| Season | 2017–18 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Street |
| Promoted | Street,Melksham Town |
2018–19 → | |
The2017–18 Western Football League season (known as the2017–18 Toolstation Western Football League for sponsorship reasons) was the 116th 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 26 May 2017.[1]
The Premier Division consisted of 20 clubs, the same as last season, and featured three new clubs afterBristol Manor Farm were promoted toSouthern League Division One South & West,Gillingham Town resigned from the league, andSherborne Town were relegated to the Division One.
With the suspension of ground grading Grade E for this season and the creation of a new league at Steps 3 and 4, the champions of all Step 5 leagues were compulsorily promoted to Step 4. Of the fourteen runners-up, the twelve clubs with the best PPG (points per game ratio) were also to be compulsorily promoted, but with resignations and mergers in leagues above, all runners-up were promoted.
Teams at Step 5 without ground grading Grade F were to be relegated to Step 6, but no club in this division failed the ground grading process. All Step 5 leagues were fixed at 20 clubs for 2018–19, but in this case there were no further relegations or reprieves.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Street(C, P) | 38 | 32 | 3 | 3 | 100 | 31 | +69 | 99 | Promotion toSouthern League Division One South |
| 2 | Melksham Town(P) | 38 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 99 | 39 | +60 | 84 | |
| 3 | Willand Rovers | 38 | 24 | 6 | 8 | 93 | 37 | +56 | 78 | |
| 4 | Bradford Town | 38 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 88 | 47 | +41 | 78 | |
| 5 | Buckland Athletic | 38 | 25 | 3 | 10 | 84 | 54 | +30 | 78 | |
| 6 | Shepton Mallet | 38 | 20 | 2 | 16 | 63 | 52 | +11 | 62 | |
| 7 | Bridport | 38 | 18 | 4 | 16 | 82 | 62 | +20 | 58 | |
| 8 | Bridgwater Town | 38 | 18 | 4 | 16 | 61 | 51 | +10 | 58 | |
| 9 | Hengrove Athletic | 38 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 73 | 60 | +13 | 56 | |
| 10 | Bitton | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 58 | 66 | −8 | 53 | |
| 11 | Cribbs | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 75 | 62 | +13 | 50 | |
| 12 | Clevedon Town | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 56 | 63 | −7 | 47 | |
| 13 | Chipping Sodbury Town | 38 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 65 | 76 | −11 | 45 | |
| 14 | Odd Down | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 55 | 62 | −7 | 44 | |
| 15 | Wellington | 38 | 12 | 6 | 20 | 52 | 73 | −21 | 42 | |
| 16 | Brislington | 38 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 51 | 71 | −20 | 40 | |
| 17 | Hallen | 38 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 44 | 80 | −36 | 34 | |
| 18 | Cadbury Heath | 38 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 62 | 115 | −53 | 32 | |
| 19 | Longwell Green Sports(R) | 38 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 33 | 111 | −78 | 20 | Relegation to theDivision One |
| 20 | Wells City(R) | 38 | 3 | 7 | 28 | 33 | 115 | −82 | 12[a] |
| Club | Finishing positionlast season | Stadium[2] |
|---|---|---|
| Bitton A.F.C | 19th | Rapid Solicitors Stadium |
| Bradford Town | 5th | Bradford on Avon Sports Club |
| Bridgwater Town | 22ndSouthern League Division One South & West (relegated) | Fairfax Park |
| Bridport | 16th | St Mary's Field |
| Brislington | 10th | Brislington Stadium |
| Buckland Athletic | 4th | Kingskerswell Road |
| Cadbury Heath | 11th | Springfield |
| Chipping Sodbury Town | 13th | The Ridings |
| Clevedon Town | 14th | The Hand Stadium |
| Cribbs | 8th | The Lawns |
| Hallen | 18th | The Hallen Centre |
| Hengrove Athletic | 2ndFirst Division (promoted) | Norton Lane |
| Longwell Green Sports | 17th | Shellards Road |
| Melksham Town | 3rd | Eastern Way |
| Odd Down | 7th | Lew Hill Memorial Ground |
| Shepton Mallet | 12th | Playing Fields |
| Street | 2nd | The Tannery Ground |
| Wellington | 1stFirst Division (promoted) | The Playing Field |
| Wells City | 15th | Athletic Ground |
| Willand Rovers | 6th | Silver Street |
The First Division consisted of 22 clubs, the same as the previous season, and featured two new clubs after the promotion of Hengrove Athletic and Wellington to the Premier Division:
Step 6 clubs without ground grading Grade G were to be relegated to Step 7, but no club in this division failed the ground grading process. All Step 6 leagues were fixed at a maximum of 20 clubs for 2018–19, but in this case there were no further relegations or reprieves.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Westbury United(C, P) | 42 | 28 | 11 | 3 | 97 | 29 | +68 | 95 | Promotion to thePremier Division |
| 2 | Roman Glass St George(P) | 42 | 28 | 9 | 5 | 120 | 49 | +71 | 93 | |
| 3 | Keynsham Town | 42 | 27 | 8 | 7 | 120 | 62 | +58 | 89 | |
| 4 | Cheddar | 42 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 90 | 61 | +29 | 72 | |
| 5 | Devizes Town | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 90 | 65 | +25 | 70 | |
| 6 | Radstock Town | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 86 | 67 | +19 | 67 | |
| 7 | Oldland Abbotonians | 42 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 82 | 74 | +8 | 64 | |
| 8 | Welton Rovers | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 80 | 65 | +15 | 63 | |
| 9 | Chard Town | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 70 | 59 | +11 | 62 | |
| 10 | Wincanton Town | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 63 | 71 | −8 | 61 | |
| 11 | Chippenham Park | 42 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 57 | 69 | −12 | 54 | |
| 12 | Bishop Sutton | 42 | 16 | 6 | 20 | 70 | 91 | −21 | 54 | |
| 13 | Almondsbury | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 60 | 64 | −4 | 53 | Transferred toHellenic League Division One West |
| 14 | Bishops Lydeard | 42 | 16 | 5 | 21 | 74 | 96 | −22 | 53 | |
| 15 | Malmesbury Victoria | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 69 | 97 | −28 | 51 | Transferred toHellenic League Division One West |
| 16 | Bristol Telephones | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 74 | 98 | −24 | 50 | |
| 17 | Calne Town | 42 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 66 | 94 | −28 | 49 | |
| 18 | Ashton & Backwell United | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 42 | 61 | −19 | 46 | |
| 19 | Sherborne Town | 42 | 13 | 6 | 23 | 78 | 95 | −17 | 45 | |
| 20 | Corsham Town | 42 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 43 | 71 | −28 | 39 | |
| 21 | Portishead Town | 42 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 45 | 89 | −44 | 31[a] | |
| 22 | Warminster Town | 42 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 54 | 103 | −49 | 27 |
| Club | Finishing positionlast season | Stadium[3] |
|---|---|---|
| Almondsbury | 22nd | Almondsbury Sports & Social Club |
| Ashton & Backwell United | 7th | Lancer Scott Stadium |
| Bishop Sutton | 16th | Lakeview |
| Bishops Lydeard | 6th | Cothelstone Road |
| Bristol Telephones | 1stGloucestershire County Football League (promoted) | BTRA Sports Ground |
| Calne Town | 21st | Bremhill Road |
| Chard Town | 10th | Denning Sports Field |
| Cheddar | 3rd | Bowdens Park |
| Chippenham Park | 8th | Hardenhuish Park |
| Corsham Town | 19th | Southbank Ground |
| Devizes Town | 11th | Nursteed Road Ground |
| Keynsham Town | 4th | Crown Fields |
| Malmesbury Victoria | 9th | Flying Monk Road |
| Oldland Abbotonians | 17th | Aitchinson Playing Fields |
| Portishead Town | 14th | Bristol Road |
| Radstock Town | 5th | Southfields Recreation Ground |
| Roman Glass St George | 15th | Oaklands Park |
| Sherborne Town | 20thWestern Football League Premier Division (relegated) | Raleigh Grove |
| Warminster Town | 18th | Weymouth Street |
| Welton Rovers | 20th | West Clewes |
| Westbury United | 12th | Meadow Lane |
| Wincanton Town | 13th | Wincanton Sports Ground |