Western Football League Champions 1892-93 to 1913-14
The Western League was formed in 1892 as the Bristol & District League, and became the Western League in 1895. In the years before World War I, many teams played in both the Southern and Western Leagues; the Western League was considered as secondary to the Southern League.
Most of the top clubs had joined the Football League in the years leading up to WWI.
| YEAR | CHAMPIONS | |
|---|---|---|
| 1892-93 |  | WARMLEY |
| 1893-94 | | WARMLEY |
| 1894-95 | | HEREFORD THISTLE |
| 1895-96 | | WARMLEY |
| 1896-97 | | WARMLEY |
| 1897-98 |  | BRISTOL CITY |
| 1898-99 |  | SWINDON TOWN |
| 1899-00 |  | BRISTOL ROVERS |
| 1900-01 |  | PORTSMOUTH |
| 1901-02 | | PORTSMOUTH |
| 1902-03 | | PORTSMOUTH |
| 1903-04 |  | TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR |
| 1904-05 |  | PLYMOUTH ARGYLE |
| 1905-06 |  | QUEENS PARK RANGERS |
| 1906-07 |  | WEST HAM UNITED |
| 1907-08 |  | MILWALL |
| 1908-09 | | MILWALL |
| 1909-10 |  | TREHARRIS |
| 1910-11 | | BRISTOL CITY RESERVES |
| 1911-12 |  | WELTON ROVERS |
| 1912-13 | | BRISTOL CITY RESERVES |
| 1913-14 |  | CARDIFF CITY |
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