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

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Midland Football Combination
Division One
Season1978–79
ChampionsSutton Coldfield Town
Matches played380
Goals scored967 (2.54 per match)

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
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.

References

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