Midland Combination (Division One)
1 | Aug | 21 | (H) | Cinderford Town | L | 0-2 | |
2 | 24 | (a) | Paget Rangers | W | 3-0 | Ward, Banks, V Francis | |
3 | 28 | (H) | Polesworth (MCLC1) | W | 1-0 | V Francis | |
4 | 31 | (H) | Blakenhall | D | 1-1 | V Francis (p) | |
5 | Spt | 4 | (a) | Cadbury Heath | W | 1-0 | V Francis |
6 | 7 | (a) | Oldbury United | L | 1-4 | V Francis | |
7 | 11 | (H) | Brierley Hill Alliance (WC1) | W | 3-1 | Hemsley (2), Ward | |
8 | 18 | (a) | Blakenhall | W | 2-1 | Banks, V Francis | |
9 | 25 | (H) | Solihull Borough | W | 6-1 | V Francis (2), Banks, Hemsley, Pugh, Og | |
10 | Oct | 2 | (a) | Racing Club Warwick (FAV1) | L | 0-1* | |
11 | 9 | (H) | West Midlands Police | L | 0-2 | ||
12 | 16 | (a) | Knighton Town (WC2) | W | 4-0 | Hemsley (2), V Francis, Rogers | |
13 | 23 | (a) | Boldmere St Michael | W | 2-0 | Ward, Woolley | |
14 | 30 | (a) | Wem (SCC2) | W | 6-0 | Hand (2), Ward, Banks, Woolley, Hemsley | |
15 | Nov | 6 | (H) | Moor Green | W | 4-1 | Banks, Hemsley (p), V Francis (p), Hand |
16 | 13 | (a) | Blaenau Ffestiniog (WC3) | D | 2-2 | Hemsley, V Francis | |
17 | 20 | (H) | Blaenau Ffestiniog (WC3R) | W | 3-0 | Hemsley (2), Og | |
18 | 27 | (H) | Shifnal Town (SSC3) | W | 3-1 | Ward, Hemsley (p), V Francis | |
19 | Dec | 4 | (H) | Highgate United | P-P | ||
20 | 11 | (a) | West Midlands Police (MCLC2) | 1-2 A | Hemsley | ||
21 | 18 | (a) | Knowle | W | 4-1 | Evabns, Woolley, Hemsley, Bradburn | |
22 | 27 | (H) | Oldbury United | W | 4-1 | Hemsley, V Francis, Bradburn, Og | |
23 | 29 | (a) | West Midlands Police | P-P | |||
24 | Jan | 1 | (a) | Malvern Town | P-P | ||
25 | 8 | (a) | West Midlands Police (MCLC2) | W | 3-1 | Evans, Bradburn, V Francis | |
26 | 15 | (N) | Whichurch Allport (SSCsf) | P-P | |||
27 | 19 | (a) | Wrexham (WC4) | L | 1-4 | Pugh | |
28 | 22 | (a) | Highgate United | L | 1-2 | Pugh | |
29 | 29 | (H) | Cadbury Heath | W | 4-0 | Banks, Hemsley, Hand, Woolley | |
30 | Feb | 5 | (H) | Paget Rangers | L | 1-3 | Woolley |
31 | 12 | (N) | Whichurch Allport (SSCsf) | P-P | |||
32 | 19 | (H) | Boldmere St Michael | W | 4-1 | V Francis (2), Dimmock, Hemsley | |
33 | 26 | (a) | Cinderford Town | L | 1-3 | Og | |
34 | Mar | 5 | (N) | Whichurch Allport (SSCsf) | D | 1-1* | Hemsley (p) |
35 | 12 | (H) | Chelmsley Town ( MCLC3) | W | 3-0 | V Francis (2), Evans | |
36 | 19 | (H) | Evesham United | W | 4-1 | Woolley, Banks, Hemsley, Bradburn | |
37 | 23 | (N) | Whichurch Allport (SSCsfR) | W | 1-0 | V Francis | |
38 | 26 | (a) | Coleshill Town | W | 4-0 | Wilde, Banks, V Francis, Hemsley (p) | |
39 | Apr | 2 | (H) | Racing Club Warwick | W | 4-2 | Hemsley (2, 2p), V Francis, Pugh |
40 | 5 | (a) | Northfield Town | W | 2-0 | S Francis, V Francis | |
41 | 9 | (a) | Moor Green | W | 3-1 | S Francis (2), Ward | |
42 | 12 | (a) | West Midlands Police | L | 1-2 | V Francis | |
43 | 14 | (H) | Northfield Town | W | 3-1 | Evans, Ward, V Francis | |
44 | 16 | (a) | Sutton Coldfield Town (MCLCsf) | W | 2-1 | Hand, Og | |
45 | 19 | (H) | Sutton Coldfield Town | W | 3-0 | Hemsley (2), V Francis | |
46 | 23 | (H) | Coleshill Town | W | 3-0 | Hemsley, V Francis, Bradburn | |
47 | 27 | (a) | Solihull Borough | W | 2-1 | Unknown | |
48 | 30 | (a) | Malvern Town | D | 0-0 | ||
49 | May | 2 | (N) | Snailbeach (SSCf) | W | 2-1 | Ward, Woolley |
50 | 7 | (H) | Highgate United | W | 1-0 | V Francis | |
51 | 10 | (H) | Knowle | D | 3-3 | Ward, Hemsley (p), Hand | |
52 | 12 | (a) | Evesham United | L | 1-2 | L Bristow | |
53 | 14 | (a) | Racing Club Warwick | W | 2-0 | Bradburn, Hemsley (p) | |
54 | 17 | (a) | Sutton Coldfield Town | W | 1-0 | Hemsley | |
55 | 20 | (H) | Malvern Town | D | 0-0 | ||
56 | 24 | (N) | Highgate United (MCLCf) | L | 0-2 |
Competitions
MCLC: Midland Combination League Cup.
FAV: FA Vase
SCC: Shropshire Challenge Cup.
WC: Welsh Cup.
Abandoned Match
Match 20: Abandoned after 75 minutes because of frost.
Venues
Match 34: Played at Midland Electric Social Club.
Match 37: Played at Bucks Head, Telford.
Match 49: Played at Gay Meadow, Shrewsbury.
March 56: Played at Moor Green.
Extra Time Matches
Match 10: Racing Club Warwick
Match 34: Whitchurch Allport
They played for Town
Ball, Banks, G Bristow, L Bristow, P Bradburn, S Bradburn, Brown, Cosgriff, Dimmock, Evans, V Francis, S Francis, George, Hand, Hands, Harris, Harry, Hemsley, Jarman, Pugh, Quartley, Rogers, Ward, Wilde, Woolley.
League Table
Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | ||
1 | Blakenhall | 34 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 52 | 24 | 48 |
2 | TOWN | 34 | 22 | 4 | 8 | 77 | 36 | 48 |
3 | West Midland Police | 34 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 47 | 26 | 46 |
4 | Cinderford Town | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 59 | 46 | 41 |
5 | Malvern Town | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 44 | 35 | 40 |
6 | Evesham United | 34 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 52 | 41 | 39 |
7 | Sutton Coldfield Town | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 46 | 35 | 38 |
8 | Highgate United | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 44 | 36 | 35 |
9 | Paget Rangers | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 45 | 45 | 35 |
10 | Knowles | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 50 | 52 | 32 |
11 | Moor Green | 34 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 46 | 54 | 30 |
12 | Colehill Town | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 39 | 54 | 30 |
13 | Oldbury United | 34 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 41 | 49 | 29 |
14 | Boldmere St Michael | 34 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 38 | 49 | 29 |
15 | Racing Club Warwick | 34 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 33 | 46 | 28 |
16 | Solihull Borough | 34 | 11 | 4 | 19 | 42 | 65 | 26 |
17 | Northfield Town | 34 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 40 | 58 | 25 |
18 | Cadbury Heath | 34 | 2 | 9 | 23 | 18 | 62 | 13 |
1975/76 | 1977/78 |