1930–31 Western Football League
Football league season
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The 1930â31 season was the 34th in the history of the Western Football League.
Season1930â31
ChampionsExeter City Reserves (Division One)
Portland United (Division Two)
Portland United (Division Two)
| Season | 1930â31 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Exeter City Reserves (Division One) Portland United (Division Two) |
â 1929â30 1931â32 â | |
The Division One champions for the first time in their history were Exeter City Reserves. The winners of Division Two were Portland United. There was again no promotion or relegation between the two divisions this season.[1]
Division One
Division One was reduced from eight to seven clubs after Bath City left the league.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Exeter City Reserves | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 34 | 24 | 1.417 | 19 |
| 2 | Yeovil and Petters United | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 43 | 27 | 1.593 | 16 |
| 3 | Bristol Rovers Reserves | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 19 | 1.474 | 15 |
| 4 | Bristol City Reserves | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 34 | 28 | 1.214 | 10 |
| 5 | Taunton Town | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 34 | 0.588 | 10 |
| 6 | Plymouth Argyle Reserves | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 23 | 33 | 0.697 | 7 |
| 7 | Torquay United Reserves | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 35 | 0.514 | 7 |
Division Two
Division Two was increased from ten to seventeen clubs after seven new clubs joined:
- Chippenham Town, rejoining after leaving the league in 1906.
- Coleford Athletic, rejoining after leaving the league in 1922.
- Petters Westland
- Poole Town, rejoining after leaving the league in 1927.
- Salisbury City, rejoining after leaving the league in 1929.
- Street, rejoining after leaving the league in 1922.
- Warminster Town
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portland United | 32 | 24 | 3 | 5 | 111 | 47 | 2.362 | 51 | |
| 2 | Salisbury City | 32 | 22 | 4 | 6 | 93 | 50 | 1.860 | 48 | |
| 3 | Welton Rovers | 32 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 106 | 64 | 1.656 | 46 | |
| 4 | Wells City | 32 | 21 | 2 | 9 | 92 | 61 | 1.508 | 44 | |
| 5 | Bristol City "A" | 32 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 111 | 72 | 1.542 | 43 | |
| 6 | Bath City Reserves | 32 | 18 | 3 | 11 | 102 | 56 | 1.821 | 39 | |
| 7 | Warminster Town | 32 | 15 | 5 | 12 | 94 | 77 | 1.221 | 35 | |
| 8 | Radstock Town | 32 | 15 | 5 | 12 | 63 | 85 | 0.741 | 35 | |
| 9 | Poole Town | 32 | 14 | 4 | 14 | 76 | 72 | 1.056 | 32 | |
| 10 | Chippenham Town | 32 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 82 | 68 | 1.206 | 28 | |
| 11 | Trowbridge Town | 32 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 58 | 60 | 0.967 | 27 | |
| 12 | Paulton Rovers | 32 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 45 | 67 | 0.672 | 26 | |
| 13 | Petters Westland | 32 | 10 | 2 | 20 | 76 | 101 | 0.752 | 22 | Left at the end of the season |
| 14 | Bristol St George | 32 | 10 | 1 | 21 | 80 | 135 | 0.593 | 21 | |
| 15 | Weymouth | 32 | 9 | 1 | 22 | 81 | 128 | 0.633 | 19 | |
| 16 | Street | 32 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 52 | 96 | 0.542 | 16 | |
| 17 | Coleford Athletic | 32 | 6 | 0 | 26 | 60 | 143 | 0.420 | 12 |
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 1976â77 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 1976â77 season. The points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.