1922–23 Western Football League

The 1922–23 season was the 26th in the history of the Western Football League.

Western Football League
Season1922–23
ChampionsWeymouth

After many clubs left at the end of the previous season, the Western League once again reverted to a single division. The champions this season were Weymouth, for the first time in their history.[1]

Final table

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Two new clubs joined the league this season, and a single division of nine clubs was formed after Clandown, Coleford Athletic, Frome Town, Glastonbury, Horfield United, Paulton Rovers, Street, Timsbury Athletic, Torquay United and Welton Amateurs left the league.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Result
1 Weymouth 16 10 2 4 35 14 2.500 22
2 Welton Rovers 16 9 2 5 27 14 1.929 20 Moved to the Somerset Senior League
3 Yeovil and Petters United 16 7 5 4 28 19 1.474 19
4 Trowbridge Town 16 6 6 4 14 22 0.636 18
5 Peasedown St John 16 5 5 6 20 22 0.909 15
6 Radstock Town 16 4 7 5 14 19 0.737 15
7 Hanham Athletic 16 5 3 8 18 31 0.581 13 Left at the end of the season
8 Bath City Reserves 16 4 3 9 15 19 0.789 11
9 Cardiff Corinthians 16 3 5 8 14 25 0.560 11
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

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