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

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

Premier Division table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Lichfield City 18 12 3 3 46 27 +19 39 Promotion to the Northern Premier League
2 Brocton 18 12 2 4 53 20 +33 38 Qualification for the play-offs[a]
3 Shifnal Town 17 12 1 4 31 14 +17 37
4 1874 Northwich 16 10 4 2 31 18 +13 34
5 Atherstone Town 15 9 3 3 32 17 +15 30
6 Whitchurch Alport 17 9 2 6 37 19 +18 29
7 Stone Old Alleynians 18 8 4 6 26 21 +5 28
8 Studley 18 8 3 7 23 23 0 27
9 Stourport Swifts 19 7 5 7 24 28 −4 26
10 OJM CFC 17 6 5 6 29 26 +3 23
11 AFC Wulfrunians 17 6 4 7 23 30 −7 22
12 Romulus 18 6 2 10 32 40 −8 20
13 Dudley Town 16 6 1 9 20 30 −10 19
14 Northwich Victoria 16 4 6 6 22 30 −8 18
15 Uttoxeter Town 17 2 6 9 23 35 −12 12
16 Tividale 18 2 5 11 22 44 −22 11
17 Highgate United 15 2 4 9 13 36 −23 10 Relegation to Division One
18 Wolverhampton Casuals 18 2 2 14 17 46 −29 8
Updated to match(es) played on 14 December 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

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

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

Division One table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Nuneaton Town 24 16 6 2 66 21 +45 54 Promotion to the Premier Division
2 Coton Green 22 17 3 2 53 16 +37 54 Qualification for the play-offs[a]
3 Heather St John's 24 17 1 6 72 28 +44 52
4 Kirby Muxloe 23 15 2 6 61 33 +28 47
5 Bilston Town 23 14 5 4 53 29 +24 47
6 Smethwick Rangers 23 14 5 4 44 27 +17 47
7 Cradley Town 23 15 1 7 65 35 +30 46
8 Leicester St Andrews 22 14 3 5 46 28 +18 45
9 Coventry Copsewood 23 11 5 7 48 39 +9 38
10 Ingles 22 10 5 7 42 28 +14 35
11 Gornal Athletic 23 10 4 9 47 35 +12 34
12 Sutton United 23 10 3 10 40 43 −3 33
13 Saffron Dynamo 22 9 5 8 49 41 +8 32
14 Nuneaton Griff 22 7 8 7 42 43 −1 29
15 Birstall United 23 7 5 11 53 51 +2 26
16 Stapenhill 23 7 5 11 42 44 −2 26
17 AFC Bridgnorth 22 4 4 14 24 45 −21 16
18 Lutterworth Athletic 23 4 4 15 30 59 −29 16
19 Allexton & New Parks 23 3 5 15 22 69 −47 14
20 Chelmsley Town 25 3 3 19 32 76 −44 12 Relegation to a feeder league
21 Wednesfield 24 3 2 19 18 68 −50 11
22 Paget Rangers 24 1 0 23 17 108 −91 3
Updated to match(es) played on 14 December 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

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

  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.