2018–19 Midland Football League

The 2018–19 Midland Football League season was the 5th in the history of the Midland Football League, a football competition in England. The provisional club allocations for steps 5 and 6 were announced by the FA on 25 May.[1]

Premier Division
Midland Football League
Premier Division
Season2018–19
ChampionsIlkeston Town
PromotedIlkeston Town
RelegatedDunkirk
Wolverhampton Sporting Community
Matches played380
Goals scored1,214 (3.19 per match)

The Premier Division featured 15 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 Ilkeston Town 38 25 4 9 93 50 +43 79 Promoted to the Northern Premier League
2 Walsall Wood 38 24 7 7 67 32 +35 79
3 Sporting Khalsa 38 20 7 11 61 44 +17 67
4 Westfields 38 17 12 9 73 48 +25 63 Transferred to the Hellenic League
5 Boldmere St Michaels 38 17 8 13 65 66 −1 59
6 Quorn 38 16 10 12 74 61 +13 58 Transferred to the United Counties League
7 Shepshed Dynamo 38 17 6 15 68 64 +4 57
8 Coventry United 38 16 8 14 52 47 +5 56
9 Coventry Sphinx 38 16 8 14 61 57 +4 56
10 Lye Town 38 14 10 14 65 52 +13 52
11 Worcester City 38 14 10 14 66 61 +5 52
12 AFC Wulfrunians 38 14 9 15 53 54 −1 51
13 Stourport Swifts 38 14 9 15 53 55 −2 51
14 Highgate United 38 13 12 13 49 55 −6 51
15 Long Eaton United 38 14 8 16 59 61 −2 50
16 South Normanton Athletic 38 13 6 19 52 48 +4 45
17 Romulus 38 12 8 18 53 68 −15 44
18 Loughborough University 38 10 9 19 58 79 −21 39 Transferred to the United Counties League
19 Dunkirk 38 6 7 25 40 102 −62 25 Relegated to the East Midlands Counties League
20 Wolverhampton Sporting Community 38 5 8 25 52 110 −58 23 Relegated to the West Midlands (Regional) 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 [2]

Stadia and locations
Location of the Premier Division clubs
Club Stadium Capacity
AFC WulfruniansCastlecroft Stadium2,000
Boldmere St. MichaelsTrevor Brown Memorial Ground2,500
Coventry SphinxSphinx Drive1,000
Coventry UnitedButts Park Arena3,000
DunkirkRon Steel Sports Ground1,500
Highgate UnitedThe Coppice2,000
Ilkeston TownNew Manor Ground3,029
Long Eaton UnitedGrange Park3,000
Loughborough UniversityLoughborough University Stadium3,300
Lye TownThe Sports Ground1,000
QuornSutton Park1,400
RomulusThe Central Ground2,000
Shepshed DynamoThe Dovecote Stadium2,500
South Normanton AthleticLees Lane3,000
Sporting KhalsaAspray Arena2,500
Stourport SwiftsWalshes Meadow2,000
Walsall WoodThe ML Safety Stadium
Westfieldsallpay.park2,000
Wolverhampton Sporting CommunityPride Park
Worcester CityVictoria Ground3,500

Division One
Midland Football League
Division One
Season2018–19
ChampionsHeather St John's
PromotedHeather St John's
Racing Club Warwick
Matches played342
Goals scored1,299 (3.8 per match)

Division One featured 16 clubs which competed in the previous season, along with three new clubs:

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Heather St John's 36 30 3 3 135 43 +92 93 Promoted to the Premier Division
2 Racing Club Warwick 36 27 4 5 119 46 +73 85
3 Atherstone Town 36 26 5 5 98 33 +65 83
4 Lichfield City 36 24 2 10 107 59 +48 74
5 Leicester Road 35 23 3 9 91 32 +59 72
6 NKF Burbage 36 18 7 11 71 56 +15 61
7 Uttoxeter Town 36 17 5 14 68 56 +12 56
8 Cadbury Athletic 36 15 9 12 53 50 +3 54
9 Studley 35 14 9 12 63 46 +17 51
10 Paget Rangers 36 14 7 15 61 66 −5 49
11 Brocton 36 14 6 16 73 79 −6 48
12 Chelmsley Town 36 11 6 19 59 67 −8 39
13 Stapenhill 36 10 7 19 49 96 −47 37
14 Rocester 36 10 5 21 49 79 −30 35
15 Coventry Copsewood 36 9 8 19 51 90 −39 35
16 Hinckley 36 8 10 18 46 69 −23 34
17 Littleton 36 6 5 25 43 94 −51 23 Transferred to the West Midlands (Regional) League
18 Heath Hayes 36 6 4 26 30 111 −81 22 Reprieved from relegation
19 Nuneaton Griff 36 4 5 27 33 127 −94 17
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 [2]

Stadia and locations
Location of Division One clubs
Club Stadium Capacity
Atherstone TownSheepy Road3,500
BroctonSilkmore Lane
Cadbury AthleticTriplex Sports Ground
Chelmsley TownPack Meadow
Coventry CopsewoodAllard Way2,000
Heath HayesCoppice Colliery Ground
Heather St John'sSt. John's Park
HinckleySt. John's Park (groundshare with Heather St. John's)
Leicester RoadLeicester Road Stadium4,329
Lichfield CityCity Ground1,500
LittletonFive Acres
NKF BurbageKirkby Road
Nuneaton GriffThe Pingles Stadium6,000
Paget RangersColes Lane2,000
Racing Club WarwickTownsend Meadow1,280
RocesterHillsfield4,000
StapenhillEdge Hill1,500
StudleyThe Beehive1,500
Uttoxeter TownOldfields

References
  1. "Provisional Step 5 and 6 club allocations confirmed". Non League Daily. 25 May 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  2. "The FA Handbook Chapter 30 Standardised Rules (section 12.2)". The FA. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
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