1929–30 Western Football League
33rd Season in the history of Western Football League
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The 1929â30 season was the 33rd in the history of the Western Football League.
Trowbridge Town (Division Two)
| Season | 1929â30 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Yeovil and Petters United (Division One) Trowbridge Town (Division Two) |
â 1928â29 1930â31 â | |
The Division One champions for the third time were Yeovil and Petters United, after finishing bottom of the table the previous season. The previous season's champions, Bristol Rovers Reserves, finished bottom this year. The winners of Division Two were Trowbridge Town for the second time in three years. There was again no promotion or relegation between the two divisions this season.[1]
Division One
The composition of the eight-club Division One remained the same as for the previous season, with no clubs joining or leaving.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yeovil and Petters United | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 13 | 2.462 | 22 | |
| 2 | Exeter City Reserves | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 17 | 1.529 | 15 | |
| 3 | Bristol City Reserves | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 27 | 1.037 | 15 | |
| 4 | Plymouth Argyle Reserves | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 20 | 1.150 | 14 | |
| 5 | Taunton Town | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 30 | 0.567 | 14 | |
| 6 | Bath City Reserves | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 35 | 33 | 1.061 | 13 | Left at the end of the season |
| 7 | Torquay United Reserves | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 32 | 0.844 | 11 | |
| 8 | Bristol Rovers Reserves | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 34 | 0.529 | 8 |
Division Two
Division Two was increased from nine to ten clubs after Salisbury City and Yeovil and Petters United Reserves left the league, and three new clubs joined:
- Bristol City "A"
- Paulton Rovers, rejoining after leaving the league in 1926.
- Wells City, rejoining after leaving the league following the inaugural season in 1893.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trowbridge Town | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 50 | 28 | 1.786 | 26 |
| 2 | Portland United | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 50 | 27 | 1.852 | 25 |
| 3 | Wells City | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 52 | 31 | 1.677 | 23 |
| 4 | Bristol City "A" | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 54 | 41 | 1.317 | 21 |
| 5 | Welton Rovers | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 50 | 48 | 1.042 | 21 |
| 6 | Bath City Reserves | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 43 | 39 | 1.103 | 18 |
| 7 | Paulton Rovers | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 50 | 0.520 | 13 |
| 8 | Bristol St George | 18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 41 | 51 | 0.804 | 11 |
| 9 | Radstock Town | 18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 32 | 57 | 0.561 | 11 |
| 10 | Weymouth | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 26 | 52 | 0.500 | 11 |
Rules for classification: The system of using goal average to separate two teams tied on points was used up to and including the 1976â77 season. The points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.