| Season | 2012–13 |
|---|---|
2013–14 → | |
The2012–13 Western Football League season (known as the2012–13 Toolstation Western Football League for sponsorship reasons) was the 111th in the history of theWestern Football League, afootball competition in England. Teams were divided into two divisions; the Premier and the First. The season began on 4 August 2012.
The league champions for the first time in their history wereBishop Sutton. The champions of Division One wereSherborne Town.
The Premier Division featured five new clubs in a league of 20, increased from 18 the previous season afterMerthyr Town were promoted to theSouthern League, andCorsham Town andSherborne Town were relegated to the First Division:
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bishop Sutton(C) | 38 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 94 | 34 | +60 | 82 | |
| 2 | Brislington | 38 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 73 | 42 | +31 | 76 | |
| 3 | Gillingham Town | 38 | 23 | 4 | 11 | 93 | 59 | +34 | 73 | |
| 4 | Cadbury Heath | 38 | 22 | 4 | 12 | 85 | 53 | +32 | 70 | |
| 5 | Larkhall Athletic | 38 | 21 | 6 | 11 | 77 | 50 | +27 | 69 | |
| 6 | Street | 38 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 74 | 62 | +12 | 60 | |
| 7 | Bitton | 38 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 60 | 63 | −3 | 59 | |
| 8 | Odd Down | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 84 | 58 | +26 | 58 | |
| 9 | Hallen | 38 | 17 | 6 | 15 | 78 | 68 | +10 | 57 | |
| 10 | Buckland Athletic | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 77 | 59 | +18 | 55 | |
| 11 | Willand Rovers | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 52 | 53 | −1 | 55 | |
| 12 | Winterbourne United | 38 | 15 | 4 | 19 | 66 | 84 | −18 | 49 | |
| 13 | Melksham Town | 38 | 14 | 6 | 18 | 62 | 74 | −12 | 48 | |
| 14 | Bridport | 38 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 55 | 63 | −8 | 47 | |
| 15 | Longwell Green Sports | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 49 | 64 | −15 | 45 | |
| 16 | Ilfracombe Town | 38 | 13 | 5 | 20 | 52 | 70 | −18 | 44 | |
| 17 | Radstock Town | 38 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 60 | 85 | −25 | 40 | |
| 18 | Bristol Manor Farm | 38 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 55 | 72 | −17 | 39 | |
| 19 | Wells City(R) | 38 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 57 | 90 | −33 | 27 | Relegation to theFirst Division |
| 20 | Barnstaple Town(R) | 38 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 23 | 123 | −100 | 13 |
The First Division featured five new clubs in a league of 21, increased from 19 the previous season after Cadbury Heath, Melksham Town and Gillingham Town were promoted to the Premier Division:
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sherborne Town(C, P) | 40 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 116 | 53 | +63 | 93 | Promotion to thePremier Division |
| 2 | Hengrove Athletic(P) | 40 | 29 | 4 | 7 | 93 | 34 | +59 | 91 | |
| 3 | Bradford Town | 40 | 26 | 5 | 9 | 103 | 48 | +55 | 83 | |
| 4 | Corsham Town | 40 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 92 | 55 | +37 | 80 | |
| 5 | Oldland Abbotonians | 40 | 24 | 7 | 9 | 77 | 37 | +40 | 79 | |
| 6 | Chard Town | 40 | 24 | 4 | 12 | 94 | 59 | +35 | 76 | |
| 7 | Shepton Mallet | 40 | 21 | 7 | 12 | 85 | 63 | +22 | 70 | |
| 8 | Cribbs Friends Life | 40 | 19 | 8 | 13 | 79 | 55 | +24 | 65 | |
| 9 | Calne Town | 40 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 67 | 58 | +9 | 60 | |
| 10 | Almondsbury UWE | 40 | 15 | 8 | 17 | 67 | 65 | +2 | 53 | |
| 11 | Cheddar | 40 | 15 | 3 | 22 | 76 | 85 | −9 | 48 | |
| 12 | Elmore | 40 | 14 | 7 | 19 | 88 | 100 | −12 | 48[a] | Transferred to theSouth West Peninsula League[b] |
| 13 | Keynsham Town | 40 | 15 | 6 | 19 | 59 | 73 | −14 | 48[c] | |
| 14 | Portishead Town | 40 | 15 | 3 | 22 | 63 | 82 | −19 | 48 | |
| 15 | Warminster Town | 40 | 10 | 11 | 19 | 60 | 83 | −23 | 41 | |
| 16 | Welton Rovers | 40 | 11 | 7 | 22 | 54 | 88 | −34 | 40 | |
| 17 | Roman Glass St George | 40 | 9 | 10 | 21 | 49 | 76 | −27 | 37 | |
| 18 | Wellington | 40 | 9 | 6 | 25 | 62 | 99 | −37 | 33 | |
| 19 | Westbury United | 40 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 46 | 82 | −36 | 32 | |
| 20 | Shrewton United | 40 | 8 | 6 | 26 | 43 | 105 | −62 | 30 | Resigned at the end of the season[d] |
| 21 | Devizes Town | 40 | 8 | 5 | 27 | 65 | 138 | −73 | 29 |