1924–25 Western Football League

Western Football League
Season1924–25
ChampionsYeovil and Petters United

The 1924–25 season was the 28th in the history of the Western Football League.

This season was the last until the dawn of World War II in which the league consisted of a single division. The champions this season were Yeovil and Petters United. The previous season's runaway winners Lovells Athletic finished bottom of the table.[1]

Final table

Three new clubs joined the league this season, and the number of clubs increased from eleven to thirteen after Cardiff Corinthians left the league.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Result
1 Yeovil and Petters United 24 19 3 2 65 20 3.250 41
2 Weymouth 24 18 3 3 74 17 4.353 39
3 Swindon Victoria 24 14 3 7 51 48 1.063 31
4 Welton Rovers 24 9 10 5 50 28 1.786 28
5 Poole 24 11 6 7 50 38 1.316 28
6 Radstock Town 24 9 9 6 35 31 1.129 27
7 Frome Town 24 10 6 8 50 44 1.136 26
8 Trowbridge Town 24 9 6 9 46 37 1.243 24
9 Paulton Rovers 24 6 7 11 39 54 0.722 19
10 Minehead 24 7 1 16 47 74 0.635 15
11 Bath City Reserves 24 4 5 15 26 58 0.448 13
12 Peasedown St John 24 4 5 15 19 65 0.292 13 Left at the end of the season
13 Lovells Athletic 24 1 6 17 25 63 0.397 8
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 1976–77 season. The points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.

References

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