# 1987–88 Western Football League

The 1987–88 season was the 86th in the history of the Western Football League.
The league champions for the first time in their history were Liskeard Athletic. The champions of Division One were Welton Rovers.

## Final tables
### Premier Division

The Premier Division remained at 22 clubs after Chard Town were relegated to the First Division. One club joined:
* Swanage Town & Herston, champions of the First Division.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
| 1 | Liskeard Athletic (C) | 42 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 98 | 33 | +65 | 68 | |
| 2 | Saltash United | 42 | 27 | 6 | 9 | 116 | 41 | +75 | 60 | |
| 3 | Mangotsfield United | 42 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 99 | 38 | +61 | 60 | |
| 4 | Plymouth Argyle Reserves | 42 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 105 | 46 | +59 | 60 | |
| 5 | Weston-super-Mare | 42 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 81 | 62 | +19 | 50 | |
| 6 | Exmouth Town | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 61 | 55 | +6 | 48 | |
| 7 | Bristol City Reserves | 42 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 76 | 53 | +23 | 47 | Left at the end of the season |
| 8 | Bristol Manor Farm | 42 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 66 | 52 | +14 | 47 | |
| 9 | Taunton Town | 42 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 49 | 48 | +1 | 45 | |
| 10 | Bideford | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 60 | 61 | −1 | 43 | |
| 11 | Swanage Town & Herston | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 73 | 62 | +11 | 42 | |
| 12 | Barnstaple Town | 42 | 17 | 6 | 19 | 62 | 72 | −10 | 40 | |
| 13 | Clevedon Town | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 42 | 56 | −14 | 38 | |
| 14 | Paulton Rovers | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 46 | 72 | −26 | 36 | |
| 15 | Dawlish Town | 42 | 14 | 6 | 22 | 49 | 77 | −28 | 34 | |
| 16 | Radstock Town | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 44 | 57 | −13 | 33 | |
| 17 | Torrington | 42 | 12 | 7 | 23 | 49 | 83 | −34 | 31 | |
| 18 | Frome Town | 42 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 36 | 69 | −33 | 30 | |
| 19 | Minehead | 42 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 47 | 87 | −40 | 30 | |
| 20 | Chippenham Town | 42 | 10 | 8 | 24 | 35 | 62 | −27 | 28 | |
| 21 | Melksham Town (R) | 42 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 45 | 84 | −39 | 28 | Relegated to the First Division |
| 22 | Clandown (R) | 42 | 5 | 12 | 25 | 33 | 102 | −69 | 22 | Relegated to the First Division |
* 1 2 Bristol Manor Farm and Frome Town both had one point deducted for fielding an ineligible player.
* ↑ Radstock Town had two points deducted for fielding an ineligible player.

### First Division

The First Division was reduced from 22 to 19 clubs, after Swanage Town & Herston were promoted to the Premier Division, Wimborne Town were transferred to the Wessex League, Portway Bristol disbanded and Weymouth Reserves also left. One new club joined:
* Chard Town, relegated from the Premier Division.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| 1 | Welton Rovers (C, P) | 36 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 74 | 36 | +38 | 54 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
| 2 | Chard Town (P) | 36 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 75 | 41 | +34 | 53 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
| 3 | Tiverton Town | 36 | 21 | 7 | 8 | 82 | 46 | +36 | 49 | |
| 4 | Bath City Reserves | 36 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 61 | 46 | +15 | 47 | |
| 5 | Larkhall Athletic | 36 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 72 | 49 | +23 | 42 | |
| 6 | Devizes Town | 36 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 44 | 38 | +6 | 39 | |
| 7 | Keynsham Town | 36 | 16 | 7 | 13 | 53 | 54 | −1 | 39 | |
| 8 | Westbury United | 36 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 61 | 56 | +5 | 37 | |
| 9 | Ottery St Mary | 36 | 16 | 5 | 15 | 43 | 41 | +2 | 37 | |
| 10 | Backwell United | 36 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 49 | 52 | −3 | 35 | |
| 11 | Warminster Town | 36 | 15 | 5 | 16 | 46 | 55 | −9 | 35 | |
| 12 | Wellington | 36 | 14 | 6 | 16 | 60 | 67 | −7 | 34 | |
| 13 | Calne Town | 36 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 45 | 59 | −14 | 32 | |
| 14 | Odd Down | 36 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 51 | 62 | −11 | 31 | |
| 15 | Ilfracombe Town | 36 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 45 | 59 | −14 | 29 | |
| 16 | Heavitree United | 36 | 11 | 6 | 19 | 49 | 62 | −13 | 28 | |
| 17 | Yeovil Town Reserves | 36 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 39 | 57 | −18 | 25 | |
| 18 | Elmore | 36 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 46 | 81 | −35 | 20 | |
| 19 | Glastonbury | 36 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 39 | 73 | −34 | 18 | |
* ↑ The tables as published at the time contained errors, hence the totals do not balance in some columns.