# 1989–90 Western Football League

The 1989–90 season was the 88th in the history of the Western Football League.
The league champions for the second time in their history were Taunton Town. The champions of Division One were Ottery St Mary.
This season marked a return to the system of three points being awarded for a win, rather than two points. The three-point system had previously been used for five seasons between 1974 and 1979.

## Final tables
### Premier Division

The Premier Division remained at 21 clubs after Minehead were relegated to the First Division. One club joined:
* Tiverton Town, runners-up in the First Division.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Taunton Town (C) | 40 | 28 | 8 | 4 | 80 | 41 | +39 | 92 | |
| 2 | Liskeard Athletic | 40 | 28 | 7 | 5 | 91 | 30 | +61 | 91 | |
| 3 | Mangotsfield United | 40 | 27 | 7 | 6 | 96 | 42 | +54 | 88 | |
| 4 | Tiverton Town | 40 | 26 | 6 | 8 | 92 | 51 | +41 | 84 | |
| 5 | Exmouth Town | 40 | 24 | 5 | 11 | 74 | 37 | +37 | 77 | |
| 6 | Weston-super-Mare | 40 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 86 | 56 | +30 | 68 | |
| 7 | Plymouth Argyle Reserves | 40 | 19 | 10 | 11 | 75 | 47 | +28 | 67 | |
| 8 | Saltash United | 40 | 19 | 9 | 12 | 62 | 41 | +21 | 66 | |
| 9 | Swanage Town & Herston | 40 | 18 | 7 | 15 | 77 | 67 | +10 | 61 | Transferred to the Wessex League |
| 10 | Clevedon Town | 40 | 16 | 8 | 16 | 58 | 60 | −2 | 56 | |
| 11 | Paulton Rovers | 40 | 16 | 7 | 17 | 51 | 52 | −1 | 55 | |
| 12 | Bristol Manor Farm | 40 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 49 | 59 | −10 | 51 | |
| 13 | Chippenham Town | 40 | 14 | 7 | 19 | 36 | 46 | −10 | 49 | |
| 14 | Dawlish Town | 40 | 12 | 7 | 21 | 55 | 78 | −23 | 43 | |
| 15 | Chard Town | 40 | 8 | 14 | 18 | 50 | 74 | −24 | 38 | |
| 16 | Bideford | 40 | 8 | 14 | 18 | 37 | 76 | −39 | 38 | |
| 17 | Torrington | 40 | 8 | 11 | 21 | 48 | 74 | −26 | 35 | |
| 18 | Barnstaple Town | 40 | 8 | 10 | 22 | 38 | 75 | −37 | 34 | |
| 19 | Radstock Town | 40 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 43 | 82 | −39 | 33 | |
| 20 | Frome Town | 40 | 4 | 14 | 22 | 43 | 77 | −34 | 26 | |
| 21 | Welton Rovers | 40 | 3 | 5 | 32 | 30 | 106 | −76 | 14 | |

### First Division

The First Division remained at 20 clubs, after Tiverton Town were promoted to the Premier Division. One new club joined:
* Minehead, relegated from the Premier Division.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| 1 | Ottery St Mary (C, P) | 38 | 27 | 4 | 7 | 72 | 36 | +36 | 85 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
| 2 | Backwell United | 38 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 63 | 32 | +31 | 73 | |
| 3 | Ilfracombe Town | 38 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 67 | 38 | +29 | 71 | |
| 4 | Bridport | 38 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 69 | 46 | +23 | 68 | |
| 5 | Odd Down | 38 | 20 | 6 | 12 | 53 | 44 | +9 | 66 | |
| 6 | Larkhall Athletic | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 73 | 57 | +16 | 65 | |
| 7 | Westbury United | 38 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 66 | 55 | +11 | 59 | |
| 8 | Keynsham Town | 38 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 57 | 46 | +11 | 56 | |
| 9 | Melksham Town | 38 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 46 | 41 | +5 | 55 | |
| 10 | Devizes Town | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 38 | 44 | −6 | 54 | |
| 11 | Heavitree United | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 53 | 44 | +9 | 53 | |
| 12 | Calne Town | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 52 | 45 | +7 | 53 | |
| 13 | Clandown | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 50 | |
| 14 | Elmore | 38 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 46 | 60 | −14 | 47 | |
| 15 | Warminster Town | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 43 | 54 | −11 | 42 | |
| 16 | Yeovil Town Reserves | 38 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 46 | 67 | −21 | 36 | |
| 17 | Wellington | 38 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 40 | 60 | −20 | 34 | |
| 18 | Bath City Reserves | 38 | 9 | 4 | 25 | 37 | 82 | −45 | 31 | |
| 19 | Glastonbury | 38 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 35 | 72 | −37 | 28 | |
| 20 | Minehead | 38 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 29 | 62 | −33 | 27 | |