1975–76 Western Football League

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Season 1975–76		Champions Falmouth Town

The 1975–76 season was the 74th in the history of the Western Football League.

The champions for the second time in their history, and the second season in succession, were Falmouth Town.

This season was the last in which the league consisted of one single division – a second tier was added for 1976–77.

Final table

The league was increased from 21 clubs to 23 after two new clubs joined:

Bideford, rejoining from the Southern League having last played in the Western League in 1972.

Exeter City Reserves, rejoining after leaving in 1974.

* Exeter City Reserves had one point deducted for fielding an ineligible player.

^{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: 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.}

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