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1948–49 Western Football League

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Season
  
1948–49

Champions
  
Glastonbury (Division One) Chippenham United (Division Two)

The 1948–49 season was the 47th in the history of the Western Football League.

Contents

The champions for the first time in their history were Glastonbury, and the winners of Division Two were new club Chippenham United.

Division One

Division One remained at eighteen members with two clubs promoted to replace Radstock Town and Bristol Aeroplane Company, who were relegated to Division Two.

  • Salisbury, champions of Division Two
  • Weymouth, runners-up in Division Two
  • Bristol City and Bristol Rovers replaced their Reserve teams with their Colts.

    • Division Two

    Division Two was increased from thirteen to eighteen clubs, after Salisbury and Weymouth were promoted to Division One, and B.A.C. Reserves, RAF Colerne and RAF Locking left the league. Five new clubs joined:

  • Barnstaple Town
  • Bristol Aeroplane Company, relegated from Division One.
  • Chippenham United
  • Radstock Town, relegated from Division One.
  • Weston-super-Mare

    • 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.

    References

    1948–49 Western Football League Wikipedia
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