1970–71 West Midlands (Regional) League
The 1970–71 West Midlands (Regional) League season was the 71st 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
[edit]| Season | 1970–71 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Kidderminster Harriers |
| Promoted | Stourbridge Wellingborough Town |
| Matches played | 342 |
| Goals scored | 1,033 (3.02 per match) |
← 1969–70 1971–72 → | |
The Premier Division featured 18 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with one new club:
- Wellingborough Town, joined from the Metropolitan League
League table
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kidderminster Harriers | 36 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 90 | 31 | 2.903 | 58 | |
| 2 | Bilston | 36 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 62 | 17 | 3.647 | 54 | |
| 3 | Wellingborough Town | 36 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 92 | 39 | 2.359 | 53 | Promoted to the Southern Football League |
| 4 | Tamworth | 36 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 80 | 41 | 1.951 | 52 | |
| 5 | Bromsgrove Rovers | 36 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 89 | 35 | 2.543 | 50 | |
| 6 | Stourbridge | 36 | 22 | 4 | 10 | 79 | 40 | 1.975 | 48 | Promoted to the Southern Football League |
| 7 | Atherstone Town | 36 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 68 | 34 | 2.000 | 46 | |
| 8 | Bedworth United | 36 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 57 | 47 | 1.213 | 41 | |
| 9 | Eastwood Hanley | 36 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 40 | 48 | 0.833 | 33 | |
| 10 | Hednesford | 36 | 12 | 7 | 17 | 51 | 47 | 1.085 | 31 | |
| 11 | Halesowen Town | 36 | 11 | 8 | 17 | 54 | 63 | 0.857 | 30 | |
| 12 | Dudley Town | 36 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 37 | 49 | 0.755 | 29 | |
| 13 | Wolverhampton Wanderers "A" | 36 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 39 | 66 | 0.591 | 26 | |
| 14 | Lye Town | 36 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 31 | 57 | 0.544 | 26 | |
| 15 | Redditch | 36 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 43 | 70 | 0.614 | 25 | |
| 16 | Lower Gornal Athletic | 36 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 33 | 72 | 0.458 | 25 | |
| 17 | Darlaston | 36 | 10 | 4 | 22 | 37 | 91 | 0.407 | 24 | |
| 18 | Brierley Hill Alliance | 36 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 29 | 56 | 0.518 | 22 | |
| 19 | Hinckley Athletic | 36 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 22 | 130 | 0.169 | 11 |
Source: nonleaguematters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio.