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[lower-alpha 1]
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
Locations of the Premier Division clubs
Club Stadium Capacity
AFC WulfruniansCastlecroft Stadium2,000
Boldmere St. MichaelsTrevor Brown Memorial Ground2,500
Bromsgrove SportingVictoria Ground3,500
Coleshill TownPack Meadow2,070
Coventry SphinxSphinx Drive1,000
Coventry UnitedButts Park Arena3,000
HaughmondShrewsbury Sports Village
Heanor TownTown Ground2,700
Highgate UnitedThe Coppice2,000
Long Eaton UnitedGrange Park3,000
Loughborough UniversityLoughborough University Stadium3,300
Lye TownThe Sports Ground1,000
QuornSutton Park1,400
RocesterHillsfield4,000
Rugby TownButlin Road6,000
Shawbury UnitedButler Sports Centre1,000
Shepshed DynamoThe Dovecote Stadium2,500
South Normanton AthleticLees Lane3,000
Sporting KhalsaAspray Arena2,500
Stourport SwiftsWalshes Meadow2,000
Westfieldsallpay.park2,000
Worcester CityVictoria Ground3,500

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.

  • Two clubs promoted from Division Two:

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
Location of Division one clubs
Club Stadium Capacity
Atherstone TownSheepy Road3,500
Bolehall SwiftsRene Road
BroctonSilkmore Lane
Cadbury AthleticTriplex Sports Ground
Chelmsley TownPack Meadow
Coventry AlvisAlvis Sports & Social Club
Coventry CopsewoodAllard Way
Heath HayesCoppice Colliery Ground
Heather St John'sSt. John's Park
HinckleySt. John's Park (groundshare with Heather St. John's)
Ilkeston TownNew Manor Ground3,029
Leicester RoadLeicester Road Stadium4,329
LittletonFive Acres
Nuneaton GriffPingles Stadium6,000
Paget RangersChurch Road
Pershore TownKing George V Playing Fields
Racing Club WarwickTownsend Meadow
Stafford TownEvans Park
StudleyThe Beehive1,500
Uttoxeter TownOldfields
Walsall WoodOak Park

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