1975–76 Midland Football League

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

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Football league season

Midland Football League
Premier DivisionSeason| 1975–76

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Champions| Eastwood Town
Promoted| Frickley Colliery
Matches played| 306
Goals scored| 905 (2.96 per match)

← 1974–75

1976–77 →

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

### League table

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation

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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

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Football league season

Midland Football League
Division OneSeason| 1975–76

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Champions| Brimington
Matches played| 210
Goals scored| 714 (3.4 per match)

1976–77 →

### League table

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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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Midland Football League

Seasons|

* 1889–90
* 1890–91
* 1891–92
* 1892–93
* 1893–94
* 1894–95
* 1895–96
* 1896–97
* 1897–98
* 1898–99
* 1899–00
* 1900–01
* 1901–02
* 1902–03
* 1903–04
* 1904–05
* 1905–06
* 1906–07
* 1907–08
* 1908–09
* 1909–10
* 1910–11
* 1911–12
* 1912–13
* 1913–14
* 1914–15
* 1915–16
* 1916–17
* 1917–18
* 1918–19
* 1919–20
* 1920–21
* 1921–22
* 1922–23
* 1923–24
* 1924–25
* 1925–26
* 1926–27
* 1927–28
* 1928–29
* 1929–30
* 1930–31
* 1931–32
* 1932–33
* 1933–34
* 1934–35
* 1935–36
* 1936–37
* 1937–38
* 1938–39
* 1939–40
* 1940–41
* 1941–42
* 1942–43
* 1943–44
* 1944–45
* 1945–46
* 1946–47
* 1947–48
* 1948–49
* 1949–50
* 1950–51
* 1951–52
* 1952–53
* 1953–54
* 1954–55
* 1955–56
* 1956–57
* 1957–58
* 1958–59
* 1959–60
* 1960–61
* 1961–62
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* 1964–65
* 1965–66
* 1966–67
* 1967–68
* 1968–69
* 1969–70
* 1970–71
* 1971–72
* 1972–73
* 1973–74
* 1974–75
* 1975–76
* 1976–77
* 1977–78
* 1978–79
* 1979–80
* 1980–81
* 1981–82

* Member clubs

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1975–76 in English football

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National teams|

* Don Revie
* Home Championship
* UEFA Euro 1976 (qualification)
* 1976 U.S.A. Bicentennial Cup Tournament

League competitions|

| Levels 1–4|

* Football League (First Division, Second Division, Third Division, Fourth Division)

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Levels 5–6|

* Isthmian League (One, Two)
* Northern Premier League (level 5 only)
* Southern League (Premier, One North, One South)

Levels 7–9|

* Athenian League (One, Two)
* Cheshire County League (level 7 only)
* Eastern Counties League (level 7 only)
* Essex Senior League (level 7 only)
* Hellenic League (Premier, One)
* Kent League (level 7 only)
* Lancashire Combination (level 7 only)
* London Spartan League (One, Two)
* Midland Football Combination (level 7 only)
* Midland League (Premier, One)
* Northern League (level 7 only)
* South Midlands League (Premier, One)
* Sussex County League (One, Two)
* United Counties League (Premier, One, Two)
* West Midlands (Regional) League (level 7 only)
* Western League (level 7 only)
* Yorkshire League (One, Two, Three)

Cup competitions|

| FA cups|

* FA Cup (Qualifying rounds, Final)
* Charity Shield
* FA Trophy (Final)
* FA Vase

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Football League cups|

* League Cup (Final)

European competitions|

* European Cup
* UEFA Cup
* European Cup Winners' Cup
* Anglo-Scottish Cup

Club seasons

First Division|

* Arsenal
* Aston Villa
* Birmingham City
* Burnley
* Coventry City
* Derby County
* Everton
* Ipswich Town
* Leeds United
* Leicester City
* Liverpool
* Manchester City
* Manchester United
* Middlesbrough
* Newcastle United
* Norwich City
* Queens Park Rangers
* Sheffield United
* Stoke City
* Tottenham Hotspur
* West Ham United
* Wolverhampton Wanderers

Second Division|

* Blackburn Rovers
* Blackpool
* Bolton Wanderers
* Bristol City
* Bristol Rovers
* Carlisle United
* Charlton Athletic
* Chelsea
* Fulham
* Hull City
* Luton Town
* Nottingham Forest
* Notts County
* Oldham Athletic
* Orient
* Oxford United
* Plymouth Argyle
* Portsmouth
* Southampton
* Sunderland
* West Bromwich Albion
* York City

Third Division|

* Aldershot
* Brighton & Hove Albion
* Bury
* Cardiff City
* Chester
* Chesterfield
* Colchester United
* Crystal Palace
* Gillingham
* Grimsby Town
* Halifax Town
* Hereford United
* Mansfield Town
* Millwall
* Peterborough United
* Port Vale
* Preston North End
* Rotherham United
* Sheffield Wednesday
* Shrewsbury Town
* Southend United
* Swindon Town
* Walsall
* Wrexham

Fourth Division|

* Barnsley
* Bournemouth
* Bradford City
* Brentford
* Cambridge United
* Crewe Alexandra
* Darlington
* Doncaster Rovers
* Exeter City
* Hartlepool United
* Huddersfield Town
* Lincoln City
* Newport County
* Northampton Town
* Reading
* Rochdale
* Scunthorpe United
* Southport
* Stockport County
* Swansea City
* Torquay United
* Tranmere Rovers
* Watford
* Workington

*[Pos]: Position
*[Pld]: Played
*[W]: Won
*[D]: Drawn
*[L]: Lost
*[GF]: Goals for
*[GA]: Goals against
*[GD]: Goal difference
*[Pts]: Points
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