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1997–98 Midland Football Combination

The 1997–98 Midland Football Combination season was the 61st in the history of Midland Football Combination, a football competition in England.

Premier Division

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Midland Football Combination
Premier Division
Season1997–98
ChampionsWorcester Athletico
RelegatedWellesbourne
Matches played420
Goals scored1,450 (3.45 per match)

The Premier Division featured 17 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with four new clubs, promoted from Division One:

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Worcester Athletico 40 26 12 2 111 41 +70 90 Merged into Pershore Town
2 Southam United 40 24 11 5 84 38 +46 83
3 Bolehall Swifts 40 25 8 7 76 43 +33 83
4 Studley BKL 40 24 4 12 79 36 +43 76
5 Coleshill Town 40 21 9 10 78 38 +40 72
6 GPT Coventry 40 20 8 12 71 46 +25 68
7 Meir KA 40 20 7 13 81 58 +23 67
8 David Lloyd 40 19 7 14 80 66 +14 64 Resigned from the league
9 Kings Heath 40 17 12 11 62 45 +17 63
10 Continental Star 40 18 7 15 78 69 +9 61
11 Knowle 40 14 12 14 81 72 +9 54 Demoted to Division One
12 Bilston Community College 40 15 9 16 69 76 −7 54 Resigned from the league
13 Coventry Sphinx 40 15 9 16 72 78 −6 51[a]
14 Cheslyn Hay 40 14 9 17 66 86 −20 51
15 Highgate United 40 12 14 14 59 54 +5 50
16 Handrahan Timbers 40 11 10 19 52 53 −1 43
17 Alvechurch 40 12 6 22 67 88 −21 42
18 Massey Ferguson 40 12 5 23 49 73 −24 41
19 Kenilworth Town 40 6 8 26 43 98 −55 26
20 Dudley Sports 40 4 7 29 54 137 −83 19
21 Wellesbourne 40 1 6 33 38 155 −117 9 Relegated to Division One
Source: nonleaguematters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Coventry Sphinx deducted 3 points.

Division One

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Midland Football Combination
Division One
Season1997–98
ChampionsAlveston
PromotedAlveston
Feckenham
RelegatedFairfield Villa
Barlestone St. Giles

The Division One featured 12 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with 4 new clubs:

  • Shirley Town, relegated from the Premier Division
  • West Midlands Fire Service, relegated from the Premier Division
  • Feckenham, promoted from Division Two
  • Fairfield Villa, promoted from Division Two

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Alveston 30 23 5 2 82 24 +58 74 Promoted to the Premier Division
2 Northfield Town 30 18 6 6 70 40 +30 60
3 Feckenham 30 18 5 7 60 36 +24 59 Promoted to the Premier Division
4 Fairfield Villa 30 17 6 7 85 38 +47 57 Relegated to Division Two
5 Colletts Green 30 17 3 10 67 45 +22 54
6 Polesworth North Warwick 30 15 4 11 86 62 +24 49 Resigned from the league
7 Monica Star 30 12 8 10 70 53 +17 44
8 Shirley Town 30 10 11 9 54 48 +6 41
9 Leicester YMCA 30 11 7 12 52 60 −8 40 Joined Leicestershire Senior League
10 Newhall United 30 11 5 14 52 51 +1 38 Resigned from the league
11 Thimblemill REC 30 12 2 16 55 62 −7 38
12 Chelmsley Town 30 11 3 16 50 68 −18 36
13 Holly Lane 30 8 5 17 33 59 −26 29
14 Barlestone St. Giles 30 7 5 18 45 74 −29 26 Relegated to Division Two
15 Hams Hall 30 7 3 20 26 73 −47 24
16 West Midlands Fire Service 30 3 2 25 26 120 −94 11
Source: nonleaguematters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio; 3) number of goals scored.

Division Two

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Midland Football Combination
Division Two
Season1997–98
ChampionsBlackheath Electrodrives
PromotedBlackheath Electrodrives
Kings Norton Town reserves
Alvis SGL
Burntwood
Studley BKL reserves

The Division Two featured 12 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with 5 new clubs:

  • Brownhills Town, relegated from Division One
  • Swan Sports, promoted from Division Three
  • Studley BKL reserves, promoted from Division Three
  • Mitchell & Butlers, promoted from Division Three
  • Stourbridge Community College

Also, Richmond Swifts reserves changed name to Kings Norton Town reserves and Mitchell & Butlers changed name to Mitchells.

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Blackheath Electrodrives 32 18 8 6 66 28 +38 62 Promoted to Division One
2 Kings Norton Town reserves 32 18 8 6 79 45 +34 62
3 Alvis SGL 32 16 11 5 70 35 +35 59
4 Stourbridge Community College 32 18 5 9 70 50 +20 59 Resigned from the league
5 Swan Sports 32 16 9 7 67 53 +14 57
6 Burntwood 32 15 8 9 83 45 +38 53 Promoted to Division One
7 Studley BKL reserves 32 16 4 12 52 37 +15 52
8 Mitchells 32 13 6 13 59 56 +3 45 Resigned from the league
9 Cadbury Athletic 32 13 5 14 45 50 −5 44
10 Brownhills Town 32 12 5 15 65 66 −1 41
11 Ledbury Town 32 11 6 15 53 61 −8 39
12 Albright & Wilson 32 9 6 17 52 64 −12 33 Resigned from the league
13 Tipton S & S 32 9 9 14 56 74 −18 33[a]
14 Birmingham Vaults 32 9 6 17 46 72 −26 33
15 Earlswood Town 32 7 11 14 46 69 −23 32
16 Enville Athletic 32 8 2 22 29 96 −67 26
17 West Midlands Police reserves 32 6 7 19 32 69 −37 25
Source: nonleaguematters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Tipton S & S deducted 3 points.

Division Three

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Midland Football Combination
Division Three
Season1997–98
ChampionsOld Hill Town
PromotedOld Hill Town
Hansaker
Wyre Forest
GNP Sports
Kenilworth Wardens

The Division Three featured 6 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with 9 new clubs:

  • Archdale, relegated from Division Two
  • Old Hill Town
  • Hansaker
  • Wyre Forest
  • GNP Sports
  • Continental Star reserves
  • Barnt Green Spartak
  • Knowle reserves
  • Erdington Albion

Also, Birchfield Sports changed name to Birchfield Oaklands.

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Old Hill Town 28 20 4 4 88 40 +48 64 Promoted to Division Two
2 Hansaker 28 19 2 7 81 27 +54 59
3 Wyre Forest 28 18 5 5 84 35 +49 59
4 GNP Sports 28 16 4 8 44 31 +13 52
5 Kenilworth Wardens 28 15 4 9 61 49 +12 49
6 Continental Star reserves 28 15 1 12 52 49 +3 46
7 Barnt Green Spartak 28 12 7 9 71 70 +1 43
8 Birchfield Oaklands 28 12 6 10 60 69 −9 39[a] Resigned from the league
9 Knowle reserves 28 9 10 9 64 50 +14 37
10 Erdington Albion 28 9 6 13 62 71 −9 33 Resigned from the league
11 Archdale 28 9 3 16 50 69 −19 30
12 Tipton Town reserves 28 7 7 14 65 78 −13 28
13 Dudley Sports reserves 28 7 3 18 41 75 −34 24
14 Alvechurch reserves 28 5 5 18 54 95 −41 20 Resigned from the league
15 Kenilworth Town reserves 28 1 5 22 31 100 −69 8
Source: nonleaguematters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Birchfield Oaklands deducted 3 points.

References

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