1977–78 Midland Football League

The 1977–78 Midland Football League was the 78th in the history of the Midland Football League, a football competition in England.

Premier Division

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Midland Football League
Premier Division
Season1977–78
ChampionsBrigg Town
Matches played272
Goals scored829 (3.05 per match)

The Premier Division featured 18 clubs which competed in the previous season, no new clubs joined the division this season.

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Brigg Town 32 26 5 1 70 23 +47 57
2 Eastwood Town 32 20 5 7 66 29 +37 45
3 Louth United 32 18 8 6 77 54 +23 44
4 Alfreton Town 32 20 2 10 52 37 +15 42
5 Mexborough Town Athletic 32 14 9 9 55 41 +14 37
6 Boston 32 15 5 12 50 37 +13 35
7 Skegness Town 32 12 9 11 52 48 +4 33
8 Long Eaton United 32 12 8 12 45 34 +11 32
9 Belper Town 32 9 13 10 39 42 −3 31
10 Arnold 32 11 8 13 42 51 −9 30
11 Sutton Town 32 10 9 13 43 50 −7 29
12 Heanor Town 32 8 11 13 40 50 −10 27
13 Bridlington Trinity 32 7 10 15 30 55 −25 24
14 Retford Town 32 8 6 18 49 74 −25 22
15 Ashby Institute 32 5 10 17 40 64 −24 20
16 Ilkeston Town 32 5 9 18 46 74 −28 19
17 Kimberley Town 32 5 7 20 33 66 −33 17
18 Clifton All Whites 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Resigned from the league, record expunged
Source: nonleaguematters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
The points system until the 1990–91 season: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.

Division One

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Midland Football League
Division One
Season1977–78
ChampionsStaveley Works
Matches played272
Goals scored906 (3.33 per match)

Division One featured 15 clubs which competed in the previous season, along with three new clubs:

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Staveley Works 32 21 5 6 87 26 +61 47
2 Linby Colliery 32 21 4 7 78 29 +49 46
3 Long Eaton Grange 32 19 8 5 65 23 +42 46
4 Carrvale United 32 17 8 7 63 34 +29 42
5 Ripley Town 32 17 7 8 56 38 +18 41
6 TI Chesterfield 32 17 7 8 57 43 +14 41
7 Oakham United 32 17 3 12 50 43 +7 37
8 Clay Cross Works 32 15 5 12 52 47 +5 35
9 Arnold reserves 32 14 6 12 71 58 +13 34
10 Arnold Kingswell 32 12 8 12 47 42 +5 32
11 Long Eaton United reserves 32 14 4 14 42 40 +2 32
12 Attenborough 32 12 4 16 55 54 +1 28
13 Eastwood Town reserves 32 7 5 20 52 81 −29 19
14 Dinnington Colliery 32 7 5 20 34 65 −31 19 Resigned from the league
15 Ilkeston Town reserves 32 7 4 21 31 71 −40 18
16 Belper Town reserves 32 5 5 22 38 90 −52 15
17 Kimberley Town reserves 32 4 4 24 28 122 −94 12
18 Clifton All Whites reserves 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Resigned from the league, record expunged
Source: nonleaguematters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
The points system until the 1990–91 season: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.

References

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