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
The Premier Division featured 17 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with two new clubs:
- GKN Sankeys, promoted from Division One
- Warley, transferred from the Midland Football League
Also, Redditch changed name to Redditch United.
League table
| 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.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio.
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This page was last edited on 6 April 2020, at 08:18