The 2017–18 West Midlands (Regional) League season was the 118th in the history of the West Midlands (Regional) League, an English association football competition for semi-professional and amateur teams based in the West Midlands county, Shropshire, Herefordshire, Worcestershire and southern Staffordshire. The league operates three divisions: the Premier Division, see below, at level 10 in the English football league system, Division One at level 11, and Division Two. The Premier Division is one of three divisions which feed into the Midland League Premier Division, the other two being the East Midlands Counties League and the Midland League's own Division One.
The constitution for Step 5 and Step 6 divisions for 2017–18 was announced on 26 May 2017, and following one amendment, the WMRC Premier Division constitution was ratified at the league's AGM on 26 Jun.[1]
Premier Division
edit| Season | 2017–18 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Wolverhampton Sporting Community |
| Promoted | Wolverhampton Sporting Community |
| Relegated | Wellington Amateurs |
| Matches played | 380 |
| Goals scored | 1,645 (4.33 per match) |
← 2016–17 2018–19 → | |
The Premier Division featured 17 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with three new clubs:
- Hereford Lads Club, promoted from Division One
- Tividale, relegated from the Midland Football League
- Wednesfield, promoted from Division One
League table
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wolverhampton Sporting Community | 38 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 148 | 29 | +119 | 104 | Promoted to the Midland League |
| 2 | Tividale | 38 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 121 | 50 | +71 | 89 | |
| 3 | Malvern Town | 38 | 26 | 5 | 7 | 113 | 65 | +48 | 83 | |
| 4 | Black Country Rangers | 38 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 111 | 55 | +56 | 77 | |
| 5 | Wednesfield | 38 | 23 | 5 | 10 | 101 | 63 | +38 | 74 | |
| 6 | Ellesmere Rangers | 38 | 22 | 5 | 11 | 106 | 68 | +38 | 71 | Transferred to the North West Counties League |
| 7 | Bewdley Town | 38 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 91 | 70 | +21 | 63 | |
| 8 | Cradley Town | 38 | 19 | 5 | 14 | 85 | 63 | +22 | 62 | |
| 9 | Wolverhampton Casuals | 38 | 18 | 3 | 17 | 121 | 95 | +26 | 57 | |
| 10 | Wellington | 38 | 17 | 5 | 16 | 82 | 75 | +7 | 56 | |
| 11 | Bilston Town | 38 | 16 | 5 | 17 | 80 | 85 | −5 | 53 | |
| 12 | Hereford Lads Club | 38 | 16 | 3 | 19 | 73 | 90 | −17 | 51 | |
| 13 | Stone Old Alleynians | 38 | 14 | 3 | 21 | 77 | 92 | −15 | 45 | Transferred to the North West Counties League |
| 14 | Smethwick Rangers | 38 | 9 | 6 | 23 | 49 | 85 | −36 | 33 | |
| 15 | Shifnal Town | 38 | 10 | 3 | 25 | 58 | 111 | −53 | 33 | |
| 16 | Dudley Sports | 38 | 9 | 5 | 24 | 61 | 110 | −49 | 32 | |
| 17 | Dudley Town | 38 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 43 | 100 | −57 | 31 | |
| 18 | AFC Bridgnorth | 38 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 50 | 92 | −42 | 30 | |
| 19 | Pegasus Juniors | 38 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 37 | 108 | −71 | 28 | |
| 20 | Wellington Amateurs | 38 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 38 | 139 | −101 | 17 | Relegated to Division One |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of matches won; 5) Head-to-head results [2]
References
edit- ^ "Club Allocations for Step 5–6" (PDF). FA. 26 May 2017. Retrieved 26 May 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "The FA Handbook Standardised Rules 2017-2018 (page 539, section 12.2)". The FA. Retrieved 21 July 2017.