▁Second ▁Qual ifying ▁Round . ▁ ▁The ▁club ▁joined ▁the ▁Western ▁Football ▁League ▁in ▁the ▁newly ▁reform ed ▁Division ▁One ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 6 – 7 7 ▁season . ▁The ▁following ▁season , ▁Il min ster ▁were ▁promoted ▁to ▁the ▁Premier ▁Division ▁after ▁finishing ▁third . ▁They ▁last ed ▁two ▁seasons ▁in ▁this ▁division , ▁during ▁which ▁time ▁they ▁reached ▁the ▁Third ▁Round ▁of ▁the ▁FA ▁V ase , ▁before ▁being ▁re leg ated ▁back ▁to ▁Division ▁One . ▁Two ▁seasons ▁later , ▁the ▁club ▁left ▁the ▁Western ▁League ▁altogether . ▁ ▁Il min ster ▁Town ▁joined ▁the ▁Som erset ▁Senior ▁League ▁Division ▁One ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 – 8 6 , ▁but ▁were ▁re leg ated ▁to ▁Division ▁Two ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 . ▁The ▁next ▁season ▁the ▁club ▁were ▁crown ed ▁champions ▁and ▁reg ained ▁their ▁Division ▁One ▁status . ▁They ▁remained ▁in ▁the ▁league ▁until ▁being ▁re leg ated ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁Again ▁they ▁b ounced ▁back ▁the ▁following ▁season ▁by ▁winning ▁Division ▁Two . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁the ▁club ▁was ▁again ▁re leg ated , ▁and ▁only ▁returned ▁to ▁Division ▁one ▁after ▁finishing ▁run ners - up ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 – 0 3 . ▁The ▁following ▁season , ▁Il min ster ▁were ▁crown ed ▁champions ▁of ▁Division ▁One ▁and ▁reached ▁the ▁Premier ▁Division ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁the ▁club ▁was ▁re leg ated