| Season | 1972–73 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Devizes Town |
| ← 1971–72 1973–74 → | |
The 1972–73 season was the 71st in the history of the Western Football League.
The champions for the first time in their history were Devizes Town.
League table
The league was increased from fourteen clubs to sixteen after Bideford, Dorchester Town and Minehead joined the Southern League, and five new clubs joined:
- Ashtonians United
- Avon Bradford
- Bristol City Colts, rejoining the league after leaving in 1971.
- Exeter City Reserves, rejoining the league after leaving in 1968.
- Mangotsfield United (not the original Mangotsfield club which was a league member during the 1890s)
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Devizes Town | 30 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 68 | 27 | 2.519 | 47 | |
| 2 | Taunton Town | 30 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 69 | 26 | 2.654 | 45 | |
| 3 | Mangotsfield United | 30 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 69 | 35 | 1.971 | 45 | |
| 4 | Bridgwater Town | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 65 | 24 | 2.708 | 41 | |
| 5 | Weston-super-Mare | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 42 | 36 | 1.167 | 35 | |
| 6 | Glastonbury | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 45 | 44 | 1.023 | 34 | |
| 7 | Barnstaple Town | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 57 | 52 | 1.096 | 33 | |
| 8 | Bridport | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 40 | 30 | 1.333 | 30 | |
| 9 | Torquay United Reserves | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 53 | 47 | 1.128 | 28 | Left at the end of the season |
| 10 | Frome Town | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 30 | 44 | 0.682 | 27 | |
| 11 | Welton Rovers | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 35 | 41 | 0.854 | 26 | |
| 12 | Exeter City Reserves | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 39 | 47 | 0.830 | 25 | |
| 13 | St Luke's College | 30 | 9 | 3 | 18 | 33 | 73 | 0.452 | 21 | |
| 14 | Avon Bradford | 30 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 27 | 68 | 0.397 | 15 | |
| 15 | Bristol City Colts | 30 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 35 | 76 | 0.461 | 14 | Left at the end of the season |
| 16 | Ashtonians United | 30 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 63 | 0.413 | 14 |
Rules for classification: The system of using goal average to separate two teams tied on points was used up to and including the 1976–77 season. The points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.
References
- Robinson, Michael (ed.), Non-League Football Tables 1889–2006, Soccer Books, 2006
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