyr Town.

Premier Division

The Premier Division featured two new clubs in a league of 19, reduced from 20 the previous season after Bideford were promoted to the Southern League, and Calne Town and Melksham Town were relegated to the First Division:

Odd Down, runners-up in the First Division.
Wells City, champions of the First Division.

Premier League champions Larkhall Athletic^[1] and runners-up Bitton^[2] were both ineligible for promotion to the Southern League due to ground grading issues.

Final table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Relegation
1	Larkhall Athletic (C)	36	25	4	7	83	46	+37	79
2	Bitton	36	21	7	8	71	37	+34	70
3	Ilfracombe Town	36	20	7	9	59	37	+22	67
4	Willand Rovers	36	18	11	7	69	40	+29	65
5	Bishop Sutton	36	18	9	9	66	38	+28	63
6	Dawlish Town	36	17	10	9	78	65	+13	61	Resigned before the 2011–12 season
7	Bristol Manor Farm	36	18	7	11	73	63	+10	61
8	Odd Down	36	17	8	11	60	47	+13	59
9	Wells City	36	16	7	13	67	55	+12	55
10	Corsham Town	36	14	9	13	48	49	−1	51
11	Barnstaple Town	36	15	6	15	65	74	−9	51
12	Radstock Town	36	15	3	18	59	56	+3	48
13	Street	36	12	9	15	50	61	−11	45
14	Sherborne Town	36	13	4	19	58	70	−12	43
15	Brislington	36	9	11	16	36	56	−20	38
16	Hallen	36	10	6	20	56	79	−23	36
17	Longwell Green Sports	36	7	5	24	35	79	−44	26
18	Wellington (R)	36	5	6	25	48	87	−39	21	Relegation to the First Division
19	Welton Rovers (R)	36	4	7	25	38	80	−42	19	Relegation to the First Division

Updated to match(es) played on 2 May 2011. Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

First Division

The First Division featured three new clubs, reduced to 19 teams from 20 the previous season, after Odd Down and Wells City were promoted to the Premier Division, Clevedon United resigned and Minehead Town were relegated. Both the latter two clubs joined the Somerset County Football League.

Calne Town, relegated from the Premier Division.
Melksham Town, relegated from the Premier Division.
Merthyr Town, newly formed after the liquidation of Merthyr Tydfil of the Southern Football League.

Oldland Abbotonians finished second in the First Division, but were refused promotion due to ground grading issues. Bridport took the second promotion place instead. Elmore were accepted into the First Division for 2011–12 despite finishing bottom of the table this season.^[3]

Final table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Merthyr Town (C, P)	36	29	3	4	118	33	+85	90	Promotion to the Premier Division
2	Oldland Abbotonians	36	22	10	4	93	46	+47	76
3	Bridport (P)	36	23	3	10	74	44	+30	72	Promotion to the Premier Division
4	Cadbury Heath	36	20	9	7	88	49	+39	68^[a]
5	Devizes Town	36	21	2	13	63	65	−2	65
6	Bradford Town	36	18	7	11	84	62	+22	61
7	Gillingham Town	36	18	6	12	73	57	+16	60
8	Melksham Town	36	14	13	9	63	51	+12	55
9	Shrewton United	36	15	6	15	71	79	−8	51
10	Hengrove Athletic	36	13	7	16	52	58	−6	46
11	Calne Town	36	14	6	16	72	56	+16	44^[b]
12	Almondsbury UWE	36	11	11	14	55	64	−9	44
13	Chard Town	36	11	8	17	57	68	−11	41
14	Shepton Mallet	36	11	5	20	47	76	−29	38
15	Roman Glass St George	36	10	6	20	43	76	−33	36
16	Keynsham Town	36	9	8	19	45	61	−16	35
17	Westbury United	36	9	3	24	45	82	−37	30
18	Portishead Town	36	6	11	19	48	84	−36	29
19	Elmore	36	5	2	29	47	127	−80	17

Updated to match(es) played on 2 May 2011. Source: [2]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:

^ Cadbury Heath had one point deducted.
^ Calne Town had four points deducted.

References

League tables

^ "Larkhall have no grounds for promotion, despite City link". The Bath Chronicle. 7 April 2011.
^ "Recreation ground is badly in need of a new clubhouse". The Evening Post. 19 March 2011. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
^ "Proposed constitution 2011–12". Bristol Soccerworld. 13 May 2011.

External links

Western League Official Site

[table_hth_CAD0.34895419112824-4] Cadbury Heath had one point deducted.

[table_hth_CAL0.34895419112824-5] Calne Town had four points deducted.

[1] "Larkhall have no grounds for promotion, despite City link". The Bath Chronicle. 7 April 2011.

[2] "Recreation ground is badly in need of a new clubhouse". The Evening Post. 19 March 2011. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 2 May 2011.

[3] "Proposed constitution 2011–12". Bristol Soccerworld. 13 May 2011.

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