1972–73 Midland Football League

The 1972–73 Midland Football League season was the 73rd in the history of the Midland Football League, a football competition in England.

Midland Football League
Season1972–73
ChampionsWorksop Town
Matches played306
Goals scored1,053 (3.44 per match)

Clubs

The league featured 15 clubs which competed in the previous season, along with three new clubs:

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Worksop Town 34 26 3 5 101 35 2.886 55
2 Frickley Colliery 34 22 6 6 75 26 2.885 50
3 Kimberley Town 34 20 5 9 66 38 1.737 45
4 Alfreton Town 34 17 10 7 80 44 1.818 44
5 Sutton Town 34 16 12 6 55 33 1.667 44
6 Belper Town 34 17 9 8 52 31 1.677 43
7 Boston 34 16 10 8 62 30 2.067 42
8 Long Eaton United 34 14 7 13 51 56 0.911 35
9 Gateshead 34 14 6 14 72 68 1.059 34 Club folded
10 Arnold 34 12 10 12 57 57 1.000 34
11 Skegness Town 34 13 6 15 67 52 1.288 32
12 Ashby Institute 34 11 8 15 54 52 1.038 30
13 Eastwood Town 34 10 9 15 51 56 0.911 29
14 Bridlington Trinity 34 9 5 20 58 74 0.784 23
15 Hednesford 34 11 1 22 49 93 0.527 23
16 Stockton 34 6 10 18 43 60 0.717 22 Resigned from the league
17 Retford Town 34 7 8 19 36 81 0.444 22
18 Loughborough United 34 2 1 31 24 167 0.144 5 Resigned from the 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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