The 1926–27 season was the 30th in the history of the
Western Football League.
The Division One champions this season were again
Bristol City
Bristol City Football Club is a professional football club based in Bristol, England, which compete in the , the second tier of English football. They have played their home games at Ashton Gate since moving from St John's Lane in 1904. The ...
Reserves. The winners of Division Two were
Poole
Poole () is a large coastal town and seaport in Dorset, on the south coast of England. The town is east of Dorchester and adjoins Bournemouth to the east. Since 1 April 2019, the local authority is Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Counc ...
Reserves. There was no promotion or relegation between the two divisions.
[Robinson, Michael (ed.), Non-League Football Tables 1889–2006, Soccer Books, 2006]
Division One
The number of clubs in Division One was increased from ten to twelve:
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Lovells Athletic
Lovell's Athletic F.C. was the works team for Lovell's sweet factory in Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales, which played professional football from 1918 until 1969.
History
Lovell's joined the Western Football League in 1923 and won the title in t ...
, promoted from Division Two.
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Poole
Poole () is a large coastal town and seaport in Dorset, on the south coast of England. The town is east of Dorchester and adjoins Bournemouth to the east. Since 1 April 2019, the local authority is Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Counc ...
, promoted as champions of Division Two.
Division Two
Division Two was reduced from thirteen to ten clubs after
Poole
Poole () is a large coastal town and seaport in Dorset, on the south coast of England. The town is east of Dorchester and adjoins Bournemouth to the east. Since 1 April 2019, the local authority is Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Counc ...
and
Lovells Athletic
Lovell's Athletic F.C. was the works team for Lovell's sweet factory in Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales, which played professional football from 1918 until 1969.
History
Lovell's joined the Western Football League in 1923 and won the title in t ...
were promoted to Division One, and
Bath City Reserves,
Paulton Rovers
Paulton Rovers Football Club is an English football club based at the First 4 Pools Stadium on Winterfield Road in the growing village of Paulton near Bristol. They were established in 1881 and currently play in the Southern Football League Div ...
and
Swindon Victoria all left the league. Two new teams joined the league:
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Lovells Athletic
Lovell's Athletic F.C. was the works team for Lovell's sweet factory in Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales, which played professional football from 1918 until 1969.
History
Lovell's joined the Western Football League in 1923 and won the title in t ...
Reserves
*
Poole
Poole () is a large coastal town and seaport in Dorset, on the south coast of England. The town is east of Dorchester and adjoins Bournemouth to the east. Since 1 April 2019, the local authority is Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Counc ...
Reserves
References
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1926–27 in Welsh football