Midland Football League

Midland Football League
Founded	2014
Country	England
Number of teams	74; 20 (Premier Division); 22 (Division One); 16 (Division Two); 16 (Division Three)
Level on pyramid	Levels 9 to 12
Promotion to	Northern Premier League Division One West or Midlands
Relegation to	; Herefordshire County FA Premier Division; MFL Division Two; Staffordshire County Senior League; West Midlands (Regional) League;
Domestic cup(s)	National; FA Cup; FA Vase; League; League Cup
Current champions	Hanley Town (Premier Division); Atherstone Town (Division One); Cadbury Athletic (Division Two); AFC Coventry Rangers (Division Three)
Website	Official site
	Current: 2022–23

The Midland Football League is an English football league that was founded in 2014 by the merger of the former 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 English football league system, while the competition also has a number of feeder leagues at level 11, which provide new member clubs each year. Entry can also be gained by applying from non-pyramid leagues such as 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 (2022–23)

Premier Division

Club	Location	Home ground
AFC Wulfrunians	Wolverhampton	Castlecroft Stadium
Atherstone Town	Atherstone	Sheepy Road
Bewdley Town	Bewdley	Ribbesford Meadows
Darlaston Town (1874)	Walsall	Bentley Sports Pavilion
Highgate United	Shirley	The Coppice
Lichfield City	Lichfield	City Ground
Lye Town	Lye	The Sports Ground
Market Drayton Town	Market Drayton	Greenfields Sports Ground
Racing Club Warwick	Warwick	Townsend Meadow
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 Sports Ground
Walsall Wood	Walsall Wood	The Boston Bailey Ground
Whitchurch Alport	Whitchurch	Yockings Park
Wolverhampton Casuals	Featherstone	Brinsford Lane
Worcester City	Worcester	Claines Lane

Division One

Club	Location	Home ground
AFC Bridgnorth	Bridgnorth	Crown Meadow
Ashby Ivanhoe	Ashby-de-la-Zouch	NFU Sports Ground
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	Walshes Meadow^[a]
Dudley Town	Willenhall	Aspray 24 Arena^[b]
Graham Street Prims	Derby	Asterdale Sports Ground
Haughmond	Shrewsbury	Sundorne Sports Village
Heath Hayes	Heath Hayes	Coppice Colliery Ground
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 Khalsa Football Federation	Tividale	The Beeches^[d]
Stapenhill	Stapenhill	Edge Hill
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
Barnt Green Spartak	Earlswood	The Pavilions
Boldmere Sports & Social Falcons	Boldmere	Boldmere Sports & Social Club
Bolehall Swifts	Tamworth	Rene Road Ground
Cadbury Athletic	Bournville	Cadbury Recreation Ground
Coventry Alvis	Coventry	Alvis Sports & Social Club
Earlswood Town	Earlswood	The Pavilions
Fairfield Villa	Fairfield	Fairfield Recreation Ground
Hampton	Solihull	Field Lane
Inkberrow	Inkberrow	Sands Road
Kenilworth Sporting	Kenilworth	Gypsy Road
Knowle	Knowle	The Robins' Nest
Lane Head	Walsall	Stowe Street
Redditch Borough	Redditch	The Mettis & Sports Social Club
Sutton United	Sutton Coldfield	Hollyfield Road

Division Three

Club	Location	Home ground
AFC Birmingham	Halesowen	Illey Lane
AFC Solihull	Solihull	Tudor Grange Leisure Centre
Balsall & Berkswell	Balsall Common	The Triangle
Bartley Reds	Northfield	Field Avenue
Birmingham Tigers	Smethwick	Hadley Stadium
Castle Vale Town	Castle Vale	Castle Vale Stadium
Central Ajax	Warwick	Hampton Road
Continental Star	Perry Barr	The Hub
Coventrians	Coventry	Holbrooks Park
Dunlop	Coventry	Dunlop Sports & Social Club
DSC United	Shirley	The Coppice^[e]
Enville Athletic	Stourbridge	Hall Drive
Leamington Hibernian	Warwick	Hampton Lane
Solihull Sporting	Solihull	John Henry Newman Catholic College
Sutton Rangers	Sutton Coldfield	Bilbrook Junior Football Club
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 (coronavirus disease pandemic)
2020–21	No champions; season curtailed (COVID-19 lockdowns)
2021–22	Hanley Town	Atherstone Town	Cadbury Athletic	AFC Coventry Rangers

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
2017–18	Coleshill Town	2nd	Southern League East Division
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

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

Notes

^ Groundshare with Stourport Swifts
^ Groundshare with Sporting Khalsa
^ Groundshare with Barwell
^ Groundshare with Tividale
^ Groundshare with Highgate United

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.
^ "Midland Football League Cup Final". Retrieved 3 May 2016.
^ Bulls News [@BullsNewsBlog] (10 May 2016). "ATTENDANCE 849" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
^ "Hinckley AFC Official League Cup Final report". Retrieved 19 May 2017.

External links

[2] Groundshare with Stourport Swifts

[3] Groundshare with Sporting Khalsa

[4] Groundshare with Barwell

[5] Groundshare with Tividale

[6] Groundshare with Highgate United

[1] "Midlands 'Super League' Set For Next Season". The Non League Football Paper. 24 May 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2014.

[League_Cup_History-7] "League Cup History". Retrieved 14 May 2019.

[Midland_Football_League-8] "Midland Football League Cup Final". Retrieved 3 May 2016.

[9] Bulls News [@BullsNewsBlog] (10 May 2016). "ATTENDANCE 849" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[Hinckley_AFC_Official-10] "Hinckley AFC Official League Cup Final report". Retrieved 19 May 2017.

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