1976–77 West Midlands (Regional) League

The 1976–77 West Midlands (Regional) League season was the 77th 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
Season1976–77
ChampionsAlvechurch
Matches played420
Goals scored1,127 (2.68 per match)

The Premier Division featured 19 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with two new clubs:

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Alvechurch 40 29 6 5 74 20 +54 64
2 Lye Town 40 26 5 9 76 35 +41 57
3 Hednesford Town 40 22 13 5 59 31 +28 57
4 Brereton Social 40 20 11 9 69 46 +23 51
5 Dudley Town 40 18 11 11 65 41 +24 47
6 VS Rugby 40 17 12 11 48 41 +7 46
7 Tividale 40 15 14 11 47 37 +10 44
8 Coventry Sporting 40 14 16 10 46 40 +6 44
9 Armitage 40 15 13 12 67 57 +10 43
10 Hinckley Athletic 40 14 15 11 59 54 +5 43
11 Bilston 40 15 11 14 47 48 −1 41
12 Darlaston 40 16 8 16 49 55 −6 40
13 Warley County Borough 40 10 18 12 40 48 −8 38 Resigned from the league
14 Walsall reserves 40 11 14 15 49 58 −9 36
15 Willenhall Town 40 11 10 19 52 57 −5 32
16 Eastwood Hanley 40 14 4 22 60 74 −14 32
17 Gresley Rovers 40 8 13 19 54 66 −12 29
18 Brierley Hill Alliance 40 7 15 18 46 78 −32 29
19 Staffordshire Police 40 7 11 22 37 78 −41 25
20 Gornal Athletic 40 5 13 22 37 76 −39 23
21 Halesowen Town 40 5 9 26 46 86 −40 19
Source: nonleaguematters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

References

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