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1977–78 Western Football League

Field	Value
competition	Western Football League
season	1977–78
winners	Falmouth Town (Premier Division)
Keynsham Town (Division One)
prevseason	1976–77
nextseason	1978–79

Keynsham Town (Division One) The 1977–78 season was the 76th in the history of the Western Football League.

The league champions for the fourth time in their history, and the fourth season in succession, were Falmouth Town. They became the first club to win the Western League four times in a row. The champions of Division One were Keynsham Town.

This season was the first in which goal difference decided places for teams which were level on points.

Final tables

Premier Division

The Premier Division remained at eighteen clubs after Taunton Town left to join the Southern League, and Westland-Yeovil were relegated to the First Division. Two clubs joined:

Saltash United, champions of the First Division.
Shepton Mallet Town, runners-up in the First Division.
Clevedon changed their name to Clevedon Town.

First Division

The First Division was increased from eighteen to nineteen clubs, after Saltash United and Shepton Mallet Town were promoted to the Premier Division. Three clubs joined:

Bristol Manor Farm, from the Somerset Senior League.
Odd Down
Westland-Yeovil, relegated from the Premier Division.

The system of using goal difference to separate two teams tied on points was used for the first time this season. The points system: 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.

References

Robinson, Michael (ed.), Non-League Football Tables 1889–2006, Soccer Books, 2006

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