The 2018–19 Western Football League season (known as the 2018–19 Toolstation Western Football League for sponsorship reasons) is the 117th 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 are divided into two divisions; the Premier and the First.
The constitution was announced on 25 May 2018.
Premier Division
The Premier Division consists of 20 clubs, the same as last season, after
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and
Melksham Town were promoted to
Southern League Division One South & West, and
Longwell Green Sports and
Wells City were relegated to the First Division. Four new clubs joined:
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Plymouth Parkway, promoted from the
South West Peninsula League
The South West Peninsula League (SWPL) is a football competition in England, which was formed in 2007 from the merger of the Devon County League and the South Western League. The league covers Cornwall, Devon, western Somerset and western Dors ...
.
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Roman Glass St George, runners-up in the First Division.
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Shortwood United, resigned from the
Southern League West Division.
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Westbury United, champions of the First Division.
League table
First Division
The First Division consists of 20 clubs, reduced from 22 the previous season, after Roman Glass St George and Westbury United were promoted to the Premier Division, and
Almondsbury
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and
Malmesbury Victoria were transferred to the
Hellenic League Division One West. Two new clubs joined:
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Longwell Green Sports, relegated from the Premier Division.
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Wells City, relegated from the Premier Division.
League table
Les Phillips Cup
Preliminary Round ties were played from 25 September until 2 October 2018. 16 clubs from the First Division and Premier Division, entered at this stage of the competition.
First Round ties were played from 30 October until 4 November 2019. All remaining clubs from the First Division and Premier Division, entered at this stage of the competition. December
Third Round ties were played from 26 November 2019 until 22 January 2020.
Quarter Final ties were played from 5 March 2019 until 26 March 2019
Semi Final ties were played on 10 April 2019.
The 2018/19 Les Phillips Cup Final was played at a neutral venue. On this occasion, Raleigh Grove was selected. The home of
Sherborne Town. The tie was played on 6 May 2019.
References
League tables
External links
Western League Official Site
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