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1983–84 Western Football League

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Season
  
1983–84

Champions
  
Exmouth Town (Premier Division) Bristol City Reserves (Division One)

The 1983–84 season was the 82nd in the history of the Western Football League.

Contents

The league champions for the first time in their history were Exmouth Town. The champions of Division One were Bristol City Reserves.

Premier Division

The Premier Division remained at twenty clubs after Falmouth Town and Bridport left the league, and Keynsham Town and Portway Bristol were relegated to the First Division. Four clubs joined:

  • Bristol Manor Farm, champions of the First Division.
  • Mangotsfield United, runners-up in the First Division.
  • Minehead, from the Southern League – returning to the league after leaving in 1972.
  • Taunton Town, from the Southern League – returning to the league after leaving in 1977.

    • * Plymouth Argyle Reserves had two points deducted for fielding ineligible players.

    First Division

    The First Division consisted of 21 clubs, increased from 19 the previous season, after Bristol Manor Farm and Mangotsfield United were promoted to the Premier Division. Four new clubs joined:

  • Backwell United, from the Somerset County League.
  • Keynsham Town, relegated from the Premier Division.
  • Portway Bristol, relegated from the Premier Division.
  • Warminster Town, from the Wiltshire League – returning to the league after leaving in 1939.

    • 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.

    References

    1983–84 Western Football League Wikipedia
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