1973–74 West Midlands (Regional) League

The 1973–74 West Midlands (Regional) League season was the 74th 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

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West Midlands League
Premier Division
Season1973–74
ChampionsAlvechurch
Matches played272
Goals scored793 (2.92 per match)

The Premier Division featured 14 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with three new clubs:

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Alvechurch 32 23 5 4 89 24 3.708 51
2 Bilston 32 25 1 6 75 28 2.679 51
3 Brierley Hill Alliance 32 22 5 5 65 31 2.097 49
4 Brereton Social 32 16 10 6 49 23 2.130 42
5 Lye Town 32 17 8 7 57 31 1.839 42
6 Hereford United reserves 32 17 5 10 62 43 1.442 39 Resigned from the league
7 Darlaston 32 13 12 7 40 31 1.290 38
8 Dudley Town 32 16 4 12 49 42 1.167 36
9 Warley County Borough 32 11 9 12 55 50 1.100 31
10 Coventry Amateurs 32 10 10 12 39 41 0.951 30
11 Halesowen Town 32 11 5 16 54 78 0.692 27
12 Tividale 32 7 10 15 39 57 0.684 24
13 Heanor Town 32 11 2 19 34 54 0.630 24 Transferred to the Midland League
14 Eastwood Hanley 32 8 6 18 32 70 0.457 22
15 Hinckley Athletic 32 5 8 19 27 65 0.415 18
16 GKN Sankeys 32 2 10 20 9 41 0.220 14 Resigned from the league
17 Gornal Athletic 32 0 6 26 18 84 0.214 6
Source: nonleaguematters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio.

References

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