Western Football League
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The Western League was formed in 1892 as the Bristol & District League, and became the Western League in 1895. It is still in existance today.
This was the only season that Chelsea played in this competition and they were to finish 6th. of six teams.
Although one might consider that this is to be a Reserve competition from it's origins, the only players who appeared in the League side, but in none of these 12 games, were William Porter, and Ronald Brebner, who each made just 1 first team appearance.
There are 11 players who did appear in this competition and may be considered reserve players, but between them they only made a total of 13 appearances.
I believe that the other 5 clubs also considered this to be a 1st. team competition.
League table
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fulham | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 1.78 | 15 |
| 2 | Queen’s Park Rangers | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 1.55 | 11 |
| 3 | Brentford | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 1.00 | 11 |
| 4 | Reading | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 0.67 | 9 |
| 5 | Bristol Rovers | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 1.00 | 7 |
| 6 | Chelsea | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 0.50 | 7 |
Matches
| D | M | Year | Opposition | Venue | Result | Score | Additional Information |
| 3 | Sep | 1906 | Fulham | Away | Drew | 0-0 | |
| 10 | Sep | 1906 | Brentford | Away | Lost | 1-3 | |
| 24 | Sep | 1906 | Reading | Home | Drew | 0-0 | |
| 1 | Oct | 1906 | Bristol Rovers | Away | Drew | 1-1 | |
| 10 | Oct | 1906 | Reading | Away | Lost | 1-2 | |
| 15 | Oct | 1906 | Queens Park Rangers | Away | Lost | 0-1 | |
| 31 | Oct | 1906 | Brentford | Home | Won | 2-1 | |
| 19 | Nov | 1906 | Queens Park Rangers | Home | Lost | 0-2 | |
| 3 | Dec | 1906 | Bristol Rovers | Home | Lost | 0-3 | |
| 26 | Dec | 1906 | Fulham | Home | Won | 2-1 |
Squad statistics
| Name | Western League | |
|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | |
| Robert Atherton | 1 | |
| Edward Birnie | 6 | |
| William Bridgeman | 1 | |
| H. Buck | 1 | |
| Robert Bush | 4 | |
| Michael Byrne | 1 | |
| Chapman | 1 | |
| David Copeland | 2 | 1 |
| James Craigie | 1 | |
| Charles Donaghy | 3 | |
| James Frost | 1 | |
| George Henderson | 4 | |
| George Hilsdon | 5 | 1 |
| George Key | 5 | |
| John Kirwan | 7 | 1 |
| Robert Mackie | 4 | |
| David McCarthy | 3 | |
| Thomas McDermott | 5 | 1 |
| Robert McRoberts | 3 | |
| Jimmy Millar | 1 | |
| Thomas Miller | 7 | |
| Martin Moran | 6 | |
| Frank Pearson | 3 | 2 |
| Peter Proudfoot | 3 | |
| James Robertson | 2 | |
| John Robertson | 3 | |
| L. D. Robertson | 1 | |
| Max Seeburg | 3 | |
| Joseph Walton | 7 | |
| Benjamin Whitehouse | 1 | |
| Robert Whiting | 9 | |
| James Windridge | 5 | 1 |
