2025–26 Western Football League

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The 2025–26 Western Football League season (known as the 2025–26 Jewson Western Football League for sponsorship reasons) is the 124th in the history of the Western Football League, a football competition in England. Teams are divided into two divisions: the Premier and the First.

The constitution was announced on 15 May 2025.[1]

The Premier Division (step 5) will promote two clubs; one as champions and one via a four-team play-off.

Premier Division

The Premier Division remains at 20 clubs after Portishead Town and Brixham were promoted to the Southern League Division One South, Ilfracombe Town were relegated to the South West Peninsula League Premier Division East, and Welton Rovers were relegated to the First Division.

Four new clubs joined the division:

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Clevedon Town 29 21 3 5 65 27 +38 66 Promotion to Southern League
2 Torpoint Athletic 25 18 4 3 48 21 +27 58 Qualification for the play-offs
3 Barnstaple Town 26 18 3 5 62 31 +31 57
4 Paulton Rovers 26 17 5 4 60 22 +38 56
5 Buckland Athletic 28 14 7 7 61 40 +21 49
6 Sidmouth Town 28 14 5 9 46 36 +10 47
7 Newquay 27 13 4 10 64 49 +15 43
8 Saltash United 27 11 5 11 44 53 −9 38
9 Bradford Town 30 10 6 14 40 46 −6 36
10 Street 26 9 8 9 51 41 +10 35
11 Bridgwater United 29 10 5 14 46 57 −11 35
12 Ivybridge Town 26 9 3 14 38 53 −15 30
13 Helston Athletic 27 8 4 15 39 65 −26 28
14 Shepton Mallet 27 6 8 13 36 53 −17 26
15 St Blazey 27 6 8 13 35 57 −22 26
16 Wellington 25 7 4 14 40 52 −12 25
17 Brislington 25 3 4 18 24 58 −34 13
18 Oldland Abbotonians 24 3 2 19 25 63 −38 11
19 A.F.C. St Austell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0[a] Expelled from the league
20 Nailsea & Tickenham 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0[b] Resigned from the league
Updated to match(es) played on 22:11, 18 March 2026 (UTC). Source: Western League.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ A.F.C. St Austell were suspended from the league in late January 2026,[2] and expelled from the league on 8 February. The league stated that St Austell had failed to comply with league rules, failed to meet their financial obligations to the league, and did not respond to concerns regarding the club's ability to fulfil their remaining fixtures.[3] Their record of PL23 W0 D0 L23 GF9 GA144 Pts0 was later expunged.
  2. ^ On 30 September 2025, Nailsea & Tickenham had one point deducted for fielding an ineligible player vs Shepton Mallet. On 5 November it was announced that the club had resigned from the league.[4] Their record of PL17 W0 D2 L15 GF8 GA59 Pts1 was later expunged.

Results table

Home \ Away STA BAR BRA BRW BRS BUC CLV HEL IVY N&T NQY OLD PAU SAL SHP SID STB STR TOR WLG
AFC St Austell — 0–7 0–4 3–7 0–7 2–1 2–5 0–4 0–5 1–6
Barnstaple Town 7–0 — 2–0 1–2 3–1 3–1 2–0 3–3 2–2
Bradford Town — 4–1 0–4 4–0 1–0 2–1 2–2 1–1 1–1
Bridgwater United 4–2 — 2–2 2–1 3–2 2–4 5–2 0–4 2–2 2–0 0–1
Brislington 0–4 5–3 — 2–1 0–2 0–3 7–1 0–3 0–0 0–3
Buckland Athletic 3–3 2–1 — 3–1 3–0 0–3 4–2 1–0
Clevedon Town 3–2 2–1 3–1 0–1 — 3–0 3–1 4–1 1–0 3–1 3–1
Helston Athletic 8–0 1–3 1–3 — 1–1 1–2 0–2 2–1
Ivybridge Town 0–2 3–1 3–0 1–0 1–1 — 1–7 1–3 0–3
Nailsea & Tickenham 2–5 0–1 0–4 — 0–1 0–4 0–2 2–6 0–5 0–0
Newquay 6–0 3–2 2–1 1–0 — 0–2 2–2 1–2
Oldland Abbotonians 5–0 0–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 — 2–3 0–3 2–3
Paulton Rovers 1–0 4–0 2–3 1–2 5–1 1–0 — 2–0 4–2 1–1
Saltash United 7–0 1–2 2–0 4–1 4–3 — 2–0 2–1 2–0
Shepton Mallet 8–0 3–0 1–4 1–2 0–1 3–0 0–3 2–0 — 1–2 1–1 2–2
Sidmouth Town 2–1 0–2 4–1 2–1 1–4 5–0 — 3–0
St Blazey 4–0 2–0 0–2 1–3 0–4 3–1 1–1 — 0–5 1–1
Street 6–0 1–1 1–0 3–3 8–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–3 — 1–2
Torpoint Athletic 2–1 1–1 1–0 2–1 3–1 2–1 2–0 1–0 —
Wellington 2–3 3–3 0–1 5–2 0–3 —
Updated to match(es) played on 1 November 2025. Source: Western League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Stadia and locations

Location of the clubs in the 2025–26 Western League Premier Division
Location of the clubs in the 2025–26 Western League Premier Division (Somerset)
Club Location Stadium Capacity
AFC St Austell St Austell Poltair Park 6,000
Barnstaple Town Barnstaple Mill Road 5,000
Bradford Town Bradford-on-Avon Trowbridge Road 1,000
Bridgwater United Bridgwater Fairfax Park 2,500
Brislington Bristol Ironmould Lane 3,000
Buckland Athletic Newton Abbot Homers Heath 1,000
Clevedon Town Clevedon North Somerset Community Stadium 3,900
Helston Athletic Helston Kellaway Park 1,300
Ivybridge Town Ivybridge Erme Valley 2,000
Nailsea & Tickenham Nailsea Fryth Way 1,000
Newquay Newquay Mount Wise Stadium 5,000
Oldland Abbotonians Oldland Common Aitchison Playing Field 1,000
Paulton Rovers Paulton Winterfield Stadium 2,500
Saltash United Saltash Kimberley Stadium 1,000
Shepton Mallet Shepton Mallet Old Wells Road 2,500
Sidmouth Town Sidmouth Manstone Recreation Ground 2,500
St Blazey St Blazey Blaise Park 3,500
Street Street The Tannery Ground 1,000
Torpoint Athletic Torpoint The Mill 1,000
Wellington Wellington Wellington Playing Field 1,000

First Division

The First Division is reduced to 20 clubs from 22 clubs after Bradford Town were promoted to the Premier Division; Hallen were promoted to the Hellenic League Premier Division; Cribbs Reserves were demoted after their first team was relegated, and Gillingham Town were relegated.

Two new clubs joined the division:

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Sturminster Newton United 31 23 3 5 84 27 +57 72 Promotion to the Premier Division
2 Devizes Town 31 21 7 3 73 20 +53 70 Qualification for the play-offs
3 Wells City 31 21 1 9 85 37 +48 64
4 Avonmouth 31 18 9 4 51 32 +19 63
5 Bristol Telephones 31 18 7 6 72 48 +24 61
6 Bitton 32 17 9 6 53 39 +14 60
7 AEK Boco 31 13 7 11 65 51 +14 46
8 Mendip Broadwalk 30 12 8 10 47 47 0 44
9 Longwell Green Sports 32 13 4 15 59 63 −4 43
10 Warminster Town 32 11 9 12 68 62 +6 42
11 Almondsbury 28 12 6 10 48 49 −1 42
12 Calne Town 32 10 8 14 48 51 −3 38
13 Odd Down 30 10 7 13 51 56 −5 37
14 Cadbury Heath 31 9 7 15 41 64 −23 34
15 Shirehampton 30 8 6 16 46 70 −24 30
16 Radstock Town 30 5 12 13 33 54 −21 26[a]
17 Keynsham Town 32 7 5 20 30 68 −38 26
18 Welton Rovers 30 7 4 19 41 66 −25 25 Possible relegation to a feeder league
19 Cheddar 32 3 10 19 27 74 −47 19
20 Hengrove Athletic 31 2 9 20 33 77 −44 15
Updated to match(es) played on 22:15, 18 March 2026 (UTC). Source: Western League.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Radstock Town had one point deducted

Results table

Home \ Away AEK ALM AVO BIT TEL CAD CAL CHE DEV HEN KEY LGS MEN ODD RAD SHI STU WAR WLS WLT
AEK Boco — 0–3 3–1 3–4 3–0 2–0
Almondsbury 2–1 — 1–3 1–2
Avonmouth — 1–0 2–1 4–1
Bitton — 0–0 0–0 1–0 1–0
Bristol Telephones 3–2 — 1–0 4–0 3–1
Cadbury Heath 0–1 — 2–1 4–4 1–0
Calne Town 4–1 1–1 — 2–0
Cheddar 2–2 — 1–3 0–0 1–4
Devizes Town 5–0 — 2–0 2–1
Hengrove Athletic 2–3 1–3 0–1 — 1–2
Keynsham Town 0–0 4–0 — 0–1
Longwell Green Sports 2–1 — 1–4 3–0 1–5
Mendip Broadwalk 0–2 3–0 — 2–1 1–2
Odd Down 0–4 5–1 — 1–1
Radstock Town 0–1 1–0 — 1–2
Shirehampton 1–2 —
Sturminster Newton United 2–0 5–0 1–1 — 6–1
Warminster Town 3–0 2–2 0–2 2–3 —
Wells City 4–0 1–2 2–1 — 4–0
Welton Rovers 0–1 1–1 0–0 1–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 6 September 2025. Source: Western League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Stadia and locations

Location of the clubs in the 2025–26 Western League Division One (Somerset)
Location of the clubs in the 2025–26 Western League Division One (Bristol)
Location of the clubs in the 2025–26 Western League Division One (Wiltshire)
Club Location Stadium Capacity
AEK Boco Hanham Greenbank Recreation Ground 1,000
Almondsbury Almondsbury The Field
Avonmouth Avonmouth King George V Recreation Ground
Bitton Bitton Bath Road
Bristol Telephones Whitchurch BTRA Sports Ground 1,000
Cadbury Heath Cadbury Heath Cadbury Heath Road
Calne Town Calne Bremhill View 2,500
Cheddar Cheddar Draycott Road
Devizes Town Devizes Nursteed Road 2,500
Hengrove Athletic Whitchurch Norton Lane 1,000
Keynsham Town Keynsham AJN Stadium 3,001
Longwell Green Sports Longwell Green Longwell Green Community Centre 1,000
Mendip Broadwalk Bristol Filwood Park Playing Fields 1,000
Odd Down Bath Lew Hill Memorial Ground 1,000
Radstock Town Radstock Southfields Recreation Ground 1,250
Shirehampton Shirehampton Penpole Lane 1,000
Sturminster Newton United Sturminster Newton Barnets Field 1,000
Warminster Town Warminster Weymouth Street 1,000
Wells City Wells Athletic Ground 1,500
Welton Rovers Midsomer Norton West Clewes Recreation Ground 2,400

References

  1. ^ "THE FA RELEASES NATIONAL LEAGUE SYSTEM CLUB ALLOCATIONS FOR STEPS 1-6 IN 2024-25 TERM". The FA. 15 May 2025.
  2. ^ "Troubled times for AFC St Austell as club suspended from Western League". Cornwall Live. 29 January 2026. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
  3. ^ "A.F.C. St Austell thrown out of the Western League". Cornish Times. 9 February 2026. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
  4. ^ "Nailsea & Tickenham resign". Western Football League. 5 November 2025.
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