1998–99 West Midlands (Regional) League
Appearance
The 1998–99 West Midlands (Regional) League season was the 99th 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.
Premier Division
[edit]Season | 1998–99 |
---|---|
Champions | Kington Town |
Promoted | Cradley Town |
Relegated | Wolverhampton United |
Matches played | 420 |
Goals scored | 1,432 (3.41 per match) |
← 1997–98 |
The Premier Division featured 15 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with five new clubs.
- Clubs promoted from Division One North:
- Bandon
- Lawson Mardon Star, who also changed name to Star
- Clubs promoted from Division One South:
- Plus:
- Dudley Town, reformed after resigning from the Southern Football League in 1997
League table
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Kington Town | 40 | 32 | 3 | 5 | 120 | 39 | +81 | 99 | |
2 | Cradley Town | 40 | 28 | 3 | 9 | 98 | 40 | +58 | 87 | Promoted to the Midland Football Alliance |
3 | Stafford Town | 40 | 27 | 5 | 8 | 89 | 38 | +51 | 86 | |
4 | Wolverhampton Casuals | 40 | 24 | 5 | 11 | 99 | 72 | +27 | 77 | |
5 | Smethwick Rangers | 40 | 21 | 8 | 11 | 88 | 52 | +36 | 71 | |
6 | Darlaston Town | 40 | 21 | 7 | 12 | 81 | 63 | +18 | 70 | |
7 | Bandon | 40 | 19 | 7 | 14 | 72 | 53 | +19 | 64 | |
8 | Malvern Town | 40 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 76 | 62 | +14 | 60 | |
9 | Tipton Town | 43 | 17 | 9 | 17 | 62 | 75 | −13 | 60 | |
10 | Bustleholme | 40 | 16 | 7 | 17 | 63 | 71 | −8 | 55 | |
11 | Gornal Athletic | 40 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 68 | 65 | +3 | 53 | |
12 | Lye Town | 40 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 56 | 54 | +2 | 51 | |
13 | Star | 40 | 14 | 8 | 18 | 55 | 63 | −8 | 50 | |
14 | Dudley Town | 40 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 52 | 67 | −15 | 46 | |
15 | Tividale | 40 | 12 | 9 | 19 | 55 | 69 | −14 | 45 | |
16 | Brierley Hill Town | 40 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 57 | 74 | −17 | 45 | |
17 | Westfields | 40 | 9 | 15 | 16 | 57 | 69 | −12 | 42 | |
18 | Ludlow Town | 40 | 12 | 5 | 23 | 46 | 82 | −36 | 41 | |
19 | Ettingshall Holy Trinity | 40 | 10 | 9 | 21 | 62 | 87 | −25 | 39 | |
20 | Walsall Wood | 40 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 43 | 99 | −56 | 22 | |
21 | Wolverhampton United | 40 | 1 | 9 | 30 | 33 | 138 | −105 | 12 | Relegated to Division One North |
Source: fchd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.