| Season | 2025–26 |
|---|---|
2026–27 → | |
The2025–26 Western Football League season (known as the2025–26 Jewson Western Football League for sponsorship reasons) is the 124th in the history of theWestern Football League, afootball competition in England. Teams are divided into two divisions: the Premier and the First.
The constitution was announced on 15 May 2025.[1]
The Premier Division (step 5) will promote two clubs; one as champions and one via a four-team play-off.
The Premier Division remains at 20 clubs afterPortishead Town andBrixham were promoted to theSouthern League Division One South,Ilfracombe Town were relegated to theSouth West Peninsula League Premier Division East, andWelton Rovers were relegated to the First Division.
Four new clubs joined the division:
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clevedon Town | 18 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 40 | 18 | +22 | 43 | Promotion toSouthern League |
| 2 | Sidmouth Town | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 40 | 19 | +21 | 39 | Qualification for the play-offs |
| 3 | Torpoint Athletic | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 12 | +21 | 39 | |
| 4 | Barnstaple Town | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 46 | 21 | +25 | 36 | |
| 5 | Paulton Rovers | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 39 | 17 | +22 | 36 | |
| 6 | Saltash United | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 41 | 26 | +15 | 35 | |
| 7 | Buckland Athletic | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 45 | 28 | +17 | 34 | |
| 8 | Bridgwater United | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 30 | |
| 9 | Newquay | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 43 | 28 | +15 | 27 | |
| 10 | Helston Athletic | 19 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 40 | 35 | +5 | 26 | |
| 11 | Ivybridge Town | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 29 | 36 | −7 | 23 | |
| 12 | St Blazey | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 32 | 49 | −17 | 22 | |
| 13 | Bradford Town | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 28 | 32 | −4 | 21 | |
| 14 | Street | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 31 | 22 | +9 | 20 | |
| 15 | Shepton Mallet | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 31 | 33 | −2 | 19 | |
| 16 | Wellington | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 27 | 35 | −8 | 18 | |
| 17 | Brislington | 19 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 24 | 38 | −14 | 17 | |
| 18 | Oldland Abbotonians | 16 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 21 | 38 | −17 | 5 | |
| 19 | A.F.C. St Austell | 19 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 111 | −103 | 0 | Relegation to step 6 |
| 20 | Nailsea & Tickenham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0[a] | Resigned from the league |
| Home \ Away | ASA | BAR | BRA | BRW | BRS | BUC | CLV | HEL | IVY | N&T | NQY | OLA | PAU | SAL | SPM | SID | STB | STR | TPA | WLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFC St Austell | — | 0–7 | 0–4 | 3–7 | 0–7 | 2–1 | 2–5 | 0–4 | 0–5 | 1–6 | ||||||||||
| Barnstaple Town | 7–0 | — | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 2–2 | |||||||||||
| Bradford Town | 4–0 | — | 4–1 | 0–4 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | ||||||||||
| Bridgwater United | 4–2 | — | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–4 | 5–2 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | |||||||||
| Brislington | 0–4 | 5–3 | — | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 7–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–3 | ||||||||||
| Buckland Athletic | 3–3 | 2–1 | — | 3–1 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 4–2 | 1–0 | ||||||||||||
| Clevedon Town | 3–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | — | 3–0 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | |||||||||
| Helston Athletic | 8–0 | 1–3 | 1–3 | — | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | ||||||||||||
| Ivybridge Town | 0–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | — | 1–7 | 1–3 | 0–3 | |||||||||||
| Nailsea & Tickenham | 2–5 | 0–1 | 0–4 | — | 0–1 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 2–6 | 0–5 | 0–0 | ||||||||||
| Newquay | 6–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | — | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | ||||||||||||
| Oldland Abbotonians | 5–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | — | 2–3 | 0–3 | 2–3 | |||||||||||
| Paulton Rovers | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 5–1 | 1–0 | — | 2–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | ||||||||||
| Saltash United | 7–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 4–3 | — | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | |||||||||||
| Shepton Mallet | 8–0 | 3–0 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 2–0 | — | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | ||||||||
| Sidmouth Town | 2–1 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 5–0 | — | 3–0 | ||||||||||||
| St Blazey | 4–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 1–1 | — | 0–5 | 1–1 | ||||||||||
| Street | 6–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 8–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | — | 1–2 | |||||||||
| Torpoint Athletic | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | — | |||||||||||
| Wellington | 2–3 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 5–2 | 0–3 | — |
| Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| AFC St Austell | St Austell | Poltair Park | 6,000 |
| Barnstaple Town | Barnstaple | Mill Road | 5,000 |
| Bradford Town | Bradford-on-Avon | Trowbridge Road | 1,000 |
| Bridgwater United | Bridgwater | Fairfax Park | 2,500 |
| Brislington | Bristol | Ironmould Lane | 3,000 |
| Buckland Athletic | Newton Abbot | Homers Heath | 1,000 |
| Clevedon Town | Clevedon | North Somerset Community Stadium | 3,900 |
| Helston Athletic | Helston | Kellaway Park | 1,300 |
| Ivybridge Town | Ivybridge | Erme Valley | 2,000 |
| Nailsea & Tickenham | Nailsea | Fryth Way | 1,000 |
| Newquay | Newquay | Mount Wise Stadium | 5,000 |
| Oldland Abbotonians | Oldland Common | Aitchison Playing Field | 1,000 |
| Paulton Rovers | Paulton | Winterfield Stadium | 2,500 |
| Saltash United | Saltash | Kimberley Stadium | 1,000 |
| Shepton Mallet | Shepton Mallet | Old Wells Road | 2,500 |
| Sidmouth Town | Sidmouth | Manstone Recreation Ground | 2,500 |
| St Blazey | St Blazey | Blaise Park | 3,500 |
| Street | Street | The Tannery Ground | 1,000 |
| Torpoint Athletic | Torpoint | The Mill | 1,000 |
| Wellington | Wellington | Wellington Playing Field | 1,000 |
The First Division is reduced to 20 clubs from 22 clubs afterBradford Town were promoted to the Premier Division;Hallen were promoted to theHellenic League Premier Division;Cribbs Reserves were demoted after their first team was relegated, andGillingham Town were relegated.
Two new clubs joined the division:
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Devizes Town | 19 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 45 | 11 | +34 | 45 | Promotion to thePremier Division |
| 2 | Wells City | 19 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 59 | 26 | +33 | 39 | Qualification for the play-offs |
| 3 | Avonmouth | 18 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 29 | 14 | +15 | 39 | |
| 4 | Bitton | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 17 | +11 | 37 | |
| 5 | Bristol Telephones | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 37 | 28 | +9 | 36 | |
| 6 | Sturminster Newton United | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 45 | 19 | +26 | 35 | |
| 7 | Almondsbury | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 33 | 32 | +1 | 32 | |
| 8 | Mendip Broadwalk | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 22 | +5 | 29 | |
| 9 | AEK Boco | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 38 | 29 | +9 | 27 | |
| 10 | Longwell Green Sports | 19 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 26 | 39 | −13 | 26 | |
| 11 | Warminster Town | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 41 | 31 | +10 | 25 | |
| 12 | Cadbury Heath | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 31 | 42 | −11 | 25 | |
| 13 | Calne Town | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 28 | −3 | 20 | |
| 14 | Odd Down | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 35 | 42 | −7 | 20 | |
| 15 | Shirehampton | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 42 | −17 | 17 | |
| 16 | Keynsham Town | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 28 | −8 | 16 | |
| 17 | Radstock Town | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 26 | −10 | 14[a] | |
| 18 | Cheddar | 20 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 45 | −28 | 12 | Possible relegation to a feeder league |
| 19 | Hengrove Athletic | 19 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 45 | −28 | 8 | |
| 20 | Welton Rovers | 17 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 44 | −28 | 6 |
| Home \ Away | AEK | ALM | AVO | BIT | BTP | CBH | CAL | CHE | DEV | HGA | KEY | LGS | MDB | ODD | RAD | SHI | SNU | WAR | WLS | WTR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AEK Boco | — | 0–3 | 3–1 | 3–4 | 3–0 | 2–0 | ||||||||||||||
| Almondsbury | 2–1 | — | 1–3 | 1–2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Avonmouth | — | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bitton | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |||||||||||||||
| Bristol Telephones | 3–2 | — | 1–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | |||||||||||||||
| Cadbury Heath | 0–1 | — | 2–1 | 4–4 | 1–0 | |||||||||||||||
| Calne Town | 4–1 | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cheddar | 2–2 | — | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–4 | |||||||||||||||
| Devizes Town | 5–0 | — | 2–0 | 2–1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hengrove Athletic | 2–3 | 1–3 | 0–1 | — | 1–2 | |||||||||||||||
| Keynsham Town | 0–0 | 4–0 | — | 0–1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Longwell Green Sports | 2–1 | — | 1–4 | 3–0 | 1–5 | |||||||||||||||
| Mendip Broadwalk | 0–2 | 3–0 | — | 2–1 | 1–2 | |||||||||||||||
| Odd Down | 0–4 | 5–1 | — | 1–1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Radstock Town | 0–1 | 1–0 | — | 1–2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Shirehampton | 1–2 | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sturminster Newton United | 2–0 | 5–0 | 1–1 | — | 6–1 | |||||||||||||||
| Warminster Town | 3–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–3 | — | |||||||||||||||
| Wells City | 4–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | — | 4–0 | |||||||||||||||
| Welton Rovers | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | — |
| Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| AEK Boco | Hanham | Greenbank Recreation Ground | 1,000 |
| Almondsbury | Almondsbury | The Field | |
| Avonmouth | Avonmouth | King George V Recreation Ground | |
| Bitton | Bitton | Bath Road | |
| Bristol Telephones | Whitchurch | BTRA Sports Ground | 1,000 |
| Cadbury Heath | Cadbury Heath | Cadbury Heath Road | |
| Calne Town | Calne | Bremhill View | 2,500 |
| Cheddar | Cheddar | Draycott Road | |
| Devizes Town | Devizes | Nursteed Road | 2,500 |
| Hengrove Athletic | Whitchurch | Norton Lane | 1,000 |
| Keynsham Town | Keynsham | AJN Stadium | 3,001 |
| Longwell Green Sports | Longwell Green | Longwell Green Community Centre | 1,000 |
| Mendip Broadwalk | Bristol | Filwood Park Playing Fields | 1,000 |
| Odd Down | Bath | Lew Hill Memorial Ground | 1,000 |
| Radstock Town | Radstock | Southfields Recreation Ground | 1,250 |
| Shirehampton | Shirehampton | Penpole Lane | 1,000 |
| Sturminster Newton United | Sturminster Newton | Barnets Field | 1,000 |
| Warminster Town | Warminster | Weymouth Street | 1,000 |
| Wells City | Wells | Athletic Ground | 1,500 |
| Welton Rovers | Midsomer Norton | West Clewes Recreation Ground | 2,400 |