2024–25 Midland Football League

The 2024–25 Midland Football League season is the eleventh in the history of the Midland Football League, a football competition in England. The Midland League operates two divisions in the English football league system, the Premier Division at Step 5 and Division One at Step 6; these two divisions are covered by this article.

Midland Football League
Season2024–25

The allocations for Steps 3 to 6 for this season were announced by The Football Association on 17 May 2024.[1]

Premier Division

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This division comprises 18 teams, the same amount as the previous season.

Premier Division table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Lichfield City 16 12 2 2 44 22 +22 38 Promotion to the Northern Premier League
2 Brocton 16 11 1 4 46 18 +28 34 Qualification for the play-offs[a]
3 Shifnal Town 15 10 1 4 25 12 +13 31
4 Whitchurch Alport 16 9 1 6 36 18 +18 28
5 1874 Northwich 14 8 4 2 26 16 +10 28
6 Stone Old Alleynians 16 8 3 5 25 14 +11 27
7 Studley 16 7 3 6 22 18 +4 24
8 Stourport Swifts 17 6 5 6 20 26 −6 23
9 Atherstone Town 12 6 3 3 21 14 +7 21
10 OJM CFC 14 5 5 4 23 22 +1 20
11 Romulus 16 6 1 9 29 36 −7 19
12 Northwich Victoria 14 4 6 4 22 25 −3 18
13 AFC Wulfrunians 15 5 3 7 21 29 −8 18
14 Dudley Town 14 4 1 9 13 27 −14 13
15 Tividale 16 2 5 9 18 36 −18 11
16 Uttoxeter Town 14 2 4 8 20 31 −11 10
17 Highgate United 14 2 4 8 12 34 −22 10 Relegation to Division One
18 Wolverhampton Casuals 17 2 2 13 17 42 −25 8
Updated to match(es) played on 16 November 2024. Source: The FA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) head-to-head results[2]
Notes:
  1. ^ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to Step 4

Stadia and locations

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Location of the clubs in the 2023–24 Midland League Premier Division from Cheshire


Club Location Stadium Capacity
1874 Northwich Barnton The Offside Trust Stadium 3,000
AFC Wulfrunians Wolverhampton Castlecroft Stadium 2,000
Atherstone Town Atherstone Sheepy Road
Brocton Brocton Silkmore Lane 1,500
Dudley Town Willenhall Asprey Arena
Highgate United Shirley The Coppice 2,000
Lichfield City Lichfield City Ground 1,000
Northwich Victoria Northwich Wincham Park 4,813
OJM CFC Birmingham (Kings Norton) Triplex Sports Ground
Romulus Birmingham (Castle Vale) Castle Vale Stadium 2,000
Shifnal Town Shifnal Phoenix Park
Stone Old Alleynians Meir Heath King's Park
Stourport Swifts Stourport-on-Severn Walshes Meadow 2,000
Studley Studley The Beehive
Tividale Tividale The Beeches 2,000
Uttoxeter Town Uttoxeter Oldfields
Whitchurch Alport Whitchurch Yockings Park
Wolverhampton Casuals Featherstone Brinsford Lane

Division One

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This division comprises 22 teams, two more than the previous season.

Division One table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Nuneaton Town 21 14 5 2 60 18 +42 47 Promotion to the Premier Division
2 Bilston Town 21 14 4 3 51 26 +25 46 Qualification for the play-offs[a]
3 Coton Green 19 14 3 2 45 16 +29 45
4 Leicester St Andrews 21 14 3 4 45 25 +20 45
5 Smethwick Rangers 20 13 5 2 41 17 +24 44
6 Heather St John's 21 14 1 6 60 27 +33 43
7 Cradley Town 21 13 1 7 60 33 +27 40
8 Kirby Muxloe 20 12 2 6 52 30 +22 38
9 Coventry Copsewood 21 10 5 6 46 37 +9 35
10 Saffron Dynamo 21 9 5 7 49 37 +12 32
11 Ingles 19 9 4 6 37 23 +14 31
12 Gornal Athletic 21 9 4 8 42 33 +9 31
13 Sutton United 20 8 3 9 34 38 −4 27
14 Nuneaton Griff 21 6 8 7 39 42 −3 26
15 Birstall United 20 6 5 9 45 44 +1 23
16 Stapenhill 20 6 5 9 37 38 −1 23
17 Lutterworth Athletic 20 3 4 13 26 51 −25 13
18 Allexton & New Parks 21 3 4 14 21 63 −42 13
19 AFC Bridgnorth 20 3 3 14 21 45 −24 12
20 Wednesfield 21 3 2 16 17 61 −44 11 Relegation to a feeder league
21 Chelmsley Town 20 2 2 16 27 67 −40 8
22 Paget Rangers 21 1 0 20 15 99 −84 3
Updated to match(es) played on 16 November 2024. Source: The FA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) head-to-head results[2]
Notes:
  1. ^ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to Step 5

Stadia and locations

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Club Location Stadium Capacity
AFC Bridgnorth Bridgnorth Crown Meadow
Allexton & New Parks Leicester New College Leicester
Bilston Town Bilston Queen Street 4,000
Birstall United Birstall Meadow Lane
Chelmsley Town Coleshill Pack Meadow
Coton Green Fazeley New Mill Lane
Coventry Copsewood Coventry Allard Way 2,000
Cradley Town Cradley Beeches View
Gornal Athletic Lower Gornal Garden Walk Stadium 2,000
Heather St John's Heather St John's Park 2,050
Ingles Thringstone Homestead Road 2,050
Kirby Muxloe Kirby Muxloe Ratby Lane 3,000
Leicester St Andrews Leicester Canal Street 1,000
Lutterworth Athletic Lutterworth Hall Park
Nuneaton Griff Nuneaton Pingles Stadium 4,000
Nuneaton Town Nuneaton The Oval 4,614
Paget Rangers Sutton Coldfield Central Ground 2,000
Saffron Dynamo Cosby Cambridge Road
Smethwick Rangers Boldmere Trevor Brown Memorial Ground 2,500
Stapenhill Stapenhill Edge Hill 1,500
Sutton United Sutton Coldfield Coleshill Road
Wednesfield Wednesfield Cottage Ground

References

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  1. ^ "THE FA RELEASES NATIONAL LEAGUE SYSTEM CLUB ALLOCATIONS FOR STEPS 1-6 IN 2024-25 TERM". The Football Association. 17 May 2024.
  2. ^ a b "The FA Handbook 2023/2024 Part 29 Standardised Rules Section 12.2". The FA.
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