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

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Football league season

Midland Football League
Premier DivisionSeason| 1979–80

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Champions| Belper Town
Relegated| Retford Town
Matches played| 306
Goals scored| 822 (2.69 per match)

← 1978–79

1980–81 →

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  | 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

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Football league season

Midland Football League
Division OneSeason| 1979–80

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Champions| Arnold Kingswell
Matches played| 240
Goals scored| 744 (3.1 per match)

← 1978–79

1980–81 →

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

* Borrowash Victoria, joined from the East Midlands Regional League
* Retford Rail
* Rolls Royce (Hucknall)
* Sutton Trinity

### League table

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

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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.

## 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
* 1962–63
* 1963–64
* 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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National teams|

* Ron Greenwood
* Home Championship
* UEFA Euro 1980 (qualification)

League competitions|

| Levels 1–4|

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

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Level 5|

* Alliance Premier League

Levels 6–7|

* Isthmian League (Premier, One)
* Northern Premier League (level 6 only)
* Southern League (Midland, Southern) (level 6 only)

Levels 8–9|

* Isthmian League (Two)
* Athenian League (level 8 only)
* Cheshire County League (One, Two)
* Combined Counties League (level 8 only)
* Town & Country League (level 8 only)
* Essex Senior League (level 8 only)
* Hellenic League (Premier, One)
* Kent League (level 8 only)
* Lancashire Combination (level 8 only)
* London Spartan League (Premier, Senior)
* Midland Football Combination (level 8 only)
* Midland League (Premier, One)
* Northern League (level 8 only)
* South Midlands League (Premier, One)
* Sussex County League (One, Two)
* United Counties League (Premier, One)
* West Midlands (Regional) League (level 8 only)
* Western League (Premier, One)
* Yorkshire League (One, Two)

Cup competitions|

| FA cups|

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

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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
* Bolton Wanderers
* Brighton & Hove Albion
* Bristol City
* Coventry City
* Crystal Palace
* Derby County
* Everton
* Ipswich Town
* Leeds United
* Liverpool
* Manchester City
* Manchester United
* Middlesbrough
* Norwich City
* Nottingham Forest
* Southampton
* Stoke City
* Tottenham Hotspur
* West Bromwich Albion
* Wolverhampton Wanderers

Second Division|

* Birmingham City
* Bristol Rovers
* Burnley
* Cambridge United
* Cardiff City
* Charlton Athletic
* Chelsea
* Fulham
* Leicester City
* Luton Town
* Newcastle United
* Notts County
* Oldham Athletic
* Orient
* Preston North End
* Queens Park Rangers
* Shrewsbury Town
* Sunderland
* Swansea City
* Watford
* West Ham United
* Wrexham

Third Division|

* Barnsley
* Blackburn Rovers
* Blackpool
* Brentford
* Bury
* Carlisle United
* Chester
* Chesterfield
* Colchester United
* Exeter City
* Gillingham
* Grimsby Town
* Hull City
* Mansfield Town
* Millwall
* Oxford United
* Plymouth Argyle
* Reading
* Rotherham United
* Sheffield United
* Sheffield Wednesday
* Southend United
* Swindon Town
* Wimbledon

Fourth Division|

* Aldershot
* Bournemouth
* Bradford City
* Crewe Alexandra
* Darlington
* Doncaster Rovers
* Halifax Town
* Hartlepool United
* Hereford United
* Huddersfield Town
* Lincoln City
* Newport County
* Northampton Town
* Peterborough United
* Port Vale
* Portsmouth
* Rochdale
* Scunthorpe United
* Southport
* Stockport County
* Torquay United
* Tranmere Rovers
* Walsall
* York City

*[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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