The 1947–48 season was the 46th in the history of the Western Football League.
The champions for the third time in their history and for the second consecutive season were Trowbridge Town, and the winners of Division Two were new club Salisbury, formed after the previous Salisbury club disbanded.Robinson, Michael (ed.), Non-League Football Tables 1889–2006, Soccer Books, 2006
Two games in each division were left unplayed at the end of the season, and were ignored.
Division One Division One remained at eighteen members with two clubs promoted to replace Frome Town and Welton Rovers, who were relegated to Division Two.
Clandown, champions of Division Two Soundwell, runners-up in Division Two
Division Two Division Two was increased from thirteen to eighteen clubs, after Clandown and Soundwell were promoted to Division One, and Thorney Pitts disbanded. Eight new clubs joined:
Cheltenham Town Reserves Dorchester Town Frome Town, relegated from Division One. National Smelting Company Salisbury Stonehouse Welton Rovers, relegated from Division One. Weymouth, rejoining after leaving the league in 1939.
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