# 2001–02 Western Football League

The 2001–02 season was the 100th in the history of the Western Football League.
The league champions for the sixth time in their history were Bideford, but runners-up Taunton Town took promotion to the Southern League. The champions of Division One were Frome Town.

## Final tables
### Premier Division

The Premier Division remained at 20 clubs after Chippenham Town were promoted to the Southern League, Minehead Town were relegated to the First Division, and two clubs joined:
* Keynsham Town, runners-up in the First Division.
* Team Bath, champions of the First Division.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Bideford (C) | 38 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 105 | 37 | +68 | 91 | |
| 2 | Taunton Town (P) | 38 | 26 | 5 | 7 | 104 | 43 | +61 | 83 | Promoted to the Southern League |
| 3 | Brislington | 38 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 72 | 32 | +40 | 83 | |
| 4 | Team Bath | 38 | 22 | 7 | 9 | 74 | 36 | +38 | 73 | |
| 5 | Devizes Town | 38 | 22 | 4 | 12 | 72 | 51 | +21 | 70 | |
| 6 | Dawlish Town | 38 | 21 | 6 | 11 | 86 | 56 | +30 | 69 | |
| 7 | Paulton Rovers | 38 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 77 | 54 | +23 | 65 | |
| 8 | Bridgwater Town | 38 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 53 | 45 | +8 | 60 | |
| 9 | Backwell United | 38 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 56 | 41 | +15 | 57 | |
| 10 | Melksham Town | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 47 | 46 | +1 | 54 | |
| 11 | Odd Down | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 49 | 45 | +4 | 50 | |
| 12 | Barnstaple Town | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 57 | 66 | −9 | 44 | |
| 13 | Keynsham Town | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 47 | 71 | −24 | 42 | |
| 14 | Elmore | 38 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 47 | 96 | −49 | 37 | |
| 15 | Bishop Sutton | 38 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 53 | 89 | −36 | 35 | |
| 16 | Yeovil Town Reserves | 38 | 10 | 4 | 24 | 57 | 86 | −29 | 34 | Left at the end of the season |
| 17 | Bridport | 38 | 9 | 6 | 23 | 51 | 86 | −35 | 33 | |
| 18 | Welton Rovers | 38 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 46 | 67 | −21 | 30 | |
| 19 | Bristol Manor Farm (R) | 38 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 30 | 80 | −50 | 29 | Relegated to the First Division |
| 20 | Westbury United (R) | 38 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 35 | 91 | −56 | 25 | Relegated to the First Division |

### First Division

The First Division remained at 20 clubs after Team Bath and Keynsham Town were promoted to the Premier Division, Pewsey Vale transferred to the Hellenic League, and three clubs joined:
* Minehead Town, relegated from the Premier Division.
* Shepton Mallet, promoted from the Somerset Senior League.
* Willand Rovers, promoted from the Devon County League.
* Worle St Johns F.C. changed their name to Weston St Johns F.C.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Frome Town (C, P) | 38 | 29 | 5 | 4 | 104 | 22 | +82 | 92 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
| 2 | Bath City Reserves (P) | 38 | 24 | 12 | 2 | 79 | 22 | +57 | 81 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
| 3 | Exmouth Town | 38 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 84 | 39 | +45 | 80 | |
| 4 | Torrington | 38 | 23 | 5 | 10 | 87 | 49 | +38 | 74 | |
| 5 | Clyst Rovers | 38 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 73 | 53 | +20 | 65 | |
| 6 | Bitton | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 66 | 55 | +11 | 63 | |
| 7 | Shepton Mallet | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 59 | 47 | +12 | 62 | |
| 8 | Street | 38 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 76 | 58 | +18 | 61 | |
| 9 | Corsham Town | 38 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 55 | 48 | +7 | 55 | |
| 10 | Hallen | 38 | 16 | 6 | 16 | 69 | 60 | +9 | 54 | |
| 11 | Chard Town | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 66 | 59 | +7 | 50 | |
| 12 | Larkhall Athletic | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 55 | 71 | −16 | 47 | |
| 13 | Weston St Johns | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 71 | 78 | −7 | 46 | |
| 14 | Ilfracombe Town | 38 | 14 | 4 | 20 | 59 | 84 | −25 | 46 | |
| 15 | Willand Rovers | 38 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 59 | 58 | +1 | 42 | |
| 16 | Cadbury Heath | 38 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 55 | 84 | −29 | 37 | |
| 17 | Wellington | 38 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 48 | 89 | −41 | 35 | |
| 18 | Minehead Town | 38 | 9 | 5 | 24 | 52 | 90 | −38 | 32 | |
| 19 | Calne Town | 38 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 40 | 86 | −46 | 25 | |
| 20 | Warminster Town (R) | 38 | 2 | 3 | 33 | 35 | 140 | −105 | 9 | Relegated to the Wiltshire League |
* ↑ Bath City Reserves had three points deducted.