1978–79 West Midlands (Regional) League

The 1978–79 West Midlands (Regional) League season was the 79th in the history of the West Midlands (Regional) League, an English association football competition for semi-professional and amateur teams based in the West Midlands county, Shropshire, Herefordshire, Worcestershire and southern Staffordshire.

Premier Division

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West Midlands League
Premier Division
Season1978–79
ChampionsWillenhall Town
Matches played306
Goals scored857 (2.8 per match)

The Premier Division featured 16 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with two clubs promoted from Division One:

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Willenhall Town 34 23 7 4 82 32 +50 53
2 Lye Town 34 21 11 2 62 33 +29 53
3 Dudley Town 34 21 8 5 53 23 +30 50
4 Hednesford Town 34 19 10 5 59 26 +33 48
5 Tividale 34 19 6 9 63 40 +23 44
6 Bilston 34 15 10 9 50 34 +16 40
7 Brierley Hill Alliance 34 17 5 12 67 47 +20 39
8 Brereton Social 34 17 5 12 48 40 +8 39
9 Darlaston 34 15 5 14 52 51 +1 35
10 Coventry Sporting 34 12 6 16 39 48 −9 30
11 Hinckley Athletic 34 12 5 17 42 52 −10 29
12 Ledbury Town 34 10 7 17 57 63 −6 27
13 VS Rugby 34 9 9 16 29 41 −12 27
14 Wednesfield Social 34 7 12 15 27 45 −18 26
15 Halesowen Town 34 8 8 18 35 55 −20 24
16 Armitage 34 7 6 21 44 69 −25 20
17 Gresley Rovers 34 4 7 23 27 67 −40 15
18 Gornal Athletic 34 4 5 25 21 91 −70 13
Source: nonleaguematters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

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