| Season | 2005–06 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Bideford (Premier Division) Dawlish Town (Division One) |
2006–07 → | |
The2005–06 season was the 104th in the history of theWestern Football League.
The league champions for the ninth time in their history, and the fourth time in five seasons, wereBideford. The champions of Division One wereDawlish Town.[1]
The Premier Division was increased from 20 to 21 clubs afterBridport andClyst Rovers were relegated to the First Division. Three clubs joined:
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bideford(C) | 38 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 93 | 25 | +68 | 94 | |
| 2 | Corsham Town | 38 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 78 | 30 | +48 | 82 | |
| 3 | Bristol Manor Farm | 38 | 24 | 4 | 10 | 86 | 43 | +43 | 76 | |
| 4 | Welton Rovers | 38 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 61 | 39 | +22 | 69 | |
| 5 | Calne Town | 38 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 70 | 41 | +29 | 67 | |
| 6 | Willand Rovers | 38 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 63 | 42 | +21 | 65 | |
| 7 | Frome Town | 38 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 61 | 45 | +16 | 64 | |
| 8 | Bitton | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 63 | 41 | +22 | 63 | |
| 9 | Hallen | 38 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 71 | 54 | +17 | 57 | |
| 10 | Brislington | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 55 | 53 | +2 | 53 | |
| 11 | Bridgwater Town | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 66 | 54 | +12 | 52 | |
| 12 | Radstock Town | 38 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 62 | 73 | −11 | 47 | |
| 13 | Barnstaple Town | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 54 | 62 | −8 | 45 | |
| 14 | Melksham Town | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 43 | 68 | −25 | 44 | |
| 15 | Odd Down | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 34 | 44 | −10 | 43 | |
| 16 | Bishop Sutton | 38 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 36 | 52 | −16 | 34 | |
| 17 | Keynsham Town | 38 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 34 | 78 | −44 | 26 | |
| 18 | Devizes Town | 38 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 27 | 94 | −67 | 26 | |
| 19 | Torrington | 38 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 33 | 89 | −56 | 25 | |
| 20 | Backwell United(R) | 38 | 3 | 10 | 25 | 30 | 93 | −63 | 19 | Relegated to the First Division |
| 21 | Exmouth Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Resigned mid-season, record expunged[a] |
The First Division was increased from 20 to 22 clubs after Calne Town, Radstock Town and Willand Rovers were promoted to the Premier Division and five clubs joined:
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dawlish Town(C, P) | 42 | 33 | 6 | 3 | 115 | 33 | +82 | 105 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
| 2 | Chard Town(P) | 42 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 87 | 27 | +60 | 97 | |
| 3 | Street(P) | 42 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 80 | 39 | +41 | 83 | |
| 4 | Ilfracombe Town | 42 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 82 | 50 | +32 | 78 | |
| 5 | Westbury United | 42 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 95 | 50 | +45 | 76 | |
| 6 | Bridport | 42 | 22 | 6 | 14 | 81 | 60 | +21 | 72 | |
| 7 | Larkhall Athletic | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 93 | 56 | +37 | 68 | |
| 8 | Portishead | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 59 | 49 | +10 | 66 | |
| 9 | Shrewton United | 42 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 88 | 79 | +9 | 61 | |
| 10 | Bradford Town | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 71 | 81 | −10 | 58 | |
| 11 | Clevedon United | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 62 | 67 | −5 | 57 | |
| 12 | Longwell Green Sports | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 49 | 52 | −3 | 54 | |
| 13 | Weston St Johns | 42 | 18 | 3 | 21 | 63 | 81 | −18 | 54[a] | |
| 14 | Cadbury Heath | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 70 | 62 | +8 | 53 | |
| 15 | Saltash United | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 71 | 84 | −13 | 52 | Left to join theSouth Western League |
| 16 | Biddestone | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 54 | 59 | −5 | 50 | |
| 17 | Wellington | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 69 | 81 | −12 | 50 | |
| 18 | Almondsbury | 42 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 46 | 70 | −24 | 41 | |
| 19 | Minehead Town | 42 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 47 | 100 | −53 | 36 | |
| 20 | Shepton Mallet | 42 | 10 | 4 | 28 | 34 | 85 | −51 | 34 | |
| 21 | Clyst Rovers | 42 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 47 | 92 | −45 | 28 | |
| 22 | Elmore | 42 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 42 | 148 | −106 | 16 |