1894–95 Western Football League

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Western Football League
Season 1894–95
Champions Hereford Thistle (Division One)
Warmley Res. (Division Two)

The 1894–95 season was the third in the history of the Western Football League, and the last in which it was known as the Bristol & District League, before the change to the current name.

Hereford Thistle were the Division One champions in their debut season, but they left the league at the end of the season. Warmley Reserves won Division Two for the second year in succession.[1]

Final tables

Division One

Two new clubs joined Division One for this season, increasing the number of clubs from ten to 12.

Pos Club P W D L GF GA GAv1 Pts2 Notes
1 Hereford Thistle 22 18 3 1 93 21 4.43 39 Left to join the Birmingham & District League at end of season
2 St George 22 18 3 1 76 21 3.62 39
3 Warmley 22 14 2 6 74 30 2.47 30
4 Staple Hill 22 11 4 7 56 38 1.47 26
5 Gloucester 22 10 4 8 64 54 1.18 24
6 Eastville Rovers 22 10 4 8 46 40 1.15 24
7 Trowbridge Town 22 9 4 9 68 48 1.42 22
8 Clifton 22 8 2 12 47 55 0.85 18
9 Bedminster 22 7 0 15 39 73 0.53 14
10 Swindon Wanderers 22 5 3 14 40 63 0.63 13
11 Mangotsfield 22 5 2 15 22 68 0.32 12
12 Clevedon 22 1 1 20 23 136 0.17 3 Left the league at the end of the season

Division Two

Two new teams joined Division Two this season, increasing the number of clubs from ten to 11 after Trowbridge Town Reserves left.

St Paul's finished as runners-up in Division Two, but were promoted ahead of Warmley Reserves as Warmley's first team were already playing in Division One.

Pos Club P W D L GF GA GAv1 Pts2 Notes
1 Warmley Reserves 20 17 0 3 75 20 3.75 34
2 St Paul's (P) 20 16 0 4 79 31 2.55 32 Promoted to the Premier Division
3 Willsbridge 20 15 1 4 48 21 2.29 31 Left the league at the end of the season
4 St George Reserves 20 14 1 5 69 33 2.09 29
5 Barton Hill 20 11 1 8 57 31 1.84 23
6 Bedminster Reserves 20 8 1 11 36 30 1.2 17
7 Eastville Rovers Reserves 20 8 0 12 45 45 0 16
8 Clifton Reserves 20 7 0 13 40 68 0.59 14
9 Mangotsfield Reserves 20 4 2 14 30 84 0.36 10 Left the league at the end of the season
10 Staple Hill Reserves 20 4 1 15 32 79 0.4 9
11 Waverley 20 2 1 17 15 74 0.2 5 Left the league at the end of the season

1 The system of using goal average to separate two teams tied on points was used up to and including the 1976–77 season.

2 The points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.

3 The tables as published at the time contained errors, hence the totals do not balance in some columns.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Robinson, Michael (ed.), Non-League Football Tables 1889–2006, Soccer Books, 2006