1970–71 Midland Football League
The 1970–71 Midland Football League season was the 71st in the history of the Midland Football League, a football competition in England.
| Season | 1970–71 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Grantham |
| Promoted | Ilkeston Town Lockheed Leamington |
| Matches played | 306 |
| Goals scored | 977 (3.19 per match) |
← 1969–70 1971–72 → | |
Clubs
The league featured 17 clubs which competed in the previous season, along with one new club:
- Frickley Colliery, joined from the Cheshire County League
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grantham | 34 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 100 | 28 | 3.571 | 58 | |
| 2 | Arnold | 34 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 78 | 45 | 1.733 | 50 | |
| 3 | Frickley Colliery | 34 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 68 | 38 | 1.789 | 49 | |
| 4 | Ilkeston Town | 34 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 53 | 31 | 1.710 | 46 | Promoted to the Southern Football League |
| 5 | Alfreton Town | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 83 | 39 | 2.128 | 42 | |
| 6 | Lockheed Leamington | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 64 | 41 | 1.561 | 42 | Promoted to the Southern Football League |
| 7 | Worksop Town | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 65 | 72 | 0.903 | 36 | |
| 8 | Skegness Town | 34 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 39 | 44 | 0.886 | 32 | |
| 9 | Sutton Town | 34 | 13 | 5 | 16 | 52 | 52 | 1.000 | 31 | |
| 10 | Retford Town | 34 | 13 | 5 | 16 | 65 | 88 | 0.739 | 31 | |
| 11 | Belper Town | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 38 | 44 | 0.864 | 29 | |
| 12 | Long Eaton United | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 50 | 63 | 0.794 | 28 | |
| 13 | Heanor Town | 34 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 46 | 60 | 0.767 | 27 | |
| 14 | Loughborough United | 34 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 37 | 53 | 0.698 | 27 | |
| 15 | Ashby Institute | 34 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 39 | 60 | 0.650 | 26 | |
| 16 | Boston | 34 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 36 | 54 | 0.667 | 25 | |
| 17 | Stamford | 34 | 3 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 72 | 0.431 | 18 | |
| 18 | Warley | 34 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 33 | 93 | 0.355 | 15 | Transferred to the West Midlands (Regional) League |
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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