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
Football league season| Season | 1973–74 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Alvechurch |
| Matches played | 272 |
| Goals scored | 793 (2.92 per match) |
| ← 1972–73 1974–75 → | |
The Premier Division featured 14 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with three new clubs:
- Alvechurch, transferred from the Midland Football Combination
- Coventry Amateurs, promoted from Division One
- Tividale, promoted from Division One
League table
| 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 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio.
References
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