| Competition: | Western Football League |
| Season: | 2017–18 |
| Winners: | Street |
| Promoted: | Street, Melksham Town |
| Reprieved: | Portishead Town, Warminster Town |
| Prevseason: | 2016–17 |
| Nextseason: | 2018–19 |
The 2017–18 Western Football League season (known as the 2017–18 Toolstation Western Football League for sponsorship reasons) was the 116th in the history of the Western Football League, a football competition in England. Teams are divided into two divisions; the Premier and the First.
The constitution was announced on 26 May 2017.[1]
The Premier Division consisted of 20 clubs, the same as last season, and featured three new clubs after Bristol Manor Farm were promoted to Southern League Division One South & West, Gillingham Town resigned from the league, and Sherborne Town were relegated to the Division One.
With the suspension of ground grading Grade E for this season and the creation of a new league at Steps 3 and 4, the champions of all Step 5 leagues were compulsorily promoted to Step 4. Of the fourteen runners-up, the twelve clubs with the best PPG (points per game ratio) were also to be compulsorily promoted, but with resignations and mergers in leagues above, all runners-up were promoted.
Teams at Step 5 without ground grading Grade F were to be relegated to Step 6, but no club in this division failed the ground grading process. All Step 5 leagues were fixed at 20 clubs for 2018–19, but in this case there were no further relegations or reprieves.
| Club | Finishing position last season | Stadium[2] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bitton A.F.C | 19th | Rapid Solicitors Stadium | |
| Bradford Town | 5th | Bradford on Avon Sports Club | |
| Bridgwater Town | 22nd Southern League Division One South & West (relegated) | Fairfax Park | |
| 16th | St Mary's Field | ||
| Brislington | 10th | Brislington Stadium | |
| 4th | Kingskerswell Road | ||
| 11th | Springfield | ||
| 13th | The Ridings | ||
| 14th | The Hand Stadium | ||
| 8th | The Lawns | ||
| 18th | The Hallen Centre | ||
| 2nd First Division (promoted) | Norton Lane | ||
| 17th | Shellards Road | ||
| Melksham Town | 3rd | Eastern Way | |
| 7th | Lew Hill Memorial Ground | ||
| 12th | Playing Fields | ||
| 2nd | The Tannery Ground | ||
| 1st First Division (promoted) | The Playing Field | ||
| 15th | Athletic Ground | ||
| 6th | Silver Street |
The First Division consisted of 22 clubs, the same as the previous season, and featured two new clubs after the promotion of Hengrove Athletic and Wellington to the Premier Division:
Step 6 clubs without ground grading Grade G were to be relegated to Step 7, but no club in this division failed the ground grading process. All Step 6 leagues were fixed at a maximum of 20 clubs for 2018–19, but in this case there were no further relegations or reprieves.
| Club | Finishing position last season | Stadium[3] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Almondsbury | 22nd | Almondsbury Sports & Social Club | |
| Ashton & Backwell United | 7th | Lancer Scott Stadium | |
| Bishop Sutton | 16th | Lakeview | |
| 6th | Cothelstone Road | ||
| 1st Gloucestershire County Football League (promoted) | BTRA Sports Ground | ||
| 21st | Bremhill Road | ||
| 10th | Denning Sports Field | ||
| 3rd | Bowdens Park | ||
| 8th | Hardenhuish Park | ||
| 19th | Southbank Ground | ||
| 11th | Nursteed Road Ground | ||
| 4th | Crown Fields | ||
| 9th | Flying Monk Road | ||
| 17th | Aitchinson Playing Fields | ||
| 14th | Bristol Road | ||
| 5th | Southfields Recreation Ground | ||
| 15th | Oaklands Park | ||
| 20th Western Football League Premier Division (relegated) | Raleigh Grove | ||
| 18th | Weymouth Street | ||
| 20th | West Clewes | ||
| 12th | Meadow Lane | ||
| 13th | Wincanton Sports Ground |