1978–79 Midland Football Combination
The 1978–79 Midland Football Combination season was the 42nd in the history of Midland Football Combination, a football competition in England at tier 7 of the English football league system. Sutton Coldfield Town won the championship. Sutton Coldfield Town, Blakenall, and Malvern Town transferred to the West Midlands (Regional) League for the 1979-80 season.
Division One
[edit]Season | 1978–79 |
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Champions | Sutton Coldfield Town |
Matches played | 380 |
Goals scored | 967 (2.54 per match) |
← 1977–78 1979–80 → |
Division One featured 19 clubs which competed in the division in the previous season along with one new club, promoted from Division Two:
League table
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Sutton Coldfield Town | 38 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 104 | 30 | +74 | 61 | Transferred to the West Midlands (Regional) League |
2 | Oldbury United | 38 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 49 | 29 | +20 | 51 | |
3 | Bridgnorth Town | 38 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 54 | 31 | +23 | 49 | |
4 | Boldmere St. Michaels | 38 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 44 | 35 | +9 | 49 | |
5 | Walsall Sportsco | 38 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 58 | 41 | +17 | 47 | |
6 | Blakenall | 38 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 57 | 38 | +19 | 44 | Transferred to the West Midlands (Regional) League |
7 | Solihull Borough | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 59 | 46 | +13 | 44 | |
8 | Paget Rangers | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 50 | 41 | +9 | 42 | |
9 | Knowle | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 51 | 44 | +7 | 41 | |
10 | Mile Oak Rovers | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 42 | 37 | +5 | 40 | |
11 | Moor Green | 38 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 70 | 55 | +15 | 39 | |
12 | Highgate United | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 46 | 54 | −8 | 33 | |
13 | Malvern Town | 38 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 39 | 51 | −12 | 33 | Transferred to the West Midlands (Regional) League |
14 | West Midlands Police | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 32 | 46 | −14 | 33 | |
15 | Racing Club Warwick | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 41 | 46 | −5 | 32 | |
16 | Walsall Wood | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 43 | 65 | −22 | 31 | |
17 | Cinderford Town | 38 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 36 | 64 | −28 | 30 | |
18 | Northfield Town | 38 | 12 | 5 | 21 | 41 | 62 | −21 | 29 | |
19 | Evesham United | 38 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 29 | 80 | −51 | 19 | |
20 | Coleshill Town | 38 | 1 | 11 | 26 | 22 | 72 | −50 | 13 |
Source: nonleaguematters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.