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2018–19 Midland Football League

The 2018–19 Midland Football League season was the 5th in the history of the Midland Football League, a football competition in England. The provisional club allocations for steps 5 and 6 were announced by the FA on 25 May.[1]

Premier Division

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Midland Football League
Premier Division
Season2018–19
ChampionsIlkeston Town
PromotedIlkeston Town
RelegatedDunkirk
Wolverhampton Sporting Community
Matches played380
Goals scored1,214 (3.19 per match)

The Premier Division featured 15 clubs which competed in the previous season, along with five new clubs:

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Ilkeston Town 38 25 4 9 93 50 +43 79 Promoted to the Northern Premier League Division One South East
2 Walsall Wood 38 24 7 7 67 32 +35 79
3 Sporting Khalsa 38 20 7 11 61 44 +17 67
4 Westfields 38 17 12 9 73 48 +25 63 Transferred to the Hellenic League
5 Boldmere St Michaels 38 17 8 13 65 66 −1 59
6 Quorn 38 16 10 12 74 61 +13 58 Transferred to the United Counties League
7 Shepshed Dynamo 38 17 6 15 68 64 +4 57
8 Coventry United 38 16 8 14 52 47 +5 56
9 Coventry Sphinx 38 16 8 14 61 57 +4 56
10 Lye Town 38 14 10 14 65 52 +13 52
11 Worcester City 38 14 10 14 66 61 +5 52
12 AFC Wulfrunians 38 14 9 15 53 54 −1 51
13 Stourport Swifts 38 14 9 15 53 55 −2 51
14 Highgate United 38 13 12 13 49 55 −6 51
15 Long Eaton United 38 14 8 16 59 61 −2 50
16 South Normanton Athletic 38 13 6 19 52 48 +4 45
17 Romulus 38 12 8 18 53 68 −15 44
18 Loughborough University 38 10 9 19 58 79 −21 39 Transferred to the United Counties League
19 Dunkirk 38 6 7 25 40 102 −62 25 Relegated to the East Midlands Counties League
20 Wolverhampton Sporting 38 5 8 25 52 110 −58 23 Relegated to the West Midlands (Regional) League
Source: FA Full-Time
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of matches won; 5) Head-to-head results [2]

Stadia and locations

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Location of the Premier Division clubs
Club Stadium Capacity
AFC Wulfrunians Castlecroft Stadium 2,000
Boldmere St. Michaels Trevor Brown Memorial Ground 2,500
Coventry Sphinx Sphinx Drive 1,000
Coventry United Butts Park Arena 3,000
Dunkirk Ron Steel Sports Ground 1,500
Highgate United The Coppice 2,000
Ilkeston Town New Manor Ground 3,029
Long Eaton United Grange Park 3,000
Loughborough University Loughborough University Stadium 3,300
Lye Town The Sports Ground 1,000
Quorn Sutton Park 1,400
Romulus The Central Ground 2,000
Shepshed Dynamo The Dovecote Stadium 2,500
South Normanton Athletic Lees Lane 3,000
Sporting Khalsa Aspray Arena 2,500
Stourport Swifts Walshes Meadow 2,000
Walsall Wood The ML Safety Stadium
Westfields allpay.park 2,000
Wolverhampton Sporting Pride Park
Worcester City Victoria Ground 3,500

Division One

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Midland Football League
Division One
Season2018–19
ChampionsHeather St John's
PromotedHeather St John's
Racing Club Warwick
Matches played342
Goals scored1,299 (3.8 per match)

Division One featured 16 clubs which competed in the previous season, along with three new clubs:

Also, Smithswood Firs were initially promoted to this division but dissolved.

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Heather St John's 36 30 3 3 135 43 +92 93 Promoted to the Premier Division
2 Racing Club Warwick 36 27 4 5 119 46 +73 85
3 Atherstone Town 36 26 5 5 98 33 +65 83
4 Lichfield City 36 24 2 10 107 59 +48 74
5 Leicester Road 35 23 3 9 91 32 +59 72
6 NKF Burbage 36 18 7 11 71 56 +15 61
7 Uttoxeter Town 36 17 5 14 68 56 +12 56
8 Cadbury Athletic 36 15 9 12 53 50 +3 54
9 Studley 35 14 9 12 63 46 +17 51
10 Paget Rangers 36 14 7 15 61 66 −5 49
11 Brocton 36 14 6 16 73 79 −6 48
12 Chelmsley Town 36 11 6 19 59 67 −8 39
13 Stapenhill 36 10 7 19 49 96 −47 37
14 Rocester 36 10 5 21 49 79 −30 35
15 Coventry Copsewood 36 9 8 19 51 90 −39 35
16 Hinckley 36 8 10 18 46 69 −23 34
17 Littleton 36 6 5 25 43 94 −51 23 Transferred to the West Midlands (Regional) League
18 Heath Hayes 36 6 4 26 30 111 −81 22 Reprieved from relegation
19 Nuneaton Griff 36 4 5 27 33 127 −94 17
Source: FA Full-Time
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of matches won; 5) Head-to-head results [2]

Stadia and locations

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Location of Division One clubs
Club Stadium Capacity
Atherstone Town Sheepy Road 3,500
Brocton Silkmore Lane
Cadbury Athletic Triplex Sports Ground
Chelmsley Town Pack Meadow
Coventry Copsewood Allard Way 2,000
Heath Hayes Coppice Colliery Ground
Heather St John's St. John's Park
Hinckley Miners Welfare Ground
Leicester Road Leicester Road Stadium 4,329
Lichfield City City Ground 1,500
Littleton Five Acres
NKF Burbage Kirkby Road
Nuneaton Griff The Pingles Stadium 6,000
Paget Rangers Coles Lane 2,000
Racing Club Warwick Townsend Meadow 1,280
Rocester Hillsfield 4,000
Stapenhill Edge Hill 1,500
Studley The Beehive 1,500
Uttoxeter Town Oldfields

Division Two

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Midland Football League
Division Two
Season2018–19
ChampionsNorthfield Town
PromotedGNP Sports
Matches played240
Goals scored1,026 (4.28 per match)

Division Two featured ten clubs which competed in the division last season, along with six new clubs:

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Northfield Town 30 23 4 3 80 30 +50 73
2 GNP Sports 30 22 4 4 97 34 +63 70 Promoted to Division One
3 Boldmere Sports & Social Falcon 30 21 5 4 77 34 +43 68
4 Moors Academy 30 20 5 5 105 40 +65 65
5 Fairfield Villa 30 17 3 10 87 65 +22 54
6 Coton Green 30 15 4 11 60 56 +4 49
7 Coventry Alvis 30 13 6 11 68 68 0 45
8 Knowle 30 12 6 12 69 46 +23 42
9 Barnt Green Spartak 30 11 3 16 52 89 −37 36
10 Lane Head 30 10 5 15 52 64 −12 35
11 Feckenham 30 9 5 16 54 69 −15 32
12 Redditch Borough 30 10 2 18 52 78 −26 32
13 Hampton 30 8 7 15 55 92 −37 31
14 FC Stratford 30 7 1 22 50 93 −43 22
15 Bolehall Swifts 30 5 2 23 32 88 −56 17
16 Earlswood Town 30 4 4 22 36 80 −44 16
Source: fchd

Division Three

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Midland Football League
Division Three
Season2018–19
ChampionsAlcester Town
PromotedAlcester Town

Division Three featured 13 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with 3 new clubs:

  • AFC Church
  • Coventry Plumbing, joined from Coventry Alliance
  • WLV Sport

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Alcester Town 30 23 5 2 104 23 +81 71[a] Promoted to Division Two
2 Continental Star 30 22 2 6 109 61 +48 68
3 AFC Solihull 30 20 6 4 78 42 +36 66
4 Coventry Plumbing 30 19 4 7 86 45 +41 61
5 Inkberrow 30 19 4 7 64 35 +29 61
6 Bartestree 30 15 7 8 76 32 +44 52 Transferred to the Herefordshire County FA League
7 Coventrians 30 14 5 11 70 65 +5 47
8 Central Ajax 30 13 5 12 73 66 +7 44
9 Enville Athletic 30 13 4 13 50 57 −7 43
10 WLV Sport 30 8 8 14 50 66 −16 32
11 FC Shush 30 8 4 18 66 91 −25 28
12 AFC Church 30 7 6 17 49 70 −21 27 Resigned from the league
13 Shipston Excelsior 30 5 6 19 41 89 −48 21
14 Castle Vale Town 30 6 6 18 54 127 −73 21[b]
15 Leamington Hibs 30 4 5 21 33 81 −48 17
16 Birmingham Tigers 30 5 1 24 34 87 −53 16
Source: fchd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Alcester Town 3 points deducted.
  2. ^ Castle Vale Town 3 points deducted.

References

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  1. ^ "Provisional Step 5 and 6 club allocations confirmed". Non League Daily. 25 May 2018. Archived from the original on May 26, 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ a b "The FA Handbook Chapter 30 Standardised Rules (section 12.2)". The FA. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
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