Midland Football League

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Midland Football League
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Founded2014
CountryEngland
Number of clubs71
18 (Premier Division)
20 (Division One)
16 (Division Two)
17 (Division Three)
Level on pyramid Levels 9 to 12
Promotion to Northern Premier League Division One West or Midlands
Relegation to
Domestic cup(s)National
FA Cup
FA Vase
League
League Cup
Current champions Congleton Town (Premier Division)
Hinckley (Division One)
Redditch Borough (Division Two)
AFC Solihull (Division Three)
(2023–24)
Website Official site
Current: 2024–25

The Midland Football League, officially known as the Capelli Sport Midland Football League [1] since January 2025 for sponsorship reasons, is an English football league that was founded in 2014 by the merger of the former Midland Alliance and Midland Combination. [2] The league has four divisions that sit at levels 9–12 of the football pyramid.

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History

The league was formed in 2014 following the merger of the Midland Alliance and Midland Combination.

Successful Premier Division clubs can win promotion to the 8th level of the English football league system, while the competition also has a number of feeder leagues at level 11, which provide new member clubs each year. Entry can also be gained by applying from non-pyramid leagues such as the Birmingham & District Football League.

Clubs are also liable to be transferred to other leagues if the FA deems it geographically suitable to do so.

Current clubs (2024–25)

Premier Division

ClubLocationHome ground
1874 Northwich Barnton Townfield [a]
AFC Wulfrunians Wolverhampton Castlecroft Stadium
Atherstone Town Atherstone Sheepy Road
Brocton Stafford Silkmore Lane
Dudley Town Willenhall Aspray 24 Arena [b]
Highgate United Shirley The Coppice
Lichfield City Lichfield City Ground
Northwich Victoria Northwich Wincham Park [c]
OJM Kings Norton Triplex Sports Ground
Romulus Castle Vale Castle Vale Stadium
Shifnal Town Shifnal Acoustafoam Stadium
Stone Old Alleynians Stone Yarnfield Lane
Stourport Swifts Stourport-on-Severn Walshes Meadow
Studley Studley The Beehive
Tividale Tividale The Beeches
Uttoxeter Town Uttoxeter Oldfields
Whitchurch Alport Whitchurch Yockings Park
Wolverhampton Casuals Featherstone Brinsford Lane

Division One

ClubLocationHome ground
A.F.C. Bridgnorth Bridgnorth Crown Meadow
Allexton & New Park Leicester New College Football Centre
Bilston Town Bilston Queen Street
Birstall United Birstall Meadow Lane
Chelmsley Town Chelmsley Wood Pack Meadow
Coton Green Fazeley New Mill Lane
Coventry Copsewood Coventry Allard Way
Cradley Town Cradley Beeches View
Gornal Athletic Lower Gornal Garden Walk
Heather St John's Heather St John's Park
Ingles Shepshed Dovecote Stadium
Kirby Muxloe Kirby Muxloe Kirby Muxloe Sports Village
Leicester St Andrews Aylestone Canal Street
Lutterworth Athletic Lutterworth Hall Park
Nuneaton Griff Nuneaton The Pingles Stadium
Nuneaton Town Nuneaton The Oval [d]
Paget Rangers Sutton Coldfield Central Ground
Saffron Dynamo Cosby Kings Park
Smethwick Rangers Tividale The Beeches [e]
Stapenhill Stapenhill Edge Hill
Sutton United Sutton Coldfield Coleshill Road
Wednesfield Wednesfield Cottage Ground

Division Two

ClubLocationHome ground
AFC Solihull Solihull Rumbush Lane
Birmingham United Redditch Trico Stadium
Bolehall Swifts Tamworth Rene Road Ground
Cadbury Athletic Bournville Cadbury Recreation Ground
Central Ajax Warwick Hampton Road
Coventrians Coventry Holbrooks Park
Coventry Alvis Coventry Alvis Sports & Social Club
Earlswood Town Earlswood The Pavilions
Fairfield Villa Fairfield Fairfield Recreation Ground
Hampton Solihull Field Lane
Inkberrow Inkberrow Sands Road
Knowle Knowle The Robins' Nest
Lane Head Walsall Stowe Street
Littleton North and Middle Littleton Five Acres
Northfield Town Northfield Shenley Lane

Division Three

ClubLocationHome ground
AFC Birmingham Halesowen Illey Lane
Balsall & Berkswell Balsall Common The Triangle
Birmingham Tigers Smethwick Hadley Stadium
BNJS Smethwick Hadley Stadium
Boldmere Sports & Social Falcons Boldmere Boldmere Sports & Social Club
Castle Vale Town Castle Vale Castle Vale Stadium
Continental Star Perry Barr The Hub
Feckenham Feckenham Mill Lane
Gornal Brierley Hill Wombourne Leisure Centre
Kenilworth Sporting Kenilworth Gypsy Lane
Leamington Hibernian Warwick Hampton Lane
Meadow Park Stoke Prior Aspire Football Ground
Silhill Solihull Sharmans Cross Road
Solihull Sporting Solihull Tudor Grange, Kingshurst
Wake Green Amateurs Shirley Drawbridge Road

Honours

Champions

SeasonPremier DivisionDivision OneDivision TwoDivision Three
2014–15 Basford United Highgate United Coventry United Austrey Rangers
2015–16 Hereford Coventry United Alvis Sporting Club Leamington Hibernian
2016–17 Alvechurch Bromsgrove Sporting Paget Rangers NKF Burbage
2017–18 Bromsgrove Sporting Walsall Wood NKF Burbage GNP Sports
2018–19 Ilkeston Town Heather St Johns Northfield Town Alcester Town
2019–20 No champions; season abandoned (COVID-19 pandemic)
2020–21 No champions; season curtailed (COVID-19 lockdowns)
2021–22 Hanley Town Atherstone Town Cadbury Athletic AFC Coventry Rangers
2022–23 Walsall Wood Dudley Town Sutton United Coventrians
2023–24 Congleton Town Hinckley Redditch Borough AFC Solihull
SeasonClubPositionPromoted to
2014–15 Basford United 1st Northern Premier League Division One South
2015–16 Hereford 1st Southern League Division One South & West
2016–17 Alvechurch 1stNorthern Premier League Division One South
2017–18 Bromsgrove Sporting 1stSouthern League East Division
Coleshill Town 2nd
2018–19 Ilkeston Town 1stNorthern Premier League Division One South East
2019–20 None promoted
2020–21 Sporting Khalsa 1stNorthern Premier League Division One Midlands
2021–22 Hanley Town 1stNorthern Premier League Division One West
Boldmere St Michaels 2ndNorthern Premier League Division One Midlands
2022–23 Walsall Wood 1stNorthern Premier League Division One Midlands
Lye Town 2nd
2023–24 Congleton Town 1stNorthern Premier League Division One Midlands
Darlaston Town (1874) 3rd

League Cup

Finals

Source [3]

SeasonResultVenueAttendance
2014–15 Long Eaton United 2–0 Rocester Bescot Stadium 227 [4]
2015–16 Hereford 3–1 Walsall Wood Damson Park 849 [5]
2016–17 Alvechurch 2–1 Hinckley AFC Bescot Stadium 628 [6]
2017–18 Walsall Wood 2–1 Coleshill Town n/a
2018–19 Romulus 2–1 NKF Burbage 349
2019–20Final not contested
2020–21Cancelled
2021–22Not held
2022–23 Hinckley 2–0 Whitchurch Alport Bescot Stadium 700 [7]
2023–24 Congleton Town [8] 5–1 [8] Highgate United [8] 516 [9]

Notes

  1. ↑ Groundshare with Barnton
  2. ↑ Groundshare with Sporting Khalsa
  3. ↑ (Groundshare with Witton Albion)
  4. ↑ Groundsharing with Bedworth
  5. ↑ Groundshare with Tividale

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References

  1. ↑ "Capelli Sport to become the official title sponsor of the Midland Football League". midlandfootballleague.co.uk. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
  2. ↑ "Midlands 'Super League' Set For Next Season". The Non League Football Paper. 24 May 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
  3. ↑ "League Cup History" . Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  4. ↑ "Long Eaton United 2 0 Rocester". 5 May 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  5. ↑ Bulls News [@BullsNewsBlog] (10 May 2016). "ATTENDANCE 849" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  6. ↑ "Hinckley AFC Official League Cup Final report" . Retrieved 19 May 2017.
  7. ↑ "Hinckley 2 0 Whitchurch Alport". 10 May 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  8. 1 2 3 McLaughlin, Mike (9 May 2024). "Mighty Bears sweep to a historic double". NON-LEAGUE football round up. Congleton Chronicle . p. 36.
  9. ↑ "May 1, Congleton Town 5 Highgate United 1 | Midland Football League". fulltime.thefa.com. Retrieved 2024-05-03.
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