The 2007–08 Western Football League season (known as the 2007–08 Toolstation Western Football League for sponsorship reasons) was the 106th 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
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 ...
, who were promoted to the
Southern League. The champions of Division One were
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 ...
.
Premier Division
The Premier Division featured two new clubs in a league of 21, reduced from 22 the previous season after the promotion of
Bridgwater Town to the
Southern League, the relegation of
Keynsham Town to the First Division, and the resignation of
Torrington, who joined the
North Devon League.
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Ilfracombe Town, third in the First Division.
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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 ...
, champions of the First Division.
Final table
First Division
The First Division featured three new clubs in a league of 21, reduced from 22 the previous season after Truro City and Ilfracombe Town were promoted to the Premier Division,
Biddestone
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resigned and
Clyst Rovers transferred to 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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Keynsham Town, relegated from the Premier Division.
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Oldland Abbotonians, promoted as third-place finishers in the
Somerset County League
The Somerset County League is a football competition based in England. The Premier Division operates at step 7 (or level 11) of the National League System. It is a feeder to the Western League Division One and has promoted ten clubs to it since ...
.
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Roman Glass St George, promoted as champions of the
Gloucestershire County League
The Gloucestershire County Football League is a association football, football league in England, founded in 1968. The league is affiliated to the Gloucestershire County FA.
It sits at step 7 (or level 11) of the National League System and is ...
.
Final table
References
League tables
External links
Western League Official Site
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