Founded | 1984 |
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Country | England |
Divisions | 7 |
Number of teams | 83 |
Level on pyramid | Levels 11–13 |
Feeder to | Combined Counties League Hellenic League |
Promotion to | Combined Counties Football League Division One Hellenic League Division One Essex Senior League (instance in 2012) |
Relegation to | Various inc. Hounslow & District Football |
Current champions | Pitshanger Dynamo (2023–24) |
Most championships | Willesden Constantine (4) |
Website | mcfl.org.uk |
The Middlesex County Football League is a football competition based in England loosely drawing teams from the central, northern and western parts of Greater London. The league was founded in 1984 and initially had only one division, although it has since expanded greatly. It currently has a total of seven divisions. The Premier Division sits at step 7 (or level 11) of the National League System. It is a feeder to the Combined Counties Football League and the Hellenic Football League. The league is currently sponsored by Cherry Red Books .
The Middlesex County League was founded in 1984 as a single division. One year later, the league expanded to include a second division (Division One). In 1991 the league added a third tier, Division Two, which was discontinued during 1996–2002. On its reinstatement a fourth tier was also created (Division Three). For the 2006–07 season the league added a fifth level and the fourth level was regionalised. The divisions were named Division Three East and Division Three West. A further re-organisation in 2007–08 saw growth and the league expanded to six divisions: Division One acquired its split (into East and West), Division Three East was renamed Division Three, whilst Division Three West was renamed Division Three (Hounslow & District). By the end of the 2010–11 season, both Division Threes had been dropped, and the league spent two seasons with four divisions across three levels.
In 2013, a fourth-tier Combination Division was reintroduced below Division Two, and in 2017, a fifth tier, the Jeff Nardin Division, was added. In 2019, Division One was expanded to three divisions and Division Three was reintroduced between Division Two and the Combination, creating eight divisions in all. Division Three was dropped again for 2022–23, restoring the league to seven divisions across five levels.
Former members to progress through the pyramid are: Brook House, Hanworth Villa, CB Hounslow United, Rayners Lane, North Greenford United, Sutton Common Rovers, South Kilburn, Neasden Foundation, Bethnal Green United, Bedfont Sports, Hayes Gate, Southall, FC Romania, British Airways, Broadfields United, West Essex, FC Deportivo Galicia, St. Panteleimon, Hilltop and NW London.
In 2021, a mini tournament, the Middlesex Super 6, was organised following the abandonment of the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which featured Clapton Community, Cricklewood Wanderers, NW London, Stonewall, Sporting Hackney and AEK London, who won the tournament. [1] [2]
| Division One Central/East
| Division One North/West
| Division One South/West
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Division Two
| Combination
| Jeff Nardin Division
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Season | Premier Division |
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1984–85 | Constantine United |
Season | Division One | Division Two |
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1985–86 | Mill End Sports | Harrow St. Mary's Reserves |
1986–87 | Evershed Social | Troy Albion |
1987–88 | Chorleywood Common | Harefield Town |
1988–89 | Shamrock | Northfield Rangers |
1989–90 | Hawkeye Willesden | Brook House Reserves |
1990–91 | Hawkeye Willesden | Northfield Rangers Reserves |
Season | Premier Division | Division One | Division Two |
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1991–92 | Northfield Rangers | Broadwater United | Bridge Park |
1992–93 | Shamrock | Northolt Saints | Scolar |
1993–94 | New Hanford | Rayners Lane Reserves | Neasden Foundation Reserves |
1994–95 | Spelthorne Sports | Willesden Constantine | Southall Reserves |
1995–96 | Willesden Constantine | Stonebridge Scolar | FC Deportivo Galicia |
Season | Premier Division | Senior Division |
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1996–97 | Rayners Lane | Broadfields United |
1997–98 | Willesden Constantine | Northolt Saints |
1998–99 | Willesden Constantine | Neasden Foundation |
1999–2000 | Brook House Reserves | Brentford New Inn |
2000–01 | Northolt Saints | Pinner Albion Seniors |
2001–02 | Spelthorne Sports | Stonewall |
Season | Premier Division | Division One | Division Two | Division Three |
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2002–03 | Hanworth Villa | Southall Town Reserves | Harefield Ex-Services | Stonewall Reserves |
2003–04 | Wraysbury | Brazilian | Eastcote | Parkfield Youth Old Boys |
2004–05 | Hanworth Villa | Neasden Foundation | Parkfield Youth Old Boys | LPOSSA |
2005–06 | Battersea Ironsides | Sport London e Benfica | Signcraft | Harrow St. Mary's Youth Old Boys |
Season | Premier Division | Division One | Division Two | Division Three (East) | Division Three (West) |
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2006–07 | Sport London e Benfica | South Kilburn | London Utd Football Academy | FC Baresi | Brunswick |
Season | Premier Division | Division One (Central & East) | Division One (West) | Division Two | Division Three | Division Three (Hounslow & District) |
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2007–08 | Indian Gymkhana | Park View | Kodak Harrow | Harrow St Mary's | Harrow Club | Stedfast United |
Season | Premier Division | Division One (Central & East) | Division One (West) | Division Two | Division Three (Hounslow & District) |
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2008–09 | Bethnal Green United | Copland | North Kensington | LPOSSA | Grange Park |
2009–10 | Interwood | Sporting Hackney | Stedfast United | Imperial College Old Boys | Eutectic |
2010–11 | Willesden Constantine | West Essex | North Kensington | Pitshanger Dynamo | Belmullet Town |
Season | Premier Division | Division One (Central & East) | Division One (West) | Division Two | Combination | Jeff Nardin Division |
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2011–12 | Interwood | Kilburn | FC Assyria | Bay | ||
2012–13 | British Airways | Cricklewood Wanderers | LPOSSA | Stedfast | ||
2013–14 | Sporting Hackney | Pearscroft United | LPOSSA | Heston Bombers | Victoria | |
2014–15 | Hillingdon | Sloane | New Hanford | Larkspur Rovers | Speedy United | |
2015–16 | West Essex | Tottenham Hale Rangers | Brentham | Lampton Park | AFC Hanwell & Hayes | |
2016–17 | FC Deportivo Galicia | AFC United | Lampton Park | PFC Victoria London | Harrow Bhoys | |
2017–18 | British Airways | St. Panteleimon | PFC Victoria London | Hilltop | Lampton Park Reserves | Speedy United |
2018–19 | St. Panteleimon | Clapton Community | Hilltop | AFC Hanwell & Hayes | Speedy United | Kodak (Harrow) Reserves |
Season | Premier Division | Division One (Central & East) | Division One (North/West) | Division One (South/West) | Division Two | Division Three | Combination | Jeff Nardin Division |
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2019–20 | Season abandoned | |||||||
2020–21 | Season abandoned | |||||||
2021–22 | NW London | OIR | Kodak (Harrow) | Shepherd's Bush | Hillingdon Abbots | Whistlers | West London Wanderers | CB Hounslow United 4ths |
Season | Premier Division | Division One (Central & East) | Division One (North/West) | Division One (South/West) | Division Two | Combination | Jeff Nardin Division |
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2022–23 | Clapton Community | Camden & Islington United | Hilltop Reserves | Hillingdon | Whistlers | ||
2023–24 | Pitshanger Dynamo | Soccer Stars Fennecs | FC Irish of London | SL Benfica | Portobello FC |
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