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 League
Premier Division
Season1979–80
ChampionsBelper Town
RelegatedRetford Town
Matches played306
Goals scored822 (2.69 per match)

The Premier Division featured 18 clubs which competed in the previous season, no new clubs joined the division this season.

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Belper Town 34 18 11 5 50 25 +25 47
2 Bridlington Trinity 34 19 9 6 56 34 +22 47
3 Boston 34 18 8 8 60 28 +32 44
4 Long Eaton United 34 17 9 8 50 32 +18 43
5 Mexborough Town Athletic 34 13 13 8 46 38 +8 39
6 Eastwood Town 34 16 6 12 57 43 +14 38
7 Arnold 34 13 11 10 54 42 +12 37
8 Heanor Town 34 14 9 11 53 49 +4 37
9 Brigg Town 34 13 10 11 45 45 0 36
10 Alfreton Town 34 11 13 10 45 46 −1 35
11 Skegness Town 34 11 11 12 46 45 +1 33
12 Ashby Institute 34 12 7 15 43 52 −9 31
13 Ilkeston Town 34 9 12 13 36 37 −1 30
14 Kimberley Town 34 11 8 15 38 53 −15 30
15 Appleby Frodingham 34 9 10 15 55 61 −6 28
16 Spalding United 34 5 13 16 32 51 −19 23
17 Sutton Town 34 6 10 18 33 58 −25 22
18 Retford Town 34 3 6 25 23 83 −60 12 Not re-elected, relegated to the Retford & District 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.

Division One
Midland Football League
Division One
Season1979–80
ChampionsArnold Kingswell
Matches played240
Goals scored744 (3.1 per match)

Division One featured 12 clubs which competed in the previous season, along with four new clubs:

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Arnold Kingswell 30 17 11 2 76 37 +39 45
2 Oakham United 30 19 5 6 63 34 +29 43
3 Staveley Works 30 15 9 6 51 30 +21 39
4 Borrowash Victoria 30 14 10 6 53 26 +27 38
5 Long Eaton Grange 30 13 11 6 55 31 +24 37
6 Linby Colliery 30 14 8 8 59 51 +8 36
7 Creswell Colliery 30 13 8 9 51 43 +8 34
8 Sutton Trinity 30 14 5 11 60 51 +9 33
9 Eastwood Town reserves 30 11 6 13 49 49 0 28
10 Arnold reserves 30 10 8 12 34 39 −5 28
11 Grantham reserves 30 11 4 15 31 39 −8 26 Resigned from the league
12 Carrvale United 30 7 8 15 39 60 −21 22
13 Attenborough 30 9 2 19 39 60 −21 20
14 Long Eaton United reserves 30 6 7 17 48 95 −47 19
15 Retford Rail 30 6 5 19 27 65 −38 17
16 Rolls Royce (Hucknall) 30 5 5 20 52 77 −25 15
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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