Midland Football League
Season1971–72
ChampionsGrantham
PromotedGrantham
Matches played306
Goals scored985 (3.22 per match)

The 1971–72 Midland Football League season was the 72nd in the history of the Midland Football League, a football competition in England.

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 Grantham 34 25 5 4 106 32 3.313 55 Promoted to the Southern Football League
2 Alfreton Town 34 22 5 7 85 39 2.179 49
3 Skegness Town 34 18 8 8 62 34 1.824 44
4 Long Eaton United 34 16 10 8 49 38 1.289 42
5 Belper Town 34 16 9 9 46 33 1.394 41
6 Worksop Town 34 17 7 10 70 53 1.321 41
7 Arnold 34 18 4 12 70 54 1.296 40
8 Gateshead 34 17 5 12 60 53 1.132 39
9 Frickley Colliery 34 13 8 13 46 43 1.070 34
10 Boston 34 13 7 14 44 48 0.917 33
11 Sutton Town 34 10 11 13 47 52 0.904 31
12 Retford Town 34 11 8 15 61 69 0.884 30
13 Eastwood Town 34 9 9 16 50 65 0.769 27
14 Ashby Institute 34 10 7 17 47 62 0.758 27
15 Heanor Town 34 11 5 18 51 68 0.750 27 Transferred to the West Midlands (Regional) League
16 Kimberley Town 34 7 8 19 31 73 0.425 22
17 Stamford 34 5 9 20 33 71 0.465 19 Transferred to the United Counties League
18 Loughborough United 34 5 1 28 27 98 0.276 11
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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