2017–18 Midland Football League

The 2017–18 Midland Football League season was the 4th in the history of the Midland Football League, a football competition in England.

Premier Division

Midland Football League
Premier Division
Season2017–18
ChampionsBromsgrove Sporting
PromotedBromsgrove Sporting
RelegatedHaughmond
Shawbury United
Rocester
Matches played462
Goals scored1,640 (3.55 per match)

The Premier Division featured 17 clubs which competed in the previous season, along with five new clubs:

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Bromsgrove Sporting 42 31 5 6 110 50 +60 98 Promoted to Southern League Division One Central
2 Coleshill Town 42 28 8 6 106 47 +59 92 Promoted to Southern League Division One Central[a]
3 Highgate United 42 28 6 8 92 47 +45 90
4 Worcester City 42 24 11 7 94 41 +53 83
5 Sporting Khalsa 42 20 11 11 83 58 +25 71
6 Rugby Town 42 19 7 16 76 60 +16 64 Transferred to the United Counties League Premier Division
7 Shepshed Dynamo 42 18 9 15 95 76 +19 63
8 Coventry United 42 18 7 17 80 77 +3 61
9 Long Eaton United 42 18 7 17 65 86 −21 61
10 Coventry Sphinx 42 16 12 14 73 65 +8 60
11 Quorn 42 18 6 18 77 89 −12 60
12 Westfields 42 17 8 17 86 83 +3 59
13 Heanor Town 42 17 7 18 67 79 −12 58 Voluntarily relegated to the East Midlands Counties League
14 Boldmere St Michaels 42 15 8 19 59 75 −16 53
15 Stourport Swifts 42 13 10 19 65 88 −23 49
16 Lye Town 42 13 8 21 62 79 −17 47
17 AFC Wulfrunians 42 14 5 23 52 88 −36 47
18 Loughborough University 42 12 7 23 57 82 −25 43
19 South Normanton Athletic 42 12 7 23 59 91 −32 43
20 Haughmond 42 9 11 22 58 80 −22 38 Relegated to the West Midlands (Regional) League
21 Shawbury United 42 10 7 25 59 80 −21 37
22 Rocester 42 5 7 30 65 119 −54 22 Relegated to Division One
Source: FA Full-Time
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of matches won; 5) Head-to-head results [1]
Notes:
  1. ^ 12 of the 14 runners-up at Step 5 were to have been promoted to Step 4.
    However, with resignations and mergers in leagues above, all fourteen runners-up were promoted.

Stadia and locations

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Locations of the Premier Division clubs
Club Location Stadium Capacity
AFC Wulfrunians Wolverhampton Castlecroft Stadium 2,000
Boldmere St. Michaels Boldmere Trevor Brown Memorial Ground 2,500
Bromsgrove Sporting Bromsgrove Victoria Ground 3,500
Coleshill Town Coleshill Pack Meadow 2,070
Coventry Sphinx Coventry Sphinx Drive 1,000
Coventry United Coventry Butts Park Arena 3,000
Haughmond Shrewsbury Sundorne Sports Village
Heanor Town Heanor Town Ground 2,700
Highgate United Shirley The Coppice 2,000
Long Eaton United Long Eaton Grange Park 3,000
Loughborough University Loughborough Loughborough University Stadium 3,300
Lye Town Lye The Sports Ground 1,000
Quorn Quorn Farley Way Stadium 1,400
Rocester Rocester Hillsfield 4,000
Rugby Town Rugby Butlin Road 6,000
Shawbury United Wem Butler Sports Centre 1,000
Shepshed Dynamo Shepshed The Dovecote Stadium 2,500
South Normanton Athletic South Normanton Lees Lane 3,000
Sporting Khalsa Willenhall Aspray Arena 2,500
Stourport Swifts Stourport-on-Severn Walshes Meadow 2,000
Westfields Hereford allpay.park 2,000
Worcester City Bromsgrove Victoria Ground 3,500

Division One

Midland Football League
Division One
Season2017–18
ChampionsWalsall Wood
PromotedWalsall Wood
Ilkeston Town
RelegatedStafford Town
Bolehall Swifts
Coventry Alvis
Matches played462
Goals scored1,892 (4.1 per match)

Division One featured 17 clubs which competed in the previous season, along with five new clubs.

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Walsall Wood 42 36 2 4 173 36 +137 110 Promoted to the Premier Division
2 Ilkeston Town 42 30 5 7 107 46 +61 95
3 Atherstone Town 42 29 5 8 128 50 +78 92
4 Leicester Road 42 28 6 8 99 52 +47 90
5 Racing Club Warwick 42 25 6 11 112 69 +43 81
6 Hinckley 42 25 5 12 136 76 +60 80
7 Heather St John's 42 25 5 12 136 81 +55 80
8 Littleton 42 24 1 17 88 53 +35 73
9 Studley 42 21 8 13 84 77 +7 71
10 Lichfield City 42 17 7 18 81 89 −8 58
11 Uttoxeter Town 42 16 8 18 87 101 −14 56
12 Paget Rangers 42 16 7 19 80 85 −5 55
13 Coventry Copsewood 42 16 4 22 65 91 −26 52
14 Heath Hayes 42 11 11 20 90 99 −9 44
15 Cadbury Athletic 42 11 11 20 66 82 −16 44
16 Chelmsley Town 42 12 8 22 55 89 −34 44
17 Brocton 42 11 10 21 69 87 −18 43
18 Pershore Town 42 11 8 23 64 95 −31 41 Transferred to the West Midlands (Regional) League
19 Nuneaton Griff 42 10 8 24 52 102 −50 38
20 Stafford Town 42 9 3 30 52 107 −55 30 Relegated to the Staffordshire County Senior League
21 Bolehall Swifts 42 7 4 31 34 143 −109 25 Relegated to Division Two
22 Coventry Alvis 42 4 4 34 34 182 −148 16
Source: FA Full-Time
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of matches won; 5) Head-to-head results [1]

Stadia and locations

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Location of Division one clubs
Club Location Stadium Capacity
Atherstone Town Atherstone Sheepy Road 3,500
Bolehall Swifts Tamworth Rene Road
Brocton Stafford Silkmore Lane
Cadbury Athletic Bournville Triplex Sports Ground
Chelmsley Town Chelmsley Wood Pack Meadow
Coventry Alvis Coventry Alvis Sports & Social Club
Coventry Copsewood Coventry Allard Way
Heath Hayes Heath Hayes Coppice Colliery Ground
Heather St John's Heather St. John's Park
Hinckley Heather St. John's Park
Ilkeston Town Ilkeston New Manor Ground 3,029
Leicester Road Hinckley Leicester Road Stadium 4,329
Littleton North and Middle Littleton Five Acres
Nuneaton Griff Nuneaton Pingles Stadium 6,000
Paget Rangers Boldmere Church Road
Pershore Town Pershore King George V Playing Fields
Racing Club Warwick Warwick Townsend Meadow
Stafford Town Stafford Evans Park
Studley Studley The Beehive 1,500
Uttoxeter Town Uttoxeter Oldfields
Walsall Wood Walsall Wood Oak Park

Division Two

Midland Football League
Division Two
Season2017–18
ChampionsNKF Burbage
PromotedNKF Burbage
Matches played230
Goals scored862 (3.75 per match)

Division Two featured eleven clubs which competed in the division last season, along with five new clubs:

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 NKF Burbage 29 25 3 1 71 17 +54 78 Promoted to Division One
2 Smithswood Firs 27 22 2 3 74 32 +42 68 Resigned from the league
3 Droitwich Spa 29 18 2 9 74 45 +29 56 Transferred to the West Midlands (Regional) League Division One
4 Feckenham 29 15 4 10 64 54 +10 49
5 Hampton 30 15 4 11 57 63 −6 49
6 Montpellier 30 12 5 13 59 69 −10 41 Resigned from the league
7 Fairfield Villa 30 11 7 12 52 57 −5 40
8 Moors Academy 30 11 6 13 60 52 +8 39
9 Barnt Green Spartak 30 11 6 13 48 57 −9 39
10 Northfield Town 29 11 5 13 41 51 −10 38
11 Knowle 29 11 4 14 59 59 0 37
12 Coton Green 29 8 8 13 49 51 −2 32
13 Earlswood Town 29 7 6 16 43 66 −23 27
14 Redditch Borough 29 7 4 18 51 62 −11 25
15 Bloxwich Town 29 7 4 18 39 70 −31 25 Resigned from the league
16 Pelsall Villa 22 1 6 15 21 57 −36 9
Source: fchd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Division Three

Midland Football League
Division Three
Season2017–18
ChampionsGNP Sports
PromotedGNP Sports
Boldmere Sports & Social
FC Stratford
Matches played240
Goals scored1,072 (4.47 per match)

Division Three featured nine clubs which competed in the division last season, along with seven new clubs:

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 GNP Sports 30 26 2 2 144 23 +121 80 Promoted to Division Two
2 Boldmere Sports & Social 30 21 1 8 76 46 +30 64
3 FC Stratford 30 18 5 7 98 36 +62 59
4 Alcester Town 30 18 5 7 84 41 +43 59
5 Bartestree 30 18 1 11 88 53 +35 55
6 AFC Solihull 30 14 6 10 64 56 +8 48
7 Coventrians 30 15 3 12 67 62 +5 48
8 Central Ajax 30 13 7 10 74 78 −4 46
9 Inkberrow 30 13 6 11 74 50 +24 45
10 Shipston Excelsior 30 13 4 13 63 69 −6 43
11 Birmingham Tigers 30 10 5 15 58 84 −26 35
12 CT Shush 30 7 9 14 42 60 −18 30
13 Continental Star 30 9 2 19 49 94 −45 28[a]
14 Enville Athletic 30 6 6 18 32 59 −27 24
15 Castle Vale Town 30 4 3 23 33 117 −84 15
16 Leamington Hibs 30 1 3 26 26 144 −118 6
Source: fchd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Continental Star one point deducted.

References

  1. ^ a b "The FA Handbook Standardised Rules 2017-2018 (page 539, section 12.2)". The FA. Retrieved 21 July 2017.