The 1972–73 season was the 71st in the history of the Western Football League.
The champions for the first time in their history were Devizes Town.[1]
League table
The league was increased from fourteen clubs to sixteen after Bideford, Dorchester Town and Minehead joined the Southern League, and five new clubs joined:
- Ashtonians United
- Avon Bradford
- Bristol City Colts, rejoining the league after leaving in 1971.
- Exeter City Reserves, rejoining the league after leaving in 1968.
- Mangotsfield United (not the original Mangotsfield club which was a league member during the 1890s)
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Devizes Town | 30 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 68 | 27 | 2.519 | 47 | |
| 2 | Taunton Town | 30 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 69 | 26 | 2.654 | 45 | |
| 3 | Mangotsfield United | 30 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 69 | 35 | 1.971 | 45 | |
| 4 | Bridgwater Town | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 65 | 24 | 2.708 | 41 | |
| 5 | Weston-super-Mare | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 42 | 36 | 1.167 | 35 | |
| 6 | Glastonbury | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 45 | 44 | 1.023 | 34 | |
| 7 | Barnstaple Town | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 57 | 52 | 1.096 | 33 | |
| 8 | Bridport | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 40 | 30 | 1.333 | 30 | |
| 9 | Torquay United Reserves | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 53 | 47 | 1.128 | 28 | Left at the end of the season |
| 10 | Frome Town | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 30 | 44 | 0.682 | 27 | |
| 11 | Welton Rovers | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 35 | 41 | 0.854 | 26 | |
| 12 | Exeter City Reserves | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 39 | 47 | 0.830 | 25 | |
| 13 | St Luke's College | 30 | 9 | 3 | 18 | 33 | 73 | 0.452 | 21 | |
| 14 | Avon Bradford | 30 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 27 | 68 | 0.397 | 15 | |
| 15 | Bristol City Colts | 30 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 35 | 76 | 0.461 | 14 | Left at the end of the season |
| 16 | Ashtonians United | 30 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 63 | 0.413 | 14 |
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.
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
- ^ Robinson, Michael (ed.), Non-League Football Tables 1889–2006, Soccer Books, 2006
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