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1893–94 Western Football League

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Season
  
1893–94

Champions
  
Warmley (Division One) Warmley Res. (Division Two)

The 1893–94 season was the second in the history of the Western Football League, which was known as the Bristol & District League until 1895. After a single division the previous season, a second division was formed, mostly of reserve teams from Division One clubs.

Contents

Warmley were the Division One champions again, having won the league in its initial season the previous year. Their reserve team won the new Division Two.

Division One

Two new clubs joined Division One for this season, increasing the number of clubs from nine to ten after the resignation of Wells City.

  • Gloucester
  • Staple Hill
  • * Warmley had two points deducted for fielding a professional player.

    Division Two

    Ten teams formed the new Division Two, including seven reserve teams from Division One clubs.

    1 The system of using goal average to separate two teams tied on points was used up to and including the 1976–77 season.

    2 The points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.

    3 The tables as published at the time contained errors, hence the totals do not balance in some columns.

    References

    1893–94 Western Football League Wikipedia