2000–01 Western Football League
# 2000–01 Western Football League

The 2000–01 season was the 99th in the history of the Western Football League.

The league champions for the sixth time in their history (and the third season running) were Taunton Town, but runners-up Chippenham Town took promotion to the Southern League. The champions of Division One were the newly formed Team Bath.

## Final tables

### Premier Division

The Premier Division was increased from 19 clubs to 20 after Mangotsfield United were promoted to the Southern League, and two clubs joined:

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

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Taunton Town (C) | 38 | 31 | 4 | 3 | 133 | 41 | +92 | 97 | |
| 2 | Chippenham Town (P) | 38 | 30 | 5 | 3 | 109 | 27 | +82 | 95 | Promoted to the Southern League |
| 3 | Paulton Rovers | 38 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 92 | 44 | +48 | 79 | |
| 4 | Yeovil Town Reserves | 38 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 84 | 46 | +38 | 71 | |
| 5 | Bideford | 38 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 71 | 45 | +26 | 67 | |
| 6 | Backwell United | 38 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 59 | 37 | +22 | 64 | |
| 7 | Devizes Town | 38 | 19 | 5 | 14 | 88 | 62 | +26 | 62 | |
| 8 | Brislington | 38 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 67 | 48 | +19 | 61 | |
| 9 | Melksham Town | 38 | 17 | 6 | 15 | 58 | 54 | +4 | 57 | |
| 10 | Welton Rovers | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 63 | 53 | +10 | 53 | |
| 11 | Dawlish Town | 38 | 14 | 6 | 18 | 50 | 68 | −18 | 48 | |
| 12 | Elmore | 38 | 14 | 4 | 20 | 67 | 80 | −13 | 46 | |
| 13 | Bridport | 38 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 51 | 63 | −12 | 43 | |
| 14 | Barnstaple Town | 38 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 45 | 79 | −34 | 43 | |
| 15 | Bridgwater Town | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 45 | 58 | −13 | 41 | |
| 16 | Odd Down | 38 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 34 | 57 | −23 | 38 | |
| 17 | Bishop Sutton | 38 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 57 | 86 | −29 | 38 | |
| 18 | Bristol Manor Farm | 38 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 37 | 66 | −29 | 32 | |
| 19 | Westbury United | 38 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 27 | 101 | −74 | 14 | |
| 20 | Minehead Town (R) | 38 | 5 | 0 | 33 | 34 | 156 | −122 | 12 | Relegated to the First Division |

* 1 2 Bridgwater Town and Minehead Town each had three points deducted.

### First Division

The First Division was increased from 17 clubs to 20 after Devizes Town and Welton Rovers were promoted to the Premier Division, and five clubs joined:

* Bath City Reserves, rejoining the league after leaving in 1992.
* Cadbury Heath, promoted from the Gloucestershire County League.
* Hallen, transferred and demoted from the Hellenic League.
* Team Bath, a newly formed club.
* Worle St Johns, promoted from the Somerset Senior League.

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Team Bath (C, P) | 36 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 108 | 22 | +86 | 84 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
| 2 | Keynsham Town (P) | 36 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 79 | 35 | +44 | 82 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
| 3 | Frome Town | 36 | 21 | 4 | 11 | 77 | 45 | +32 | 67 | |
| 4 | Hallen | 36 | 20 | 6 | 10 | 81 | 52 | +29 | 66 | |
| 5 | Bitton | 36 | 19 | 7 | 10 | 66 | 49 | +17 | 64 | |
| 6 | Bath City Reserves | 36 | 17 | 6 | 13 | 74 | 70 | +4 | 57 | |
| 7 | Exmouth Town | 36 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 76 | 54 | +22 | 52 | |
| 8 | Warminster Town | 36 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 48 | 53 | −5 | 52 | |
| 9 | Corsham Town | 36 | 16 | 4 | 16 | 60 | 67 | −7 | 52 | |
| 10 | Torrington | 36 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 69 | 72 | −3 | 50 | |
| 11 | Chard Town | 36 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 52 | 75 | −23 | 42 | |
| 12 | Pewsey Vale | 36 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 48 | 79 | −31 | 42 | Transferred to the Hellenic League |
| 13 | Street | 36 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 40 | 63 | −23 | 39 | |
| 14 | Wellington | 36 | 11 | 5 | 20 | 40 | 63 | −23 | 38 | |
| 15 | Larkhall Athletic | 36 | 11 | 5 | 20 | 46 | 73 | −27 | 38 | |
| 16 | Ilfracombe Town | 36 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 48 | 64 | −16 | 37 | |
| 17 | Cadbury Heath | 36 | 10 | 5 | 21 | 48 | 68 | −20 | 35 | |
| 18 | Worle St Johns | 36 | 10 | 5 | 21 | 64 | 87 | −23 | 35 | |
| 19 | Calne Town | 36 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 35 | 68 | −33 | 31 | |
| 20 | Clyst Rovers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |

* ↑ Clyst Rovers were unable to complete their fixtures due to an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease. Their results were expunged from the table but they did not leave the league and resumed as normal the following season.
