1972–73 West Midlands (Regional) League
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
[edit]| Season | 1972–73 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Bilston |
| Matches played | 240 |
| Goals scored | 724 (3.02 per match) |
← 1971–72 1973–74 → | |
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
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| 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.