Midland Football League
Founded | 2014 |
---|---|
Country | England |
Number of teams | 71 18 (Premier Division) 20 (Division One) 16 (Division Two) 17 (Division Three) |
Level on pyramid | Levels 9 to 12 |
Promotion to | Northern Premier League Division One West or Midlands |
Relegation to |
|
Domestic cup(s) | National FA Cup FA Vase League League Cup |
Current champions | Walsall Wood (Premier Division) Dudley Town (Division One) Sutton United (Division Two) Coventrians (Division Three) (2022–23) |
Website | Official site |
Current: 2023–24 |
The Midland Football League is an
Midland Alliance and Midland Combination.[1] The league has four divisions that sit at levels 9–12 of the football pyramid
.
History
The league was formed in 2014 following the merger of the
Midland Alliance and Midland Combination
.
Successful Premier Division clubs can win promotion to the 8th level of the
Birmingham & District Football League
.
Clubs are also liable to be transferred to other leagues if the FA deems it geographically suitable to do so.
Current clubs (2023–24)
Premier Division
Club | Location | Home ground |
---|---|---|
AFC Wulfrunians | Wolverhampton | Castlecroft Stadium |
Atherstone Town | Atherstone | Sheepy Road |
Bewdley Town | Bewdley | Ribbesford Meadows |
Congleton Town | Congleton | Booth Street |
Darlaston Town (1874) | Walsall | Bentley Sports Pavilion |
Dudley Town | Willenhall | Aspray 24 Arena[a] |
Highgate United | Shirley | The Coppice |
Lichfield City | Lichfield | City Ground |
Northwich Victoria | Northwich | Wincham Park[b] |
Romulus | Castle Vale | Castle Vale Stadium |
Shifnal Town | Shifnal | Acoustafoam Stadium |
Stone Old Alleynians | Stone | Yarnfield Lane |
Stourport Swifts | Stourport-on-Severn | Walshes Meadow |
Studley | Studley | The Beehive |
Tividale | Tividale | The Beeches |
Uttoxeter Town | Uttoxeter | Oldfields |
Whitchurch Alport | Whitchurch | Yockings Park |
Wolverhampton Casuals | Featherstone | Brinsford Lane |
Division One
Club | Location | Home ground |
---|---|---|
AFC Bridgnorth | Bridgnorth | Crown Meadow |
Allscott Heath | Allscott | Allscott Sports & Social Club |
Bilston Town | Bilston | Queen Street |
Black Country Rangers
|
Brierley Hill | Hillcrest Avenue |
Chelmsley Town | Chelmsley Wood | Pack Meadow |
Coton Green | Fazeley | New Mill Lane |
Coventry Copsewood | Coventry | Allard Way |
Cradley Town | Cradley | Beeches View |
Droitwich Spa | Droitwich Spa | King George V Playing Fields |
Heather St John's | Heather | St John's Park |
Hinckley | Hinckley | Kirkby Road, Barwell[c]
|
Ingles | Shepshed | Dovecote Stadium |
Nuneaton Griff | Nuneaton | The Pingles Stadium |
Paget Rangers | Sutton Coldfield | Central Ground |
Shawbury United | Ludlow | Ludlow Football Stadium |
Smethwick Rangers
|
Tividale | The Beeches[d] |
Stapenhill | Stapenhill | Edge Hill |
Sutton United | Sutton Coldfield | Coleshill Road |
Wednesfield | Wednesfield | Cottage Ground |
Wolverhampton Sporting | Great Wyrley | Pride Park |
Division Two
Club | Location | Home ground |
---|---|---|
AFC Coventry Rangers | Coventry | Technical Rugby Club |
Alcester Town | Alcester | Stratford Road |
Birmingham United
|
Redditch | Trico Stadium |
Bolehall Swifts | Tamworth | Rene Road Ground |
Cadbury Athletic | Bournville | Cadbury Recreation Ground |
Central Ajax | Warwick | Hampton Road |
Coventrians | Coventry | Holbrooks Park |
Coventry Alvis | Coventry | Alvis Sports & Social Club |
Earlswood Town | Earlswood
|
The Yakinori Pavilions |
Fairfield Villa | Fairfield | Fairfield Recreation Ground |
Hampton | Solihull | Field Lane |
Inkberrow | Inkberrow | Sands Road |
Knowle | Knowle | The Robins' Nest |
Lane Head | Walsall | Stowe Street |
Littleton | North and Middle Littleton | Five Acres |
Redditch Borough | Redditch | The Mettis & Sports Social Club |
Division Three
Club | Location | Home ground |
---|---|---|
AFC Birmingham | Halesowen | Illey Lane |
AFC Solihull | Solihull | Tudor Grange Leisure Centre |
Balsall & Berkswell | Balsall Common | The Triangle |
BNJS | Smethwick | Hadley Stadium |
Birmingham Tigers | Smethwick | Hadley Stadium |
Boldmere Sports & Social Falcons | Boldmere | Boldmere Sports & Social Club |
Castle Vale Town | Castle Vale | Castle Vale Stadium |
Continental Star | Perry Barr | The Hub |
DSC United | Boldmere | Trevor Brown Memorial Ground |
Feckenham | Feckenham | Mill Lane |
Gornal Youth | Brierley Hill | The Dell Stadium |
Leamington Hibernian | Warwick | Hampton Lane |
Meadow Park | Stoke Prior | Aspire Football Ground |
Northfield Town | Selly Oak | Shenley Lane Community Association |
Silhill | Solihull | Sharmans Cross Road |
Solihull Sporting | Solihull | John Henry Newman Catholic College |
Wake Green Amateurs | Shirley | Drawbridge Road |
Honours
Champions
Season | Premier Division | Division One | Division Two | Division Three |
---|---|---|---|---|
2014–15 | Basford United | Highgate United | Coventry United | Austrey Rangers |
2015–16 | Hereford | Coventry United | Alvis Sporting Club |
Leamington Hibernian |
2016–17 | Alvechurch | Bromsgrove Sporting | Paget Rangers | NKF Burbage |
2017–18 | Bromsgrove Sporting | Walsall Wood | NKF Burbage | GNP Sports |
2018–19 | Ilkeston Town | Heather St Johns |
Northfield Town | Alcester Town |
2019–20 | No champions; season abandoned (COVID-19 pandemic) | |||
2020–21 | No champions; season curtailed (COVID-19 lockdowns) | |||
2021–22 | Hanley Town | Atherstone Town | Cadbury Athletic | AFC Coventry Rangers |
2022–23 | Walsall Wood | Dudley Town | Sutton United | Coventrians |
2023–24 | Congleton Town | Hinckley |
Promoted
Season | Club | Position | Promoted to |
---|---|---|---|
2014–15 | Basford United | 1st | Northern Premier League Division One South |
2015–16 | Hereford | 1st | Southern League Division One South & West |
2016–17 | Alvechurch | 1st | Northern Premier League Division One South |
2017–18 | Bromsgrove Sporting | 1st | Southern League East Division |
Coleshill Town | 2nd | ||
2018–19 | Ilkeston Town | 1st | Northern Premier League Division One South East |
2019–20 | None promoted | ||
2020–21 | Sporting Khalsa | 1st | Northern Premier League Division One Midlands |
2021–22 | Hanley Town | 1st | Northern Premier League Division One West |
Boldmere St Michaels |
2nd | Northern Premier League Division One Midlands | |
2022–23 | Walsall Wood | 1st | Northern Premier League Division One Midlands |
Lye Town | 2nd | ||
2023–24 | Congleton Town | 1st | Northern Premier League Division One Midlands |
TBC |
League Cup
Finals
Source[2]
Season | Result | Venue | Attendance | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2014–15 | Long Eaton United | 2–0 | Rocester | Bescot Stadium | 227[3] |
2015–16 | Hereford | 3–1 | Walsall Wood | Damson Park | 849[4] |
2016–17 | Alvechurch | 2–1 | Hinckley AFC | Bescot Stadium | 628[5] |
2017–18 | Walsall Wood | 2–1 | Coleshill Town | n/a | |
2018–19 | Romulus | 2–1 | NKF Burbage | 349 | |
2019–20 | Final not contested | ||||
2020–21 | Cancelled | ||||
2021–22 | Not held | ||||
2022–23 | Hinckley | 2–0 | Whitchurch Alport | Bescot Stadium | 700[6] |
2023–24 | Congleton Town | Highgate United | Bescot Stadium |
Notes
- ^ Groundshare with Sporting Khalsa
- ^ (Groundshare with Witton Albion)
- ^ Groundshare with Barwell
- ^ Groundshare with Tividale
References
- ^ "Midlands 'Super League' Set For Next Season". The Non League Football Paper. 24 May 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
- ^ "League Cup History". Retrieved 14 May 2019.
- ^ "Long Eaton United 2 0 Rocester". 5 May 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- ^ Bulls News [@BullsNewsBlog] (May 10, 2016). "ATTENDANCE 849" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Hinckley AFC Official League Cup Final report". Retrieved 19 May 2017.
- ^ "Hinckley 2 0 Whitchurch Alport". 10 May 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023.