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2024–25 Midland Football League

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Midland Football League
Season2024–25

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.

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 15 11 2 2 41 20 +21 35 Promotion to the Northern Premier League
2 Brocton 15 10 1 4 43 16 +27 31 Qualification for the play-offs[a]
3 Whitchurch Alport 15 9 1 5 34 15 +19 28
4 Stone Old Alleynians 15 8 3 4 24 12 +12 27
5 1874 Northwich 13 8 3 2 25 15 +10 27
6 Shifnal Town 13 8 1 4 20 11 +9 25
7 Studley 14 7 2 5 19 14 +5 23
8 Stourport Swifts 16 6 4 6 19 25 −6 22
9 Romulus 14 6 1 7 27 30 −3 19
10 Atherstone Town 10 5 2 3 18 12 +6 17
11 OJM CFC 13 4 5 4 20 21 −1 17
12 Northwich Victoria 13 4 5 4 21 24 −3 17
13 AFC Wulfrunians 14 4 3 7 19 28 −9 15
14 Tividale 15 2 5 8 18 35 −17 11
15 Dudley Town 12 3 1 8 10 23 −13 10
16 Highgate United 13 2 3 8 11 33 −22 9
17 Wolverhampton Casuals 15 2 2 11 13 36 −23 8 Relegation to Division One
18 Uttoxeter Town 13 1 4 8 18 30 −12 7
Updated to match(es) played on 9 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 Bilston Town 20 14 3 3 50 25 +25 45 Promotion to the Premier Division
2 Nuneaton Town 20 13 5 2 57 16 +41 44 Qualification for the play-offs[a]
3 Coton Green 18 13 3 2 43 15 +28 42
4 Leicester St Andrews 20 13 3 4 44 25 +19 42
5 Smethwick Rangers 19 12 5 2 39 16 +23 41
6 Heather St John's 19 13 1 5 55 24 +31 40
7 Cradley Town 20 12 1 7 59 33 +26 37
8 Kirby Muxloe 19 11 2 6 48 29 +19 35
9 Coventry Copsewood 20 10 5 5 44 34 +10 35
10 Saffron Dynamo 20 9 5 6 48 35 +13 32
11 Gornal Athletic 20 9 3 8 40 31 +9 30
12 Ingles 18 8 4 6 35 23 +12 28
13 Sutton United 19 8 3 8 34 37 −3 27
14 Birstall United 19 6 5 8 45 41 +4 23
15 Stapenhill 19 6 4 9 36 37 −1 22
16 Nuneaton Griff 19 5 7 7 35 39 −4 22
17 AFC Bridgnorth 19 3 3 13 21 44 −23 12
18 Lutterworth Athletic 19 3 3 13 24 49 −25 12
19 Allexton & New Parks 20 3 3 14 20 62 −42 12
20 Wednesfield 20 3 2 15 17 59 −42 11 Relegation to a feeder league
21 Chelmsley Town 19 2 2 15 26 65 −39 8
22 Paget Rangers 20 1 0 19 14 95 −81 3
Updated to match(es) played on 9 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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