1961–62 Western Football League
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|competition= Western Football League
|season= 1961–62
|winners= Bristol City Reserves
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|prevseason= 1960–61
|nextseason= 1962–63
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The 1961–62 season was the 60th in the history of the Western Football League.
The champions for the sixth time in their history were the returning Bristol City Reserves.Robinson, Michael (ed.), Non-League Football Tables 1889–2006, Soccer Books, 2006
Final table
The league was reduced from 21 to 20 clubs after Bristol City Colts, Exeter City Reserves and Trowbridge Town Reserves left. Two new clubs joined:
- Bridport
- Bristol City Reserves, rejoining after leaving the league in 1948.
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=Q
|show_limit=5
|winpoints=2
|use_goal_ratio=y
|team1=BCR|name_BCR=Bristol City Reserves
|team2=SAL|name_SAL=Salisbury
|team3=BID|name_BID=Bideford Town
|team4=TRQ|name_TRQ=Torquay United Reserves
|team5=PTR|name_PTR=Poole Town Reserves
|team6=DOR|name_DOR=Dorchester Town
|team7=BRW|name_BRW=Bridgwater Town
|team8=MIN|name_MIN=Minehead
|team9=CHI|name_CHI=Chippenham Town
|team10=POR|name_POR=Portland United
|team11=WSM|name_WSM=Weston-super-Mare
|team12=WEY|name_WEY=Weymouth Reserves
|team13=BAT|name_BAT=Bath City Reserves
|team14=BRP|name_BRP=Bridport
|team15=YEO|name_YEO=Yeovil Town Reserves
|team16=WLT|name_WLT=Welton Rovers
|team17=TAU|name_TAU=Taunton Town
|team18=BRC|name_BRC=Bristol Rovers Colts
|team19=BAR|name_BAR=Barnstaple Town
|team20=GLA|name_GLA=Glastonbury
|win_BCR=28|draw_BCR=7|loss_BCR=3|gf_BCR=132|ga_BCR=36
|win_SAL=27|draw_SAL=2|loss_SAL=9|gf_SAL=105|ga_SAL=41
|win_BID=21|draw_BID=11|loss_BID=6|gf_BID=84|ga_BID=49
|win_TRQ=20|draw_TRQ=5|loss_TRQ=13|gf_TRQ=95|ga_TRQ=78
|win_PTR=19|draw_PTR=5|loss_PTR=14|gf_PTR=115|ga_PTR=85
|win_DOR=19|draw_DOR=5|loss_DOR=14|gf_DOR=102|ga_DOR=85
|win_BRW=17|draw_BRW=8|loss_BRW=13|gf_BRW=89|ga_BRW=69
|win_MIN=17|draw_MIN=8|loss_MIN=13|gf_MIN=80|ga_MIN=68
|win_CHI=17|draw_CHI=6|loss_CHI=15|gf_CHI=79|ga_CHI=71
|win_POR=16|draw_POR=8|loss_POR=14|gf_POR=92|ga_POR=85
|win_WSM=14|draw_WSM=11|loss_WSM=13|gf_WSM=63|ga_WSM=68
|win_WEY=16|draw_WEY=6|loss_WEY=16|gf_WEY=85|ga_WEY=71
|win_BAT=13|draw_BAT=9|loss_BAT=16|gf_BAT=74|ga_BAT=80
|win_BRP=11|draw_BRP=8|loss_BRP=19|gf_BRP=72|ga_BRP=93
|win_YEO=13|draw_YEO=3|loss_YEO=22|gf_YEO=74|ga_YEO=99
|win_WLT=11|draw_WLT=7|loss_WLT=20|gf_WLT=61|ga_WLT=104
|win_TAU=11|draw_TAU=4|loss_TAU=23|gf_TAU=59|ga_TAU=114
|win_BRC=6|draw_BRC=13|loss_BRC=19|gf_BRC=59|ga_BRC=93
|win_BAR=8|draw_BAR=7|loss_BAR=23|gf_BAR=52|ga_BAR=120
|win_GLA=7|draw_GLA=5|loss_GLA=26|gf_GLA=44|ga_GLA=107
|class_rules=The system of using goal average to separate two teams tied on points was used up to and including the 1976–77 season. The points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.
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