Shropshire Premier League
| Founded | 2012 |
|---|---|
| Country |
 |
| Divisions |
Premier Division Division One |
| Number of teams | 19 |
| Level on pyramid | 13 and 14 |
| Feeder to | West Midlands (Regional) League Division Two |
| Domestic cup(s) |
Premier Division Cup Division One Cup SFA: Challenge Cup Junior Challenge Cup |
| Current champions |
Oakengates Athletic (2017–18) |
| Website | League website |
The Shropshire Premier League is an English association football league based in the county of Shropshire. It was formed as the Mercian Regional Football League for the 2012–13 season, with all member clubs of the dissolved Shropshire County Premier Football League (except for Newport Town who were promoted) transferring membership across.[1][2] Several teams from the Telford Combination, which also folded at the end of the 2011–12 season, also became members of the Mercian League and joined either Division One or Two.
The league sits at the same levels of the English football league system as the previous Shropshire County and Telford Combination leagues did (levels 13, 14 and 15). It does not however form part of the National League System, though the longer-term aim of the league's organisers is to have the highest division of the league at Step 7 of the System (level 11).
Member clubs 2017–18
In the current season, the Premier Division consists of 10 teams and Division One has 9 teams.
Premier Division
| Club | Home ground |
|---|---|
| Clee Hill United | Knowle Sports Ground, Knowle |
| Craven Arms Town | Newington Way, Craven Arms |
| Gobowen Celtic | Gobowen Playing Fields, Gobowen, Shropshire |
| Madeley Sports | Phoenix Sports Centre, Dawley |
| Newport Town Reserves | Shuker Field, Newport |
| Oakengates Athletic | Ketley Recreation Ground, Bank Way, Ketley Bank, Telford |
| Oakengates Rangers | Ketley Recreation Ground, Bank Way, Ketley Bank, Telford |
| Prees United | Prees Cricket and Recreation Club, Brades Road, Prees |
| Shifnal United 97 | Phoenix Park, Coppice Green Lane, Shifnal |
| Shrewsbury Juniors | Unison Sports Club, Shirehall, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury |
Division One
| Club | Home ground |
|---|---|
| Albrighton FC | Loak Road, Albrighton |
| Brown Clee | Hall Meadow, Cleobury North |
| Claverley | Claverley County School, Claverley |
| Coven United | Marsh Lane, Fordhouses, Wolverhampton |
| Denso | DENSO Manufacturing, Hadley Park, Telford |
| Madeley Sports Reserves | Bluebell Park, Sutton Way, Madeley |
| Stoke Heath | Warrant Road, Market Drayton |
| St. Martins Village | Overton Road Playing Fields, Oswestry |
| Wrockwardine Wood | New Road, Wrockwardine Wood, Telford |
League champions
The following teams have won the Premier Division, gaining promotion to West Midlands (Regional) League Division Two.
| Season | Premier Division | Runners-Up | Division One | Division Two |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012–13 | AFC Ludlow | Telford Juniors | Madeley Sports | Childs Ercall |
| 2013–14 | Oakengates Athletic | Church Stretton | Childs Ercall | AFC Broseley |
| 2014–15 | Telford Juniors | FC Hodnet | AFC Broseley | Stoke Heath |
| 2015–16 | F.C. Oswestry Town | Allscott | Stoke Heath | Madeley Sports Reserves |
| 2016-17 | Oakengates Athletic | Church Stretton | Shrewsbury Juniors | |
| 2017–18 | Oakengates Athletic | Shrewsbury Juniors | St Martins Village |
See also
References
- ↑ FA Full Time Dissolution of the Shropshire County Premier Football League
- ↑ Shropshire Star Big shake-up of Shropshire football league system (10 March 2012)
External links
- Official league tables and statistics FA Full-time