1985–86 Western Football League
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2014}}
{{Use British English|date=December 2014}}
{{Infobox football league season
|competition= Western Football League
|season= 1985–86
|winners= Exmouth Town (Premier Division)
Portway Bristol (Division One)
|promoted=
|relegated=
|matches=
|total goals=
|league topscorer=
|biggest home win=
|biggest away win=
|highest attendance =
|prevseason= 1984–85
|nextseason= 1986–87
}}
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.Robinson, Michael (ed.), Non-League Football Tables 1889–2006, Soccer Books, 2006
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.
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=Q
|winpoints=2
|team1=EXM|name_EXM=Exmouth Town
|team2=LIS|name_LIS=Liskeard Athletic
|team3=BID|name_BID=Bideford
|team4=SAL|name_SAL=Saltash United
|team5=CHI|name_CHI=Chippenham Town
|team6=MNG|name_MNG=Mangotsfield United
|team7=TAU|name_TAU=Taunton Town
|team8=DAW|name_DAW=Dawlish Town
|team9=BRC|name_BRC=Bristol City Reserves
|team10=CLE|name_CLE=Clevedon Town
|team11=BMF|name_BMF=Bristol Manor Farm
|team12=MIN|name_MIN=Minehead
|team13=FRO|name_FRO=Frome Town
|team14=CLA|name_CLA=Clandown
|team15=TOR|name_TOR=Torrington
|team16=MEL|name_MEL=Melksham Town
|team17=BAR|name_BAR=Barnstaple Town
|team18=WSM|name_WSM=Weston-super-Mare
|team19=PAU|name_PAU=Paulton Rovers
|team20=PLY|name_PLY=Plymouth Argyle Reserves
|team21=CHA|name_CHA=Chard Town
|team22=SHP|name_SHP=Shepton Mallet Town
|win_EXM=30|draw_EXM=9|loss_EXM=3|gf_EXM=95|ga_EXM=31|status_EXM=C
|win_LIS=31|draw_LIS=6|loss_LIS=5|gf_LIS=103|ga_LIS=34
|win_BID=27|draw_BID=8|loss_BID=7|gf_BID=97|ga_BID=27
|win_SAL=21|draw_SAL=13|loss_SAL=8|gf_SAL=78|ga_SAL=46
|win_CHI=21|draw_CHI=10|loss_CHI=11|gf_CHI=60|ga_CHI=45
|win_MNG=18|draw_MNG=13|loss_MNG=11|gf_MNG=87|ga_MNG=58
|win_TAU=19|draw_TAU=9|loss_TAU=14|gf_TAU=59|ga_TAU=54
|win_DAW=19|draw_DAW=8|loss_DAW=15|gf_DAW=53|ga_DAW=49
|win_BRC=18|draw_BRC=6|loss_BRC=18|gf_BRC=74|ga_BRC=61
|win_CLE=12|draw_CLE=18|loss_CLE=12|gf_CLE=55|ga_CLE=47
|win_BMF=16|draw_BMF=9|loss_BMF=17|gf_BMF=71|ga_BMF=73
|win_MIN=16|draw_MIN=9|loss_MIN=17|gf_MIN=55|ga_MIN=70
|win_FRO=14|draw_FRO=12|loss_FRO=16|gf_FRO=49|ga_FRO=62
|win_CLA=15|draw_CLA=8|loss_CLA=19|gf_CLA=46|ga_CLA=57
|win_TOR=13|draw_TOR=11|loss_TOR=18|gf_TOR=51|ga_TOR=62
|win_MEL=11|draw_MEL=13|loss_MEL=18|gf_MEL=50|ga_MEL=77
|win_BAR=13|draw_BAR=7|loss_BAR=22|gf_BAR=46|ga_BAR=68
|win_WSM=12|draw_WSM=8|loss_WSM=22|gf_WSM=69|ga_WSM=90
|win_PAU=9|draw_PAU=12|loss_PAU=21|gf_PAU=50|ga_PAU=82
|win_PLY=9|draw_PLY=11|loss_PLY=22|gf_PLY=60|ga_PLY=67
|win_CHA=8|draw_CHA=4|loss_CHA=30|gf_CHA=35|ga_CHA=109
|win_SHP=4|draw_SHP=8|loss_SHP=30|gf_SHP=36|ga_SHP=110|status_SHP=R
|hth_1PT=Dawlish Town, Frome Town and Shepton Mallet Town each had one point deducted for fielding ineligible players.
|adjust_points_DAW=-1|hth_DAW=1PT
|adjust_points_FRO=-1|hth_FRO=1PT
|adjust_points_SHP=-1|hth_SHP=1PT
|col_FLD=#ffcccc|text_FLD=Folded and reformed in the Somerset County League
|result22=FLD
|update=complete|source=
}}
=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.
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=P
|show_limit=5
|winpoints=2
|team1=PBR|name_PBR=Portway Bristol
|team2=RAD|name_RAD=Radstock Town
|team3=YEO|name_YEO=Yeovil Town Reserves
|team4=WIM|name_WIM=Wimborne Town
|team5=LAR|name_LAR=Larkhall Athletic
|team6=ABU|name_ABU=Backwell United
|team7=OSM|name_OSM=Ottery St Mary
|team8=STH|name_STH=Swanage Town & Herston
|team9=WEY|name_WEY=Weymouth Reserves
|team10=HEA|name_HEA=Heavitree United
|team11=BCR|name_BCR=Bath City Reserves
|team12=WLL|name_WLL=Wellington
|team13=TIV|name_TIV=Tiverton Town
|team14=DEV|name_DEV=Devizes Town
|team15=ELM|name_ELM=Elmore
|team16=KEY|name_KEY=Keynsham Town
|team17=WLT|name_WLT=Welton Rovers
|team18=GLA|name_GLA=Glastonbury
|team19=ILF|name_ILF=Ilfracombe Town
|team20=WES|name_WES=Westbury United
|team21=ODD|name_ODD=Odd Down
|team22=WAR|name_WAR=Warminster Town
|win_PBR=27|draw_PBR=9|loss_PBR=6|gf_PBR=100|ga_PBR=42|status_PBR=C
|win_RAD=26|draw_RAD=9|loss_RAD=7|gf_RAD=116|ga_RAD=54|status_RAD=P
|win_YEO=25|draw_YEO=7|loss_YEO=10|gf_YEO=79|ga_YEO=36
|win_WIM=18|draw_WIM=13|loss_WIM=11|gf_WIM=77|ga_WIM=51
|win_LAR=18|draw_LAR=11|loss_LAR=13|gf_LAR=72|ga_LAR=56
|win_ABU=19|draw_ABU=9|loss_ABU=14|gf_ABU=63|ga_ABU=47
|win_OSM=18|draw_OSM=11|loss_OSM=13|gf_OSM=61|ga_OSM=60
|win_STH=18|draw_STH=9|loss_STH=15|gf_STH=91|ga_STH=79
|win_WEY=18|draw_WEY=8|loss_WEY=16|gf_WEY=84|ga_WEY=78
|win_HEA=17|draw_HEA=10|loss_HEA=15|gf_HEA=60|ga_HEA=69
|win_BCR=16|draw_BCR=10|loss_BCR=16|gf_BCR=74|ga_BCR=69
|win_WLL=14|draw_WLL=12|loss_WLL=16|gf_WLL=70|ga_WLL=70
|win_TIV=16|draw_TIV=7|loss_TIV=19|gf_TIV=68|ga_TIV=74
|win_DEV=10|draw_DEV=18|loss_DEV=14|gf_DEV=43|ga_DEV=58
|win_ELM=12|draw_ELM=13|loss_ELM=17|gf_ELM=56|ga_ELM=78
|win_KEY=9|draw_KEY=18|loss_KEY=15|gf_KEY=37|ga_KEY=53
|win_WLT=13|draw_WLT=9|loss_WLT=20|gf_WLT=61|ga_WLT=84
|win_GLA=12|draw_GLA=11|loss_GLA=19|gf_GLA=52|ga_GLA=79
|win_ILF=10|draw_ILF=14|loss_ILF=18|gf_ILF=55|ga_ILF=69
|win_WES=10|draw_WES=10|loss_WES=22|gf_WES=55|ga_WES=82
|win_ODD=9|draw_ODD=12|loss_ODD=21|gf_ODD=57|ga_ODD=90
|win_WAR=9|draw_WAR=6|loss_WAR=27|gf_WAR=40|ga_WAR=93
|adjust_points_YEO=-1|hth_YEO=Yeovil Town Reserves had one point deducted for fielding an ineligible player.
|col_P=#ccffcc|text_P=Promoted to the Premier Division
|result2=P
|class_rules=The system of using goal difference to separate two teams tied on points was used. The points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.
|update=complete|source=
}}
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Western League}}
{{1985–86 in English football}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:1985-86 Western Football League}}