1937–38 Western Football League
Football league season
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The 1937â38 season was the 41st in the history of the Western Football League.
Season1937â38
ChampionsBristol City Reserves (Division One)
Weymouth (Division Two)
Weymouth (Division Two)
| Season | 1937â38 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Bristol City Reserves (Division One) Weymouth (Division Two) |
â 1936â37 1938â39 â | |
The Division One champions for the fifth time in their history were Bristol City Reserves. The winners of Division Two for the second consecutive season were Weymouth. There was again no promotion or relegation between the two divisions this season.[1]
Division One
Division One remained at five clubs, with no clubs leaving or joining.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bristol City Reserves | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 3.000 | 13 |
| 2 | Yeovil and Petters United | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 16 | 1.250 | 11 |
| 3 | Bristol Rovers Reserves | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 1.071 | 8 |
| 4 | Torquay United Reserves | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 0.800 | 7 |
| 5 | Lovells Athletic | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 25 | 0.360 | 1 |
Division Two
Division Two remained at eighteen clubs after Swindon Town Reserves left and one new club joined:
- Bath City Reserves, rejoining after leaving the league in 1936.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Weymouth | 34 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 121 | 34 | 3.559 | 58 |
| 2 | Street | 34 | 21 | 4 | 9 | 113 | 53 | 2.132 | 46 |
| 3 | Portland United | 34 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 109 | 57 | 1.912 | 40 |
| 4 | Yeovil and Petters United Reserves | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 99 | 61 | 1.623 | 40 |
| 5 | Salisbury City | 34 | 18 | 4 | 12 | 94 | 76 | 1.237 | 40 |
| 6 | Chippenham Town | 34 | 18 | 4 | 12 | 91 | 90 | 1.011 | 40 |
| 7 | Radstock Town | 34 | 18 | 4 | 12 | 79 | 80 | 0.988 | 40 |
| 8 | Trowbridge Town | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 102 | 76 | 1.342 | 39 |
| 9 | Glastonbury | 34 | 18 | 2 | 14 | 85 | 67 | 1.269 | 38 |
| 10 | Poole Town | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 79 | 67 | 1.179 | 35 |
| 11 | Wells City | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 75 | 87 | 0.862 | 34 |
| 12 | Bristol City "A" | 34 | 15 | 1 | 18 | 86 | 100 | 0.860 | 31 |
| 13 | Warminster Town | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 66 | 92 | 0.717 | 29 |
| 14 | Frome Town | 34 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 66 | 94 | 0.702 | 25 |
| 15 | Bristol Rovers "A" | 34 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 63 | 89 | 0.708 | 24 |
| 16 | Paulton Rovers | 34 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 61 | 124 | 0.492 | 24 |
| 17 | Welton Rovers | 34 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 52 | 142 | 0.366 | 17 |
| 18 | Bath City Reserves | 34 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 51 | 103 | 0.495 | 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.