The 2006–07 Western Football League season (known as the 2006–07 Toolstation Western Football League for sponsorship reasons) was the 105th 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 ...
, a
football
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competition in England. Teams were divided into two divisions; the Premier and the First.
The league champions for the first time in their history were
Corsham Town, although it was runners-up
Bridgwater Town who took promotion to the
Southern League. The champions of Division One were newcomers
Truro City
Truro City Football Club is an Association football in England, English football club based in Truro, Cornwall. They currently compete in the National League (English football), National League, the fifth tier of the English football league sys ...
.
Premier Division
The Premier Division featured three new clubs in a league of 22, increased from 21 the previous season after
Exmouth Town resigned and
Backwell United were relegated to the First Division.
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Chard Town, runners-up in the First Division.
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Dawlish Town, champions of the First Division.
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Street
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, third-placed in the First Division.
Final table
First Division
The First Division remained at 22 clubs after Chard Town, Dawlish Town and Street were promoted to the Premier Division, and
Saltash United left to join the
South Western League. Four clubs joined:
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Backwell United, relegated from the Premier Division.
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Hengrove Athletic, promoted as champions of the
Somerset County League.
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Sherborne Town, promoted as runners-up in the
Dorset Premier League.
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Truro City
Truro City Football Club is an Association football in England, English football club based in Truro, Cornwall. They currently compete in the National League (English football), National League, the fifth tier of the English football league sys ...
, transferred as runners-up in the
South Western League.
Final table
References
League tables
External links
Western League Official Site
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