The 1987–88 season was the 86th 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 first time in their history were
Liskeard Athletic. The champions of Division One were
Welton Rovers.
[Robinson, Michael (ed.), Non-League Football Tables 1889–2006, Soccer Books, 2006]
Final tables
Premier Division
The Premier Division remained at 22 clubs after
Chard Town were relegated to the First Division. One club joined:
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Swanage Town & Herston, champions of the First Division.
First Division
The First Division was reduced from 22 to 19 clubs, after Swanage Town & Herston were promoted to the Premier Division,
Wimborne Town were transferred to the
Wessex League
The Wessex Football League, known as the Velocity Wessex Football League for sponsorship reasons, is an English regional men's football league in southern England. Its members are primarily from Hampshire and Dorset, but clubs from adjoining co ...
,
Portway Bristol disbanded and
Weymouth Reserves also left. One new club joined:
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Chard Town, relegated from the Premier Division.
References
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Western Football League seasons
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