1923–24 Western Football League
The 1923–24 season was the 27th in the history of the Western Football League.
| Season | 1923–24 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Lovells Athletic |
← 1922–23 1924–25 → | |
After a period of two to three years in which many clubs left the league, this season marked the start of a period of growth. The champions this season were newcomers Lovells Athletic.[1]
Final table
Four new clubs joined the league this season, and the number of clubs increased from nine to eleven after Hanham Athletic and Welton Rovers left the league.
- Lovells Athletic
- Minehead
- Paulton Rovers, rejoining after leaving in 1922
- Poole
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lovells Athletic | 20 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 43 | 10 | 4.300 | 35 | |
| 2 | Radstock Town | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 43 | 12 | 3.583 | 29 | |
| 3 | Weymouth | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 38 | 24 | 1.583 | 25 | |
| 4 | Cardiff Corinthians | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 32 | 26 | 1.231 | 25 | Left at the end of the season |
| 5 | Poole | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 37 | 35 | 1.057 | 22 | |
| 6 | Yeovil and Petters United | 20 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 35 | 42 | 0.833 | 20 | |
| 7 | Trowbridge Town | 20 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 29 | 42 | 0.690 | 14 | |
| 8 | Peasedown St John | 20 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 23 | 42 | 0.548 | 14 | |
| 9 | Minehead | 20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 32 | 44 | 0.727 | 13 | |
| 10 | Bath City | 20 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 21 | 38 | 0.553 | 12 | |
| 11 | Paulton Rovers | 20 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 38 | 0.526 | 11 |
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.
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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