1988–89 Western Football League
# 1988–89 Western Football League

The 1988–89 season was the 87th in the history of the Western Football League.

The league champions for the third time in their history were Saltash United. The champions of Division One were Larkhall Athletic.

## Final tables

### Premier Division

The Premier Division was reduced from 22 to 21 clubs after Melksham Town and Clandown were relegated to the First Division, and Bristol City Reserves also left. Two clubs joined:

* Chard Town, runners-up in the First Division.
* Welton Rovers, champions of the First Division.

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Saltash United (C) | 40 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 90 | 35 | +55 | 62 | |
| 2 | Exmouth Town | 40 | 29 | 4 | 7 | 79 | 43 | +36 | 62 | |
| 3 | Taunton Town | 40 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 95 | 41 | +54 | 56 | |
| 4 | Liskeard Athletic | 40 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 46 | 25 | +21 | 52 | |
| 5 | Plymouth Argyle Reserves | 40 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 84 | 39 | +45 | 51 | |
| 6 | Bristol Manor Farm | 40 | 20 | 7 | 13 | 72 | 49 | +23 | 47 | |
| 7 | Weston-super-Mare | 40 | 17 | 8 | 15 | 73 | 52 | +21 | 42 | |
| 8 | Paulton Rovers | 40 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 60 | 53 | +7 | 42 | |
| 9 | Barnstaple Town | 40 | 17 | 7 | 16 | 61 | 54 | +7 | 41 | |
| 10 | Swanage Town & Herston | 40 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 71 | 73 | −2 | 40 | |
| 11 | Clevedon Town | 40 | 16 | 7 | 17 | 63 | 70 | −7 | 39 | |
| 12 | Chippenham Town | 40 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 48 | 52 | −4 | 36 | |
| 13 | Welton Rovers | 40 | 13 | 10 | 17 | 50 | 57 | −7 | 36 | |
| 14 | Radstock Town | 40 | 9 | 18 | 13 | 38 | 65 | −27 | 36 | |
| 15 | Chard Town | 40 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 49 | 78 | −29 | 35 | |
| 16 | Bideford | 40 | 12 | 9 | 19 | 49 | 72 | −23 | 33 | |
| 17 | Frome Town | 40 | 11 | 10 | 19 | 54 | 80 | −26 | 32 | |
| 18 | Mangotsfield United | 40 | 10 | 9 | 21 | 53 | 74 | −21 | 29 | |
| 19 | Dawlish Town | 40 | 11 | 7 | 22 | 48 | 69 | −21 | 29 | |
| 20 | Torrington | 40 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 46 | 84 | −38 | 26 | |
| 21 | Minehead (R) | 40 | 5 | 4 | 31 | 30 | 94 | −64 | 14 | Relegated to the First Division |

### First Division

The First Division was increased from 19 to 20 clubs, after Chard Town and Welton Rovers were promoted to the Premier Division. Three new clubs joined:

* Bridport, promoted from the Dorset Combination.
* Clandown, relegated from the Premier Division.
* Melksham Town, relegated from the Premier Division.

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Larkhall Athletic (C) | 38 | 25 | 11 | 2 | 88 | 40 | +48 | 61 | |
| 2 | Tiverton Town (P) | 38 | 27 | 6 | 5 | 108 | 33 | +75 | 60 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
| 3 | Bridport | 38 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 90 | 35 | +55 | 55 | |
| 4 | Calne Town | 38 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 58 | 34 | +24 | 48 | |
| 5 | Devizes Town | 38 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 55 | 39 | +16 | 47 | |
| 6 | Odd Down | 38 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 57 | 45 | +12 | 46 | |
| 7 | Wellington | 38 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 72 | 56 | +16 | 45 | |
| 8 | Ilfracombe Town | 38 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 59 | 47 | +12 | 45 | |
| 9 | Backwell United | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 49 | 46 | +3 | 38 | |
| 10 | Keynsham Town | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 35 | |
| 11 | Heavitree United | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 54 | 58 | −4 | 35 | |
| 12 | Melksham Town | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 43 | 49 | −6 | 35 | |
| 13 | Ottery St Mary | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 46 | 71 | −25 | 32 | |
| 14 | Clandown | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 47 | 63 | −16 | 31 | |
| 15 | Bath City Reserves | 38 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 60 | 67 | −7 | 29 | |
| 16 | Westbury United | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 59 | 66 | −7 | 29 | |
| 17 | Yeovil Town Reserves | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 42 | 49 | −7 | 29 | |
| 18 | Warminster Town | 38 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 34 | 84 | −50 | 21 | |
| 19 | Glastonbury | 38 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 38 | 97 | −59 | 21 | |
| 20 | Elmore | 38 | 8 | 2 | 28 | 38 | 118 | −80 | 18 | |
