1986–87 West Midlands (Regional) League

The 1986–87 West Midlands (Regional) League season was the 87th in the history of the West Midlands (Regional) League, an English association football competition for semi-professional and amateur teams based in the West Midlands county, Shropshire, Herefordshire, Worcestershire and southern Staffordshire.

Premier Division

West Midlands League
Premier Division
Season1986–87
ChampionsAtherstone United
PromotedAtherstone United
Matches played380
Goals scored1,297 (3.41 per match)

The Premier Division featured 18 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with two new clubs :

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Atherstone United 38 29 4 5 115 30 +85 62 Promoted to the Southern League
2 Oldbury United 38 28 5 5 89 28 +61 61
3 Wednesfield Social 38 26 5 7 80 32 +48 57
4 Gresley Rovers 38 23 11 4 73 39 +34 57
5 Tamworth 38 21 4 13 103 47 +56 46
6 Malvern Town 38 20 6 12 74 51 +23 46
7 Halesowen Harriers 38 19 6 13 75 51 +24 44
8 Hinckley Athletic 38 18 6 14 70 67 +3 42
9 Chasetown 38 12 15 11 64 63 +1 39
10 Harrisons 35 15 5 15 60 56 +4 35
11 GKN Sankeys 38 13 12 13 73 69 +4 38
12 Rushall Olympic 38 13 8 17 60 63 −3 34
13 Lye Town 38 12 9 17 41 56 −15 33
14 Brereton Social 38 14 5 19 61 80 −19 33
15 Tividale 38 12 8 18 54 71 −17 32
16 Wolverhampton United 38 11 8 19 44 63 −19 30
17 Oldswinford 38 7 8 23 49 93 −44 22
18 Tipton Town 38 5 8 25 37 109 −72 18
19 Armitage 38 5 5 28 37 113 −76 15 Resigned from the league
20 Blakenall 38 4 5 29 38 116 −78 13
Source: nonleaguematters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

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