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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.

Clubs

The league featured 17 clubs which competed in the previous season, along with one new club:

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
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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