1908–09 Western Football League

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Western Football League
Season1908–09
ChampionsMillwall (Division One)
Bristol City Reserves (Division Two)

The 1908–09 season was the 17th in the history of the Western Football League.

For the last time, Division One was split into two sections of six clubs, reorganised from the previous season, with the winner of each section playing each other in a Championship decider. Brighton & Hove Albion won Section A and reigning champions Millwall won Section B, with Millwall winning the decider 2–1 in a replay after the first match was drawn. At the end of this season, all 14 clubs in Division One resigned from the League, leaving Division Two as the only division in the league. All the member clubs of Division One also competed in the Southern League during this season. As with the previous season, the Division Two champions were Bristol City Reserves.[1]

Final tables[]

Division One[]

One new club joined Division One, which remained at 14 clubs after Tottenham Hotspur left.

Section A[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Result
1 Brighton & Hove Albion 12 7 2 3 23 13 1.769 16 All clubs left at the end of the season
2 Queens Park Rangers 12 6 1 5 28 24 1.167 13
3 Crystal Palace 12 5 2 5 23 22 1.045 12
4 Luton Town 12 5 2 5 24 24 1.000 12
5 Croydon Common 12 5 2 5 16 24 0.667 12
6 Reading 12 4 2 6 19 21 0.905 10
7 Leyton 12 4 1 7 16 21 0.762 9
Source:[citation needed]

Section B[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Result
1 Millwall 12 8 2 2 24 11 2.182 18 All clubs left at the end of the season
2 Southampton 12 7 0 5 20 20 1.000 14
3 Plymouth Argyle 12 6 1 5 12 13 0.923 13
4 Portsmouth 12 5 2 5 21 21 1.000 12
5 West Ham United 12 5 0 7 21 23 0.913 10
6 Bristol Rovers 12 4 1 7 16 23 0.696 9
7 Brentford 12 3 2 7 10 13 0.769 8
Source:[citation needed]

Championship decider[]

At the end of the season, the winners of the two sections played a match to decide the overall champions. For the first time, the match was drawn and a replay was arranged.[1]

Section AvSection B
Brighton & Hove Albion1 – 1Millwall
Brighton & Hove Albion1 – 2Millwall

Division Two[]

Three new clubs joined Division Two, which was increased from nine to 12 clubs.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Result
1 Bristol City Reserves 22 15 4 3 59 16 3.688 34
2 Bristol Rovers Reserves 22 16 0 6 81 29 2.793 32
3 Aberdare 22 12 5 5 56 30 1.867 29
4 Treharris 22 12 2 8 57 45 1.267 26
5 Staple Hill 22 9 4 9 41 60 0.683 22 Disbanded at the end of the season
6 Radstock Town 22 8 5 9 37 60 0.617 21
7 Weymouth 22 8 4 10 47 64 0.734 20
8 Bath City 22 6 7 9 39 45 0.867 19
9 Barry District 22 8 3 11 42 50 0.840 19
10 Welton Rovers 22 7 3 12 41 54 0.759 17
11 22 5 3 14 24 55 0.436 13
12 Paulton Rovers 22 5 2 15 39 55 0.709 12
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[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Robinson, Michael (ed.), Non-League Football Tables 1889–2006, Soccer Books, 2006
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