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      MIDLAND LEAGUE  1949/50
      P W D L F A Pts
      1 Nottingham Forest Res. 46 31 8 7 105 44 70
      2 Grimsby Town Reserves 46 29 7 10 98 58 65
      3 Scunthorpe United 46 29 6 11 99 44 64 Promoted
      Season Results 4 Peterborough United 46 23 10 13 91 71 56
      5 Hull City Reserves 46 22 11 13 91 64 55
      6 York City Reserves 46 25 5 16 103 81 55
      7 Rotherham United Res. 46 20 12 14 79 59 52
      8 Gainsborough Trinity 46 21 10 15 88 74 52
      9 Goole Town 46 22 6 18 75 86 50
      10 Shrewsbury Town 46 19 11 16 96 86 49 Promoted
      11 Denaby United 46 18 12 16 90 71 48
      12 Bradford PA Reserves 46 19 10 17 99 84 48
      13 Bradford City Reserves 46 18 12 16 91 84 48
      14 Scarborough 46 18 8 20 106 96 44
      15 Grantham 46 17 9 20 95 118 43
      16 Notts County Reserves 46 15 10 21 84 82 40
      17 Mansfield Town Reserves 46 17 6 23 66 93 40
      18 Frickley Colliery 46 15 9 22 87 94 39
      19 Lincoln City Reserves 46 14 11 21 69 82 39
      20 Worksop Town 46 14 5 27 56 80 33
      21 Halifax Town Reserves 46 10 11 25 66 99 31
      22 Boston United 46 8 14 24 71 113 30
      23 Ransome & Marles 46 13 2 31 58 135 28
      24 Doncaster Rovers Res. 46 9 7 30 63 128 25
     
     

Each of the Third Divisions of the Football League increased its membership by two clubs. Both clubs seeking re-election to the Third Division North were re-elected without a vote leaving the election process to decide on the new clubs. Scunthorpe and Shrewsbury of the Midland League took part in the vote. Voting -

50 votes Shrewsbury Town Elected to the Football League
19 Wigan Athletic To second vote
19 Workington To second vote
17 Scunthorpe United To second vote
11 Nelson To second vote
1 Northwich Victoria Not elected to the League
1 South Liverpool Not elected to the League
0 Ashington Not elected to the League
0 North Shields Not elected to the League
Second vote -
15 votes Scunthorpe United To third vote
15 Wigan Athletic To third vote
14 Workington To third vote
5 Nelson Not elected to the League
Third vote -
30 votes Scunthorpe United Elected to the League
18 Wigan Athletic Not elected to the League
1 Workington Not elected to the League