2024–25 Midland Football League

The 2024–25 Midland Football League season is the eleventh in the history of the Midland Football League, a football competition in England. The Midland League operates two divisions in the English football league system, the Premier Division at Step 5 and Division One at Step 6; these two divisions are covered by this article.

Midland Football League
Season2024–25

The allocations for Steps 3 to 6 for this season were announced by The Football Association on 17 May 2024.[1]

Premier Division

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This division comprises 18 teams, the same amount as the previous season.

Premier Division table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Lichfield City 10 9 0 1 30 8 +22 27 Promotion to the Northern Premier League
2 1874 Northwich 7 6 1 0 17 7 +10 19 Qualification for the play-offs[a]
3 Brocton 9 6 0 3 25 10 +15 18
4 Whitchurch Alport 9 5 1 3 23 12 +11 16
5 Stone Old Alleynians 8 4 2 2 14 7 +7 14
6 Studley 8 4 1 3 10 6 +4 13
7 Stourport Swifts 12 3 4 5 11 19 −8 13
8 Shifnal Town 6 4 0 2 11 3 +8 12
9 Northwich Victoria 9 3 3 3 15 17 −2 12
10 OJM CFC 9 3 3 3 12 15 −3 12
11 Atherstone Town 8 3 2 3 13 10 +3 11
12 Dudley Town 7 3 1 3 7 11 −4 10
13 Romulus 9 3 1 5 14 20 −6 10
14 AFC Wulfrunians 8 2 2 4 11 21 −10 8
15 Highgate United 10 2 2 6 10 27 −17 8
16 Tividale 10 1 3 6 11 26 −15 6
17 Uttoxeter Town 8 1 2 5 12 18 −6 5 Relegation to Division One
18 Wolverhampton Casuals 9 1 2 6 8 17 −9 5
Updated to match(es) played on 28 September 2024. Source: The FA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) head-to-head results[2]
Notes:
  1. ^ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to Step 4

Stadia and locations

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Location of the clubs in the 2023–24 Midland League Premier Division from Cheshire


Club Location Stadium Capacity
1874 Northwich Barnton The Offside Trust Stadium 3,000
AFC Wulfrunians Wolverhampton Castlecroft Stadium 2,000
Atherstone Town Atherstone Sheepy Road
Brocton Brocton Silkmore Lane 1,500
Dudley Town Willenhall Asprey Arena
Highgate United Shirley The Coppice 2,000
Lichfield City Lichfield City Ground 1,000
Northwich Victoria Northwich Wincham Park 4,813
OJM CFC Birmingham (Kings Norton) Triplex Sports Ground
Romulus Birmingham (Castle Vale) Castle Vale Stadium 2,000
Shifnal Town Shifnal Phoenix Park
Stone Old Alleynians Meir Heath King's Park
Stourport Swifts Stourport-on-Severn Walshes Meadow 2,000
Studley Studley The Beehive
Tividale Tividale The Beeches 2,000
Uttoxeter Town Uttoxeter Oldfields
Whitchurch Alport Whitchurch Yockings Park
Wolverhampton Casuals Featherstone Brinsford Lane

Division One

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This division comprises 22 teams, two more than the previous season.

Division One table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Smethwick Rangers 15 10 4 1 35 13 +22 34 Promotion to the Premier Division
2 Heather St John's 14 11 0 3 42 12 +30 33 Qualification for the play-offs[a]
3 Kirby Muxloe 15 10 2 3 39 20 +19 32
4 Coton Green 14 10 2 2 31 13 +18 32
5 Bilston Town 13 10 1 2 35 18 +17 31
6 Nuneaton Town 13 9 3 1 40 9 +31 30
7 Cradley Town 14 9 0 5 40 20 +20 27
8 Leicester St Andrews 15 8 3 4 20 19 +1 27
9 Saffron Dynamo 14 7 3 4 34 26 +8 24
10 Gornal Athletic 15 7 1 7 30 25 +5 22
11 Coventry Copsewood 14 6 4 4 24 22 +2 22
12 Stapenhill 14 6 2 6 30 26 +4 20
13 Sutton United 14 6 1 7 23 26 −3 19
14 Ingles 13 4 4 5 24 20 +4 16
15 Birstall United 14 4 2 8 32 33 −1 14
16 Nuneaton Griff 13 3 5 5 22 29 −7 14
17 Lutterworth Athletic 14 2 3 9 20 33 −13 9
18 Allexton & New Parks 14 2 3 9 11 40 −29 9
19 Wednesfield 14 2 2 10 11 36 −25 8
20 Chelmsley Town 13 1 2 10 17 41 −24 5 Relegation to a feeder league
21 AFC Bridgnorth 13 0 3 10 9 32 −23 3
22 Paget Rangers 14 1 0 13 12 68 −56 3
Updated to match(es) played on 28 September 2024. Source: The FA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) head-to-head results[2]
Notes:
  1. ^ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to Step 5

Stadia and locations

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Club Location Stadium Capacity
AFC Bridgnorth Bridgnorth Crown Meadow
Allexton & New Parks Leicester New College Leicester
Bilston Town Bilston Queen Street 4,000
Birstall United Birstall Meadow Lane
Chelmsley Town Coleshill Pack Meadow
Coton Green Fazeley New Mill Lane
Coventry Copsewood Coventry Allard Way 2,000
Cradley Town Cradley Beeches View
Gornal Athletic Lower Gornal Garden Walk Stadium 2,000
Heather St John's Heather St John's Park 2,050
Ingles Thringstone Homestead Road 2,050
Kirby Muxloe Kirby Muxloe Ratby Lane 3,000
Leicester St Andrews Leicester Canal Street 1,000
Lutterworth Athletic Lutterworth Hall Park
Nuneaton Griff Nuneaton Pingles Stadium 4,000
Nuneaton Town Nuneaton Liberty Way 4,614
Paget Rangers Sutton Coldfield Central Ground 2,000
Saffron Dynamo Cosby Cambridge Road
Smethwick Rangers Boldmere Trevor Brown Memorial Ground 2,500
Stapenhill Stapenhill Edge Hill 1,500
Sutton United Sutton Coldfield Coleshill Road
Wednesfield Wednesfield Cottage Ground

References

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  1. ^ "THE FA RELEASES NATIONAL LEAGUE SYSTEM CLUB ALLOCATIONS FOR STEPS 1-6 IN 2024-25 TERM". The Football Association. 17 May 2024.
  2. ^ a b "The FA Handbook 2023/2024 Part 29 Standardised Rules Section 12.2". The FA.
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