Season 1984–85 | Start date 1984 | |
Champions Saltash United (Premier Division)
Portway Bristol (Division One) Location South West England, United Kingdom | ||
The 1984–85 season was the 83rd in the history of the Western Football League.
Contents
The league champions for the first time in their history were Saltash United. The champions of Division One were Portway Bristol.
Premier Division
The Premier Division was increased from 20 to 22 clubs after Wellington were relegated to the First Division. Three clubs joined:
* Clevedon Town and Shepton Mallet Town each had one point deducted for fielding ineligible players.
First Division
The First Division consisted of 22 clubs, increased from 21 the previous season, after Bristol City Reserves, Chard Town and Paulton Rovers were promoted to the Premier Division. Four new clubs joined:
* Yeovil Town Reserves 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.