The 2004–05 season was the 103rd in the history of the
Western Football League
The Western Football League is a 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 Toolstation, so it is also known as ...
.
The league champions for the eighth time in their history, and the third time in four seasons, were
Bideford
Bideford ( ) is a historic port town on the estuary of the River Torridge in north Devon, south-west England. It is the main town of the Torridge local government district.
Toponymy
In ancient records Bideford is recorded as ''Bedeford'', ''By ...
. The champions of Division One were
Willand Rovers.
[Robinson, Michael (ed.), Non-League Football Tables 1889–2006, Soccer Books, 2006]
Final tables
Premier Division
The Premier Division was increased from 18 to 20 clubs after
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 ...
were promoted to the
Southern League, and
Dawlish Town and
Elmore were relegated to the First Division. Five clubs joined:
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Bitton
Bitton is a village and civil parish of South Gloucestershire in England, to the east of the Greater Bristol area on the River Boyd.
It is in South Gloucestershire. The parish of Bitton has a population of 9,307, and apart from the villag ...
, runners-up in the First Division.
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Bristol Manor Farm, third in the First Division.
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Clyst Rovers, fourth in the First Division.
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Corsham Town, fifth in the First Division.
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Hallen, champions of the First Division.
First Division
The First Division was increased from 19 to 20 clubs after Hallen, Bitton, Bristol Manor Farm, Clyst Rovers and Corsham Town were promoted to the Premier Division and six clubs joined:
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Almondsbury
Almondsbury () is a large village near junction 16 of the M5 motorway, in South Gloucestershire, England, and a civil parish which also includes the villages of Hortham, Gaunt's Earthcott, Over, Easter Compton, Compton Greenfield, Hallen and ...
, promoted from the
Gloucestershire County League
The Gloucestershire County Football League is a football league in England, founded in 1968. The league is affiliated to the Gloucestershire County FA.
It sits at step 7 (or level 11) of the National League System and is a feeder to Divisio ...
.
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Biddestone
Biddestone is a village and civil parish in northwest Wiltshire, England, about west of Chippenham and north of Corsham. The parish includes the smaller settlement of Slaughterford.
Geography
The Bybrook River forms the western boundary of t ...
, promoted from the
Wiltshire League.
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Dawlish Town, relegated from the Premier Division.
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Elmore, relegated from the Premier Division.
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Radstock Town, promoted from the
Somerset County League
The Somerset County League is a football competition based in England. The Premier Division sits at step 7 (or level 11) of the National League System. It is a feeder to the Western League Division One and has promoted a club in seven of the ...
.
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Saltash United, promoted from the
South Western League.
References
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