1965–66 West Midlands (Regional) League
The 1965–66 West Midlands (Regional) League season was the 66th 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.
At the end of the previous season the second division was introduced. It was made up largely of reserve sides of non-league clubs, the majority of which were in the league’s new ‘Premier Division’.
Premier Division
| Season | 1965–66 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Tamworth |
| Matches played | 420 |
| Goals scored | 1,607 (3.83 per match) |
← 1964–65 1966–67 → | |
The Premier Division featured 17 clubs which competed in the league last season, along with three new clubs:
- Cinderford Town, joined from the Warwickshire Combination
- Port Vale reserves
- Wolverhampton Wanderers "A"
Also, Banbury Spencer changed name to Banbury United.
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tamworth | 40 | 29 | 7 | 4 | 123 | 51 | 2.412 | 65 | |
| 2 | Walsall reserves | 40 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 84 | 40 | 2.100 | 56 | Resigned from the league |
| 3 | Banbury United | 40 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 91 | 55 | 1.655 | 55 | Joined the Southern Football League |
| 4 | Kidderminster Harriers | 40 | 22 | 8 | 10 | 85 | 54 | 1.574 | 52 | |
| 5 | Dudley Town | 40 | 21 | 8 | 11 | 84 | 46 | 1.826 | 50 | |
| 6 | Hednesford | 40 | 22 | 3 | 15 | 87 | 61 | 1.426 | 47 | |
| 7 | Bilston | 40 | 19 | 9 | 12 | 71 | 60 | 1.183 | 47 | |
| 8 | Halesowen Town | 40 | 21 | 4 | 15 | 97 | 76 | 1.276 | 46 | |
| 9 | Redditch | 40 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 75 | 60 | 1.250 | 44 | |
| 10 | Port Vale reserves | 40 | 19 | 6 | 15 | 90 | 73 | 1.233 | 44 | |
| 11 | Stourbridge | 40 | 16 | 9 | 15 | 73 | 69 | 1.058 | 41 | |
| 12 | Bromsgrove Rovers | 40 | 16 | 8 | 16 | 73 | 76 | 0.961 | 40 | |
| 13 | Lower Gornal Athletic | 40 | 15 | 9 | 16 | 76 | 73 | 1.041 | 39 | |
| 14 | Wolverhampton Wanderers "A" | 40 | 13 | 10 | 17 | 77 | 73 | 1.055 | 36 | |
| 15 | Atherstone Town | 40 | 13 | 10 | 17 | 82 | 97 | 0.845 | 36 | |
| 16 | Brierley Hill Alliance | 40 | 13 | 10 | 17 | 75 | 91 | 0.824 | 36 | |
| 17 | Stratford Town Amateurs | 40 | 12 | 6 | 22 | 58 | 88 | 0.659 | 30 | |
| 18 | Cinderford Town | 40 | 10 | 5 | 25 | 54 | 81 | 0.667 | 25 | |
| 19 | Darlaston | 40 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 58 | 123 | 0.472 | 18 | |
| 20 | Bedworth United | 40 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 41 | 126 | 0.325 | 18 | |
| 21 | Lye Town | 40 | 6 | 3 | 31 | 53 | 134 | 0.396 | 15 |
Source: nonleaguematters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio.
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