The following is a list of clubs who played in the original Midland Football League from its formation in 1889 until it closed in 1982.
Clubs
Alfreton Town Appleby Frodingham Arnold (first team and reserves) Arnold Kingswell Ashby Institute Ashington Ashton United Attenborough Barnsley (first team and reserves) Barton Town Belper Town (first team and reserves) Blyth Spartans Borrowash Victoria Boston Boston Town Boston United Bourne Town Bradford City (reserves only) Bradford Park Avenue (reserves only) Bridlington Trinity Brigg Town Brimington Burslem Port Vale Burton Town Burton United (reserves only) Carrvale United Castleford Town Chesterfield (first team and reserves) Clay Cross Works Clifton All Whites (first team and reserves) Coalville Town Consett Corby Town Creswell Colliery Denaby United Derby County (reserves only) Derby Junction Derby Midland Dinnington Colliery Doncaster Rovers (first team and reserves) Dresden United Eastwood Town (first team and reserves) Folk House Old Boys Frickley Colliery Gainsborough Trinity (first team and reserves) Gateshead Glossop North End Goole Town Graham Street Prims Grantham Greenhalgh's Grimsby Town (first team and reserves) Guisborough Town Halifax Town (first team and reserves) Harrogate Heanor Town Heckmondwike Hednesford Hinckley Town Holbeach United Horden Colliery Welfare Huddersfield Town (first team and reserves) Hull City (reserves only) Ilkeston Town (first team and reserves) Kettering Kidderminster Kimberley Town (first team and reserves) King's Lynn Leeds City (reserves only) Leeds United (first team and reserves) Leek Leicester Fosse (first team and reserves) Linby Colliery Welfare Lincoln City (first team and reserves) Lockheed Leamington Long Eaton Long Eaton Grange Long Eaton Rangers Long Eaton United (first team and reserves) Loughborough Corinthians Loughborough Loughborough United Louth United Mansfield Mansfield Town Matlock Matlock Town Mexborough Mexborough Athletic Mexborough Town Newark North Shields Northampton Town Norwich City (reserves only) Nottingham Forest (reserves only) Notts County Notts Rangers Oakham United Ollerton Colliery Peterborough United Ransome & Marles Retford Rail Retford Town (first team and reserves) Ripley Town Rolls Royce Hucknall Rotherham County (first team and reserves) Rotherham Town [I] Rotherham Town [II] Rotherham United (reserves only) Rushden Town Scarborough Scunthorpe United (first team and reserves) Sheffield Sheffield United Shepshed Charterhouse Shirebrook Shrewsbury Town Silverwood Colliery Skegness Town South Shields Spalding United Spennymoor United Stamford Staveley Staveley Welfare Staveley Works Stockport County Stockton Stoke Swifts Sutton Town (first team and reserves) Sutton Trinity The Wednesday (reserves only) TI Chesterfield Wakefield City Walsall Warley Warwick County Wath Athletic Wednesbury Old Athletic Wellingborough Whitwick White Cross Wisbech Town Wombwell Worksop Town York City [I] York City [II]
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