Staffordshire County League

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The Staffordshire County League was an English football competition based in the county of Staffordshire. It existed from at least 1957 [1] until 2005, when it merged with the Midland League to form the new Staffordshire County Senior League, with the former County League teams forming Divisions One and Two of the new league, at levels 12 and 13 of the English football league system.

Champions

The champion clubs from 1989 until the league's discontinuation were as follows: [2]

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References

  1. "Rocester FC website". Archived from the original on 9 May 2008. Retrieved 29 August 2007.
  2. Staffs County Senior League website Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine