1973–74 Midland Football League

Midland Football League
Season1973–74
ChampionsAlfreton Town
PromotedWorksop Town
Matches played272
Goals scored782 (2.88 per match)

The 1973–74 Midland Football League season was the 74th 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 two new clubs:

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Alfreton Town 32 22 5 5 77 37 2.081 49
2 Worksop Town 32 21 4 7 90 29 3.103 46 Promoted to the Northern Premier League
3 Ashby Institute 32 19 7 6 52 28 1.857 45
4 Arnold 32 19 7 6 50 32 1.563 45
5 Frickley Colliery 32 15 6 11 72 61 1.180 36
6 Sutton Town 32 13 8 11 35 34 1.029 34
7 Boston 32 12 7 13 47 46 1.022 31
8 Kimberley Town 32 12 7 13 40 49 0.816 31
9 Long Eaton United 32 11 8 13 41 47 0.872 30
10 Belper Town 32 10 9 13 26 33 0.788 29
11 Eastwood Town 32 9 10 13 34 51 0.667 28
12 Retford Town 32 12 4 16 35 55 0.636 28
13 Bridlington Trinity 32 12 3 17 50 62 0.806 27
14 Ilkeston Town 32 9 9 14 41 54 0.759 27
15 Skegness Town 32 8 7 17 32 45 0.711 23
16 Clifton All Whites 32 8 6 18 30 55 0.545 22
17 Hednesford 32 4 5 23 30 64 0.469 13 Transferred to the West Midlands (Regional) 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.

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