Birmingham & District Football League

For the league known by this name from 1889 until 1962, see West Midlands (Regional) League.

Birmingham & District Football League

Founded	1908;112 years ago (1908)
Country	England
Feeder to	Midland Football League
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]

Victor Jones 1908 – 1930 L.T. Roberts 1930 – 1932 J. Drinkwater 1932 – 1934 Sir Edmund Crane 1934 – 1939 F.J. Wicmam 1939 - 1946 Sir Edmund Crane 1946 – 1947 D. Mansell 1947 – 1949 J. Waldron 1949 – 1951

W.F. Jones 1951 – 1953 H.S. Smith 1953 – 1955 N.E. Brookes 1955 – 1957 J.P. Weaver 1957 – 1959 H.R. Holder 1959 – 1960 N.A. Jeffs 1960 – 1962 F.G.N. Moreton 1962 – 1965 C.F. Ewins (M.B.E) 1965 – 1968

H.S. Smith 1968 – 1969 E.L. Hitchman 1969 – 1972 C.H. Patten 1972 – 1975 E.R. Webb 1975 – 1977 H.H. Jones 1977 – 1980 F.H. Reynolds 1980 – 1983 W.G. Hill 1983 – 1986 S.W. Sims 1986 – 1989

P. Witcomb 1989 – 1992 N.L. Worskett 1992 – 1995 G.G. Wilson 1995 – 1998 C.J. Biddle 1998 – 2001 D.J. Winzor 2001 – 2004 S. Hill 2004 – 2007 S. Durham 2007 – 2010 R. Bowl 2010 – 2013 R. Windsor 2013 – Present

Member clubs 2015–16

Premier Division AFC Somers Athletic Sparkhill BT CPA Crusaders FC Premier Handsworth Grammar School Old Boys Kings Heath Old Boys Old Hill Parkfield Amateurs Silhill Village Wake Green Amateurs

Division One Alvechurch Reserves Birmingham Irish BNJS Mann & Co. Coldlands CT Shush Flamengo Old Wulfrunians Reserves Silhill Reserves Sutton United 'A' Two Gates Village Reserves Wake Green Amateurs Reserves

Division Two Bearwood Athletic Birmingham University Medics Boldmere Sports & Social Falcons Reserves Calthorpe United Castlecroft Rangers Desi Dosthill Rovers Pilkington XXX Reserves St. George's Warriors St. Paul's Shere Punjab

Division Three Amanah Aston Cresconians FC Premier Reserves Halesowen Zion Kinver Lodgefield Park Parkfield Amateurs Reserves Rubery Sportsco Wake Green Amateurs 'A'

Division Four Birmingham Citadel Birmingham Tigers CPA Reserves Hall Green United Old Wulfrunians 'A' Real Riverside Silhill 'A' Sutton United 'B' Village 'A' Wake Green Amateurs 'B' West Hagley Wood Wanderers

Division Five AFC Glebe United AFC Vesey Birchmoor United Coldfield Rangers Crown FMN Dudley Athletic Kingstanding Allstars Lapal Athletic RL Silhill 'B'

Division Six Birmingham University Medics Reserves Boldemre Sports & Social Falcons 'A' Chelmsley Wood Reserves Coleshill North Warwick Garden House Rangers Hampton Reserves Handsworth Grammar School Old Boys Reserves Norton Canes Walsall Phoenix 'A' Wednesbury Athletic Whittington Reserves

Division Seven Blue Pool FC Birmingham Handsworth Grammar School Old Boys 'A' Manchester Wanderers Real Riverside Reserves Rest Silhill 'C' Sporting Sandwell Village 'B' Wake Green Amateurs 'C'

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

1. "Birmingham AFA Cups". Birmingham & District AFA. Archived from the original on 24 February 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
2. "Birmingham County FA League Contacts". BCFA.
3. "Birmingham & District AFA homepage". Birmingham & District AFA.
4. "Birmingham Football League Club Contacts.pdf". Birmingham & District AFA. Archived from the original on 24 February 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
5. "Birmingham & District AFA Handbook 2013-14" (PDF). Birmingham & District AFA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 May 2014. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
6. Old Wulfrunians website
7. "Sent off to Cradley Chain & Castings FC". Black Country Bugle. 21 May 2009. p. 31.
8. Colinthians website Archived 11 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine
9. Village FC website Archived 10 November 2008 at the Wayback Machine
10. "Results Service – Miscellaneous Final Tables". The Non-League Paper. 31 May 2009. p. 36.
11. "Birmingham AFA Premier Division 2014-15". Birmingham & District AFA. Archived from the original on 25 May 2014. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
12. "Wolverhapton Casuals History". Wolverhampton Casuals. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 21 August 2007.

External links

• Official website