2023–24 Western Football League#Division One

The Premier Division was reduced to 18 clubs from 20 after Mousehole were promoted to the Southern League South Division; Sherborne Town were transferred to the Wessex League; Cadbury Heath took voluntary demotion to Division One, Keynsham Town were relegated to Division One, and Ashton & Backwell United and Bitton resigned from the league.

Mangotsfield United were initially transferred from the Hellenic League Premier Division, but were moved back after the resignation of Shrivenham from that league.

Four new clubs joined the division.

• Promoted from Division One:
• Nailsea & Tickenham
• Oldland Abbotonians

• Promoted from the South West Peninsula League Premier Division East:
• Brixham

• Promoted from the South West Peninsula League Premier Division West:
• St Blazey

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|team3=BRW|name_BRW=Bridgwater United

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|team5=BAR|name_BAR=Barnstaple Town

|team6=BUC|name_BUC=Buckland Athletic

|team7=SHP|name_SHP=Shepton Mallet

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|team9=N&T|name_N&T=Nailsea & Tickenham

|team10=TOR|name_TOR=Torpoint Athletic

|team11=ILF|name_ILF=Ilfracombe Town

|team12=STB|name_STB=St Blazey

|team13=SAL|name_SAL=Saltash United

|team14=STR|name_STR=Street

|team15=WLL|name_WLL=Wellington

|team16=OLD|name_OLD=Oldland Abbotonians

|team17=WLT|name_WLT=Welton Rovers

|team18=MIL|name_MIL=Millbrook

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|status_FAL=OP

|status_MIL=R

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|adjust_points_WLT=-3

|hth_WLT=Welton Rovers had three points deducted

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|result2=P|result3=PO|result4=PO|result5=PO

|col_PO=yellow1 |text_PO=Qualification for the play-offs

|result18=R

|col_R=red1 |text_R=Relegated to South West Peninsula League Division One West

|class_rules=1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

|update=16:23, 6 May 2024 (UTC)

|source=[http://www.toolstationleague.com/tables.php Toolstation Western League].}}

{{4TeamBracket

| RD1=Semi-finals

| RD2=Final

| RD1-seed1=2

| RD1-team1=Falmouth Town

| RD1-score1=3

| RD1-seed2=5

| RD1-team2=Barnstaple Town

| RD1-score2=1

| RD1-seed3=3

| RD1-team3=Bridgwater United

| RD1-score3=0

| RD1-seed4=4

| RD1-team4=Clevedon Town

| RD1-score4=1

| RD2-seed1=2

| RD2-team1=Falmouth Town

| RD2-score1=2

| RD2-seed2=4

| RD2-team2=Clevedon Town

| RD2-score2=0

}}

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|date = 30 April

|time = 19:45

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|goals2 = Montague {{goal}}

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|location = Falmouth

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|date = 30 April

|time = 19:45

|team1 = Bridgwater United

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|team2 = Clevedon Town

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|date = 4 May

|time = 15:00

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The First Division remained at 22 clubs after Nailsea & Tickenham and Oldland Abbotonians were promoted to the Premier Division; Bishops Lydeard were transferred to the South West Peninsula League Premier Division East, FC Bristol and Tytherington Rocks were transferred to the Hellenic League Division One, and Almondsbury were relegated.

Six new clubs joined:

• From the Premier Division:
• Bitton (resigned mid-season and applied to join Division One this season)
• Cadbury Heath (voluntary demotion)
• Keynsham Town (relegation)

• Relegated from the Hellenic League Premier Division:
• Bradford Town

• Promoted from the Gloucestershire County League:
• Cribbs Reserves

• Promoted from the Somerset County League:
• Middlezoy Rovers

• Reserve and development teams were not eligible for promotion to step 5, or the playoffs. Bitton were also ineligible, due to their resignation from the Premier Division last season.

• Wincanton Town were promoted on a PPG (points per game) basis despite losing the play-off final.{{cite web|url=https://www.thefa.com/news/2024/may/17/the-fa-releases-national-league-system-club-allocations-for-steps-1-6-in-2024-25-term |title=THE FA RELEASES NATIONAL LEAGUE SYSTEM CLUB ALLOCATIONS FOR STEPS 1-6 IN 2024-25 TERM |date=17 May 2024 |publisher=The FA}}

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|team2=RAD|name_RAD=Radstock Town

|team3=BIT|name_BIT=Bitton

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|team5=WLL|name_WLL=Wells City

|team6=CRI|name_CRI=Cribbs Reserves

|team7=BRS|name_BRS=Brislington

|team8=BRA|name_BRA=Bradford Town

|team9=HAL|name_HAL=Hallen

|team10=AEK|name_AEK=AEK Boco

|team11=TEL|name_TEL=Bristol Telephones

|team12=LGS|name_LGS=Longwell Green Sports

|team13=MID|name_MID=Middlezoy Rovers

|team14=CAD|name_CAD=Cadbury Heath

|team15=HEN|name_HEN=Hengrove Athletic

|team16=ODD|name_ODD=Odd Down

|team17=SHI|name_SHI=Shirehampton

|team18=KEY|name_KEY=Keynsham Town

|team19=WAR|name_WAR=Warminster Town

|team20=GIL|name_GIL=Gillingham Town

|team21=CHE|name_CHE=Cheddar

|team22=BSU|name_BSU=Bishop Sutton

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|win_BSU=0|draw_BSU=3|loss_BSU=39|gf_BSU=18|ga_BSU=182

|win_BIT=27|draw_BIT=8|loss_BIT=7|gf_BIT=100|ga_BIT=49

|win_BRA=19|draw_BRA=11|loss_BRA=12|gf_BRA=87|ga_BRA=62

|win_BRS=25|draw_BRS=5|loss_BRS=12|gf_BRS=125|ga_BRS=54

|win_TEL=19|draw_TEL=6|loss_TEL=17|gf_TEL=71|ga_TEL=83

|win_CAD=17|draw_CAD=4|loss_CAD=21|gf_CAD=84|ga_CAD=70

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|win_GIL=10|draw_GIL=4|loss_GIL=28|gf_GIL=58|ga_GIL=117

|win_HAL=20|draw_HAL=8|loss_HAL=14|gf_HAL=82|ga_HAL=66

|win_HEN=13|draw_HEN=7|loss_HEN=22|gf_HEN=63|ga_HEN=84

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|win_LGS=18|draw_LGS=5|loss_LGS=19|gf_LGS=85|ga_LGS=88

|win_MID=18|draw_MID=2|loss_MID=22|gf_MID=76|ga_MID=88

|win_ODD=13|draw_ODD=7|loss_ODD=22|gf_ODD=67|ga_ODD=108

|win_POR=31|draw_POR=6|loss_POR=5|gf_POR=122|ga_POR=29

|win_RAD=28|draw_RAD=7|loss_RAD=7|gf_RAD=100|ga_RAD=45

|win_SHI=12|draw_SHI=7|loss_SHI=23|gf_SHI=73|ga_SHI=86

|win_WAR=10|draw_WAR=7|loss_WAR=25|gf_WAR=64|ga_WAR=106

|win_WLL=27|draw_WLL=3|loss_WLL=12|gf_WLL=100|ga_WLL=59

|win_WIN=27|draw_WIN=4|loss_WIN=11|gf_WIN=103|ga_WIN=75

|adjust_points_CRI=-3

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|status_POR=CP

|status_BRS=OP

|status_WIN=P

|status_BSU=R

|col_P=green1 |text_P=Promoted to the Premier Division

|col_PO=yellow1|text_PO=Qualification for the play-offs

|result1=P |result2=PO |result4=T |result5=PO |result7=P |result13=T2

|col_T=green1 |text_T=Promoted (PPG) and transferred to the Wessex League Premier Division

|col_T2=#CCCCFF |text_T2=Transferred to South West Peninsula League Premier Division East

|result20=RP|result21=RP|result22=R

|text_RP=Reprieved from relegation

|col_R=red1|text_R=Relegated to the Somerset County League

|class_rules=1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

|update=16:57, 4 May 2024 (UTC)

|source=[http://www.toolstationleague.com/tables.php Toolstation Western League].

}}

{{4TeamBracket

| RD1=Semi-finals

| RD2=Final

| RD1-seed1=2

| RD1-team1=Radstock Town

| RD1-score1=0

| RD1-seed2=7

| RD1-team2=Brislington

| RD1-score2=1

| RD1-seed3=4

| RD1-team3=Wincanton Town

| RD1-score3=6

| RD1-seed4=5

| RD1-team4=Wells City

| RD1-score4=4

| RD2-seed1=4

| RD2-team1=Wincanton Town

| RD2-score1=2

| RD2-seed2=7

| RD2-team2=Brislington

| RD2-score2=3

}}

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|date = 30 April

|time = 19:30

|team1 = Radstock Town

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|team2 = Brislington

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|goals2 = Griffiths {{goal|78}}

|aet =

|stadium = The Southfields Recreation Ground

|location = Radstock

|attendance = 365

|referee =

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|date = 30 April

|time = 19:45

|team1 = Wincanton Town

|score = 6–4

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|team2 = Wells City

|goals1 = Hodges {{goal|7}}, Jarvis {{goal|62}}{{goal|64}},
Williams {{goal|67}}, Thompson {{goal|76}},
Townsend {{goal|84}}

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|aet =

|stadium = Wincanton Sports Ground

|location= Wincanton

|attendance = 152

|referee =

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|date = 4 May

|time = 15:00

|team1 = Wincanton Town

|score = 2–3

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|team2 = Brislington

|goals1 = Thompson {{goal|4}}, Jarvis {{goal|25}}

|goals2 = Kington {{goal|61}}, McClennan {{goal|72}},
Dunn {{goal|90+2}}

|aet =

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|location= Wincanton

|attendance = 326

|referee =

}}

==Les Phillips Cup==

The 2023–24 Les Phillips Cup was the cup competition of the whole Western Football League.

Helston Athletic were defending champions, having beaten Shepton Mallet in the 2022–23 season.

16 clubs participated in the first round.

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scope="col" style="width: 7.50%;" | Tie ! scope="col" style="width: 30.00%;" | {{right|(Tier) Home team }} ! scope="col" style="width: 12.00%;" | Score ! scope="col" style="width: 30.00%;" | {{left|Away team (Tier)}} ! scope="col" style="width: 7.50%;" | {{abbr|Att.|Attendance}}
1	Cheddar (D1)	2–4	Barnstaple Town (PD)	88
2	Clevedon Town (PD)	0–3	Bridgwater United (PD)
3	Hengrove Athletic (D1)	5–2	Bishop Sutton (D1)
4	Hallen (D1)	1–0	Welton Rovers (PD)
5	Warminster Town (D1)	2–4	Street (PD)
6	Cadbury Heath (PD)	1–2	Longwell Green Sports (D1)
7	Brislington (D1)	0–4	AEK Boco (D1)
8	Cribbs Reserves (D1)	3–0	Bristol Telephones (D1)

The 8 clubs who made it through the first round were joined in the draw by 24 clubs who received a bye to the second round, making 32 clubs.

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1	Falmouth Town (PD)	0–2	Helston Athletic (PD)
2	Millbrook (PD)	1–6	Brixham (PD)
3	Buckland Athletic (PD)	0–0 {{pso|4–3}}	Torpoint Athletic (PD)
4	St Blazey (PD)	1–5	Saltash United (PD)
5	Wellington (PD)	2–3	Ilfracombe Town (PD)
6	Portishead Town (D1)	1–3	Bridgwater United (PD)
7	Middlezoy Rovers (D1)	1–1 {{pso|4–1}}	Radstock Town (D1)
8	Nailsea & Tickenham (PD)	0–4	Barnstaple Town (PD)
9	Bitton (D1)	3–2	Gillingham Town (D1)
10	Wincanton Town (D1)	6–0	Hallen (D1)
11	Hengrove Athletic (D1)	1–2	Shepton Mallet (PD)
12	Wells City (D1)	1–1 {{pso|4–3}}	Street (PD)
13	Odd Down (D1)	3–1	Longwell Green Sports (D1)
14	Bradford Town (D1)	2–0	Oldland Abbotonians (PD)
15	Cribbs Reserves (D1)	0–0 {{pso|4–3}}	AEK Boco (D1)
16	Keynsham Town (D1)	4–9	Shirehampton (D1)

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|date= 12 May 2024

|time= 15:00

|team1= Shepton Mallet (PD)

|score= 3–1

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|team2= Barnstaple Town (PD)

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|goals2=

|stadium= Ladysmead, Tiverton

|attendance=

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• [http://www.toolstationleague.com/tables.php League tables]

{{reflist}}

• [http://www.toolstationleague.com/ Western League Official Site]

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