The 2000–01 season was the 99th in the history of the Western Football League.
Season | 2000–01 |
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Champions | Taunton Town (Premier Division) Team Bath (Division One) |
2001–02 → |
The league champions for the sixth time in their history (and the third season running) were Taunton Town, but runners-up Chippenham Town took promotion to the Southern League. The champions of Division One were the newly formed Team Bath.[1]
Final tables edit
Premier Division edit
The Premier Division was increased from 19 clubs to 20 after Mangotsfield United were promoted to the Southern League, and two clubs joined:
- Devizes Town, champions of the First Division.
- Welton Rovers, runners-up in the First Division.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Taunton Town (C) | 38 | 31 | 4 | 3 | 133 | 41 | +92 | 97 | |
2 | Chippenham Town (P) | 38 | 30 | 5 | 3 | 109 | 27 | +82 | 95 | Promoted to the Southern League |
3 | Paulton Rovers | 38 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 92 | 44 | +48 | 79 | |
4 | Yeovil Town Reserves | 38 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 84 | 46 | +38 | 71 | |
5 | Bideford | 38 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 71 | 45 | +26 | 67 | |
6 | Backwell United | 38 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 59 | 37 | +22 | 64 | |
7 | Devizes Town | 38 | 19 | 5 | 14 | 88 | 62 | +26 | 62 | |
8 | Brislington | 38 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 67 | 48 | +19 | 61 | |
9 | Melksham Town | 38 | 17 | 6 | 15 | 58 | 54 | +4 | 57 | |
10 | Welton Rovers | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 63 | 53 | +10 | 53 | |
11 | Dawlish Town | 38 | 14 | 6 | 18 | 50 | 68 | −18 | 48 | |
12 | Elmore | 38 | 14 | 4 | 20 | 67 | 80 | −13 | 46 | |
13 | Bridport | 38 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 51 | 63 | −12 | 43 | |
14 | Barnstaple Town | 38 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 45 | 79 | −34 | 43 | |
15 | Bridgwater Town | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 45 | 58 | −13 | 41[a] | |
16 | Odd Down | 38 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 34 | 57 | −23 | 38 | |
17 | Bishop Sutton | 38 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 57 | 86 | −29 | 38 | |
18 | Bristol Manor Farm | 38 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 37 | 66 | −29 | 32 | |
19 | Westbury United | 38 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 27 | 101 | −74 | 14 | |
20 | Minehead Town (R) | 38 | 5 | 0 | 33 | 34 | 156 | −122 | 12[a] | Relegated to the First Division |
First Division edit
The First Division was increased from 17 clubs to 20 after Devizes Town and Welton Rovers were promoted to the Premier Division, and five clubs joined:
- Bath City Reserves, rejoining the league after leaving in 1992.
- Cadbury Heath, promoted from the Gloucestershire County League.
- Hallen, transferred and demoted from the Hellenic League.
- Team Bath, a newly formed club.
- Worle St Johns, promoted from the Somerset Senior League.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Team Bath (C, P) | 36 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 108 | 22 | +86 | 84 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
2 | Keynsham Town (P) | 36 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 79 | 35 | +44 | 82 | |
3 | Frome Town | 36 | 21 | 4 | 11 | 77 | 45 | +32 | 67 | |
4 | Hallen | 36 | 20 | 6 | 10 | 81 | 52 | +29 | 66 | |
5 | Bitton | 36 | 19 | 7 | 10 | 66 | 49 | +17 | 64 | |
6 | Bath City Reserves | 36 | 17 | 6 | 13 | 74 | 70 | +4 | 57 | |
7 | Exmouth Town | 36 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 76 | 54 | +22 | 52 | |
8 | Warminster Town | 36 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 48 | 53 | −5 | 52 | |
9 | Corsham Town | 36 | 16 | 4 | 16 | 60 | 67 | −7 | 52 | |
10 | Torrington | 36 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 69 | 72 | −3 | 50 | |
11 | Chard Town | 36 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 52 | 75 | −23 | 42 | |
12 | Pewsey Vale | 36 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 48 | 79 | −31 | 42 | Transferred to the Hellenic League |
13 | Street | 36 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 40 | 63 | −23 | 39 | |
14 | Wellington | 36 | 11 | 5 | 20 | 40 | 63 | −23 | 38 | |
15 | Larkhall Athletic | 36 | 11 | 5 | 20 | 46 | 73 | −27 | 38 | |
16 | Ilfracombe Town | 36 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 48 | 64 | −16 | 37 | |
17 | Cadbury Heath | 36 | 10 | 5 | 21 | 48 | 68 | −20 | 35 | |
18 | Worle St Johns | 36 | 10 | 5 | 21 | 64 | 87 | −23 | 35 | |
19 | Calne Town | 36 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 35 | 68 | −33 | 31 | |
20 | Clyst Rovers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0[a] |
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: The system of using goal difference to separate two teams tied on points was used. The points system: 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:
Rules for classification: The system of using goal difference to separate two teams tied on points was used. The points system: 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:
- ^ Clyst Rovers were unable to complete their fixtures due to an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease. Their results were expunged from the table but they did not leave the league and resumed as normal the following season.[1]