The 1972–73 West Midlands (Regional) League season was the 73rd 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 12 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with four new clubs:
- Brereton Social, promoted from Division One
- Heanor Town, transferred from the Midland League
- Hereford United reserves
- Warley County Borough, promoted from Division One
Also, Lower Gornal Athletic changed name to Gornal Athletic.
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bilston | 30 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 71 | 25 | 2.840 | 49 | |
| 2 | Heanor Town | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 53 | 35 | 1.514 | 40 | |
| 3 | Brereton Social | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 49 | 23 | 2.130 | 39 | |
| 4 | Darlaston | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 58 | 34 | 1.706 | 35 | |
| 5 | Brierley Hill Alliance | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 49 | 46 | 1.065 | 35 | |
| 6 | Wolverhampton Wanderers "A" | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 54 | 44 | 1.227 | 34 | Resigned to the Midland Football Combination Division Two |
| 7 | Eastwood Hanley | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 57 | 54 | 1.056 | 33 | |
| 8 | Hereford United reserves | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 40 | 39 | 1.026 | 31 | |
| 9 | Lye Town | 30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 54 | 46 | 1.174 | 30 | |
| 10 | Warley County Borough | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 38 | 44 | 0.864 | 29 | |
| 11 | Warley | 30 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 46 | 49 | 0.939 | 24 | Demoted to Division One |
| 12 | GKN Sankeys | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 29 | 43 | 0.674 | 24 | |
| 13 | Gornal Athletic | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 25 | 53 | 0.472 | 23 | |
| 14 | Halesowen Town | 30 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 38 | 69 | 0.551 | 19 | |
| 15 | Dudley Town | 30 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 32 | 56 | 0.571 | 18 | |
| 16 | Hinckley Athletic | 30 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 31 | 64 | 0.484 | 17 |
Source: nonleaguematters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio.
References
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This page was last edited on 19 June 2023, at 11:41