1909–10 Western Football League
| Season | 1909–10 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Treharris |
← 1908–09 1910–11 → | |
The 1909–10 season was the 18th in the history of the Western Football League.
After Division One was scrapped at the end of the previous season, the members clubs all having resigned to concentrate on the Southern League, the Western League became a single-division league for the first time since the inaugural 1892–93 season. The champions were Treharris, the first time that the title had been won by a Welsh team, although they left the league at the end of the season.[1]
Final table
[edit]The old Division Two became the only division for this season, and two new clubs joined, increasing the number of clubs from 12 to 13 clubs, after Staple Hill disbanded.
- Merthyr Town
- Ton Pentre
- Aberdare changed their name to Aberdare Town
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Treharris | 24 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 84 | 21 | 4.000 | 42 | Left the league at the end of the season |
| 2 | Bristol City Reserves | 24 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 86 | 23 | 3.739 | 39 | |
| 3 | Bristol Rovers Reserves | 24 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 79 | 25 | 3.160 | 33 | |
| 4 | Ton Pentre | 24 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 68 | 26 | 2.615 | 32 | Left the league at the end of the season |
| 5 | Merthyr Town | 24 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 57 | 24 | 2.375 | 31 | |
| 6 | Welton Rovers | 24 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 51 | 46 | 1.109 | 31 | |
| 7 | Aberdare | 23 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 57 | 30 | 1.900 | 28[a] | Left the league at the end of the season |
| 8 | Barry District | 23 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 57 | 57 | 1.000 | 23[a] | |
| 9 | Bath City | 24 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 31 | 66 | 0.470 | 15[b] | |
| 10 | Kingswood Rovers | 23 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 28 | 80 | 0.350 | 10[a] | Left the league at the end of the season |
| 11 | Radstock Town | 24 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 24 | 88 | 0.273 | 9 | |
| 12 | Weymouth | 23 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 25 | 93 | 0.269 | 8[a] | |
| 13 | Paulton Rovers | 24 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 28 | 96 | 0.292 | 6 |
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.
Notes:
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.
Notes: