1993–94 Western Football League
Season | 1993–94 |
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Champions | Tiverton Town (Premier Division) Barnstaple Town (Division One) |
← 1992–93
1994–95 →
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The 1993–94 season was the 92nd in the history of the Western Football League.
The league champions for the first time in their history were Tiverton Town, who finished the season unbeaten. The champions of Division One were Barnstaple Town.[1]
Final tables
Premier Division
The Premier Division was reduced from 20 to 18 clubs after Clevedon Town were promoted to the Southern League, Chard Town and Dawlish Town were relegated to the First Division, and Plymouth Argyle Reserves and Torquay United Reserves also left. Three clubs joined:
- Calne Town, runners-up in the First Division.
- Crediton United, third-placed in the First Division.
- Odd Down Athletic, champions of the First Division, changing their name from Odd Down F.C.
Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GDiff1 | Pts2 | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Tiverton Town (C) | 34 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 125 | 22 | +103 | 96 | |
2 | Taunton Town | 34 | 26 | 2 | 6 | 98 | 38 | +60 | 80 | |
3 | Mangotsfield United | 34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 75 | 40 | +35 | 63 | |
4 | Paulton Rovers | 34 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 55 | 42 | +13 | 61 | |
5 | Saltash United | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 67 | 36 | +31 | 60 | |
6 | Torrington | 34 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 66 | 46 | +20 | 58 | |
7 | Liskeard Athletic | 34 | 16 | 5 | 13 | 66 | 50 | +16 | 53 | |
8 | Chippenham Town | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 58 | 51 | +7 | 49 | |
9 | Bideford | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 58 | 69 | –11 | 44* | |
10 | Odd Down Athletic | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 59 | 58 | +1 | 42 | |
11 | Crediton United | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 42 | 65 | –23 | 38 | |
12 | Westbury United | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 40 | 61 | –21 | 36 | |
13 | Bristol Manor Farm | 34 | 11 | 3 | 20 | 51 | 71 | –20 | 36 | |
14 | Calne Town | 34 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 50 | 76 | –26 | 33 | |
15 | Frome Town | 34 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 33 | 61 | –28 | 33 | |
16 | Elmore | 34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 51 | 83 | –32 | 32 | |
17 | Exmouth Town (R) | 34 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 35 | 93 | –58 | 22 | Relegated to the First Division |
18 | Minehead (R) | 34 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 38 | 105 | –67 | 15‡ |
* Bideford had three points deducted for fielding an ineligible player.
‡ Minehead had six points deducted for fielding an ineligible player.
First Division
The First Division was reduced from 21 clubs to 20, after Calne Town, Crediton United and Odd Down were promoted to the Premier Division, and Melksham Town left the league. Three new clubs joined:
- Chard Town, relegated from the Premier Division.
- Dawlish Town, relegated from the Premier Division.
- Pewsey Vale, promoted from the Wiltshire County League.
Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GDiff1 | Pts2 | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Barnstaple Town (C) (P) | 38 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 107 | 39 | +68 | 89 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
2 | Bridport (P) | 38 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 90 | 46 | +44 | 79 | |
3 | Brislington | 38 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 73 | 35 | +38 | 77 | |
4 | Pewsey Vale | 38 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 84 | 47 | +37 | 71 | |
5 | Keynsham Town | 38 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 80 | 50 | +30 | 70 | |
6 | Clyst Rovers | 38 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 68 | 50 | +18 | 63 | |
7 | Backwell United | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 64 | 45 | +19 | 62 | |
8 | Welton Rovers | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 73 | 53 | +20 | 58 | |
9 | Devizes Town | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 64 | 61 | +3 | 58 | |
10 | Chard Town | 38 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 48 | 51 | –3 | 57 | |
11 | Ilfracombe Town | 38 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 70 | 42 | +28 | 56 | |
12 | Bishop Sutton | 38 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 58 | 48 | +10 | 50 | |
13 | Glastonbury | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 68 | 66 | +2 | 50 | |
14 | Larkhall Athletic | 38 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 52 | 69 | –17 | 43 | |
15 | Warminster Town | 38 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 47 | 57 | –10 | 35 | |
16 | Wellington | 38 | 9 | 6 | 23 | 51 | 92 | –41 | 33 | |
17 | Dawlish Town | 38 | 9 | 5 | 24 | 46 | 125 | –79 | 32 | |
18 | Heavitree United | 38 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 47 | 90 | –43 | 31 | |
19 | Radstock Town | 38 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 44 | 73 | –29 | 30 | Left to join the Somerset Senior League |
20 | Ottery St Mary | 38 | 2 | 5 | 31 | 37 | 132 | –95 | 11 | Left to join the Devon County League |
1 The system of using goal difference to separate two teams tied on points was used.
2 The points system: 3 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