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

Premier Division

Midland Football League
Premier Division
Season1977–78
Champions Brigg Town
Matches played272
Goals scored829 (3.05 per match)
← 1976–77
1978–79 β†’

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

League table

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

Midland Football League
Division One
Season1977–78
Champions Staveley Works
Matches played272
Goals scored906 (3.33 per match)
← 1976–77
1978–79 β†’

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

League table

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

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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

Premier Division

Midland Football League
Premier Division
Season1977–78
Champions Brigg Town
Matches played272
Goals scored829 (3.05 per match)
← 1976–77
1978–79 β†’

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

League table

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

Midland Football League
Division One
Season1977–78
Champions Staveley Works
Matches played272
Goals scored906 (3.33 per match)
← 1976–77
1978–79 β†’

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

League table

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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