1984–85 Western Football League
# 1984–85 Western Football League

The 1984–85 season was the 83rd in the history of the Western Football League.

The league champions for the first time in their history were Saltash United. The champions of Division One were Portway Bristol.

## Final tables

### Premier Division

The Premier Division was increased from 20 to 22 clubs after Wellington were relegated to the First Division. Three clubs joined:

* Bristol City Reserves, champions of the First Division.
* Chard Town, runners-up in the First Division.
* Paulton Rovers, third-placed club in the First Division.

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Saltash United (C) | 42 | 26 | 12 | 4 | 88 | 43 | +45 | 64 | |
| 2 | Bideford | 42 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 78 | 29 | +49 | 60 | |
| 3 | Bristol City Reserves | 42 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 69 | 49 | +20 | 56 | |
| 4 | Exmouth Town | 42 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 83 | 51 | +32 | 52 | |
| 5 | Paulton Rovers | 42 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 61 | 45 | +16 | 51 | |
| 6 | Bristol Manor Farm | 42 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 70 | 55 | +15 | 49 | |
| 7 | Chippenham Town | 42 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 62 | 49 | +13 | 46 | |
| 8 | Mangotsfield United | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 63 | 56 | +7 | 45 | |
| 9 | Melksham Town | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 57 | 59 | −2 | 45 | |
| 10 | Liskeard Athletic | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 69 | 54 | +15 | 44 | |
| 11 | Chard Town | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 58 | 57 | +1 | 43 | |
| 12 | Minehead | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 55 | 54 | +1 | 41 | |
| 13 | Barnstaple Town | 42 | 18 | 5 | 19 | 65 | 65 | 0 | 41 | |
| 14 | Clandown | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 51 | 52 | −1 | 40 | |
| 15 | Plymouth Argyle Reserves | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 58 | 62 | −4 | 38 | |
| 16 | Dawlish Town | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 44 | 54 | −10 | 37 | |
| 17 | Clevedon Town | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 45 | 56 | −11 | 35 | |
| 18 | Frome Town | 42 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 56 | 63 | −7 | 34 | |
| 19 | Weston-super-Mare | 42 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 58 | 78 | −20 | 33 | |
| 20 | Taunton Town | 42 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 53 | 74 | −21 | 33 | |
| 21 | Shepton Mallet Town | 42 | 4 | 15 | 23 | 35 | 86 | −51 | 22 | |
| 22 | Devizes Town (R) | 42 | 2 | 9 | 31 | 34 | 121 | −87 | 13 | Relegated to Division One |

* 1 2 Clevedon Town and Shepton Mallet Town each had one point deducted for fielding ineligible players.

### First Division

The First Division consisted of 22 clubs, increased from 21 the previous season, after Bristol City Reserves, Chard Town and Paulton Rovers were promoted to the Premier Division. Four new clubs joined:

* Ilfracombe Town, from the North Devon League – rejoining after leaving the league in 1959.
* Torrington, from the South Western League.
* Wellington, relegated from the Premier Division.
* Westbury United, from the Wiltshire League.

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Portway Bristol (C) | 42 | 30 | 3 | 9 | 97 | 42 | +55 | 63 | |
| 2 | Torrington (P) | 42 | 27 | 8 | 7 | 83 | 35 | +48 | 62 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
| 3 | Wimborne Town | 42 | 26 | 7 | 9 | 81 | 37 | +44 | 59 | |
| 4 | Swanage Town & Herston | 42 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 86 | 50 | +36 | 59 | |
| 5 | Wellington | 42 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 78 | 57 | +21 | 52 | |
| 6 | Radstock Town | 42 | 23 | 5 | 14 | 79 | 47 | +32 | 51 | |
| 7 | Backwell United | 42 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 59 | 42 | +17 | 51 | |
| 8 | Keynsham Town | 42 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 70 | 54 | +16 | 49 | |
| 9 | Ottery St Mary | 42 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 58 | 51 | +7 | 48 | |
| 10 | Larkhall Athletic | 42 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 51 | 46 | +5 | 43 | |
| 11 | Heavitree United | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 81 | 84 | −3 | 39 | |
| 12 | Glastonbury | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 55 | 63 | −8 | 39 | |
| 13 | Bath City Reserves | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 60 | 69 | −9 | 39 | |
| 14 | Elmore | 42 | 16 | 6 | 20 | 69 | 95 | −26 | 38 | |
| 15 | Yeovil Town Reserves | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 53 | 63 | −10 | 37 | |
| 16 | Welton Rovers | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 61 | 72 | −11 | 37 | |
| 17 | Tiverton Town | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 61 | 66 | −5 | 34 | |
| 18 | Weymouth Reserves | 42 | 14 | 3 | 25 | 67 | 96 | −29 | 31 | |
| 19 | Warminster Town | 42 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 54 | 93 | −39 | 29 | |
| 20 | Westbury United | 42 | 10 | 7 | 25 | 57 | 99 | −42 | 27 | |
| 21 | Ilfracombe Town | 42 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 47 | 101 | −54 | 19 | |
| 22 | Odd Down | 42 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 38 | 83 | −45 | 17 | |

* ↑ Yeovil Town Reserves had one point deducted for fielding an ineligible player.
