The 1975–76 Midland Football League was the 76th in the history of the Midland Football League, a football competition in England.

Also this season the league introduced Division One.

Premier Division

Midland Football League
Premier Division
Season1975–76
ChampionsEastwood Town
PromotedFrickley Colliery
Matches played306
Goals scored905 (2.96 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 Eastwood Town 34 23 6 5 70 36 +34 52
2 Arnold 34 20 9 5 74 44 +30 49
3 Long Eaton United 34 17 12 5 47 31 +16 46
4 Alfreton Town 34 19 6 9 76 41 +35 44
5 Bridlington Trinity 34 18 6 10 56 36 +20 42
6 Mexborough Town Athletic 34 15 10 9 71 45 +26 40
7 Boston 34 14 8 12 54 47 +7 36
8 Frickley Colliery 34 10 16 8 50 45 +5 36 Promoted to the Northern Premier League
9 Belper Town 34 14 8 12 36 32 +4 36
10 Kimberley Town 34 14 6 14 47 56 −9 34
11 Ilkeston Town 34 12 8 14 52 61 −9 32
12 Skegness Town 34 11 9 14 41 40 +1 31
13 Louth United 34 10 10 14 57 60 −3 30
14 Sutton Town 34 9 12 13 39 46 −7 30
15 Clifton All Whites 34 5 12 17 37 63 −26 22
16 Retford Town 34 6 7 21 37 79 −42 19
17 Heanor Town 34 4 9 21 33 69 −36 17
18 Ashby Institute 34 4 8 22 28 74 −46 16
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
Season1975–76
ChampionsBrimington
Matches played210
Goals scored714 (3.4 per match)

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Brimington 28 20 4 4 63 18 +45 44
2 Arnold Kingswell 28 18 6 4 81 26 +55 42
3 Long Eaton Grange 28 17 8 3 56 22 +34 42
4 Linby Colliery 28 17 5 6 61 37 +24 39
5 Staveley Works 28 12 11 5 63 32 +31 35
6 Oakham United 28 11 5 12 49 45 +4 27
7 Clifton All Whites reserves 28 11 5 12 43 52 −9 27
8 Clay Cross Works 28 9 9 10 45 57 −12 27
9 Eastwood Town reserves 28 9 6 13 29 46 −17 24
10 Arnold reserves 28 9 5 14 40 54 −14 23
11 Long Eaton United reserves 28 7 7 14 37 47 −10 21
12 Sutton Town reserves 28 7 7 14 42 55 −13 21
13 Belper Town reserves 28 8 5 15 37 62 −25 21
14 Retford Town reserves 28 7 3 18 39 76 −37 17 Resigned from the league
15 Kimberley Town reserves 28 4 2 22 29 85 −56 10
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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