1986–87 Western Football League
# 1986–87 Western Football League

The 1986–87 season was the 85th in the history of the Western Football League.

The league champions for the second time in their history were Saltash United. The champions of Division One were Swanage Town & Herston.

## Final tables

### Premier Division

The Premier Division remained at 22 clubs after Shepton Mallet Town were relegated and left to join the Somerset County League. One club joined:

* Radstock Town, runners-up in the First Division.

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Saltash United (C) | 42 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 101 | 40 | +61 | 70 | |
| 2 | Exmouth Town | 42 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 82 | 62 | +20 | 54 | |
| 3 | Bristol City Reserves | 42 | 23 | 5 | 14 | 94 | 57 | +37 | 51 | |
| 4 | Liskeard Athletic | 42 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 69 | 45 | +24 | 49 | |
| 5 | Bristol Manor Farm | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 58 | 46 | +12 | 48 | |
| 6 | Bideford | 42 | 21 | 4 | 17 | 58 | 57 | +1 | 46 | |
| 7 | Plymouth Argyle Reserves | 42 | 21 | 4 | 17 | 92 | 55 | +37 | 45 | |
| 8 | Taunton Town | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 61 | 64 | −3 | 43 | |
| 9 | Chippenham Town | 42 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 53 | 50 | +3 | 42 | |
| 10 | Mangotsfield United | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 69 | 71 | −2 | 42 | |
| 11 | Barnstaple Town | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 55 | 66 | −11 | 42 | |
| 12 | Clevedon Town | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 58 | 60 | −2 | 41 | |
| 13 | Weston-super-Mare | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 66 | 70 | −4 | 39 | |
| 14 | Dawlish Town | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 63 | 62 | +1 | 38 | |
| 15 | Torrington | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 61 | 71 | −10 | 38 | |
| 16 | Paulton Rovers | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 55 | 72 | −17 | 36 | |
| 17 | Radstock Town | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 55 | 73 | −18 | 35 | |
| 18 | Melksham Town | 42 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 39 | 64 | −25 | 35 | |
| 19 | Frome Town | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 50 | 65 | −15 | 34 | |
| 20 | Clandown | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 40 | 59 | −19 | 34 | |
| 21 | Minehead | 42 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 53 | 86 | −33 | 32 | |
| 22 | Chard Town (R) | 42 | 11 | 7 | 24 | 52 | 89 | −37 | 29 | Relegated to the First Division |

* ↑ Plymouth Argyle Reserves had one point deducted for fielding an ineligible player.

### First Division

The First Division remained at 22 clubs, after Radstock Town were promoted to the Premier Division. One new club joined:

* Calne Town, joining from the Wiltshire League.

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Swanage Town & Herston (C, P) | 42 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 93 | 52 | +41 | 62 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
| 2 | Portway Bristol | 42 | 25 | 8 | 9 | 103 | 51 | +52 | 58 | Disbanded at the end of the season |
| 3 | Bath City Reserves | 42 | 25 | 6 | 11 | 85 | 58 | +27 | 56 | |
| 4 | Yeovil Town Reserves | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 85 | 53 | +32 | 52 | |
| 5 | Wimborne Town | 42 | 23 | 6 | 13 | 96 | 58 | +38 | 51 | Transferred to the Wessex League |
| 6 | Devizes Town | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 62 | 43 | +19 | 51 | |
| 7 | Larkhall Athletic | 42 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 71 | 53 | +18 | 50 | |
| 8 | Welton Rovers | 42 | 20 | 6 | 16 | 66 | 53 | +13 | 46 | |
| 9 | Backwell United | 42 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 55 | 53 | +2 | 45 | |
| 10 | Warminster Town | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 72 | 71 | +1 | 45 | |
| 11 | Ottery St Mary | 42 | 17 | 6 | 19 | 66 | 68 | −2 | 40 | |
| 12 | Odd Down | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 57 | 65 | −8 | 39 | |
| 13 | Keynsham Town | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 57 | 69 | −12 | 39 | |
| 14 | Elmore | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 60 | 69 | −9 | 38 | |
| 15 | Tiverton Town | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 66 | 79 | −13 | 36 | |
| 16 | Weymouth Reserves | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 75 | 87 | −12 | 35 | Left at the end of the season |
| 17 | Wellington | 42 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 55 | 67 | −12 | 35 | |
| 18 | Westbury United | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 78 | 87 | −9 | 34 | |
| 19 | Calne Town | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 54 | 73 | −19 | 34 | |
| 20 | Ilfracombe Town | 42 | 11 | 8 | 23 | 40 | 68 | −28 | 30 | |
| 21 | Heavitree United | 42 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 48 | 96 | −48 | 26 | |
| 22 | Glastonbury | 42 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 38 | 109 | −71 | 17 | |

* 1 2 3 4 5 Wimborne Town, Devizes Town, Warminster Town, Weymouth Reserves and Heavitree United each had one point deducted for fielding ineligible players.
