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1971–72 West Midlands (Regional) League

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The 1971–72 West Midlands (Regional) League season was the 72nd 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
Season1971–72
ChampionsTamworth
Promotedsix clubs
Matches played342
Goals scored1,052 (3.08 per match)

The Premier Division featured 17 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with two new clubs:

Also, Redditch changed name to Redditch United.

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Tamworth 36 25 7 4 81 38 2.132 57 Promoted to the Southern Football League
2 Atherstone Town 36 24 7 5 74 32 2.313 55
3 Kidderminster Harriers 36 23 7 6 84 32 2.625 53
4 Bromsgrove Rovers 36 22 8 6 74 39 1.897 52
5 Bilston 36 16 9 11 63 37 1.703 41
6 Redditch United 36 17 6 13 75 59 1.271 40 Promoted to the Southern Football League
7 Lye Town 36 14 10 12 52 46 1.130 38
8 Hednesford 36 16 6 14 65 59 1.102 38 Transferred to the Midland Football League
9 Dudley Town 36 13 12 11 37 36 1.028 38
10 Bedworth United 36 14 8 14 72 64 1.125 36 Promoted to the Southern Football League
11 Eastwood Hanley 36 13 9 14 51 58 0.879 35
12 Lower Gornal Athletic 36 13 6 17 47 60 0.783 32
13 GKN Sankeys 36 10 10 16 38 63 0.603 30
14 Warley 36 13 3 20 56 75 0.747 29
15 Brierley Hill Alliance 36 11 6 19 47 58 0.810 28
16 Wolverhampton Wanderers "A" 36 7 11 18 35 68 0.515 25
17 Darlaston 36 6 11 19 34 68 0.500 23
18 Halesowen Town 36 3 12 21 41 77 0.532 18
19 Hinckley Athletic 36 4 8 24 26 83 0.313 16
Source: nonleaguematters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio.

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