The 1981–82 season was the 80th 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 ...
.
The league champions for the fourth time in their history 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 District, Torridge Districts of England, local government district.
Toponymy
In ancient records Bi ...
. The champions of Division One were
Shepton Mallet Town.
[Robinson, Michael (ed.), Non-League Football Tables 1889–2006, Soccer Books, 2006]
Premier Division
The Premier Division remained at twenty clubs after Paulton Rovers and Tiverton Town were relegated to the First Division, and two clubs joined:
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Chippenham Town, champions of the First Division.
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Wellington
Wellington is the capital city of New Zealand. It is located at the south-western tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Remutaka Range. Wellington is the third-largest city in New Zealand (second largest in the North Island ...
, runners-up in the First Division.
League table
First Division
The First Division remained at nineteen clubs after
Brixham United left the league, and Chippenham Town and Wellington were promoted to the Premier Division. Three new clubs joined:
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Paulton Rovers, relegated from the Premier Division.
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Tiverton Town, relegated from the Premier Division.
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Wimborne Town, from the
Dorset County League.
League table
References
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Western Football League seasons
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