1907–08 Western Football League

The 1907–08 season was the 16th in the history of the Western Football League.

Western Football League
Season1907–08
ChampionsMillwall (Division One)
Bristol City Reserves (Division Two)

Division One continued to be split into two sections of six clubs, reorganised from the previous season, with the winner of each section playing each other in a Championship decider. Southampton won Section A and Millwall won Section B, with Millwall winning the decider 1–0. Tottenham Hotspur left the league at the end of the season as they were elected to the Football League for 1908–09. All the member clubs of Division One also competed in the Southern League during this season. The Division Two champions were Bristol City Reserves.[1]

Final tables

Division One

Four new clubs joined Division One, which was increased from 12 to 14 clubs after Chelsea and Fulham left.

Section A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts
1 Southampton 12 8 1 3 30 12 2.500 17
2 Portsmouth 12 7 1 4 25 18 1.389 15
3 Brighton & Hove Albion 12 6 2 4 19 19 1.000 14
4 Plymouth Argyle 12 5 2 5 14 14 1.000 12
5 Queens Park Rangers 12 5 1 6 20 23 0.870 11
6 Brentford 12 2 5 5 13 21 0.619 9
7 Leyton 12 2 2 8 11 27 0.407 6
Source:

Section B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Result
1 Millwall 12 9 2 1 31 13 2.385 20
2 Tottenham Hotspur 12 7 0 5 26 15 1.733 14 Elected to the Football League
3 Bristol Rovers 12 6 2 4 26 29 0.897 14
4 Luton Town 12 4 4 4 16 21 0.762 12
5 Reading 12 4 3 5 20 25 0.800 11
6 Crystal Palace 12 3 4 5 16 17 0.941 10
7 West Ham United 12 1 1 10 16 27 0.593 3
Source:

Championship decider

At the end of the season, the winners of the two sections played a match to decide the overall champions.[1]

Section AvSection B
Southampton0 – 1Millwall

Division Two

Two new clubs joined Division Two, which was reduced from 10 to nine clubs after Trowbridge Town and 121st R.F.A. left the league, and Newport disbanded.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts
1 Bristol City Reserves 16 12 1 3 55 13 4.231 25[lower-alpha 1]
2 Bristol Rovers Reserves 16 11 3 2 44 15 2.933 25
3 Treharris 16 11 1 4 53 19 2.789 23
4 Kingswood Rovers 16 7 1 8 27 33 0.818 15
5 Paulton Rovers 16 7 1 8 34 46 0.739 15
6 Welton Rovers 16 4 4 8 23 46 0.500 12
7 Weymouth 16 5 2 9 25 23 1.087 12
8 Radstock Town 16 4 3 9 25 39 0.641 11
9 Staple Hill 16 3 0 13 18 40 0.450 6
Source:
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.
Notes:
  1. The tables as published at the time contained errors, hence the totals do not balance in some columns.[1]

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