2025–26 Western Football League

Western Football League
Season2025–26

The 2025–26 Western Football League season (known as the 2025–26 Jewson Western Football League for sponsorship reasons) was 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 remained 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 Barnstaple Town (C, P) 34 24 5 5 79 37 +42 77 Promoted to Southern League South
2 Torpoint Athletic 34 23 7 4 66 34 +32 76 Qualified for the play-offs
3 Paulton Rovers (O, P) 34 23 6 5 89 36 +53 75 Promoted to Southern League South
4 Clevedon Town 34 24 4 6 74 31 +43 70[a] Qualified for the play-offs
5 Sidmouth Town 34 19 5 10 57 41 +16 62
6 Newquay 34 17 5 12 77 59 +18 56
7 Buckland Athletic 34 15 10 9 69 50 +19 55
8 Saltash United 34 13 6 15 54 65 −11 45
9 Bridgwater United 34 12 6 16 50 60 −10 42
10 Bradford Town 34 11 8 15 44 52 −8 41 Transferred to Wessex League Premier Division
11 Helston Athletic 34 12 4 18 51 77 −26 40[b] Voluntary demotion to SWPL West
12 Street 34 10 9 15 59 60 −1 39
13 Ivybridge Town 34 11 6 17 49 70 −21 39
14 St Blazey 34 8 10 16 41 62 −21 34
15 Wellington 34 10 6 18 53 68 −15 33[c]
16 Shepton Mallet 34 7 8 19 44 70 −26 29
17 Brislington 34 5 6 23 39 77 −38 21
18 Oldland Abbotonians 34 4 5 25 32 78 −46 17[d] Voluntary demotion to the First Division
19 A.F.C. St Austell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0[e] Expelled from the league
20 Nailsea & Tickenham 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0[f] Resigned from the league
Source: Western League.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ↑ Clevedon Town had six points deducted for a technical administrative breach of league rules.[2]
  2. ↑ On 25 March, Helston Athletic requested voluntary demotion to the South West Peninsula League Premier Division West for the 2026–27 season. The request will be decided upon by The Football Association.[3]
  3. ↑ Wellington had three points deducted.
  4. ↑ Following the League’s AGM, Oldland Abbotonians requested voluntary relegation to Step 6 of the Western League, with Wells City replacing them in the Premier Division.
  5. ↑ A.F.C. St Austell were suspended from the league in late January 2026,[4] 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.[5] Their record of PL23 W0 D0 L23 GF9 GA144 Pts0 was later expunged.
  6. ↑ 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.[6] Their record of PL17 W0 D2 L15 GF8 GA59 Pts1 was later expunged.

Play-offs

Semi-finals Final
      
2 Torpoint Athletic 0
5 Sidmouth Town 2
3 Paulton Rovers 4
5 Sidmouth Town 2
3 Paulton Rovers 3
4 Clevedon Town 1

Semifinals

25 April 2026 Torpoint Athletic0–2 Sidmouth Town Torpoint
15:00 Report Cooper 49', Williams 69' Stadium: The Mill
Attendance: 241
25 April 2026 Paulton Rovers 3–1Clevedon TownPaulton
15:00 Williams 19'. Bak 32', Osborne 76' Report Sloggett 30' Stadium: First 4 Pools Stadium
Attendance: 436

Final

2 May 2026 Paulton Rovers 4–2Sidmouth TownPaulton
15:00 Jaiyeoba 14', Bak 45', Dancey 53', Bradley 88' Pym 41' (pen.), 90+1' Stadium: First 4 Pools Stadium
Attendance: 986

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
Club Location Stadium Capacity
AFC St AustellSt AustellPoltair Park6,000
Barnstaple TownBarnstapleMill Road5,000
Bradford TownBradford-on-AvonTrowbridge Road1,000
Bridgwater UnitedBridgwaterFairfax Park2,500
BrislingtonBristolIronmould Lane3,000
Buckland AthleticNewton AbbotHomers Heath1,000
Clevedon TownClevedonNorth Somerset Community Stadium3,900
Helston AthleticHelstonKellaway Park1,300
Ivybridge TownIvybridgeErme Valley2,000
Nailsea & TickenhamNailseaFryth Way1,000
NewquayNewquayMount Wise Stadium5,000
Oldland AbbotoniansOldland CommonAitchison Playing Field1,000
Paulton RoversPaultonWinterfield Stadium2,500
Saltash UnitedSaltashKimberley Stadium1,000
Shepton MalletShepton MalletOld Wells Road2,500
Sidmouth TownSidmouthManstone Recreation Ground2,500
St BlazeySt BlazeyBlaise Park3,500
StreetStreetThe Tannery Ground1,000
Torpoint AthleticTorpointThe Mill1,000
WellingtonWellingtonWellington Playing Field1,000

First Division

The First Division was 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 Devizes Town (C, P) 38 26 8 4 93 27 +66 86 Promotion to the Hellenic League Premier
2 Sturminster Newton United (O, P) 38 26 4 8 92 35 +57 82 Promoted to Wessex League Premier
3 Wells City (P) 38 25 4 9 103 42 +61 79[a] Promoted to Western League Premier
4 Avonmouth 38 23 10 5 70 39 +31 79 Qualification for the play-offs
5 Bristol Telephones 38 22 8 8 86 58 +28 74
6 Bitton 38 20 9 9 68 53 +15 69
7 Mendip Broadwalk 38 17 9 12 67 61 +6 60
8 Longwell Green Sports 38 16 5 17 79 80 −1 53
9 AEK Boco 38 14 8 16 77 70 +7 50
10 Warminster Town 38 13 9 16 73 72 +1 48
11 Almondsbury 38 13 8 17 56 71 −15 47
12 Odd Down 38 13 7 18 64 76 −12 46
13 Cadbury Heath 38 12 10 16 52 76 −24 46
14 Calne Town 38 12 8 18 58 65 −7 44
15 Shirehampton 38 12 8 18 59 75 −16 44
16 Welton Rovers 38 12 4 22 57 76 −19 40
17 Radstock Town 38 7 13 18 43 73 −30 33[b]
18 Keynsham Town 38 8 5 25 36 81 −45 29 Reprieved from relegation
19 Hengrove Athletic (R) 38 6 9 23 43 89 −46 26[c] Relegated to a feeder league
20 Cheddar (R) 38 5 10 23 32 89 −57 25
Source: Western League.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ↑ Following the league's AGM, Wells City were promoted to Step 5 after Oldland Abbotonians requested voluntary relegation to Step 6.
  2. ↑ Radstock Town had one point deducted
  3. ↑ Hengrove Athletic had one point deducted

Play-offs

Semi-finals Final
      
2 Sturminster Newton United 0 (5)
5 Bristol Telephones 0 (4)
2 Sturminster Newton United 2 (6)
3 Wells City 2 (5)
3 Wells City 0 (4)
4 Avonmouth 0(2)

Semifinals

21 April 2026 Sturminster Newton United 0–0
(5–4 p)		Bristol TelephonesSturminster Newton
19:45 Report Stadium: Barnetts Field
Attendance: 273
22 April 2026 Wells City 0–0
(4–2 p)		AvonmouthWells
19:30 Stadium: The Athletic Ground

Final

25 April 2026 Sturminster Newton United 2–2
(6–5 p)		Wells CitySturminster Newton
15:00 red-colored football 71' (o.g.), Clarke 79' Report Horsey 48', Bryant 90+2' Stadium: Barnetts Field
Attendance: 482
Penalties
  • football with check mark
  • football with check mark
  • football with check mark
  • Bevis football with red X
  • football with check mark
  • football with red X
  • football with check mark
  • Lane-Laney football with check mark
  • football with red X
  • Murray football with check mark
  • O'Hare football with check mark
  • Tait football with check mark
  • Kellow football with check mark
  • Oppong football with red X
  • Kelsey football with check mark
  • Hurley football with red X

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 (Bristol)
Location of the clubs in the 2025–26 Western League Division One (Wiltshire)
Club Location Stadium Capacity
AEK BocoHanhamGreenbank Recreation Ground1,000
AlmondsburyAlmondsburyThe Field
AvonmouthAvonmouthKing George V Recreation Ground
BittonBittonBath Road
Bristol TelephonesWhitchurchBTRA Sports Ground1,000
Cadbury HeathCadbury HeathCadbury Heath Road
Calne TownCalneBremhill View2,500
CheddarCheddarDraycott Road
Devizes TownDevizesNursteed Road2,500
Hengrove AthleticWhitchurchNorton Lane1,000
Keynsham TownKeynshamAJN Stadium3,001
Longwell Green SportsLongwell GreenLongwell Green Community Centre1,000
Mendip BroadwalkBristolFilwood Park Playing Fields1,000
Odd DownBathLew Hill Memorial Ground1,000
Radstock TownRadstockSouthfields Recreation Ground1,250
ShirehamptonShirehamptonPenpole Lane1,000
Sturminster Newton UnitedSturminster NewtonBarnets Field1,000
Warminster TownWarminsterWeymouth Street1,000
Wells CityWellsAthletic Ground1,500
Welton RoversMidsomer NortonWest Clewes Recreation Ground2,400

References

  1. ↑ "THE FA RELEASES NATIONAL LEAGUE SYSTEM CLUB ALLOCATIONS FOR STEPS 1-6 IN 2024-25 TERM". The FA. 15 May 2025.
  2. ↑ "CLUB STATEMENT". Clevedon Town F.C. 10 April 2026.
  3. ↑ "CLUB STATEMENT| 24.03.2026". Helston Athletic A.F.C. 24 March 2026. Retrieved 25 March 2026.
  4. ↑ "Troubled times for AFC St Austell as club suspended from Western League". Cornwall Live. 29 January 2026. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
  5. ↑ "A.F.C. St Austell thrown out of the Western League". Cornish Times. 9 February 2026. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
  6. ↑ "Nailsea & Tickenham resign". Western Football League. 5 November 2025.
This page is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.