Shropshire County Football League

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Shropshire County Football League
Founded2020
CountryFlag of England.svg  England
Number of teams12 (Premier Division)
Level on pyramid 11–12
Promotion to Midland League Division One
North West Counties League Division One South
(not automatic)
Current champions Ludlow (Premier)
Bridgnorth Spartans (Div. One)
(2023–24)

The Shropshire County Football League, currently known as the Salop Leisure Football League for sponsorship reasons, is an English football league. The league has two divisions, which stand at levels 11 and 12 of the English football league system.

Contents

Teams can be promoted from the division to either Division One of the Midland League or Division One South of the North West Counties League. However, this is not automatic and clubs are required to apply for promotion.

History

The League was founded in 2020. [1] The league's inaugural season, the 2020–21 season, was curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Current members

The following clubs are competing in the league for the 2023–24 season.

Premier Division

ClubLocationHome ground
AMS FC Oakengates School Grove
Church Stretton Town Church Stretton Russells Meadow
Dawley Town Dawley Doseley Road
Drayton Town AFC Market Drayton Greenfields Sports Ground
Ellesmere Rangers Ellesmere Beech Grove
Ercall Colts Evolution Telford Telford Langley Sports and Leisure Centre
Gobowen Celtic Gobowen Gobowen Recreation Ground
Haughmond Shrewsbury Shrewsbury Sports Village
Ludlow Ludlow Ludlow Stadium
Morda United Morda Weston Road
Newport Town Newport Shuker Fields
Shifnal Town 1964 Shifnal Acoustafoam Stadium
Shrewsbury Up & Comers Shrewsbury Salop Unison Club
St Martins St Martin's St Martin's Playing Fields
Wem Town Wem Butler Sports Centre
Whitchurch Alport 1946 Whitchurch Yockings Park
Wrockwardine Wood Wrockwardine Wood New Road

Division One

ClubLocationHome ground
AFC Weston Rhyn Weston Rhyn Weston Rhyn Community Centre
Bridgnorth Spartans Bridgnorth Oldbury Wells School
Brown Clee Cleobury North Hall Meadow
Ercall Colts Rangers Telford Telford Langley Sports and Leisure Centre
Ercall Colts Revolution Colts Telford Telford Langley Sports and Leisure Centre
Impact United Priorslee Mercia Fields
Llanymynech Llanymynech Station Road
Meole Brace Shrewsbury Church Road
Morda United Development Morda Weston Road
SAHA FC Shrewsbury Radbrook Road
Shrewsbury Juniors Shrewsbury Shrewsbury Sports Village
Wrockwardine Wood Development Wrockwardine Wood New Road

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References

  1. "New Shropshire football league to kick off in August". Shropshire Star. 4 March 2020.