Birmingham & District Football League

Birmingham & District Football League

Founded	1908 (1908)
Country	England
Domestic cup(s)	Bill Cup Holder Cup Intermediate Cup Jeffs Cup Junior Cup Minor Cup Senior Cup Veterans Cup Junior Cup [1]
Website	Official website

The Birmingham & District Football League (formerly the Birmingham & District Amateur Football Association and often referred to as the Birmingham AFA) is an amateur association football competition covering the city of Birmingham, England, and the surrounding area, for football teams playing on a Saturday.

The association is not part of the English football league system, however the league is affiliated to the Birmingham County Football Association.^[2] The league is composed of eight divisions,^[3] containing around 100 teams.^[4]

Cup competitions

The Birmingham Football League currently hosts nine cup competitions which consist of the following:^[1]

• Bill Hill Cup
• Holder Cup
• Intermediate Cup
• Jeffs Cup
• Junior Cup
• Minor Cup
• Senior Cup
• Veterans Cup
• Youth Cup

History

The Association was formed in 1908 with friendly games and a knock-out competition (Chatrian Cup). It was not until 1922 that a league competition was introduced, originally with three Senior Divisions and two Junior Divisions. This has grown to the current Premier Division and a further 8 lower Divisions. While there is promotion and relegation between Divisions One to Seven, the four teams that finish at the bottom of the Premier Division instead have to apply for re-election, and any team from a lower division can in theory apply to replace them as long as they meet facilities criteria. After 108 years as the Birmingham AFA a vote was taken by the Association's members for the 2015-16 season to end the Association status and change the name of the organisation to the Birmingham & District Football League.

Past presidents

Below is a list of past presidents of the Birmingham & District AFA:^[5]

Member clubs 2015–16

Former champions

• 1922–23 – Wolverhampton Amateurs ^[A]
• 1923–24 – Walsall Phoenix
• 1924–25 – Wolverhampton Amateurs ^[A]
• 1925–26 – Headlingley
• 1926–27 – Wolverhampton Amateurs ^[A]
• 1927–28 – Wolverhampton Amateurs ^[A]
• 1928–29 – Old Wulfrunians ^[B]
• 1929–30 – Wolverhampton Amateurs ^[A]
• 1930–31 – Birmingham Gas Officials
• 1931–32 – Erdington House
• 1932–33 – Erdington House
• 1933–34 – Erdington House
• 1934–35 – Walsall Jolly
• 1935–36 – Moor Green
• 1936–37 – Boldmere St Michaels
• 1937–38 – Walsall Jolly
• 1938–39 – Walsall Jolly
• 1939–47 – Not held during the Second World War
• 1947–48 – Holly Lodge Old Boys
• 1948–49 – Hay Green
• 1949–50 – Walsall Phoenix
• 1950–51 – Staffordshire Casuals ^[A]
• 1951–52 – Staffordshire Casuals ^[A]
• 1952–53 – Staffordshire Casuals ^[A]
• 1953–54 – Old Wulfrunians^[6]
• 1954–55 – Walsall Phoenix
• 1955–56 – Cresconians
• 1956–57 – Cresconians
• 1957–58 – Aston Villa Amateurs
• 1958–59 – Aston Villa Amateurs
• 1959–60 – Aston Villa Amateurs
• 1960–61 – Silhill
• 1961–62 – Cresconians
• 1962–63 – Handsworth GSOB
• 1963–64 – Dudley Old Boys
• 1964–65 – Dudley Old Boys
• 1965–66 – Dudley Old Boys
• 1966–67 – Penncroft
• 1967–68 – Penncroft
• 1968–69 – Penncroft
• 1969–70 – Penncroft
• 1970–71 – Cradley Chain & Castings^[7]
• 1971–72 – Walsall Phoenix
• 1972–73 – Silhill
• 1973–74 – Cradley Chain & Castings^[7]
• 1974–75 – Hall End Amateurs
• 1975–76 – Old Throstles
• 1976–77 – Cresconians
• 1977–78 – Cresconians
• 1978–79 – Old Dudleians
• 1979–80 – Old Wulfrunians^[6]
• 1980–81 – Old Throstles
• 1981–82 – Wolverhampton Casuals ^[A]
• 1982–83 – Sutton United
• 1983–84 – Sutton United
• 1984–85 – Sutton United
• 1985–86 – Staffordshire Casuals ^[A]
• 1986–87 – Colinthians^[8]
• 1987–88 – Wake Green Amateurs
• 1988–89 – Wake Green Amateurs
• 1989–90 – Wake Green Amateurs
• 1990–91 – Wake Green Amateurs
• 1991–92 – Old Wulfrunians^[6]
• 1992–93 – Dunlop Sports
• 1993–94 – Wake Green Amateurs
• 1994–95 – Dunlop Sports
• 1995–96 – Wake Green Amateurs
• 1996–97 – Causeway United
• 1997–98 – Causeway United
• 1998–99 – Smethwick Hall Old Boys
• 1999-00 – Village
• 2000–01 – Old Wulfrunians^[6]
• 2001–02 – New Fullbrook
• 2002–03 – Old Wulfrunians^[6]
• 2003–04 – Old Wulfrunians^[6]
• 2004–05 – Old Wulfrunians^[6]
• 2005–06 – Lakin Rangers
• 2006–07 – Sutton United
• 2007–08 – Village^[9]
• 2008–09 – Shirley Athletic^[10]
• 2009–10 – Sutton United
• 2010–11 – Sutton United
• 2011–12 – Sutton United
• 2012–13 – Village
• 2013–14 – Old Wulfrunians
• 2014–15 – Old Wulfrunians^[11]

Notes

• A. ^ Wolverhampton Amateurs became Staffordshire Amateurs in 1946. In 1981–82 the club's first team joined the West Midlands (Regional) League as Wolverhampton Casuals but three teams continued playing in the Birmingham AFA as both Wolverhampton Casuals and Staffordshire Casuals.^[12]
• B. ^ A different Old Wulfrunians (1908–39) from the current Old Wulfrunians (1926– ) playing in the Birmingham AFA.

References

External links

• Official website