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1980–81 Midland Football League

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The 1980–81 Midland Football League was the 81st in the history of the Midland Football League, a football competition in England.

Premier Division

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Midland Football League
Premier Division
Season1980–81
ChampionsBoston
RelegatedKimberley Town
Matches played306
Goals scored922 (3.01 per match)

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

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Boston 34 23 9 2 70 18 +52 55
2 Alfreton Town 34 16 10 8 73 40 +33 42
3 Eastwood Town 34 16 9 9 63 41 +22 41
4 Bridlington Trinity 34 15 10 9 63 40 +23 40
5 Guisborough Town 34 16 7 11 60 48 +12 39
6 Belper Town 34 15 8 11 44 43 +1 38
7 Arnold 34 14 8 12 55 47 +8 36
8 Heanor Town 34 13 10 11 57 52 +5 36
9 Skegness Town 34 12 11 11 49 52 −3 35
10 Long Eaton United 34 13 8 13 54 51 +3 34
11 Appleby Frodingham 34 12 10 12 56 56 0 34
12 Sutton Town 34 12 10 12 48 51 −3 34
13 Mexborough Town Athletic 34 12 5 17 42 67 −25 29
14 Spalding United 34 10 7 17 28 47 −19 27
15 Ashby Institute 34 12 3 19 40 60 −20 27
16 Ilkeston Town 34 7 9 18 44 65 −21 23
17 Brigg Town 34 6 10 18 42 63 −21 22
18 Kimberley Town 34 6 8 20 34 81 −47 20 Relegated to Division One
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.

Division One

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Midland Football League
Division One
Season1980–81
ChampionsBorrowash Victoria
Matches played240
Goals scored744 (3.1 per match)

Division One featured 15 clubs which competed in the previous season, along with one new club:

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Borrowash Victoria 30 22 6 2 79 32 +47 50
2 Staveley Works 30 20 6 4 67 24 +43 46
3 Arnold Kingswell 30 17 8 5 71 37 +34 42
4 Sutton Trinity 30 17 5 8 52 27 +25 39
5 Folk House Old Boys 30 15 6 9 42 28 +14 36
6 Long Eaton Grange 30 13 7 10 42 40 +2 33
7 Oakham United 30 11 10 9 43 45 −2 32
8 Linby Colliery 30 10 7 13 41 44 −3 27 Resigned from the league
9 Creswell Colliery 30 8 9 13 37 53 −16 25
10 Long Eaton United reserves 30 10 4 16 41 57 −16 24
11 Retford Rail 30 9 5 16 40 50 −10 23
12 Eastwood Town reserves 30 6 11 13 45 61 −16 23
13 Carrvale United 30 9 5 16 38 56 −18 23 Resigned from the league
14 Arnold reserves 30 7 7 16 42 58 −16 21
15 Rolls Royce (Hucknall) 30 8 4 18 39 60 −21 20
16 Attenborough 30 6 4 20 25 72 −47 16
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.

References

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