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The 1978–79 Midland Football League was the 79th in the history of the Midland Football League, a football competition in England.

Premier Division

Midland Football League
Premier Division
Season1978–79
Champions Boston
Matches played342
Goals scored981 (2.87 per match)
← 1977–78
1979–80 β†’

The Premier Division featured 17 clubs which competed in the previous season, along with two new clubs:

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Boston 36 24 6 6 70 27 +43 54
2 Skegness Town 36 23 8 5 65 31 +34 54
3 Mexborough Town Athletic 36 21 8 7 57 35 +22 50
4 Eastwood Town 36 19 10 7 56 35 +21 48
5 Bridlington Trinity 36 16 11 9 77 43 +34 43
6 Arnold 36 14 14 8 56 50 +6 42
7 Sutton Town 36 16 7 13 53 50 +3 39
8 Long Eaton United 36 16 6 14 51 40 +11 38
9 Brigg Town 36 12 9 15 52 54 −2 33
10 Ashby Institute 36 13 7 16 36 48 −12 33
11 Retford Town 36 12 8 16 49 49 0 32
12 Appleby Frodingham 36 13 6 17 55 63 −8 32
13 Ilkeston Town 36 11 9 16 52 61 −9 31
14 Kimberley Town 36 7 16 13 46 54 −8 30
15 Louth United 36 10 7 19 43 72 −29 27 Resigned to the Lincolnshire League
16 Spalding United 36 7 12 17 44 68 −24 26
17 Alfreton Town 36 6 13 17 39 61 −22 25
18 Heanor Town 36 7 10 19 37 64 −27 24
19 Belper Town 36 6 11 19 43 76 −33 23
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
Season1978–79
Champions Long Eaton Grange
Matches played240
Goals scored703 (2.93 per match)
← 1977–78
1979–80 β†’

Division One featured 14 clubs which competed in the previous season, along with two new clubs:

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Long Eaton Grange 30 22 4 4 51 23 +28 48
2 Arnold Kingswell 30 21 4 5 79 30 +49 46
3 Oakham United 30 17 7 6 70 36 +34 41
4 Creswell Colliery 30 14 10 6 53 37 +16 38
5 Linby Colliery 30 14 7 9 58 36 +22 35
6 Staveley Works 30 13 9 8 42 33 +9 35
7 Grantham reserves 30 9 12 9 40 37 +3 30
8 Long Eaton United reserves 30 13 2 15 43 50 −7 28
9 Eastwood Town reserves 30 9 8 13 45 52 −7 26
10 Attenborough 30 11 4 15 45 60 −15 26
11 TI Chesterfield 30 8 9 13 36 39 −3 25 Resigned from the league
12 Arnold reserves 30 8 9 13 32 49 −17 25
13 Carrvale United 30 6 8 16 27 54 −27 20 Resigned from the league
14 Clay Cross Works 30 8 5 17 27 54 −27 21
15 Kimberley Town reserves 30 5 9 16 34 53 −19 19 Resigned from the league
16 Ripley Town 30 5 7 18 21 60 −39 17
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 1978–79 Midland Football League was the 79th in the history of the Midland Football League, a football competition in England.

Premier Division

Midland Football League
Premier Division
Season1978–79
Champions Boston
Matches played342
Goals scored981 (2.87 per match)
← 1977–78
1979–80 β†’

The Premier Division featured 17 clubs which competed in the previous season, along with two new clubs:

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Boston 36 24 6 6 70 27 +43 54
2 Skegness Town 36 23 8 5 65 31 +34 54
3 Mexborough Town Athletic 36 21 8 7 57 35 +22 50
4 Eastwood Town 36 19 10 7 56 35 +21 48
5 Bridlington Trinity 36 16 11 9 77 43 +34 43
6 Arnold 36 14 14 8 56 50 +6 42
7 Sutton Town 36 16 7 13 53 50 +3 39
8 Long Eaton United 36 16 6 14 51 40 +11 38
9 Brigg Town 36 12 9 15 52 54 −2 33
10 Ashby Institute 36 13 7 16 36 48 −12 33
11 Retford Town 36 12 8 16 49 49 0 32
12 Appleby Frodingham 36 13 6 17 55 63 −8 32
13 Ilkeston Town 36 11 9 16 52 61 −9 31
14 Kimberley Town 36 7 16 13 46 54 −8 30
15 Louth United 36 10 7 19 43 72 −29 27 Resigned to the Lincolnshire League
16 Spalding United 36 7 12 17 44 68 −24 26
17 Alfreton Town 36 6 13 17 39 61 −22 25
18 Heanor Town 36 7 10 19 37 64 −27 24
19 Belper Town 36 6 11 19 43 76 −33 23
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
Season1978–79
Champions Long Eaton Grange
Matches played240
Goals scored703 (2.93 per match)
← 1977–78
1979–80 β†’

Division One featured 14 clubs which competed in the previous season, along with two new clubs:

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Long Eaton Grange 30 22 4 4 51 23 +28 48
2 Arnold Kingswell 30 21 4 5 79 30 +49 46
3 Oakham United 30 17 7 6 70 36 +34 41
4 Creswell Colliery 30 14 10 6 53 37 +16 38
5 Linby Colliery 30 14 7 9 58 36 +22 35
6 Staveley Works 30 13 9 8 42 33 +9 35
7 Grantham reserves 30 9 12 9 40 37 +3 30
8 Long Eaton United reserves 30 13 2 15 43 50 −7 28
9 Eastwood Town reserves 30 9 8 13 45 52 −7 26
10 Attenborough 30 11 4 15 45 60 −15 26
11 TI Chesterfield 30 8 9 13 36 39 −3 25 Resigned from the league
12 Arnold reserves 30 8 9 13 32 49 −17 25
13 Carrvale United 30 6 8 16 27 54 −27 20 Resigned from the league
14 Clay Cross Works 30 8 5 17 27 54 −27 21
15 Kimberley Town reserves 30 5 9 16 34 53 −19 19 Resigned from the league
16 Ripley Town 30 5 7 18 21 60 −39 17
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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