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1960–61 Western Football League

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Western Football League
Season1960–61
ChampionsSalisbury

The 1960–61 season was the 59th in the history of the Western Football League.

The champions for the second time in their history were Salisbury. This season was the first to feature a single division since 1945–46, with many clubs having left the league at the end of the 1959–60 season.[1]

Final table

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The new single division consisted of 21 clubs after Division Two was scrapped. Bridgwater Town Reserves, Chippenham United, Clandown, Dorchester Town Reserves, Frome Town, Gloucester City Reserves, Paulton Rovers, Peasedown Miners Welfare, Radstock Town, Stonehouse, Street, Taunton Town Reserves and Wells City all left the league. One new club joined:

  • Exeter City Reserves, rejoining after leaving the league in 1935.
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification
1 Salisbury 40 31 4 5 135 42 3.214 66
2 Dorchester Town 40 26 6 8 115 63 1.825 58
3 Minehead 40 24 8 8 100 62 1.613 56
4 Torquay United Reserves 40 23 6 11 122 70 1.743 52
5 Bridgwater Town 40 18 12 10 88 71 1.239 48
6 Exeter City Reserves 40 21 5 14 99 68 1.456 47 Left at the end of the season
7 Weymouth Reserves 40 19 9 12 91 79 1.152 47
8 Bristol City Colts 40 18 10 12 94 70 1.343 46 Left at the end of the season
9 Welton Rovers 40 20 5 15 119 110 1.082 45
10 Portland United 40 16 10 14 93 87 1.069 42
11 Yeovil Town Reserves 40 18 5 17 73 73 1.000 41
12 Chippenham Town 40 18 5 17 79 81 0.975 41
13 Bristol Rovers Colts 40 12 12 16 80 74 1.081 36
14 Bath City Reserves 40 11 11 18 75 79 0.949 33
15 Weston-super-Mare 40 13 7 20 76 98 0.776 33
16 Bideford Town 40 12 9 19 75 99 0.758 33
17 Glastonbury 40 13 4 23 66 114 0.579 30
18 Poole Town Reserves 40 8 9 23 57 87 0.655 25
19 Trowbridge Town Reserves 40 9 7 24 62 122 0.508 25 Left at the end of the season
20 Barnstaple Town 40 8 4 28 55 111 0.495 20
21 Taunton Town 40 5 6 29 59 153 0.386 16
Source: [citation needed]
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

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