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1978–79 Midland Football League

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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

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Midland Football League
Premier Division
Season1978–79
ChampionsBoston
Matches played342
Goals scored981 (2.87 per match)

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

League table

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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

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Midland Football League
Division One
Season1978–79
ChampionsLong Eaton Grange
Matches played240
Goals scored703 (2.93 per match)

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

League table

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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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