| Season | 1986–87 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Saltash United (Premier Division) Swanage Town & Herston (Division One) |
1987–88 → | |
The1986–87 season was the 85th in the history of theWestern Football League.
The league champions for the second time in their history wereSaltash United. The champions of Division One wereSwanage Town & Herston.[1]
The Premier Division remained at 22 clubs afterShepton Mallet Town were relegated and left to join theSomerset County League. One club joined:
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saltash United(C) | 42 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 101 | 40 | +61 | 70 | |
| 2 | Exmouth Town | 42 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 82 | 62 | +20 | 54 | |
| 3 | Bristol City Reserves | 42 | 23 | 5 | 14 | 94 | 57 | +37 | 51 | |
| 4 | Liskeard Athletic | 42 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 69 | 45 | +24 | 49 | |
| 5 | Bristol Manor Farm | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 58 | 46 | +12 | 48 | |
| 6 | Bideford | 42 | 21 | 4 | 17 | 58 | 57 | +1 | 46 | |
| 7 | Plymouth Argyle Reserves | 42 | 21 | 4 | 17 | 92 | 55 | +37 | 45[a] | |
| 8 | Taunton Town | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 61 | 64 | −3 | 43 | |
| 9 | Chippenham Town | 42 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 53 | 50 | +3 | 42 | |
| 10 | Mangotsfield United | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 69 | 71 | −2 | 42 | |
| 11 | Barnstaple Town | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 55 | 66 | −11 | 42 | |
| 12 | Clevedon Town | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 58 | 60 | −2 | 41 | |
| 13 | Weston-super-Mare | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 66 | 70 | −4 | 39 | |
| 14 | Dawlish Town | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 63 | 62 | +1 | 38 | |
| 15 | Torrington | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 61 | 71 | −10 | 38 | |
| 16 | Paulton Rovers | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 55 | 72 | −17 | 36 | |
| 17 | Radstock Town | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 55 | 73 | −18 | 35 | |
| 18 | Melksham Town | 42 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 39 | 64 | −25 | 35 | |
| 19 | Frome Town | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 50 | 65 | −15 | 34 | |
| 20 | Clandown | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 40 | 59 | −19 | 34 | |
| 21 | Minehead | 42 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 53 | 86 | −33 | 32 | |
| 22 | Chard Town(R) | 42 | 11 | 7 | 24 | 52 | 89 | −37 | 29 | Relegated to the First Division |
The First Division remained at 22 clubs, after Radstock Town were promoted to the Premier Division. One new club joined:
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swanage Town & Herston(C, P) | 42 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 93 | 52 | +41 | 62 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
| 2 | Portway Bristol | 42 | 25 | 8 | 9 | 103 | 51 | +52 | 58 | Disbanded at the end of the season |
| 3 | Bath City Reserves | 42 | 25 | 6 | 11 | 85 | 58 | +27 | 56 | |
| 4 | Yeovil Town Reserves | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 85 | 53 | +32 | 52 | |
| 5 | Wimborne Town | 42 | 23 | 6 | 13 | 96 | 58 | +38 | 51[a] | Transferred to theWessex League |
| 6 | Devizes Town | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 62 | 43 | +19 | 51[a] | |
| 7 | Larkhall Athletic | 42 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 71 | 53 | +18 | 50 | |
| 8 | Welton Rovers | 42 | 20 | 6 | 16 | 66 | 53 | +13 | 46 | |
| 9 | Backwell United | 42 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 55 | 53 | +2 | 45 | |
| 10 | Warminster Town | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 72 | 71 | +1 | 45[a] | |
| 11 | Ottery St Mary | 42 | 17 | 6 | 19 | 66 | 68 | −2 | 40 | |
| 12 | Odd Down | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 57 | 65 | −8 | 39 | |
| 13 | Keynsham Town | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 57 | 69 | −12 | 39 | |
| 14 | Elmore | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 60 | 69 | −9 | 38 | |
| 15 | Tiverton Town | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 66 | 79 | −13 | 36 | |
| 16 | Weymouth Reserves | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 75 | 87 | −12 | 35[a] | Left at the end of the season |
| 17 | Wellington | 42 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 55 | 67 | −12 | 35 | |
| 18 | Westbury United | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 78 | 87 | −9 | 34 | |
| 19 | Calne Town | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 54 | 73 | −19 | 34 | |
| 20 | Ilfracombe Town | 42 | 11 | 8 | 23 | 40 | 68 | −28 | 30 | |
| 21 | Heavitree United | 42 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 48 | 96 | −48 | 26[a] | |
| 22 | Glastonbury | 42 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 38 | 109 | −71 | 17 |