Season 1959–60 | ||
Champions Torquay United Reserves (Division One)
Welton Rovers (Division Two) | ||
The 1959–60 season was the 58th in the history of the Western Football League.
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The champions for the first time in their history were Torquay United Reserves, and the winners of Division Two were Welton Rovers. This season was the last to feature two divisions until 1976–77; many clubs left the league at the end of the season and the league was reduced to one division for 1960–61.
Division One
Division One remained at nineteen clubs after Frome Town were relegated the previous season, Cinderford Town left, and two clubs joined:
Division Two
Division Two was reduced from seventeen clubs to fourteen after Bath City Reserves and Trowbridge Town Reserves were promoted to Division One, Hoffman Athletic and Ilfracombe Town left, and one new club joined:
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.