1955–56_Western_Football_League

1955–56 Western Football League

1955–56 Western Football League

Season of the Western Football League


The 1955–56 season was the 54th in the history of the Western Football League.

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The champions for the fourth time in their history were Trowbridge Town, and the winners of Division Two were the returning Torquay United Reserves.[1]

Division One

Division One was reduced from eighteen to seventeen clubs after Ilfracombe Town and Street were relegated to Division Two, and Bath City Reserves left the league. Two clubs joined:

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  • No clubs were relegated from Division One this season.

Division Two

Division Two was increased from eighteen to twenty clubs after Frome Town and Yeovil Town Reserves were promoted to Division One, and four new clubs joined:

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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.
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References

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

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