1968–69 Midland Football League

The 1968–69 Midland Football League season was the 69th in the history of the Midland Football League, a football competition in England.

Midland Football League
Season1968–69
ChampionsMatlock Town
PromotedMatlock Town
Matches played306
Goals scored986 (3.22 per match)

Clubs

The league featured 14 clubs which competed in the previous season, along with four new clubs:

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Matlock Town 34 22 7 5 84 33 2.545 51 Promoted to the Northern Premier League
2 Sutton Town 34 21 9 4 61 33 1.848 51
3 Arnold 34 18 9 7 73 52 1.404 45
4 Grantham 34 16 10 8 78 47 1.660 42
5 Skegness Town 34 17 8 9 57 40 1.425 42
6 Ilkeston Town 34 17 6 11 61 35 1.743 40
7 Alfreton Town 34 13 13 8 62 46 1.348 39
8 Long Eaton United 34 15 8 11 49 56 0.875 38
9 Warley 34 13 8 13 51 42 1.214 34
10 Lockheed Leamington 34 12 8 14 53 64 0.828 32
11 Heanor Town 34 12 7 15 67 51 1.314 31
12 Stamford 34 11 8 15 50 57 0.877 30
13 Ashby Institute 34 10 6 18 44 69 0.638 26
14 Boston 34 7 11 16 38 53 0.717 25
15 Retford Town 34 9 6 19 39 69 0.565 24
16 Loughborough United 34 9 6 19 44 82 0.537 24
17 Barton Town 34 7 7 20 35 78 0.449 21
18 Belper Town 34 5 7 22 40 79 0.506 17
Source: nonleaguematters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
The points system until the 1990–91 season: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.
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