| Season | 1945–46 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Bristol Rovers Reserves |
← 1939–40 1946–47 → | |
The 1945–46 season was the 44th in the history of the Western Football League.
This was the first season of the Western League since it was suspended at the end of the 1939–40 season due to World War II. The champions for the fifth time in their history were Bristol Rovers Reserves. For the following season, more clubs joined and the league was once again divided into two divisions.[1]
Final Table
The league consisted of fourteen clubs: eight clubs continued from the 1939–40 season and they were joined by six new clubs:
- Bristol Rovers Reserves, rejoining after leaving the league in 1939.
- Clandown, rejoining after leaving the league in 1922.
- Clevedon, rejoining after leaving the league in 1914.
- Douglas, rejoining after leaving the league in 1921.
- Soundwell
- Yeovil Town Reserves, rejoing after leaving the league in 1939 as Yeovil and Petters United Reserves.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bristol Rovers Reserves | 26 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 120 | 46 | 2.609 | 40 |
| 2 | Chippenham Town | 26 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 84 | 41 | 2.049 | 34 |
| 3 | Trowbridge Town | 26 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 114 | 62 | 1.839 | 34 |
| 4 | Peasedown Miners Welfare | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 75 | 44 | 1.705 | 34 |
| 5 | Yeovil Town Reserves | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 66 | 58 | 1.138 | 29 |
| 6 | Douglas | 26 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 82 | 84 | 0.976 | 27 |
| 7 | Bristol City Reserves | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 90 | 68 | 1.324 | 26 |
| 8 | Clevedon | 26 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 80 | 102 | 0.784 | 24 |
| 9 | Bristol Aeroplane Company | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 62 | 81 | 0.765 | 24 |
| 10 | Paulton Rovers | 26 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 67 | 93 | 0.720 | 23 |
| 11 | Clandown | 26 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 58 | 66 | 0.879 | 22 |
| 12 | Radstock Town | 26 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 65 | 82 | 0.793 | 20 |
| 13 | Soundwell | 26 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 67 | 132 | 0.508 | 15 |
| 14 | Welton Rovers | 26 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 44 | 115 | 0.383 | 12 |
Source:
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.
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
- ↑ Robinson, Michael (ed.), Non-League Football Tables 1889–2006, Soccer Books, 2006
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