1976–77 Midland Football League

The 1976–77 Midland Football League was the 77th in the history of the Midland Football League, a football competition in England.

Premier Division edit

Midland Football League
Premier Division
Season1976–77
ChampionsAlfreton Town
Matches played306
Goals scored834 (2.73 per match)

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

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Alfreton Town 34 24 5 5 79 33 +46 53
2 Long Eaton United 34 20 6 8 66 36 +30 46
3 Brigg Town 34 16 13 5 54 32 +22 45
4 Arnold 34 18 6 10 63 38 +25 42
5 Eastwood Town 34 14 11 9 57 41 +16 39
6 Mexborough Town Athletic 34 14 11 9 50 37 +13 39
7 Boston 34 14 10 10 42 26 +16 38
8 Louth United 34 14 8 12 61 55 +6 36
9 Sutton Town 34 12 11 11 39 45 −6 35
10 Bridlington Trinity 34 12 8 14 43 51 −8 32
11 Kimberley Town 34 12 6 16 40 54 −14 30
12 Heanor Town 34 10 9 15 38 59 −21 29
13 Skegness Town 34 10 7 17 29 42 −13 27
14 Belper Town 34 8 10 16 31 48 −17 26
15 Ilkeston Town 34 9 8 17 41 66 −25 26
16 Clifton All Whites 34 6 13 15 28 51 −23 25
17 Retford Town 34 7 8 19 39 59 −20 22
18 Ashby Institute 34 6 10 18 34 61 −27 22
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 edit

Midland Football League
Division One
Season1976–77
ChampionsLong Eaton Grange
Matches played272
Goals scored881 (3.24 per match)

Division One featured 13 clubs which competed in the previous season, along with four new clubs:

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Long Eaton Grange 32 22 6 4 77 18 +59 50
2 Staveley Works 32 21 7 4 64 31 +33 49
3 Arnold Kingswell 32 19 9 4 69 24 +45 47
4 Linby Colliery 32 20 6 6 72 35 +37 46
5 Clay Cross Works 32 16 8 8 66 48 +18 40
6 Carrvale United 32 16 7 9 60 49 +11 39
7 Brimington 32 13 11 8 44 31 +13 37 Resigned from the league
8 Attenborough 32 12 9 11 59 54 +5 33
9 Clifton All Whites reserves 32 13 6 13 61 67 −6 32
10 Dinnington Colliery 32 10 8 14 45 43 +2 28
11 Oakham United 32 11 5 16 64 66 −2 27
12 Arnold reserves 32 9 7 16 42 66 −24 25
13 Eastwood Town reserves 32 6 11 15 35 67 −32 23
14 Long Eaton United reserves 32 8 5 19 39 66 −27 21
15 Ilkeston Town reserves 32 7 4 21 34 68 −34 18
16 Sutton Town reserves 32 6 3 23 27 86 −59 15 Resigned from the league
17 Belper Town reserves 32 4 6 22 23 62 −39 14
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.

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