Midland Combination (Division One)
1 | Aug | 15 | (a) | Racing Club Warwick | D | 1-1 | Hand |
2 | 18 | (H) | West Midlands Police | W | 2-0 | V Francis 2 (1p) | |
3 | 22 | (H) | Coleshill Town | L | 1-2 | Unknown | |
4 | 25 | (a) | Smethwick Highfield | L | 1-2 | Bradburn | |
5 | 29 | (a) | Evesham United (LC2) | W | 3-1 | Popsys, V Francis, ANOther | |
6 | Spt | 1 | (H) | Cradley Town | D | 2-2 | S Francis (p), Hand |
7 | 5 | (H) | Boldmere St Michael | W | 3-0 | Bradburn 2, Lamond | |
8 | 12 | (a) | Evesham United | W | 2-1 | S Francis (p), Lothian | |
9 | 19 | (H) | Stratford Town | D | 1-1 | Hand | |
10 | 22 | (a) | Paget Rangers | W | 3-1 | V Francis 3 | |
11 | 26 | (a) | Walsall Wood | L | 3-4 | Hand 2, Lamont | |
12 | Oct | 3 | (a) | Moor Green | W | 2-1 | Bradburn, V Francis |
13 | 10 | (H) | Wednesfield Social (FAVp) | D | 1-1* | S Francis (p) | |
14 | 13 | (N) | Moor Green (TAC) | D | 2-2* | S Francis 2 (1p) | |
15 | 17 | (a) | Wednesfield Social (FAVpr) | L | 0-1 | ||
16 | 31 | (H) | Oldbury United | D | 1-1 | S Francis | |
17 | Nov | 3 | (H) | Cinderford Town | W | 3-0 | S Francis 2 (2p), Hand |
18 | 7 | (H) | Broseley Athletic (SCC2) | W | 2-0 | Hand, Bradburn | |
19 | 10 | (H) | Bloxwich (WC2) | W | 1-0 | Bradburn | |
20 | 14 | (a) | Cinderford Town | W | 2-0 | S Francis 2 | |
21 | 21 | (a) | Cradley Town | D | 1-1 | S Francis | |
22 | 24 | (H) | Chasetown (WC1) | W | 4-3 | Comerford, Bradburn, V Francis, Og | |
23 | 28 | (H) | Chipping Norton Town | L | 0-4 | ||
24 | Dec | 5 | (H) | Market Drayton (SCC3) | W | 4-1 | S Francis (p), Rogers, Bradburn, V Francis |
25 | Jan | 1 | (a) | Chipping Norton Town | L | 0-1 | |
26 | 23 | (a) | Cradley Town | D | 4-4 | S Francis (p), Hand, Shelley, V Francis | |
27 | 26 | (H) | Oldbury United (WC3) | D | 2-2 | Pearce, Shelley | |
28 | 30 | (H) | Walsall Sportsco | L | 2-4 | V Francis, Shelley | |
29 | Feb | 2 | (a) | Oldbury United (WC3r) | L | 0-2 | |
30 | 8 | (H) | Racing Club Warwick | W | 2-0 | S Francis, Hand | |
31 | 13 | (a) | Mile Oak Rovers | L | 1-2 | Popsys | |
32 | 16 | (H) | Hurley Daw Mill | W | 2-0 | S Francis, Bradburn | |
33 | 20 | (H) | Paget Rangers | D | 0-0 | ||
34 | 23 | (H) | Mile Oak Rovers | W | 3-0 | Rogers, James, Pearce | |
35 | 27 | (a) | Solihull Borough | D | 0-0 | ||
36 | Mar | 6 | (N) | Albrighton United (SCCsf) | L | 2-3 | Bradburn, Pearce |
37 | 13 | (a) | Boldmere St Michael | D | 1-1 | S Francis | |
38 | 16 | (H) | Oldbury Town (LC3) | W | 3-1 | S Francis, Rogers, Butters | |
39 | 20 | (a) | Stratford Town | D | 0-0 | ||
40 | 23 | (H) | Moor Green | W | 2-0 | S Francis, V Francis | |
41 | 27 | (H) | Solihull Borough | W | 2-1 | Butters, Shelley | |
42 | 30 | (H) | Boldmere St Michael (LC4) | W | 4-3* | S Francis (p), V Francis, Shelley, ANOther | |
43 | Apr | 3 | (H) | Evesham United | W | 3-1 | Preece 2, Popsys |
44 | 10 | (a) | Highgate United | W | 1-0 | Popsys | |
45 | 12 | (H) | West Midlands Police (LCsf) | W | 3-1 | Shelley (2), S Francis | |
46 | 17 | (H) | Northfield Town | W | 1-0 | Og | |
47 | 24 | (a) | West Midlands Police | L | 2-3 | Rogers, V Francis | |
48 | 27 | (H) | Walsall Wood | W | 1-0 | S Francis | |
49 | May | 1 | (H) | Highgate United | W | 2-1 | V Francis, Comerford |
50 | 3 | (a) | Hurley Daw Mill | W | 2-1 | Bradburn, V Francis | |
51 | 6 | (a) | Knowle | L | 0-1 | ||
52 | 8 | (a) | Northfield Town | W | 2-1 | S Francis, Bradburn | |
53 | 11 | (a) | Walsall Sportsco | L | 1-2 | V Francis | |
54 | 15 | (H) | Knowle | D | 2-2 | Bradburn, V Francis | |
55 | 18 | (H) | Smethwick Highfield | W | 1-0 | V Francis | |
56 | 21 | (a) | Oldbury United | D | 0-0 | ||
57 | 25 | (N) | Cinderford Town (LCf) | L | 2-3* | V Francis, Comerford |
Competitions
LC: Midland Combination League Cup.
FAV: FA Vase
SCC: Shropshire Challenge Cup.
TAC: Tony Allden Cup
WC: Walsall Cup.
Venues
Match 14: Played at Sutton Coldfield.
Match 36: Played at Shifnal.
Match 57: Played at Moor Green.
After Extra Time
Match 13: 1-1 After 90 minutes.
Match 14: After extra time, lost 4-3 on penalties.
Match 57: 2-2 After 90 minutes
They played for Town
Alderson, Arch, Baker, Bradburn, Butters, G Bristow, L Bristow, Collins, Comerford, S Francis, V Francis, Frisby, Hand, Hemsley, Humphries, James, Lamont, R Lloyd, S Lloyd, Lothian, Pearce, Popsys, Preece, A Rogers, Rose, Shelley, D Weale, M Weale.
Info Required
If anyone has any missing info on the Coleshill Town, Evesham United and Boldmere St Michael 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 | Chipping Norton Town | 42 | 27 | 9 | 6 | 106 | 43 | 63 |
2 | Highgate United | 42 | 27 | 6 | 9 | 85 | 46 | 60 |
3 | Mile Oak Rovers | 42 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 78 | 49 | 58 |
4 | Cinderford Town | 42 | 19 | 16 | 7 | 71 | 40 | 54 |
5 | Oldbury United | 42 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 67 | 44 | 52 |
6 | TOWN | 42 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 65 | 47 | 52 |
7 | Moor Green | 42 | 22 | 7 | 13 | 84 | 59 | 51 |
8 | Knowle | 42 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 64 | 50 | 48 |
9 | Walsall Sportsco | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 68 | 54 | 46 |
10 | Racing Club Warwick | 42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 68 | 64 | 45 |
11 | West Midland Police | 42 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 70 | 70 | 42 |
12 | Boldmere St Michael | 42 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 59 | 60 | 42 |
13 | Coleshill Town | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 57 | 68 | 40 |
14 | Stratford Town | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 37 | 49 | 36 |
15 | Smethwich Highfield | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 49 | 64 | 36 |
16 | Northfield Town | 42 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 56 | 76 | 36 |
17 | Solihull Borough | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 46 | 68 | 35 |
18 | Cradley Town | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 60 | 80 | 34 |
19 | Paget Rangers | 42 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 43 | 63 | 34 |
20 | Walsall Wood | 42 | 9 | 8 | 25 | 40 | 82 | 26 |
21 | Evesham United | 42 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 40 | 83 | 21 |
22 | Hurley Daw Mill | 42 | 3 | 7 | 32 | 42 | 96 | 13 |
1980-81 | 1982-83 |