1980-81

Midland Combination (Division One)

1 Aug 16 (a) Highgate United L 0-5
2 19 (a) Boldmere St Michael D 0-0
3 23 (H) Mile Oak Rovers W 5-1 S Francis 2, Spencer 2, V Francis
4 27 (H) West Midlands Police D 0-0
5 Spt 2 (H) Cradley Town W 4-2 V Francis 2, Lamont, S Francis
6 6 (H) Smethwick Highfield W 1-0 V Francis
7 13 (a) Hurley Daw Mill D 2-2 S Francis, Spencer
8 20 (H) Stourbridge (WC1) L 0-4
9 27 (a) Stapenhill (FAVp) L 1-2 Spencer
10 30 (a) Smethwick Highfield (MCC1) W 3-0 Spencer 2, Og
11 Oct 4 (a) Paget Rangers D 0-0
12 11 (a) Solihull Borough L 1-3 Unknown
13 15 (N) Walsall Sportsco (TAC) W 2-1 Unknown
14 18 (H) Evesham United W 1-0 Og
15 25 (a) Cinderford Town (MCC2) W 1-0 Butters
16 Nov 1 (a) Knowle L 0-1
17 4 (H) Paget Rangers D 0-0
18 8 (H) Broseley Athletic (SCC2) W 4-0 S Francis, Butters, Spencer, V Francis
19 15 (H) Walsall Wood W 2-1 V Francis 2
20 22 (a) Walsall Sportsco W 2-0 Leath, V Francis
21 29 (a) Cradley Town W 4-0 S Francis 2, V Francis, Hemsley
22 Dec 6 (a) Shifnal Town (SCCsf) D ?
23 13 (H) Coleshill Town W 2-0 Hemsley 2
24 27 (H) Walsall Wood (MCC3) W 3-2 Hemsley 2, V Francis
25 Jan 3 (H) Walsall Sportsco W 4-1 S Francis (p), V Francis, Shelley, Hemsley
26 10 (a) Cinderford Town L 0-1
27 17 (H) Knowle W 2-0 Bradburn, Hemsley
28 24 (H) Racing Club Warwick W 6-1 V Francis 3, S Francis, Shelley, Hemsley
29 30 (H) Shifnal Town (SCCsfr) L 0-3
30 Feb 7 (H) Yardley Wood (MCC4) W 3-1 S Francis 2 (2p), V Francis
31 14 (a) Racing Club Warwick W 2-1 V Francis, Hemsley
32 21 (H) Boldmere St Michael W 4-0 Butters, Bradburn, V Francis, Hemsley (p)
33 28 (H) Cinderford Town W 1-0 V Francis
34 Mar 7 (a) Oldbury United W 6-0 S Francis 2 (1p), Butters, Bradburn, Hemsley, Shelley
35 28 (a) Smethwick Highfield W 1-0 Bradburn
36 Apr 4 (a) Chipping Norton Town D 0-0
37 11 (H) Moor Green (MCCsf) L 0-4
38 18 (H) Highgate United W 4-3 S Francis, Lamont, V Francis, Shelley
39 20 (a) Walsall Wood W 2-1 Hemsley, Og
40 23 (H) Moor Green L 0-1
41 25 (H) Chipping Norton Town D 2-2 S Francis (p), Hemsley
42 28 (a) Mile Oak Rovers L 0-1
43 May 2 (a) Evesham United W 3-1 Tristham, V Francis, Lamont
44 4 (H) Hurley Daw Mill W 2-1 S Francis (p), Hemsley
45 9 (a) West Midlands Police L 1-3 Tristham
46 12 (H) Oldbury United L 0-2
47 15 (H) Solihull Borough W 4-1 V Francis 2, S Francis, Hemsley
48 16 (a) Coleshill Town W 7-0 V Francis 3, Shelley 2, Butters, Og
49 20 (a) Moor Green L 1-3 V Francis

Competitions
LC: Midland Combination League Cup.
FAV: FA Vase
SCC: Shropshire Challenge Cup.
TAC: Tony Allden Cup
WC: Welsh Cup.

Venues
Match 13: Played at Sutton Coldfield.

They played for Town
Banks, Bradburn, G Bristow, L Bristow, Brown, Butters, Cotham, Dimmock, S Francis, V Francis, George, Green, Healey, Hemsley, Hodnett, Lamont, Leath, Lloyd, Mantle, Mitchell, Perry, Popsys, Rogers, Shelley, Spencer, Steele, Taylor, Tristham, Weale, Woolley.

Info Required
If anyone has any missing info on the Solihull Borough, Walsall Sportsco, Shifnal Town 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 Moor Green 38 28 7 3 109 30 63
2 TOWN 38 22 7 9 76 38 51
3 Mile Oak Rovers 38 21 8 9 63 43 50
4 Cinderford Town 38 22 5 11 68 30 49
5 Boldmere St Michael 38 18 11 9 50 39 47
6 Oldbury United 38 18 10 10 65 47 46
7 Chipping Norton Town 38 16 11 11 58 45 43
8 Racing Club Warwick 38 16 10 12 66 46 42
9 Knowle 38 16 10 12 50 42 42
10 Hurley Daw Mill 38 14 11 13 54 56 39
11 Highgate United 38 16 6 16 79 61 38
12 West Midland Police 38 11 15 12 62 58 37
13 Paget Rangers 38 13 11 14 42 41 37
14 Solihull Borough 38 13 10 15 58 69 36
15 Evesham United 38 10 10 18 57 81 30
16 Walsall Sportsco 38 8 12 18 49 69 28
17 Walsall Wood 38 10 8 20 42 71 28
18 Smethwich Highfield 38 8 10 20 36 74 26
19 Cradley Town 38 5 4 29 33 100 14
20 Coleshill Town 38 5 4 29 27 104 14

 

1979-80 1981-82