1987–88 Western Football League

Premier Division

The Premier Division remained at 22 clubs after Chard Town were relegated to the First Division. One club joined:

* Radstock Town had two points deducted for fielding an ineligible player.
‡ Bristol Manor Farm and Frome Town both had one point deducted for fielding an ineligible player.

First Division

The First Division was reduced from 22 to 19 clubs, after Swanage Town & Herston were promoted to the Premier Division, Wimborne Town were transferred to the Wessex League, Portway Bristol disbanded and Weymouth Reserves also left. One new club 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.}

^{3 The tables as published at the time contained errors, hence the totals do not balance in some columns.}