title: 1985–86 Western Football League
text: # 1985–86 Western Football League
  
  The 1985–86 season was the 84th in the history of the Western Football League.
  
  The league champions for the second time in their history were Exmouth Town. The champions of Division One for the second season running were Portway Bristol.
  
  ## Final tables
  
  ### Premier Division
  
  The Premier Division remained at 22 clubs after Devizes Town were relegated to the First Division. One club joined:
  
  * Torrington, runners-up in the First Division.
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Exmouth Town (C) | 42 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 95 | 31 | +64 | 69 | |
  | 2 | Liskeard Athletic | 42 | 31 | 6 | 5 | 103 | 34 | +69 | 68 | |
  | 3 | Bideford | 42 | 27 | 8 | 7 | 97 | 27 | +70 | 62 | |
  | 4 | Saltash United | 42 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 78 | 46 | +32 | 55 | |
  | 5 | Chippenham Town | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 60 | 45 | +15 | 52 | |
  | 6 | Mangotsfield United | 42 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 87 | 58 | +29 | 49 | |
  | 7 | Taunton Town | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 59 | 54 | +5 | 47 | |
  | 8 | Dawlish Town | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 53 | 49 | +4 | 45 | |
  | 9 | Bristol City Reserves | 42 | 18 | 6 | 18 | 74 | 61 | +13 | 42 | |
  | 10 | Clevedon Town | 42 | 12 | 18 | 12 | 55 | 47 | +8 | 42 | |
  | 11 | Bristol Manor Farm | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 71 | 73 | −2 | 41 | |
  | 12 | Minehead | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 55 | 70 | −15 | 41 | |
  | 13 | Frome Town | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 49 | 62 | −13 | 39 | |
  | 14 | Clandown | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 46 | 57 | −11 | 38 | |
  | 15 | Torrington | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 51 | 62 | −11 | 37 | |
  | 16 | Melksham Town | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 50 | 77 | −27 | 35 | |
  | 17 | Barnstaple Town | 42 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 46 | 68 | −22 | 33 | |
  | 18 | Weston-super-Mare | 42 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 69 | 90 | −21 | 32 | |
  | 19 | Paulton Rovers | 42 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 50 | 82 | −32 | 30 | |
  | 20 | Plymouth Argyle Reserves | 42 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 60 | 67 | −7 | 29 | |
  | 21 | Chard Town | 42 | 8 | 4 | 30 | 35 | 109 | −74 | 20 | |
  | 22 | Shepton Mallet Town (R) | 42 | 4 | 8 | 30 | 36 | 110 | −74 | 15 | Folded and reformed in the Somerset County League |
  
  * 1 2 3 Dawlish Town, Frome Town and Shepton Mallet Town each had one point deducted for fielding ineligible players.
  
  ### First Division
  
  The First Division remained at 22 clubs, after Torrington were promoted to the Premier Division. One new club joined:
  
  * Devizes Town, relegated from the Premier Division.
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Portway Bristol (C) | 42 | 27 | 9 | 6 | 100 | 42 | +58 | 63 | |
  | 2 | Radstock Town (P) | 42 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 116 | 54 | +62 | 61 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
  | 3 | Yeovil Town Reserves | 42 | 25 | 7 | 10 | 79 | 36 | +43 | 56 | |
  | 4 | Wimborne Town | 42 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 77 | 51 | +26 | 49 | |
  | 5 | Larkhall Athletic | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 72 | 56 | +16 | 47 | |
  | 6 | Backwell United | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 63 | 47 | +16 | 47 | |
  | 7 | Ottery St Mary | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 61 | 60 | +1 | 47 | |
  | 8 | Swanage Town & Herston | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 91 | 79 | +12 | 45 | |
  | 9 | Weymouth Reserves | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 84 | 78 | +6 | 44 | |
  | 10 | Heavitree United | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 60 | 69 | −9 | 44 | |
  | 11 | Bath City Reserves | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 74 | 69 | +5 | 42 | |
  | 12 | Wellington | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 70 | 70 | 0 | 40 | |
  | 13 | Tiverton Town | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 68 | 74 | −6 | 39 | |
  | 14 | Devizes Town | 42 | 10 | 18 | 14 | 43 | 58 | −15 | 38 | |
  | 15 | Elmore | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 56 | 78 | −22 | 37 | |
  | 16 | Keynsham Town | 42 | 9 | 18 | 15 | 37 | 53 | −16 | 36 | |
  | 17 | Welton Rovers | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 61 | 84 | −23 | 35 | |
  | 18 | Glastonbury | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 52 | 79 | −27 | 35 | |
  | 19 | Ilfracombe Town | 42 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 55 | 69 | −14 | 34 | |
  | 20 | Westbury United | 42 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 55 | 82 | −27 | 30 | |
  | 21 | Odd Down | 42 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 57 | 90 | −33 | 30 | |
  | 22 | Warminster Town | 42 | 9 | 6 | 27 | 40 | 93 | −53 | 24 | |
  
  * ↑ Yeovil Town Reserves had one point deducted for fielding an ineligible player.
  