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The 2023–24 Western Football League season (known as the 2023–24 Toolstation Western Football League for sponsorship reasons) was the 122nd in the history of the Western Football League, a football competition in England. Teams are divided into two divisions; the Premier and the First.
Season | 2023–24 |
---|---|
Champions | Helston Athletic |
Promoted | Helston Athletic Falmouth Town |
← 2022–23 2024–25 → |
The constitution was announced on 15 May 2023.[1] Starting this season, the Premier Division (step 5) promotes two clubs; one as champions and one via a four-team play-off. This replaced the previous inter-step play-off system. For this season only, there was only one club relegated from the Premier Division.[2]
The Premier Division was reduced to 18 clubs from 20 after Mousehole were promoted to the Southern League South Division; Sherborne Town were transferred to the Wessex League; Cadbury Heath took voluntary demotion to Division One, Keynsham Town were relegated to Division One, and Ashton & Backwell United and Bitton resigned from the league.
Mangotsfield United were initially transferred from the Hellenic League Premier Division, but were moved back after the resignation of Shrivenham from that league.
Four new clubs joined the division.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Helston Athletic (C, P) | 34 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 104 | 30 | +74 | 80 | Promoted to the Southern League |
2 | Falmouth Town (O, P) | 34 | 24 | 4 | 6 | 80 | 25 | +55 | 76 | |
3 | Bridgwater United | 34 | 23 | 3 | 8 | 99 | 48 | +51 | 72 | Qualification for the play-offs |
4 | Clevedon Town | 34 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 70 | 26 | +44 | 70 | |
5 | Barnstaple Town | 34 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 84 | 44 | +40 | 67 | |
6 | Buckland Athletic | 34 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 88 | 53 | +35 | 61 | |
7 | Shepton Mallet | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 63 | 46 | +17 | 60 | |
8 | Brixham | 33 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 69 | 36 | +33 | 55[lower-alpha 1] | |
9 | Nailsea & Tickenham | 34 | 14 | 4 | 16 | 68 | 63 | +5 | 46 | |
10 | Torpoint Athletic | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 51 | 59 | −8 | 45 | |
11 | Ilfracombe Town | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 56 | 65 | −9 | 40 | |
12 | St Blazey | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 55 | 68 | −13 | 39 | |
13 | Saltash United | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 55 | 64 | −9 | 36 | |
14 | Street | 34 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 53 | 75 | −22 | 34 | |
15 | Wellington | 34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 43 | 81 | −38 | 32 | |
16 | Oldland Abbotonians | 34 | 7 | 2 | 25 | 44 | 92 | −48 | 23 | |
17 | Welton Rovers | 34 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 37 | 100 | −63 | 17[lower-alpha 2] | |
18 | Millbrook (R) | 33 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 17 | 161 | −144 | 7 | Relegated to South West Peninsula League Division One West |
Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
2 | Falmouth Town | 3 | |||||||
5 | Barnstaple Town | 1 | |||||||
2 | Falmouth Town | 2 | |||||||
4 | Clevedon Town | 0 | |||||||
3 | Bridgwater United | 0 | |||||||
4 | Clevedon Town | 1 |
30 April | Falmouth Town | 3–1 | Barnstaple Town | Falmouth |
19:45 | Brabyn ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Report | Montague ![]() |
Stadium: Bickland Park Attendance: 480 |
30 April | Bridgwater United | 0–1 | Clevedon Town | Bridgwater |
19:45 | Report | Teall ![]() |
Stadium: Fairfax Park |
4 May | Falmouth Town | 2–0 | Clevedon Town | Falmouth |
15:00 | Massey ![]() ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Bickland Park Attendance: 973 |
The First Division remained at 22 clubs after Nailsea & Tickenham and Oldland Abbotonians were promoted to the Premier Division; Bishops Lydeard were transferred to the South West Peninsula League Premier Division East, FC Bristol and Tytherington Rocks were transferred to the Hellenic League Division One, and Almondsbury were relegated.
Six new clubs joined:
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Portishead Town (C, P) | 42 | 31 | 6 | 5 | 122 | 29 | +93 | 99 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
2 | Radstock Town | 42 | 28 | 7 | 7 | 100 | 45 | +55 | 91 | Qualification for the play-offs |
3 | Bitton | 42 | 27 | 8 | 7 | 100 | 49 | +51 | 89 | |
4 | Wincanton Town (P) | 42 | 27 | 4 | 11 | 103 | 75 | +28 | 85 | Promoted (PPG) and transferred to the Wessex League Premier Division |
5 | Wells City | 42 | 27 | 3 | 12 | 100 | 59 | +41 | 84 | Qualification for the play-offs |
6 | Cribbs Reserves | 42 | 27 | 5 | 10 | 105 | 60 | +45 | 83[lower-alpha 1] | |
7 | Brislington (O, P) | 42 | 25 | 5 | 12 | 125 | 54 | +71 | 80 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
8 | Bradford Town | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 87 | 62 | +25 | 68 | |
9 | Hallen | 42 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 82 | 66 | +16 | 68 | |
10 | AEK Boco | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 71 | 54 | +17 | 65 | |
11 | Bristol Telephones | 42 | 19 | 6 | 17 | 71 | 83 | −12 | 63 | |
12 | Longwell Green Sports | 42 | 18 | 5 | 19 | 85 | 88 | −3 | 59 | |
13 | Middlezoy Rovers | 42 | 18 | 2 | 22 | 76 | 88 | −12 | 56 | Transferred to South West Peninsula League Premier Division East |
14 | Cadbury Heath | 42 | 17 | 4 | 21 | 84 | 70 | +14 | 55 | |
15 | Hengrove Athletic | 42 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 63 | 84 | −21 | 46 | |
16 | Odd Down | 42 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 67 | 108 | −41 | 46 | |
17 | Shirehampton | 42 | 12 | 7 | 23 | 73 | 86 | −13 | 43 | |
18 | Keynsham Town | 42 | 13 | 4 | 25 | 89 | 116 | −27 | 43 | |
19 | Warminster Town | 42 | 10 | 7 | 25 | 64 | 106 | −42 | 37 | |
20 | Gillingham Town | 42 | 10 | 4 | 28 | 58 | 117 | −59 | 34 | Reprieved from relegation |
21 | Cheddar | 42 | 8 | 1 | 33 | 53 | 115 | −62 | 25 | |
22 | Bishop Sutton (R) | 42 | 0 | 3 | 39 | 18 | 182 | −164 | 3 | Relegated to a feeder league |
Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
2 | Radstock Town | 0 | |||||||
7 | Brislington | 1 | |||||||
4 | Wincanton Town | 2 | |||||||
7 | Brislington | 3 | |||||||
4 | Wincanton Town | 6 | |||||||
5 | Wells City | 4 |
30 April | Radstock Town | 0–1 | Brislington | Radstock |
19:30 | Report | Griffiths ![]() |
Stadium: The Southfields Recreation Ground Attendance: 365 |
30 April | Wincanton Town | 6–4 | Wells City | Wincanton |
19:45 | Hodges ![]() ![]() ![]() Williams ![]() ![]() Townsend ![]() |
Report | Murray ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: Wincanton Sports Ground Attendance: 152 |
4 May | Wincanton Town | 2–3 | Brislington | Wincanton |
15:00 | Thompson ![]() ![]() |
Report | Kington ![]() ![]() Dunn ![]() |
Stadium: Wincanton Sports Ground Attendance: 326 |
The 2023–24 Les Phillips Cup was the cup competition of the whole Western Football League.
Helston Athletic were defending champions, having beaten Shepton Mallet in the 2022–23 season.
16 clubs participated in the first round.
Tie | (Tier) Home team |
Score | Away team (Tier) |
Att. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Cheddar (D1) | 2–4 | Barnstaple Town (PD) | 88 |
2 | Clevedon Town (PD) | 0–3 | Bridgwater United (PD) | |
3 | Hengrove Athletic (D1) | 5–2 | Bishop Sutton (D1) | |
4 | Hallen (D1) | 1–0 | Welton Rovers (PD) | |
5 | Warminster Town (D1) | 2–4 | Street (PD) | |
6 | Cadbury Heath (PD) | 1–2 | Longwell Green Sports (D1) | |
7 | Brislington (D1) | 0–4 | AEK Boco (D1) | |
8 | Cribbs Reserves (D1) | 3–0 | Bristol Telephones (D1) |
The 8 clubs who made it through the first round were joined in the draw by 24 clubs who received a bye to the second round, making 32 clubs.
Tie | (Tier) Home team |
Score | Away team (Tier) |
Att. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Falmouth Town (PD) | 0–2 | Helston Athletic (PD) | |
2 | Millbrook (PD) | 1–6 | Brixham (PD) | |
3 | Buckland Athletic (PD) | 0–0 (4–3 p) | Torpoint Athletic (PD) | |
4 | St Blazey (PD) | 1–5 | Saltash United (PD) | |
5 | Wellington (PD) | 2–3 | Ilfracombe Town (PD) | |
6 | Portishead Town (D1) | 1–3 | Bridgwater United (PD) | |
7 | Middlezoy Rovers (D1) | 1–1 (4–1 p) | Radstock Town (D1) | |
8 | Nailsea & Tickenham (PD) | 0–4 | Barnstaple Town (PD) | |
9 | Bitton (D1) | 3–2 | Gillingham Town (D1) | |
10 | Wincanton Town (D1) | 6–0 | Hallen (D1) | |
11 | Hengrove Athletic (D1) | 1–2 | Shepton Mallet (PD) | |
12 | Wells City (D1) | 1–1 (4–3 p) | Street (PD) | |
13 | Odd Down (D1) | 3–1 | Longwell Green Sports (D1) | |
14 | Bradford Town (D1) | 2–0 | Oldland Abbotonians (PD) | |
15 | Cribbs Reserves (D1) | 0–0 (4–3 p) | AEK Boco (D1) | |
16 | Keynsham Town (D1) | 4–9 | Shirehampton (D1) |
Tie | (Tier) Home team |
Score | Away team (Tier) |
Att. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Brixham (PD) | 1–1 (2–3 p) | Buckland Athletic (PD) | |
2 | Saltash United (PD) | 1–2 | Helston Athletic (PD) | |
3 | Bridgwater United (PD) | 1–1 (4–2 p) | Ilfracombe Town (PD) | |
4 | Middlezoy Rovers (D1) | 2–2 (7–8 p) | Barnstaple Town (PD) | |
5 | Wincanton Town (D1) | 0–6 | Shepton Mallet (PD) | |
6 | Bitton (D1) | 0–2 | Wells City (D1) | |
7 | Cribbs Reserves (D1) | 4–4 (4–2 p) | Odd Down (D1) | |
8 | Bradford Town (D1) | 1–4 | Shirehampton (D1) |
Tie | (Tier) Home team |
Score | Away team (Tier) |
Att. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Helston Athletic (PD) | 3–2 | Buckland Athletic (PD) | |
2 | Bridgwater United (PD) | 1–4 | Barnstaple Town (PD) | |
3 | Shepton Mallet (PD) | 2–0 | Wells City (D1) | |
4 | Cribbs Reserves (D1) | 3–4 | Shirehampton (D1) | 57 |
Tie | (Tier) Home team |
Score | Away team (Tier) |
Att. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Barnstaple Town (PD) | 3–2 | Helston Athletic (PD) | |
2 | Shepton Mallet (PD) | 6–1 | Shirehampton (D1) |
12 May 2024 | Shepton Mallet (PD) | 3–1 | Barnstaple Town (PD) | Ladysmead, Tiverton |
15:00 |
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