Season 1986–87 | ||
Champions Saltash United (Premier Division)
Swanage Town & Herston (Division One) | ||
The 1986–87 season was the 85th in the history of the Western Football League.
Contents
The league champions for the second time in their history were Saltash United. The champions of Division One were Swanage Town & Herston.
Premier Division
The Premier Division remained at 22 clubs after Shepton Mallet Town were relegated and left to join the Somerset County League. One club joined:
* Plymouth Argyle Reserves had one point deducted for fielding an ineligible player.
First Division
The First Division remained at 22 clubs, after Radstock Town were promoted to the Premier Division. One new club joined:
* Wimborne Town, Devizes Town, Warminster Town, Weymouth Reserves and Heavitree United each had one point deducted for fielding ineligible players.
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.