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1967–68 Western Football League

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Western Football League
Season1967–68
ChampionsBridgwater Town

The 1967–68 season was the 66th in the history of the Western Football League.

The champions for the first time in their history were Bridgwater Town.[1]

Final table

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The league remained at 21 clubs after Exeter City Reserves and Weymouth Reserves left. Two new clubs joined:

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification
1 Bridgwater Town 40 27 8 5 92 41 2.244 62
2 Salisbury 40 28 3 9 105 35 3.000 59 Joined the Southern League
3 Glastonbury 40 24 7 9 103 64 1.609 55
4 Bath City Reserves 40 21 9 10 81 63 1.286 51
5 Frome Town 40 22 6 12 98 72 1.361 50
6 Minehead 40 18 13 9 72 49 1.469 49
7 Dorchester Town 40 17 14 9 81 50 1.620 48
8 Welton Rovers 40 20 6 14 74 55 1.345 46
9 Plymouth Argyle Colts 40 18 7 15 76 72 1.056 43 Left at the end of the season
10 Bridport 40 18 5 17 68 58 1.172 41
11 Torquay United Reserves 40 17 7 16 58 55 1.055 41
12 Andover 40 17 5 18 61 66 0.924 39
13 Taunton Town 40 11 15 14 76 68 1.118 37
14 Bideford 40 13 9 18 52 63 0.825 35
15 St Luke's College 40 12 9 19 60 78 0.769 33
16 Portland United 40 10 12 18 39 80 0.488 32
17 Bristol City Colts 40 9 10 21 33 59 0.559 28
18 Weston-super-Mare 40 9 10 21 40 79 0.506 28
19 Barnstaple Town 40 8 6 26 48 91 0.527 22
20 Devizes Town 40 7 7 26 56 113 0.496 21
21 Yeovil Town Reserves 40 5 10 25 36 98 0.367 20
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