1979–80 Midland Football League

The 1979–80 Midland Football League was the 80th in the history of the Midland Football League, a football competition in England. Premier Division Midland Football LeaguePremier Division 1979–80 Belper Town Retford Town 306 822 1978–79 1980–81 The Premier Division featured 18 clubs which competed in the previous season, no new clubs joined the division this season. League table main WDL QR 2 BEL Belper Town BRT Bridlington Trinity BOS Boston LEU Long Eaton United MEX Mexborough Town Athletic EAS Eastwood Town ARN Arnold HEA Heanor Town BRI Brigg Town ALF Alfreton Town SKE Skegness Town ASH Ashby Institute ILK Ilkeston Town KIM Kimberley Town APP Appleby Frodingham SPA Spalding United SUT Sutton Town RET Retford Town 11 13 10 45 46 9 10 15 55 61 13 11 10 54 42 12 7 15 43 52 18 11 5 50 25 18 8 8 60 28 13 10 11 45 45 19 9 6 56 34 16 6 12 57 43 14 9 11 53 49 9 12 13 36 37 11 8 15 38 53 17 9 8 50 32 13 13 8 46 38 3 6 25 23 83 11 11 12 46 45 5 13 16 32 51 6 10 18 33 58 #FFCCCC Not re-elected, relegated to the Retford & District League R 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. complete nonleaguematters Division One Midland Football LeagueDivision One 1979–80 Arnold Kingswell 240 744 1978–79 1980–81 Division One featured 12 clubs which competed in the previous season, along with four new clubs: Borrowash Victoria, joined from the East Midlands Regional League Retford Rail Rolls Royce (Hucknall) Sutton Trinity League table main WDL QR 2 ARK Arnold Kingswell OAK Oakham United STA Staveley Works BOR Borrowash Victoria LEG Long Eaton Grange LIN Linby Colliery CRE Creswell Colliery SUT Sutton Trinity ETR Eastwood Town reserves ARR Arnold reserves GRA Grantham reserves CAR Carrvale United ATT Attenborough LEU Long Eaton United reserves RET Retford Rail ROL Rolls Royce (Hucknall) 17 11 2 76 37 10 8 12 34 39 9 2 19 39 60 14 10 6 53 26 7 8 15 39 60 13 8 9 51 43 11 6 13 49 49 11 4 15 31 39 13 11 6 55 31 6 7 17 48 95 14 8 8 59 51 19 5 6 63 34 6 5 19 27 65 5 5 20 52 77 15 9 6 51 30 14 5 11 60 51 #FFCCCC Resigned from the league R 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. complete nonleaguematters References 1979–80 8