| Season | 1984–85 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Saltash United (Premier Division) Portway Bristol (Division One) |
1985–86 → | |
The1984–85 season was the 83rd in the history of theWestern Football League.
The league champions for the first time in their history wereSaltash United. The champions of Division One werePortway Bristol.[1]
The Premier Division was increased from 20 to 22 clubs afterWellington were relegated to the First Division. Three clubs joined:
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saltash United(C) | 42 | 26 | 12 | 4 | 88 | 43 | +45 | 64 | |
| 2 | Bideford | 42 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 78 | 29 | +49 | 60 | |
| 3 | Bristol City Reserves | 42 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 69 | 49 | +20 | 56 | |
| 4 | Exmouth Town | 42 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 83 | 51 | +32 | 52 | |
| 5 | Paulton Rovers | 42 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 61 | 45 | +16 | 51 | |
| 6 | Bristol Manor Farm | 42 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 70 | 55 | +15 | 49 | |
| 7 | Chippenham Town | 42 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 62 | 49 | +13 | 46 | |
| 8 | Mangotsfield United | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 63 | 56 | +7 | 45 | |
| 9 | Melksham Town | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 57 | 59 | −2 | 45 | |
| 10 | Liskeard Athletic | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 69 | 54 | +15 | 44 | |
| 11 | Chard Town | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 58 | 57 | +1 | 43 | |
| 12 | Minehead | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 55 | 54 | +1 | 41 | |
| 13 | Barnstaple Town | 42 | 18 | 5 | 19 | 65 | 65 | 0 | 41 | |
| 14 | Clandown | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 51 | 52 | −1 | 40 | |
| 15 | Plymouth Argyle Reserves | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 58 | 62 | −4 | 38 | |
| 16 | Dawlish Town | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 44 | 54 | −10 | 37 | |
| 17 | Clevedon Town | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 45 | 56 | −11 | 35[a] | |
| 18 | Frome Town | 42 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 56 | 63 | −7 | 34 | |
| 19 | Weston-super-Mare | 42 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 58 | 78 | −20 | 33 | |
| 20 | Taunton Town | 42 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 53 | 74 | −21 | 33 | |
| 21 | Shepton Mallet Town | 42 | 4 | 15 | 23 | 35 | 86 | −51 | 22[a] | |
| 22 | Devizes Town(R) | 42 | 2 | 9 | 31 | 34 | 121 | −87 | 13 | Relegated to Division One |
The First Division consisted of 22 clubs, increased from 21 the previous season, after Bristol City Reserves, Chard Town and Paulton Rovers were promoted to the Premier Division. Four new clubs joined:
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portway Bristol(C) | 42 | 30 | 3 | 9 | 97 | 42 | +55 | 63 | |
| 2 | Torrington(P) | 42 | 27 | 8 | 7 | 83 | 35 | +48 | 62 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
| 3 | Wimborne Town | 42 | 26 | 7 | 9 | 81 | 37 | +44 | 59 | |
| 4 | Swanage Town & Herston | 42 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 86 | 50 | +36 | 59 | |
| 5 | Wellington | 42 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 78 | 57 | +21 | 52 | |
| 6 | Radstock Town | 42 | 23 | 5 | 14 | 79 | 47 | +32 | 51 | |
| 7 | Backwell United | 42 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 59 | 42 | +17 | 51 | |
| 8 | Keynsham Town | 42 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 70 | 54 | +16 | 49 | |
| 9 | Ottery St Mary | 42 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 58 | 51 | +7 | 48 | |
| 10 | Larkhall Athletic | 42 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 51 | 46 | +5 | 43 | |
| 11 | Heavitree United | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 81 | 84 | −3 | 39 | |
| 12 | Glastonbury | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 55 | 63 | −8 | 39 | |
| 13 | Bath City Reserves | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 60 | 69 | −9 | 39 | |
| 14 | Elmore | 42 | 16 | 6 | 20 | 69 | 95 | −26 | 38 | |
| 15 | Yeovil Town Reserves | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 53 | 63 | −10 | 37[a] | |
| 16 | Welton Rovers | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 61 | 72 | −11 | 37 | |
| 17 | Tiverton Town | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 61 | 66 | −5 | 34 | |
| 18 | Weymouth Reserves | 42 | 14 | 3 | 25 | 67 | 96 | −29 | 31 | |
| 19 | Warminster Town | 42 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 54 | 93 | −39 | 29 | |
| 20 | Westbury United | 42 | 10 | 7 | 25 | 57 | 99 | −42 | 27 | |
| 21 | Ilfracombe Town | 42 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 47 | 101 | −54 | 19 | |
| 22 | Odd Down | 42 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 38 | 83 | −45 | 17 |