2013–14 Western Football League
# 2013–14 Western Football League

The 2013–14 Western Football League season (known as the 2013–14 Toolstation Western Football League for sponsorship reasons) was the 112th in the history of the Western Football League, a football competition in England. Teams were divided into two divisions; the Premier and the First.

The league champions for the second time in their history were Larkhall Athletic, who were promoted to the Southern League. The champions of Division One were Bradford Town.

## Premier Division

The Premier Division featured three new clubs in a league of 21, increased from 20 the previous season after Barnstaple Town and Wells City were relegated to the First Division:

* Hengrove Athletic, runners-up in Division One.
* Sherborne Town, champions of Division One.
* Slimbridge, transferred from the Hellenic League.
* Plymouth Parkway of the South West Peninsula League applied for promotion to the Western League, and the club finished in a promotion position, but they ultimately refused promotion on financial grounds.

### Promotion applications to the Southern League

The four clubs that applied for promotion to Step 4 were: Brislington, Bristol Manor Farm, Hallen and Larkhall Athletic. Gillingham Town did not apply.

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Larkhall Athletic (C, P) | 40 | 34 | 5 | 1 | 114 | 33 | +81 | 107 | Promotion to Southern League Division One S&W |
| 2 | Bristol Manor Farm | 40 | 26 | 8 | 6 | 104 | 32 | +72 | 86 | |
| 3 | Gillingham Town | 40 | 23 | 7 | 10 | 87 | 47 | +40 | 76 | |
| 4 | Odd Down | 40 | 22 | 8 | 10 | 76 | 45 | +31 | 74 | |
| 5 | Street | 40 | 21 | 5 | 14 | 75 | 65 | +10 | 68 | |
| 6 | Bitton | 40 | 19 | 8 | 13 | 75 | 58 | +17 | 65 | |
| 7 | Melksham Town | 40 | 20 | 5 | 15 | 74 | 67 | +7 | 65 | |
| 8 | Willand Rovers | 40 | 18 | 6 | 16 | 69 | 63 | +6 | 60 | |
| 9 | Sherborne Town | 40 | 18 | 5 | 17 | 74 | 70 | +4 | 59 | |
| 10 | Brislington | 40 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 61 | 59 | +2 | 59 | |
| 11 | Buckland Athletic | 40 | 16 | 10 | 14 | 72 | 51 | +21 | 58 | |
| 12 | Bridport | 40 | 15 | 8 | 17 | 78 | 81 | −3 | 53 | |
| 13 | Cadbury Heath | 40 | 15 | 5 | 20 | 77 | 80 | −3 | 50 | |
| 14 | Longwell Green Sports | 40 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 52 | 69 | −17 | 47 | |
| 15 | Slimbridge | 40 | 12 | 7 | 21 | 53 | 70 | −17 | 43 | |
| 16 | Winterbourne United | 40 | 13 | 6 | 21 | 77 | 104 | −27 | 42 | |
| 17 | Hallen | 40 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 55 | 75 | −20 | 34 | |
| 18 | Ilfracombe Town | 40 | 10 | 3 | 27 | 47 | 93 | −46 | 33 | Resigned before the 2014–15 season |
| 19 | Bishop Sutton | 40 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 47 | 92 | −45 | 32 | |
| 20 | Radstock Town (R) | 40 | 10 | 4 | 26 | 51 | 110 | −59 | 31 | Relegation to the First Division |
| 21 | Hengrove Athletic (R) | 40 | 8 | 4 | 28 | 33 | 87 | −54 | 28 | Relegation to the First Division |

* ↑ Winterbourne United had three points deducted for fielding an ineligible player against Sherborne Town on 20 November.
* ↑ Hallen had ten points deducted for fielding an ineligible player in four matches: at Slimbridge on 13 August (3 pts); at Radstock Town on 3 September (1 pt); against Brislington on 11 September (3 pts); at Hengrove Athletic on 5 October (3 pts).
* ↑ Radstock Town had three points deducted for fielding an ineligible player against Bishop Sutton on 10 August.

## First Division

The First Division featured five new clubs after Hengrove Athletic and Sherborne Town were promoted to the Premier Division, Shrewton United resigned, and Elmore transferred to the South West Peninsula League:

* Ashton & Backwell United, promoted from the Somerset County League.
* Barnstaple Town, relegated from the Premier Division.
* Chippenham Park, promoted from the Wiltshire League.
* Wells City, relegated from the Premier Division.
* Wincanton Town, promoted from the Dorset Premier League.

Clubs that applied for a transfer to this division:

* Tytherington Rocks (Hellenic League) – Transfer turned down

Other clubs that applied for promotion to this division:

* Bristol Academy (Gloucestershire County League)
* Minehead (Somerset County League)
* Tuffley Rovers (Gloucestershire County League) – Accepted into the Hellenic League

Ashton & Backwell finished third in their league, with Minehead second, but Ashton & Backwell were listed for promotion instead of Minehead in a League press release on 24 May, after Minehead failed the ground grading. Chippenham Park and Wincanton Town were also listed.

* Cribbs Friends Life F.C. changed their name to Cribbs F.C. after losing the backing of their sponsors.

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Bradford Town (C, P) | 42 | 32 | 6 | 4 | 143 | 43 | +100 | 102 | Promotion to the Premier Division |
| 2 | Shepton Mallet (P) | 42 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 113 | 52 | +61 | 89 | Promotion to the Premier Division |
| 3 | Barnstaple Town | 42 | 26 | 5 | 11 | 102 | 62 | +40 | 83 | |
| 4 | Wincanton Town | 42 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 116 | 70 | +46 | 77 | |
| 5 | Cribbs | 42 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 89 | 61 | +28 | 77 | |
| 6 | Welton Rovers | 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 82 | 56 | +26 | 74 | |
| 7 | Corsham Town | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 62 | 71 | −9 | 70 | |
| 8 | Wellington | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 65 | 64 | +1 | 64 | |
| 9 | Almondsbury UWE | 42 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 77 | 78 | −1 | 64 | |
| 10 | Chippenham Park | 42 | 19 | 6 | 17 | 64 | 72 | −8 | 63 | |
| 11 | Devizes Town | 42 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 71 | 72 | −1 | 60 | |
| 12 | Roman Glass St George | 42 | 16 | 5 | 21 | 78 | 91 | −13 | 53 | |
| 13 | Calne Town | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 74 | 70 | +4 | 52 | |
| 14 | Ashton & Backwell United | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 49 | 63 | −14 | 52 | |
| 15 | Chard Town | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 56 | 58 | −2 | 51 | |
| 16 | Wells City | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 63 | 75 | −12 | 50 | |
| 17 | Cheddar | 42 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 66 | 92 | −26 | 45 | |
| 18 | Warminster Town | 42 | 11 | 9 | 22 | 55 | 88 | −33 | 42 | |
| 19 | Keynsham Town | 42 | 12 | 6 | 24 | 56 | 94 | −38 | 42 | |
| 20 | Westbury United | 42 | 11 | 8 | 23 | 50 | 75 | −25 | 38 | |
| 21 | Oldland Abbotonians | 42 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 54 | 104 | −50 | 25 | |
| 22 | Portishead Town | 42 | 5 | 4 | 33 | 34 | 108 | −74 | 19 | |

* ↑ Devizes Town had four points deducted for fielding an ineligible player against Keynsham Town on 26 October (one point) and against Cheddar on 2 November (three points).
* ↑ Westbury United had three points deducted for fielding an ineligible player against Welton Rovers on 11 January.
