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1973–74 Western Football League

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Western Football League
Season1973–74
ChampionsWelton Rovers

The 1973–74 season was the 72nd in the history of the Western Football League.

The champions for the fourth time in their history were Welton Rovers.[1]

League table

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The league was increased from sixteen clubs to nineteen after Bristol City Colts and Torquay United Reserves left, and five new clubs joined:

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification
1 Welton Rovers 36 27 5 4 80 32 2.500 59
2 Taunton Town 36 25 8 3 86 19 4.526 58
3 Bridgwater Town 36 23 6 7 71 34 2.088 52
4 Exeter City Reserves 36 21 7 8 61 33 1.848 49 Left at the end of the season
5 Devizes Town 36 18 9 9 73 44 1.659 45
6 Glastonbury 36 18 7 11 69 46 1.500 43
7 Frome Town 36 16 9 11 64 43 1.488 41
8 Barnstaple Town 36 17 7 12 76 60 1.267 41
9 Mangotsfield United 36 17 7 12 57 52 1.096 41
10 Dawlish 36 17 6 13 53 67 0.791 40
11 St Luke's College 36 14 5 17 48 48 1.000 33
12 Weston-super-Mare 36 13 7 16 44 50 0.880 33
13 Keynsham Town 36 11 5 20 39 65 0.600 27
14 Tiverton Town 36 7 11 18 42 67 0.627 25
15 Bridport 36 10 5 21 41 67 0.612 25
16 Exmouth Town 36 6 11 19 31 70 0.443 23
17 Ashtonians United 36 8 5 23 43 75 0.573 21 Merged with Clevedon at the end of the season
18 Avon Bradford 36 5 6 25 36 85 0.424 16 Left at the end of the season
19 Chippenham Town 36 3 6 27 25 82 0.305 12
Source: [citation needed]
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

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