Season 1976–77 | ||
Champions Falmouth Town (Premier Division)Saltash United (Division One) | ||
The 1976–77 season was the 75th in the history of the Western Football League. The league was split into two divisions for the first time since 1959–60.
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The league champions for the third time in their history, and the third season in succession, were Falmouth Town. The champions of the new Division One were newcomers Saltash United.
This season was the last in which goal average decided places for teams which were level on points.
Premier Division
The new Premier Division was created from the top eighteen clubs in the old single division of the previous season.
* Exeter City Reserves had one point deducted for fielding an ineligible player.
First Division
The new First Division consisted of the bottom five clubs from the previous season, plus thirteen new clubs:
* Devizes Town 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.