2016–17 Midland Football League

Midland Football League
Season 2016–17

The 2016–17 Midland Football League season was the third in the history of the Midland Football League, a football competition in England.

Premier Division

Midland Football League Premier Division
Champions Alvechurch
Promoted Alvechurch
Relegated Brocton
Tividale
Walsall Wood

The Premier Division consists of 22 clubs.

The following 4 clubs left the Premier Division before the season -

The following 4 clubs joined the Premier Division before the season -


League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Alvechurch (C, P) 42 28 8 6 91 33 +58 92 Promoted to NPL Division One South
2 Coleshill Town 42 27 5 10 109 59 +50 86
3 Sporting Khalsa 42 24 10 8 92 50 +42 82
4 Lye Town 42 22 10 10 73 45 +28 76
5 Westfields 42 20 10 12 98 75 +23 70
6 Heanor Town 42 20 9 13 87 65 +22 69
7 Highgate United 42 18 9 15 84 71 +13 63
8 Coventry United 42 18 8 16 63 57 +6 62
9 St Andrews 42 18 8 16 86 88 −2 62 Transferred to the United Counties League
10 Coventry Sphinx 42 16 9 17 78 79 −1 57
11 Quorn 42 16 9 17 58 74 −16 57
12 Boldmere St Michaels 42 15 10 17 73 63 +10 55
13 Stourport Swifts 42 14 11 17 73 83 −10 53
14 Long Eaton United 42 15 8 19 74 87 −13 53
15 Shepshed Dynamo 42 14 10 18 65 68 −3 52
16 Rocester 42 13 13 16 71 86 −15 52
17 AFC Wulfrunians 42 14 8 20 55 72 −17 50
18 Loughborough University 42 11 15 16 67 66 +1 48
19 Shawbury United 42 14 5 23 69 91 −22 47
20 Walsall Wood (R) 42 14 5 23 57 86 −29 47 Relegated to Division One
21 Brocton (R) 42 10 4 28 50 112 −62 34
22 Tividale (R) 42 6 6 30 48 111 −63 24 Relegated to the West Midlands League
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]
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.

Promotion criteria

To be promoted at the end of the season a team must:[2]

  1. Have applied to be considered for promotion by the end of November
  2. Pass a ground grading examination by the end of March
  3. Finish the season in a position higher than that of any other team also achieving criteria 1 and 2
  4. Finish the season in one of the top three positions

The following six teams achieved criterion one:[3]

Results

Home \ Away[1] AWU ALV BOSBROCOLCOVCVUHEAHIGLOELOULYEQONROCSHASPDSPKSTASPSTIVWAWWES
AFC Wulfrunians 0–2 2–0 2–3 0–0 1–4 4–1 2–0 2–2 4–3 3–2 0–1 0–2 2–2 1–0 0–1 1–3 0–4 0–3 0–0 1–0 0–1
Alvechurch 3–1 2–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–0 1–1 3–0 1–2 3–2 0–1 5–0 3–0 3–0 2–2 2–2 5–1 1–1 4–0 4–1 2–0
Boldmere St. Michaels 1–0 3–0 5–1 4–2 1–1 4–3 0–2 0–4 1–0 2–2 2–3 1–2 1–2 3–0 0–0 2–0 8–0 1–3 3–0 1–2 1–5
Brocton 0–5 0–3 2–1 0–4 1–0 1–1 3–2 2–6 1–4 0–2 3–1 1–2 1–1 1–3 0–4 1–6 1–3 1–3 1–0 1–1 1–2
Coleshill Town 2–1 2–0 4–1 3–2 3–4 4–0 2–3 2–1 2–3 0–2 2–3 1–0 5–2 6–1 2–0 3–3 5–1 4–3 4–2 5–2 3–1
Coventry Sphinx 3–0 0–2 0–0 8–0 1–1 1–2 1–0 1–1 4–1 2–1 1–1 2–3 4–4 3–1 2–1 0–5 0–5 1–3 1–1 4–0 2–3
Coventry United 0–1 0–1 0–2 4–1 1–3 1–0 2–1 1–3 3–1 0–0 1–2 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–0 2–2 2–4 5–0 5–1 2–0 1–1
Heanor Town 1–2 2–2 1–1 3–2 2–3 1–2 2–1 2–0 0–0 2–1 4–0 2–3 2–1 3–2 1–1 2–1 4–0 2–1 4–1 3–1 4–2
Highgate United 2–0 0–3 0–6 1–2 0–1 4–1 0–1 1–3 1–2 0–0 0–3 2–1 3–0 4–2 5–1 2–2 3–5 4–0 2–1 3–2 4–0
Long Eaton United 2–3 2–5 3–1 3–2 2–2 2–0 2–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–1 3–1 0–1 2–3 1–2 4–6 2–0 5–1 2–0 0–2 3–3
Loughborough University 3–2 0–2 1–1 2–4 2–4 4–1 1–3 2–4 1–0 3–1 3–3 0–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 0–1 1–3 1–0 4–2 1–1 1–1
Lye Town 2–0 1–2 1–1 3–1 0–1 5–0 0–0 1–1 1–2 4–0 1–0 3–0 0–0 4–0 3–0 0–1 1–0 2–0 2–1 2–0 2–1
Quorn 2–0 0–5 0–4 0–0 2–1 1–1 2–1 2–2 3–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–3 1–0 0–0 0–2 2–1 4–3 1–2 1–1 2–1
Rocester 0–0 0–3 3–0 5–4 0–4 1–4 1–0 3–2 1–2 2–1 1–1 3–1 3–2 2–2 1–2 2–2 4–4 0–0 4–1 3–2 2–4
Shawbury United 2–1 1–1 4–0 2–0 2–1 4–3 1–1 0–3 2–4 5–1 0–5 0–3 1–2 4–3 2–1 0–1 2–6 3–0 2–0 1–2 5–1
Shepshed Dynamo 5–1 0–1 3–1 3–0 1–3 2–3 2–2 3–2 1–1 2–2 1–2 2–2 3–3 2–1 2–1 1–0 1–1 1–2 3–0 1–0 4–5
Sporting Khalsa 1–0 0–1 2–2 4–0 1–1 4–2 0–1 2–1 1–1 5–0 2–1 3–0 3–2 5–3 1–0 3–2 2–0 5–1 3–0 0–2 1–1
St Andrews 1–2 1–1 2–2 1–0 2–1 1–0 0–2 4–3 0–0 5–1 4–3 1–1 2–1 0–0 4–1 2–0 0–2 3–6 1–4 5–2 0–4
Stourport Swifts 2–2 1–1 0–0 2–0 0–2 2–3 1–2 1–1 1–6 2–2 2–1 3–1 1–1 3–2 3–1 3–0 1–1 2–2 4–0 1–2 0–5
Tividale 3–1 1–4 0–3 1–3 1–5 1–3 0–2 1–4 2–2 2–4 1–1 0–2 3–2 2–2 2–1 1–2 2–3 2–4 1–5 0–2 2–2
Walsall Wood 3–5 2–1 0–2 3–1 1–2 1–3 1–1 1–3 1–4 1–0 1–1 1–3 0–3 4–0 2–5 1–0 2–1 2–1 1–0 1–3 3–4
Westfields 0–0 2–0 1–0 1–2 0–4 2–2 6–1 5–1 7–1 1–0 0–3 2–2 3–2 1–2 2–2 3–2 2–0 3–2 3–3 3–1 4–0

Updated to games played on 29 April 2017.
Source: MFL Premier Division results
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Division One

Midland Football League Division One
Champions Bromsgrove Sporting
Promoted Bromsgrove Sporting
Relegated Pelsall Villa
Southam United

Division One consists of 20 clubs.

The following 2 clubs left Division One before the season -

The following 2 clubs joined Division One before the season -


League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Bromsgrove Sporting (C, P) 38 33 5 0 132 23 +109 104 Promoted to Premier Division
2 Hinckley 38 27 4 7 133 47 +86 85
3 Leicester Road 38 25 4 9 117 36 +81 79
4 Atherstone Town 38 24 5 9 99 58 +41 77
5 Cadbury Athletic 38 19 13 6 78 45 +33 70
6 Racing Club Warwick 38 19 9 10 92 72 +20 66
7 Lichfield City 38 17 7 14 66 61 +5 58
8 Heather St John's 38 17 4 17 67 69 −2 55
9 Littleton 38 16 4 18 64 64 0 52
10 Nuneaton Griff 38 15 6 17 71 76 −5 51
11 Uttoxeter Town 38 14 7 17 68 82 −14 49
12 Coventry Copsewood 38 14 5 19 74 90 −16 47
13 Bolehall Swifts 38 15 1 22 80 97 −17 46
14 Heath Hayes 38 12 8 18 67 69 −2 44
15 Studley 38 12 5 21 69 97 −28 41
16 Stafford Town 38 10 9 19 69 79 −10 39
17 Chelmsley Town 38 10 8 20 62 81 −19 38
18 Pershore Town 38 10 8 20 48 81 −33 38
19 Pelsall Villa (R) 38 9 7 22 53 99 −46 34 Relegated to Division Two
20 Southam United (R, X) 38 0 5 33 12 195 −183 5 Relegated to Division Two, then resigned from league[4]
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]
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated; (X) Resigned from league at end of season.

Results

Home \ Away[1] ATH BOS BRSCADCHLCOVHEAHEJHINLRDLICLITNUNPELPERRCWSOUSTASTUUTT
Atherstone Town 1–0 0–4 1–3 4–1 5–0 2–1 0–1 3–0 1–1 1–1 0–5 5–0 4–1 1–0 3–1 3–2 4–1 1–2 0–3
Bolehall Swifts 1–2 0–8 4–3 4–2 1–2 4–0 5–2 3–7 0–8 1–2 1–2 2–4 0–4 3–1 1–2 7–0 4–2 1–2 6–2
Bromsgrove Sporting 2–2 3–0 3–2 3–2 5–2 2–1 5–0 3–0 1–0 5–0 2–0 4–2 10–0 5–0 1–1 3–0 1–1 2–0 2–1
Cadbury Athletic 1–1 3–0 1–1 2–2 2–0 2–0 2–2 0–3 0–2 2–1 3–2 1–1 1–1 3–0 2–0 6–0 3–0 2–2 4–0
Chelmsley Town 0–5 2–3 1–4 0–2 4–2 1–6 1–2 3–6 0–2 3–3 1–0 1–2 1–0 4–1 3–1 8–0 0–0 6–1 0–1
Coventry Copsewood 2–1 1–3 1–3 1–4 3–1 2–3 1–3 2–2 0–3 3–0 2–1 1–2 3–3 1–0 1–3 8–0 3–2 0–4 1–5
Heath Hayes 3–4 1–2 0–4 0–2 0–2 2–1 2–1 0–2 0–2 0–3 1–1 2–3 5–0 0–0 3–4 4–0 0–2 3–0 3–3
Heather St. John's 0–2 1–0 0–3 1–1 4–0 4–1 0–1 1–3 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 3–0 1–1 2–4 10–0 1–2 4–3 4–3
Hinckley 2–3 4–1 1–2 5–3 1–2 2–0 1–2 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–2 4–0 6–0 4–1 4–1 12–0 2–1 5–1 6–2
Leicester Road 2–2 4–0 0–1 0–1 4–1 4–2 1–1 5–1 2–1 4–1 7–2 3–1 5–1 1–2 1–1 11–0 3–1 3–1 5–0
Lichfield City 5–0 3–1 0–1 0–2 0–1 2–4 2–1 3–0 0–4 1–0 3–0 3–1 1–3 3–0 2–2 5–0 1–1 0–3 1–1
Littleton 1–2 3–2 0–4 0–2 2–2 1–3 0–1 4–2 2–1 1–3 2–1 1–3 2–1 1–0 2–1 2–0 1–0 3–1 1–2
Nuneaton Griff 3–5 0–3 0–5 3–0 2–1 2–4 0–0 0–2 1–1 1–3 0–1 0–0 2–1 3–4 3–7 7–0 1–0 6–0 2–0
Pelsall Villa 1–6 4–1 1–5 1–2 0–0 2–3 2–3 2–1 1–6 2–1 0–0 1–5 4–0 1–4 2–2 4–0 3–1 2–4 0–0
Pershore Town 2–0 0–6 0–3 0–3 2–2 0–3 2–2 2–2 1–2 3–2 1–4 0–6 0–3 0–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 4–0 0–0
Racing Club Warwick 2–5 1–1 0–3 2–2 3–1 2–2 1–3 2–0 1–7 1–0 3–5 3–1 1–1 2–0 3–3 15–0 3–1 2–0 3–1
Southam United 0–8 0–3 0–6 0–0 1–1 1–1 0–6 1–2 0–10 0–7 2–2 0–4 0–4 2–2 0–4 1–2 0–3 1–6 1–2
Stafford Town 2–4 6–1 0–4 3–3 1–1 2–0 4–4 4–2 1–2 2–6 4–1 0–1 2–2 1–0 2–4 3–4 7–0 2–5 0–2
Studley 1–5 1–4 2–7 1–1 0–1 2–4 2–2 2–3 1–1 0–6 1–2 4–3 3–2 4–0 1–2 1–2 4–0 1–1 1–3
Uttoxeter Town 1–3 4–1 2–2 2–2 2–0 4–4 3–1 1–2 1–6 1–5 1–2 2–1 1–4 3–2 2–1 1–2 4–0 1–3 1–2

Updated to games played on 29 April 2017.
Source: MFL Division One results
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Division two

Midland Football League Division Two
Champions Droitwich Spa
Promoted Droitwich Spa
Paget Rangers
Relegated Leamington Hibernian
Continental Star




Division Two consists of 16 clubs.

The following 3 clubs left Division Two before the season -

  • Austrey Rangers – resigned
  • Chelmsley Town – promoted to Division One
  • Rostance Edwards – resigned

The following 5 clubs joined Division Two before the season -

  • Bloxwich Town – new club
  • Continental Star – relegated from Premier Division
  • Leamington Hibernian – promoted from Division Three
  • Redditch Borough – promoted from Division Three
  • Smithswood Firs – promoted from Division Three


League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Paget Rangers (P, C) 30 20 4 6 93 40 +53 64 Promotion to Division One
2 Alvis Sporting Club 30 19 6 5 59 29 +30 63
3 Droitwich Spa 30 20 5 5 80 31 +49 62[lower-alpha 1]
4 Redditch Borough 30 20 4 6 87 30 +57 61[lower-alpha 2]
5 Fairfield Villa 30 17 4 9 75 51 +24 55
6 Knowle 30 13 8 9 60 41 +19 47
7 Coton Green 30 13 8 9 56 44 +12 47
8 Sutton United 30 12 5 13 62 72 −10 40[lower-alpha 3]
9 Earlswood Town 30 11 5 14 49 53 −4 38
10 Feckenham 30 9 8 13 45 64 −19 35
11 Smithswood Firs 30 8 9 13 63 70 −7 33
12 Barnt Green Spartak 30 9 3 18 45 80 −35 30
13 Bloxwich Town 30 8 6 16 32 67 −35 30
14 Hampton 30 6 5 19 33 77 −44 23
15 Leamington Hibernian (R) 30 6 4 20 38 79 −41 22 Relegation to Division Three
16 Continental Star (R) 30 3 8 19 32 81 −49 17
Source: FA Full-Time
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. ↑ Droitwich Spa were deducted three points for fielding an ineligible player[5]
  2. ↑ Redditch Borough were deducted three points for fielding an ineligible player against Paget Rangers on 13 August 2016.[6]
  3. ↑ Sutton United were deducted one point for fielding an ineligible player against Coton Green on 29 August 2016.[7]

Results

Home \ Away[1] ALV BGS BLXCOSCTGDROEARFFVFECHAMKNOLHIPAGRBOSMISUT
Alvis Sporting Club 4–0 1–0 3–2 0–2 1–0 0–2 4–0 0–0 4–1 1–0 2–0 0–2 3–1 4–0 3–2
Barnt Green Spartak 1–4 4–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 3–3 1–7 6–0 2–1 2–1 5–3 0–1 1–6 0–8 5–2
Bloxwich Town 1–0 1–1 1–0 0–0 0–4 1–0 0–1 0–1 3–1 1–1 1–4 1–5 0–1 3–3 2–2
Continental Star 1–2 0–2 3–2 4–2 2–4 0–3 0–4 1–1 1–1 0–1 1–1 2–4 0–5 2–4 2–3
Coton Green 0–3 4–1 2–1 1–1 0–1 3–3 1–2 6–2 3–0 3–3 1–0 2–1 0–1 5–3 2–2
Droitwich Spa 1–1 3–2 0–1 7–0 1–1 5–0 3–2 3–3 4–1 4–3 1–0 1–1 0–2 3–1 10–1
Earlswood Town 1–2 2–1 0–2 2–0 3–0 0–2 0–2 2–1 1–2 2–0 3–1 0–3 2–2 2–0 0–1
Fairfield Villa 2–2 2–1 4–1 1–1 3–0 0–1 3–2 0–1 3–1 0–2 6–3 2–4 3–1 4–1 1–1
Feckenham 1–3 0–3 6–1 3–1 2–0 2–7 4–3 0–1 2–0 3–4 1–1 1–1 0–4 3–3 0–1
Hampton 0–1 1–1 2–3 2–2 1–2 0–2 2–1 1–7 1–2 1–0 5–0 0–6 0–0 2–2 1–0
Knowle 1–1 4–0 2–1 1–1 3–3 2–0 1–1 5–2 0–1 2–0 4–1 1–2 2–0 1–1 3–1
Leamington Hibernian 0–3 1–0 0–0 2–1 0–4 0–3 1–2 1–3 3–2 3–1 1–6 0–2 0–2 5–3 1–1
Paget Rangers 2–2 7–1 0–1 7–0 2–1 2–2 3–1 6–3 4–0 7–0 3–2 6–1 2–5 2–3 1–3
Redditch Borough 4–2 0–1 9–0 9–0 2–1 2–4 6–2 2–0 1–1 3–1 4–0 3–0 3–2 0–2 5–0
Smithswood Firs 0–0 2–1 5–1 1–1 1–3 1–0 1–1 2–4 2–2 2–3 0–4 4–3 1–2 1–1 4–5
Sutton United 2–3 5–0 5–1 2–1 1–2 0–2 1–5 3–6 2–0 8–1 1–1 3–2 1–3 0–3 3–2

Updated to games played on 3 May 2017.
Source: MFL Division Two results
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Division Three

Midland Football League Division Three
Champions NKF Burbage
Promoted NKF Burbage
Montpellier FC

Division Three consists of 14 clubs.

The following 5 clubs left Division Three before the season -

  • Leamington Hibernian – promoted to Division Two
  • Redditch Borough – promoted to Division Two
  • Smithswood Firs – promoted to Division Two
  • Burntwood Town – resigned
  • Perrywood – resigned

The following 4 clubs joined Division Three before the season -

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 NKF Burbage (C, P) 26 22 4 0 76 14 +62 70 Promotion to Division Two
2 Montpellier (P) 26 19 4 3 88 34 +54 61
3 Northfield Town 26 17 3 6 69 36 +33 54
4 Moors Academy 25 17 3 5 68 38 +30 54
5 Shipston Excelsior 26 12 5 9 52 53 −1 41
6 FC Stratford 26 11 3 12 64 47 +17 36
7 Alcester Town 26 10 5 11 34 32 +2 35
8 Inkberrow 26 9 5 12 45 57 −12 32
9 Coventrians 26 9 3 14 50 72 −22 30
10 Barton United 25 7 7 11 43 41 +2 28
11 Enville Athletic 26 8 2 16 23 50 −27 26
12 AFC Solihull 26 5 3 18 30 73 −43 18
13 Boldmere Sports & Social Falcons 26 4 5 17 23 63 −40 17
14 Castle Vale Town 26 3 4 19 34 89 −55 13
Updated to match(es) played on 1 May 2017. Source: FA Full-Time
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted.

Results

Home \ Away[1] ASO ALC BARBFACVTCOVENVFCSINKMONMOANKFNFTSHI
AFC Solihull 0–3 2–1 2–0 1–5 1–1 0–3 0–3 3–1 2–4 0–1 2–5 2–3 5–1
Alcester Town 1–1 1–1 1–0 2–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 0–1 0–1 2–1 1–3 3–4 0–1
Barton United 2–0 0–1 0–0 8–0 2–3 2–0 1–2 5–0 2–2 3–2 0–2 2–3 3–3
Boldmere Sports & Social Falcons 2–0 0–2 0–3 2–2 3–1 0–1 1–4 1–1 0–2 2–3 0–3 0–7 0–1
Castle Vale Town 2–3 0–5 1–1 5–2 0–2 1–1 4–1 0–5 0–6 1–4 0–4 2–4 2–3
Coventrians 5–3 3–1 2–4 3–3 2–0 0–1 3–2 1–4 2–5 2–4 1–6 2–5 2–1
Enville Athletic 1–0 1–2 2–0 0–2 2–0 1–4 2–0 3–2 0–3 2–4 0–1 0–2 1–2
FC Stratford 5–0 2–1 1–0 0–1 5–0 5–3 6–0 10–0 0–4 1–2 1–4 1–1 1–3
Inkberrow 2–0 3–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 1–1 2–0 0–2 2–5 4–1 0–4 1–2 3–4
Montpellier FC 10–0 3–1 2–2 5–3 5–2 3–0 5–0 4–3 0–2 3–2 1–3 5–1 5–0
Moors Academy 1–0 0–0 4–0 8–1 5–2 3–1 1–0 4–3 4–1 2–2 2–1 5–0
NKF Burbage 6–0 2–0 5–0 1–1 2–1 4–0 2–0 3–2 4–0 2–2 0–0 3–0 2–0
Northfield Town 1–1 2–1 2–0 8–0 5–1 4–2 4–0 4–2 0–0 0–1 2–3 0–1 3–1
Shipston Excelsior 4–2 1–1 4–0 2–0 4–1 2–3 1–1 4–4 4–3 1–1 5–2 0–2 0–1

Updated to games played on 1 May 2017.
Source: MFL Division Three results
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

References

  1. 1 2 "The FA Handbook 2016-17 (page 545, section 13.2)". The FA. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  2. ↑ "Promotion criteria for Step 5 to Step 4 for 2016–17 season". FA. 26 Oct 2015.
  3. ↑ "Step 4 Applications". FA. 12 Dec 2016. Retrieved 15 Dec 2016.
  4. ↑ "No Senior Football in 2017/18". Southam United FC. 26 May 2017. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  5. ↑ "Droitwich Spa footballers denied promotion and league title after three-point deduction by Midland League". Droitwich Spar Advertiser. 6 June 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  6. ↑ "League Statement: Points Deduction". Midland Football League. 9 November 2016.
  7. ↑ "League Statement: Points Deduction". Midland Football League. 28 September 2016.
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