Season 1979–80 | ||
Champions Barnstaple Town (Premier Division)
Melksham Town (Division One) | ||
The 1979–80 season was the 78th in the history of the Western Football League.
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The league champions for the second time in their history were Barnstaple Town. The champions of Division One were Melksham Town.
This season marked a return to the system of two points for a win, after five seasons using the three-point system. The Western League returned to the three-point system after ten seasons, in 1989–90.
Premier Division
The Premier Division remained at twenty clubs after Glastonbury and Shepton Mallet Town were relegated to the First Division, and two clubs joined:
* Bridport had one point deducted for fielding an ineligible player.
First Division
The First Division increased from nineteen to twenty-two clubs after A.F.C. Bournemouth Reserves and Portway Bristol were promoted to the Premier Division. Five new clubs joined:
* Swanage Town & Herston had one point deducted for fielding an ineligible player.
1 The system of using goal difference to separate two teams tied on points was used.
2 The points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.