Midland Combination (Division One)
1 | Aug | 18 | (a) | Chipping Norton Town | L | 1-2 | Og |
2 | 21 | (H) | Walsall Sportsco | L | 1-2 | S Francis | |
3 | 25 | (H) | Bourneville Athletic (LC1) | W | 4-2 | S Francis 4 (1p) | |
4 | 28 | (a) | Walsall Sportsco | W | 4-1 | L Bristow, Ward, Alderson, Hemsley (p) | |
5 | Spt | 1 | (a) | Cinderford Town | W | 1-0 | V Francis |
6 | 4 | (H) | Cradley Town | W | 1-0 | Ward | |
7 | 8 | (H) | Walsall Wood | D | 0-0 | ||
8 | 15 | (a) | Knowle | W | 1-0 | S Francis | |
9 | 20 | (H) | Kidderminster Harriers (WC1) | L | 0-1 | ||
10 | 29 | (a) | Pegasus (FAVp) | W | 4-3 | S Francis 3 (1p), Bradburn | |
11 | Oct | 6 | (H) | Coleshill Town | W | 4-2 | S Francis 2, Evans, Ward |
12 | 8 | (N) | Sutton Coldfield (TAC) | D | 2-2 | Unknown | |
13 | 13 | (a) | Shifnal Town (SCC2) | W | 2-1 | V Francis 2 (2p) | |
14 | 20 | (a) | West Midlands Police | W | 2-0 | S Francis (p), V Francis | |
15 | 27 | (a) | Anstey Nomads (FAV1) | W | 2-1 | Evans, S Francis | |
16 | Nov | 3 | (H) | Chipping Norton Town | W | 3-2 | Ward, Hand, V Francis |
17 | 10 | (a) | Albrighton United (SSC3) | W | 2-0 | V Francis, Bradburn | |
18 | 17 | (a) | Oldbury United (LC2) | L | 1-2 | V Francis | |
19 | 24 | (H) | Oadby Town (FAV2) | W | 5-1 | S Francis (p), Evans, Bradburn, V Francis, Hand | |
20 | Dec | 8 | (H) | Evesham United | D | 1-1 | Spencer |
21 | 15 | (H) | Wigston Fields (FAV3) | L | 0-1 | ||
22 | 26 | (a) | Oldbury Town | L | 1-2 | Ward | |
23 | 29 | (H) | Moor Green | L | 0-1 | ||
24 | Jan | 5 | (N) | Ludlow Town (SSCsf) | W | 2-1* | Butters, S Francis |
25 | 12 | (H) | Cinderford Town | W | 1-0 | S Francis | |
26 | 26 | (H) | Paget Rangers | W | 5-0 | S Francis 2, Hand 2, V Francis | |
27 | Feb | 2 | (a) | Evesham United | D | 0-0 | |
28 | 9 | (H) | Boldmere St Michael | D | 0-0 | ||
29 | 16 | (a) | Racing Club Warwick | W | 4-1 | Evans, S Francis (p), Hand, Ward | |
30 | 23 | (H) | Knowle | D | 0-0 | ||
31 | Mar | 1 | (H) | Studley Sporting | W | 6-0 | V Francis 3, S Francis 2 (1p), L Bristow |
32 | 8 | (a) | Highgate United | L | 0-1 | ||
33 | 15 | (H) | Northfield Town | W | 1-0 | S Francis | |
34 | 22 | (a) | Moor Green | W | 1-0 | V Francis | |
35 | 29 | (H) | Mile Oak Rovers | W | 1-0 | Unknown | |
36 | Apr | 1 | (H) | West Midlands Police | W | 4-1 | Spencer 2, V Francis, Ward |
37 | 5 | (a) | Solihull Borough | W | 4-1 | V Francis 2, Evans, Spencer | |
38 | 9 | (N) | Whitchurch Alport (SSCf) | W | 3-0 | Evans, Ward, S Francis | |
39 | 12 | (a) | Northfield Town | D | 1-1 | Woolley | |
40 | 15 | (a) | Cradley Town | W | 3-0 | S Francis 2 (1p), Spencer | |
41 | 19 | (a) | Mile Oak Rovers | D | 0-0 | ||
42 | 22 | (a) | Paget Rangers | W | ? | Unknown | |
43 | 26 | (H) | Racing Club Warwick | W | 3-0 | Evans, S Francis, Spencer | |
44 | 29 | (a) | Walsall Wood | W | ? | Unknown | |
45 | May | 2 | (a) | Boldmere St Michael | W | 2-0 | V Francis, Bradburn |
46 | 5 | (a) | Studley Sporting | W | 4-0 | Bradburn 3, V Francis | |
47 | 8 | (H) | Highgate United | W | 3-0 | Unknown | |
48 | 13 | (H) | Solihull Borough | W | 4-0 | Evans 2, Dimmock, Spencer | |
49 | 17 | (a) | Coleshill Town | W | 3-1 | V Francis 2, S Francis | |
50 | 20 | (H) | Oldbury United | W | 2-1 | V Francis, Spencer |
Competitions
LC: Midland Combination League Cup.
FAV: FA Vase
SCC: Shropshire Challenge Cup.
TAC: Tony Allden Cup
WC: Welsh Cup.
Venues
Match 24: Played at Broseley.
Match 38: Played at Telford United
Extra Time Matches
Match 24: 1-1 After Ninety Minutes.
They played for Town
Keith Anderson, Billy Ball, Keith Banks, Peter Bradburn, Geoff Bristow, Les Bristow, Nigel Brown, Paul Butters, Willy Dimmock, Mark Edwards, Sean Emmett, Robert Evans, Steve Francis, Vin Francis, Steve Frisby, Ray George, Neil Hand, Colin Hemsley, Andy James, Chris Lamont, Roy Lloyd, Sam Lloyd, Billy Meredith, Keith Mitchell, Fraser Pantling, Neil Preece, Alan Rogers, Dave Spencer, Micky Ward, Sam Woolley.
Info Required
If anyone has any missing info on the Sutton Coldfield, Mile Oak Rovers, Paget Rangers, Walsall Wood matches please don’t hesitate to get in touch with Scott Pritchard. His email is gspsliderpics@yahoo.co.uk
Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | ||
1 | TOWN | 38 | 26 | 7 | 5 | 78 | 20 | 59 |
2 | Moor Green | 38 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 83 | 39 | 56 |
3 | Oldbury United | 38 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 71 | 41 | 50 |
4 | Walsall Sportsco | 38 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 55 | 36 | 49 |
5 | Highgate United | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 65 | 56 | 44 |
6 | Chipping Norton Town | 38 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 56 | 41 | 43 |
7 | Mile Oak Rovers | 38 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 46 | 42 | 42 |
8 | Boldmere St Michael | 38 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 51 | 34 | 41 |
9 | Evesham United | 38 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 58 | 42 | 41 |
10 | West Midland Police | 38 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 52 | 56 | 40 |
11 | Cinderford Town | 38 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 41 | 41 | 39 |
12 | Solihull Borough | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 53 | 63 | 36 |
13 | Knowle | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 36 | 43 | 33 |
14 | Coleshill Town | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 42 | 54 | 33 |
15 | Racing Club Warwick | 38 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 31 | 54 | 31 |
16 | Walsall Wood | 38 | 7 | 15 | 16 | 36 | 57 | 29 |
17 | Paget Rangers | 38 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 41 | 64 | 27 |
18 | Cradley Town | 38 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 34 | 57 | 26 |
19 | Studley Sporting Club | 38 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 40 | 97 | 21 |
20 | Northfield Town | 38 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 31 | 63 | 20 |
1978-79 | 1980-81 |