# 1981–82 Midland Football League

The 1981–82 Midland Football League was the 82nd and the last in the history of the Midland Football League, a football competition in England.
At the end of the season the league merged with Yorkshire Football League and formed new Northern Counties East Football League. Most of the Midland League clubs were transferred to the Northern Counties East League divisions.

## Premier Division

The Premier Division featured 17 clubs which competed in the previous season, along with one new club:
* Shepshed Charterhouse, joined from the Leicestershire Senior League

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Shepshed Charterhouse | 34 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 78 | 26 | +52 | 51 | Joined Northern Counties East League Premier Division |
| 2 | Alfreton Town | 34 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 64 | 24 | +40 | 47 | Joined Northern Counties East League Premier Division |
| 3 | Eastwood Town | 34 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 62 | 34 | +28 | 46 | Joined Northern Counties East League Premier Division |
| 4 | Spalding United | 34 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 49 | 34 | +15 | 42 | Joined Northern Counties East League Premier Division |
| 5 | Guisborough Town | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 49 | 37 | +12 | 41 | Joined Northern Counties East League Premier Division |
| 6 | Appleby Frodingham | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 53 | 50 | +3 | 40 | Joined Northern Counties East League Premier Division |
| 7 | Heanor Town | 34 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 40 | 32 | +8 | 39 | Joined Northern Counties East League Premier Division |
| 8 | Mexborough Town Athletic | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 45 | 41 | +4 | 36 | Joined Northern Counties East League Premier Division |
| 9 | Boston | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 45 | 35 | +10 | 35 | Joined Northern Counties East League Premier Division |
| 10 | Skegness Town | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 32 | 37 | −5 | 35 | Joined Northern Counties East League Premier Division |
| 11 | Long Eaton United | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 44 | 50 | −6 | 34 | Joined Northern Counties East League Division One South |
| 12 | Belper Town | 34 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 47 | 49 | −2 | 33 | Joined Northern Counties East League Premier Division |
| 13 | Bridlington Trinity | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 48 | 56 | −8 | 29 | Joined Northern Counties East League Premier Division |
| 14 | Ilkeston Town | 34 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 35 | 46 | −11 | 25 | Joined Northern Counties East League Premier Division |
| 15 | Brigg Town | 34 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 30 | 61 | −31 | 23 | Joined Northern Counties East League Division One South |
| 16 | Arnold | 34 | 9 | 4 | 21 | 46 | 74 | −28 | 22 | Joined Northern Counties East League Premier Division |
| 17 | Sutton Town | 34 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 27 | 67 | −40 | 18 | Joined Northern Counties East League Premier Division |
| 18 | Ashby Institute | 34 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 24 | 65 | −41 | 16 | Resigned to the Scunthorpe & District Football League |

## Division One

Division One featured 14 clubs which competed in the previous season, along with two new clubs:
* Graham Street Prims, joined from the East Midlands Regional League
* Kimberley Town, relegated from the Premier Division

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Staveley Works | 30 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 70 | 18 | +52 | 49 | Joined Northern Counties East League Division One South |
| 2 | Arnold Kingswell | 30 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 66 | 22 | +44 | 49 | Joined Northern Counties East League Division One South |
| 3 | Kimberley Town | 30 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 72 | 38 | +34 | 45 | Joined Northern Counties East League Division One South |
| 4 | Rolls Royce (Hucknall) | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 55 | 38 | +17 | 37 | Joined Northern Counties East League Division Two South |
| 5 | Oakham United | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 46 | 37 | +9 | 33 | Joined Northern Counties East League Division Two South |
| 6 | Sutton Trinity | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 34 | 30 | +4 | 33 | Joined Northern Counties East League Division Two South |
| 7 | Graham Street Prims | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 52 | 41 | +11 | 32 | Joined Northern Counties East League Division Two South |
| 8 | Creswell Colliery | 30 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 48 | 50 | −2 | 31 | Joined Northern Counties East League Division Two South |
| 9 | Arnold reserves | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 50 | 47 | +3 | 30 | |
| 10 | Borrowash Victoria | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 41 | 38 | +3 | 30 | Joined Northern Counties East League Division Two South |
| 11 | Folk House Old Boys | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 37 | 51 | −14 | 28 | Joined Northern Counties East League Division Two South |
| 12 | Attenborough | 30 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 30 | 57 | −27 | 19 | |
| 13 | Eastwood Town reserves | 30 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 37 | 79 | −42 | 18 | |
| 14 | Long Eaton Grange | 30 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 34 | 57 | −23 | 17 | Joined Northern Counties East League Division Two South |
| 15 | Retford Rail | 30 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 35 | 66 | −31 | 16 | Joined Northern Counties East League Division Two South |
| 16 | Long Eaton United reserves | 30 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 33 | 71 | −38 | 13 | |