The 1956–57 season was the 55th 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 ...
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The champions for the first time in their history were
Poole Town, and the winners of Division Two were
Cinderford Town.
[Robinson, Michael (ed.), Non-League Football Tables 1889–2006, Soccer Books, 2006]
Division One
Division One was increased from seventeen to nineteen clubs after no clubs were relegated the previous season. Two clubs joined:
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Taunton Town, runners-up in Division Two
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Torquay United
Torquay United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Torquay, Devon, England. The team currently compete in the National League South, the sixth level of the English football league system. They have played their ho ...
Reserves, champions of Division Two
Division Two
Division Two was reduced from twenty to eighteen clubs after Taunton Town and Torquay United Reserves were promoted to Division One,
Chippenham Town Reserves and
Frome Town Reserves left the league, and no clubs were relegated from Division One. Two new clubs joined:
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Bath City Reserves, rejoining the league after leaving Division One in 1955.
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Dorchester Town Reserves
References
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1956-57
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