1931–32 Western Football League

Western Football League
Season1931–32
ChampionsPlymouth Argyle Reserves (Division One)
Portland United (Division Two)

The 1931–32 season was the 35th in the history of the Western Football League.

The Division One champions for the second time in their history were Plymouth Argyle Reserves, although they left the league at the end of the season. The winners of Division Two were Portland United for the second season running. There was again no promotion or relegation between the two divisions this season.[1]

Division One

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Division One was increased from seven to eight clubs, with one new club joining:

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Result
1 Plymouth Argyle Reserves 14 10 1 3 41 15 2.733 21 Left at the end of the season
2 Yeovil and Petters United 14 8 3 3 42 26 1.615 19
3 Lovells Athletic 14 7 3 4 33 25 1.320 17
4 Bristol Rovers Reserves 14 8 0 6 32 28 1.143 16
5 Torquay United Reserves 14 5 4 5 29 35 0.829 14
6 Bristol City Reserves 14 4 3 7 26 37 0.703 11
7 Exeter City Reserves 14 4 1 9 23 37 0.622 9
8 Taunton Town 14 2 1 11 18 41 0.439 5
Source: [citation needed]

Division Two

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Division Two was increased from seventeen to eighteen clubs after Petters Westland left after just one season, and two new clubs joined:

  • Frome Town, rejoining after leaving the league in 1927.
  • Glastonbury, rejoining after leaving the league in 1922.
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Result
1 Portland United 34 27 1 6 122 55 2.218 55
2 Salisbury City 34 23 5 6 122 50 2.440 51
3 Bath City Reserves 34 23 4 7 104 53 1.962 50
4 Trowbridge Town 34 19 5 10 103 68 1.515 43
5 Bristol City "A" 34 19 2 13 124 89 1.393 40
6 Street 34 17 4 13 100 84 1.190 38
7 Paulton Rovers 34 17 3 14 78 59 1.322 37
8 Frome Town 34 18 1 15 86 105 0.819 37
9 Poole Town 34 16 4 14 81 82 0.988 36
10 Wells City 34 15 5 14 119 89 1.337 35
11 Weymouth 34 13 4 17 86 103 0.835 30
12 Chippenham Town 34 11 6 17 99 105 0.943 28
13 Bristol St George 34 12 4 18 74 110 0.673 28
14 Welton Rovers 34 10 7 17 72 90 0.800 27
15 Glastonbury 34 12 2 20 86 113 0.761 26
16 Radstock Town 34 9 5 20 64 101 0.634 23
17 Warminster Town 34 8 6 20 68 119 0.571 22
18 Coleford Athletic 34 1 4 29 43 156 0.276 6 Left at the end of the season
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: The system of using goal average to separate two teams tied on points was used up to and including the 1976–77 season. The points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.

References

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  1. ^ Robinson, Michael (ed.), Non-League Football Tables 1889–2006, Soccer Books, 2006