1982–83 West Midlands (Regional) League

The 1982–83 West Midlands (Regional) League season was the 83rd 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

West Midlands League
Premier Division
Season1982–83
ChampionsHalesowen Town
Matches played380
Goals scored1,196 (3.15 per match)

The Premier Division featured 18 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with two clubs, promoted from Division One:

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Halesowen Town 38 28 6 4 124 37 +87 62
2 Hinckley Athletic 38 24 7 7 59 32 +27 55
3 Hednesford Town 38 22 4 12 64 53 +11 48
4 Shifnal Town 38 19 9 10 78 48 +30 47
5 Atherstone United 38 21 5 12 73 46 +27 47
6 Bilston 38 19 7 12 82 50 +32 45
7 VS Rugby 38 17 10 11 69 36 +33 44 Joined the Southern League
8 Armitage 38 18 8 12 61 51 +10 44
9 Gresley Rovers 38 15 11 12 69 52 +17 41
10 Tividale 38 18 5 15 52 48 +4 41
11 Wednesfield Social 38 17 7 14 47 47 0 41
12 Wolverhampton United 38 14 12 12 50 47 +3 40
13 Lye Town 38 13 10 15 50 49 +1 36
14 Rushall Olympic 38 12 8 18 59 66 −7 32
15 Blakenall 38 8 13 17 45 61 −16 29
16 Coventry Sporting 38 7 14 17 40 64 −24 28 Joined the Southern League
17 Oldswinford 38 6 11 21 46 78 −32 23
18 Brereton Social 38 8 6 24 43 89 −46 22
19 Ledbury Town 38 6 7 25 45 117 −72 19 Resigned from the league
20 Malvern Town 38 6 4 28 40 125 −85 16
Source: nonleaguematters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

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