1906–07 Western Football League
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The 1906–07 season was the 15th in the history of the
Western Football League The Western Football League is a association football, football league in South West England, covering Bristol, Cornwall, Devon, Somerset, western Dorset, parts of Gloucestershire and Wiltshire. The league's current main sponsor is Jewson, so it ...
. Division One was split into two sections of six clubs, with the winner of each section playing each other in a Championship decider.
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won Section A and
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won Section B, with West Ham winning the decider 1–0. Fulham left the league at the end of the season as they were elected to the
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for 1907–08. Chelsea, who made their first and only appearance in the league this season, were competing in the Football League at the same time. All the other member clubs of Division One also competed in the Southern League during this season. The Division Two champions for the first and only time were Staple Hill.Robinson, Michael (ed.), Non-League Football Tables 1889–2006, Soccer Books, 2006


Division One

One new club joined Division One, which was increased from 11 to 12 clubs and split into two sections of six. * Chelsea


Section A


Section B


Championship decider

At the end of the season, the winners of the two sections played a match to decide the overall champions.


Division Two

Three new clubs joined Division Two, which remained at 10 clubs after Salisbury City, Bristol East and Chippenham Town left the league. * 121st R.F.A. * Newport *
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