The 2018–19 Western Football League season (known as the 2018–19 Toolstation Western Football League for sponsorship reasons) is the 117th 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 25 May 2018.
Premier Division The Premier Division consists of 20 clubs, the same as last season, after Street and Melksham Town were promoted to Southern League Division One South & West, and Longwell Green Sports and Wells City were relegated to the First Division. Four new clubs joined:
Plymouth Parkway, promoted from the South West Peninsula League. Roman Glass St George, runners-up in the First Division. Shortwood United, resigned from the Southern League West Division. Westbury United, champions of the First Division.
League table
First Division The First Division consists of 20 clubs, reduced from 22 the previous season, after Roman Glass St George and Westbury United were promoted to the Premier Division, and Almondsbury and Malmesbury Victoria were transferred to the Hellenic League Division One West. Two new clubs joined:
Longwell Green Sports, relegated from the Premier Division. Wells City, relegated from the Premier Division.
League table
Les Phillips Cup Preliminary Round ties were played from 25 September until 2 October 2018. 16 clubs from the First Division and Premier Division, entered at this stage of the competition.
Date Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) 25/09/2018 Radstock Town (10) 1–2 Bishops Lydeard (10) 44 25/09/2018 Chipping Sodbury Town (9) (p) 1–1 Oldland Abbotonians (10) 60 25/09/2018 Brislington (9) 3–1 Hengrove Athletic (9) 56 25/09/2018 Corsham Town (10) (p) 2-2 Hallen A.F.C (9) 52 25/09/2018 Chippenham Park (10) 2–2 (p) Cadbury Heath (9) 32 25/09/2018 Cheddar A.F.C (10) 2-1 Bradford Town (9) 31 26/09/2018 Bridport F.C (9) 10-0 Bristol Telephones (10) 81 02/10/2018 Bitton A.F.C (9) 0-2 Plymouth Parkway (9) 75
First Round ties were played from 30 October until 4 November 2019. All remaining clubs from the First Division and Premier Division, entered at this stage of the competition. December Date Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) 30/10/2018 Welton Rovers (10) 1-3 Bridgwater Town (9) - 30/10/2018 Shepton Mallet (9) 4-1 Shepton Mallet (10) 45 30/10/2018 Buckland Athletic (9) 3-0 Longwell Green Sports (10) 63 30/10/2018 Brislington F.C (9) 4-2 Warminster Town (10) 30 30/10/2018 Bishop Sutton (10) 0-2 Keynsham Town (10) 72 30/10/2018 Ashton & Backwell United (10) 2-1 Portishead Town (10) 35 30/10/2018 Chipping Sodbury Town (9) 5-0 Shortwood United (9) 45 30/10/2018 Cheddar A.F.C. (10) 0-5 Roman Glass St George (9) 37 31/10/2018 Westbury United (9) 0-3 Odd Down (Bath) (9) - 30/10/2018 Wells City (10) 2-1 Bishops Lydeard (10) 45 30/10/2018 Chard Town (10) 1-2 Calne Town (10) 58 07/11/2018 Cadbury Heath (9) 4-3 Devizes Town (10) 48 07/11/2018 Wellington A.F.C (9) 0-2 Willand Rovers (9) 59 07/11/2018 Plymouth Parkway(9) 2-0 Cribbs F.C(9) 101 07/11/2018 Clevedon Town (9) 4-0 Bridport F.C. (9) 78 04/12/2018 Wincanton Town (10) 4-1 Corsham Town (10) -
Third Round ties were played from 26 November 2019 until 22 January 2020.
Date Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) 27/11/2018 Keynsham Town (10) 3-2 Clevedon Town (9) 92 27/11/2018 Chipping Sodbury Town (9) 1-3 Shepton Mallet (9) 48 27/11/2018 Calne Town (10) 2-1 Wincanton Town (10) - 27/11/2018 Bridgwater Town (9) 2-0 Roman Glass St George (9) 87 04/12/2018 Ashton & Backwell United F.C. (10) 0-3 Cadbury Heath (9) 47 05/12/2018 Willand Rovers (9) 7-1 Odd Down (Bath) (9)53 15/01/2019 Wells City (10) 0-4 Plymouth Parkway (9) - 26/02/2019 Brislington F.C (9) 0-0 (p) Buckland Athletic (9) -
Quarter Final ties were played from 5 March 2019 until 26 March 2019
Date Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) 05/03/2019 Calne Town (10) 1-3 Bridgwater Town (9) - 06/03/2019 Plymouth Parkway (9) 2-1 Keynsham Town (10) 101 06/03/2019 Shepton Mallet (9) 2-4 Willand Rovers (9) 79 26/03/2019 Buckland Athletic (9) P-P Cadbury Heath (9) 82
Semi Final ties were played on 10 April 2019.
Date Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) 10/04/2019 Willand Rovers (9) (p) 1-1 Bridgwater Town (9) 185 10/04/2019 Cadbury Heath (9) 1-4 Plymouth Parkway (9) 104
The 2018/19 Les Phillips Cup Final was played at a neutral venue. On this occasion, Raleigh Grove was selected. The home of Sherborne Town. The tie was played on 6 May 2019.
Date Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) 06/05/2019 Plymouth Parkway (9) 2-1 Willand Rovers (9) 428
References League tables
External links Western League Official Site