Season 1981–82 | ||
Champions Bideford (Premier Division)
Shepton Mallet Town (Division One) | ||
The 1981–82 season was the 80th in the history of the Western Football League.
Contents
The league champions for the fourth time in their history were Bideford. The champions of Division One were Shepton Mallet Town.
Premier Division
The Premier Division remained at twenty clubs after Paulton Rovers and Tiverton Town were relegated to the First Division, and two clubs joined:
* Barnstaple Town and Clevedon Town each had one point deducted for fielding ineligible players.
First Division
The First Division remained at nineteen clubs after Brixham United left the league, and Chippenham Town and Wellington were promoted to the Premier Division. Three new clubs joined:
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.