1974–75 Western Football League

The 1974–75 season was the 73rd in the history of the Western Football League.

Western Football League
Season1974–75
ChampionsFalmouth Town

The champions for the first time in their history were newcomers Falmouth Town. Falmouth were the first Cornish club to play in the Western League, and they won the league at their first attempt, remaining unbeaten throughout the season.[1]

This was the first season in which three points were awarded for a win, rather than the traditional two points.[1]

Final table

The league was increased from 19 clubs to 21 after Avon Bradford and Exeter City Reserves left, and four new clubs joined:

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts
1 Falmouth Town 40 31 9 0 122 26 4.692 102[lower-alpha 1]
2 Taunton Town 40 30 9 1 136 24 5.667 99
3 Bridgwater Town 40 27 8 5 92 38 2.421 89
4 Mangotsfield United 40 24 6 10 88 44 2.000 78
5 Barnstaple Town 40 17 11 12 79 66 1.197 62
6 Frome Town 40 17 10 13 65 59 1.102 61
7 Glastonbury 40 17 10 13 62 57 1.088 61
8 Westland-Yeovil 40 17 7 16 66 60 1.100 58
9 Welton Rovers 40 15 11 14 63 59 1.068 56
10 Dawlish 40 16 7 17 69 72 0.958 55
11 Keynsham Town 40 15 10 15 63 67 0.940 55
12 Paulton Rovers 40 13 11 16 63 59 1.068 50
13 Devizes Town 40 11 11 18 39 59 0.661 44
14 Weston-super-Mare 40 11 10 19 39 52 0.750 43
15 Chippenham Town 40 10 12 18 55 85 0.647 42
16 St Luke's College 40 11 7 22 44 83 0.530 40
17 Tiverton Town 40 9 12 19 45 79 0.570 39
18 Bridport 40 9 7 24 71 110 0.645 34
19 Melksham Town 40 7 12 21 39 82 0.476 33
20 Clevedon 40 8 8 24 52 94 0.553 32
21 Exmouth Town 40 8 6 26 39 96 0.406 30
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: 3 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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