1970–71 Midland Football League

The 1970–71 Midland Football League season was the 71st in the history of the Midland Football League, a football competition in England.

Midland Football League
Season1970–71
ChampionsGrantham
PromotedIlkeston Town
Lockheed Leamington
Matches played306
Goals scored977 (3.19 per match)

Clubs

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

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Grantham 34 26 6 2 100 28 3.571 58
2 Arnold 34 21 8 5 78 45 1.733 50
3 Frickley Colliery 34 19 11 4 68 38 1.789 49
4 Ilkeston Town 34 18 10 6 53 31 1.710 46 Promoted to the Southern Football League
5 Alfreton Town 34 18 6 10 83 39 2.128 42
6 Lockheed Leamington 34 18 6 10 64 41 1.561 42 Promoted to the Southern Football League
7 Worksop Town 34 13 10 11 65 72 0.903 36
8 Skegness Town 34 9 14 11 39 44 0.886 32
9 Sutton Town 34 13 5 16 52 52 1.000 31
10 Retford Town 34 13 5 16 65 88 0.739 31
11 Belper Town 34 10 9 15 38 44 0.864 29
12 Long Eaton United 34 11 6 17 50 63 0.794 28
13 Heanor Town 34 7 13 14 46 60 0.767 27
14 Loughborough United 34 7 13 14 37 53 0.698 27
15 Ashby Institute 34 7 12 15 39 60 0.650 26
16 Boston 34 7 11 16 36 54 0.667 25
17 Stamford 34 3 12 19 31 72 0.431 18
18 Warley 34 5 5 24 33 93 0.355 15 Transferred to the West Midlands (Regional) League
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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