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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 four divisions in the English football league system, the Premier Division at Step 5, Division One at Step 6, Division Two at Step 7 and Division Three at Step 8; these four 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 (C, P) 34 26 4 4 88 36 +52 82 Promotion to the Northern Premier League
2 Shifnal Town 34 25 3 6 74 27 +47 78 Qualification for the play-offs[a]
3 Atherstone Town 34 23 5 6 76 41 +35 74
4 1874 Northwich 34 19 9 6 63 45 +18 66
5 Brocton 34 19 4 11 85 46 +39 61
6 Whitchurch Alport 34 18 4 12 71 43 +28 58
7 Dudley Town 34 18 4 12 64 52 +12 58
8 OJM CFC 34 14 7 13 68 56 +12 49
9 Stone Old Alleynians 34 13 6 15 42 48 −6 45
10 Stourport Swifts 34 12 9 13 44 53 −9 45
11 Northwich Victoria 34 10 12 12 47 58 −11 42
12 Studley 34 13 3 18 40 60 −20 42
13 Romulus 34 12 3 19 54 69 −15 39
14 AFC Wulfrunians 34 11 6 17 45 60 −15 39
15 Uttoxeter Town 34 6 9 19 44 67 −23 27
16 Tividale 34 5 8 21 45 86 −41 23
17 Highgate United (R) 34 5 6 23 30 84 −54 21 Relegation to Division One
18 Wolverhampton Casuals (R) 34 4 4 26 24 73 −49 16
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]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to Step 4

Play-offs

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Semi-finals Final
      
2 Shifnal Town 3
5 Brocton 2
2 Shifnal Town
4 1874 Northwich
3 Atherstone Town 0
4 1874 Northwich 1

Semifinals

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19 April Atherstone Town0–1 1874 Northwich Atherstone
15:00 Report
  • Woolley 90+7'
 Stadium: Sheepy Road
Attendance: 528
19 April Shifnal Town 3–2BroctonShifnal
15:00
Report
Stadium: Acoustafoam Stadium
Attendance: 695

Final

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26 April Shifnal Town 2–01874 NorthwichShifnal
15:00
Report Stadium: Acoustafoam Stadium

Stadia and locations

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Location of the clubs in the 2023–24 Midland League Premier Division
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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 (C, P) 42 32 7 3 121 38 +83 103 Promotion to the Premier Division
2 Heather St John's 42 31 2 9 114 42 +72 95 Qualification for the play-offs[a]
3 Leicester St Andrews 42 26 9 7 104 61 +43 87
4 Cradley Town 42 28 2 12 112 60 +52 86
5 Coton Green 42 25 7 10 100 55 +45 82
6 Kirby Muxloe 42 23 5 14 95 76 +19 74
7 Smethwick Rangers 42 21 9 12 73 51 +22 72
8 Ingles 42 20 10 12 88 62 +26 70
9 Bilston Town 42 20 9 13 94 73 +21 69
10 Sutton United 42 20 5 17 80 70 +10 65
11 Coventry Copsewood 42 18 7 17 80 76 +4 61
12 Nuneaton Griff 42 16 11 15 72 74 −2 59
13 Stapenhill 42 15 8 19 68 68 0 53
14 Birstall United 42 15 7 20 87 90 −3 52
15 Saffron Dynamo 42 14 9 19 66 73 −7 51
16 Gornal Athletic 42 13 8 21 67 69 −2 47
17 AFC Bridgnorth 42 12 11 19 52 77 −25 47
18 Lutterworth Athletic 42 10 9 23 69 102 −33 39
19 Chelmsley Town 42 9 8 25 63 104 −41 35
20 Allexton & New Parks (R) 42 7 9 26 47 121 −74 30 Relegation to a feeder league
21 Wednesfield (R) 42 5 4 33 33 113 −80 19
22 Paget Rangers (R) 42 2 4 36 38 168 −130 10
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]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to Step 5

Play-offs

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Semi-finals Final
      
2 Heather St John's 0
5 Coton Green 2
3 Leicester St Andrews
5 Coton Green
3 Leicester St Andrews 3
4 Cradley Town 2

Semifinals

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26 April Heather St John's0–2 Coton Green Heather
15:00 Report
Stadium: St John's Park
Attendance: 349
26 April Leicester St Andrews 3–2Cradley TownAylestone
15:00
Report
Stadium: Canal Street

Final

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3 May Leicester St Andrews v Coton Green Aylestone
Stadium: Canal Street

Stadia and locations

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Location of the West Midlands clubs in the 2023–24 Midland League Division One
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Location of the Leicestershire clubs in the 2023–24 Midland League Division One
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

Division Two

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This division comprises 15 teams, one less than the previous season.

Division Two table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Northfield Town 28 23 4 1 74 19 +55 73 Promotion to Step 6
2 Knowle 28 22 4 2 88 11 +77 70
3 Birmingham United 28 17 6 5 78 46 +32 57
4 Hampton 26 12 9 5 68 43 +25 45
5 Central Ajax 25 12 6 7 57 40 +17 42
6 AFC Solihull 28 12 5 11 54 47 +7 41
7 Cadbury Athletic 28 12 4 12 54 54 0 40
8 Coventrians 24 10 5 9 45 39 +6 35
9 Bolehall Swifts 28 10 3 15 55 76 −21 33
10 Littleton 27 9 1 17 49 73 −24 28
11 Inkberrow 27 7 4 16 49 74 −25 25
12 Coventry Alvis 26 7 4 15 44 72 −28 25
13 Earlswood Town 28 7 4 17 50 85 −35 25
14 Fairfield Villa 28 7 3 18 31 66 −35 24
15 Lane Head (R) 27 4 2 21 30 81 −51 14 Relegation to Step 8
Updated to match(es) played on 21 April 2025. 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]
(R) Relegated

Division Three

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This division comprises 15 teams, two less than the previous season.

Division Three table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Boldmere Sports & Social Falcons (C, P) 27 25 1 1 156 31 +125 76 Promotion to Step 7
2 Wake Green Amateur 28 22 3 3 132 31 +101 69
3 Silhill 28 21 4 3 103 38 +65 67
4 Kenilworth Sporting 28 17 2 9 81 42 +39 53
5 AFC Birmingham 27 15 2 10 75 60 +15 47
6 Continental Star 28 15 2 11 62 53 +9 47
7 Balsall/Berkswell 28 14 1 13 58 68 −10 43
8 Feckenham 28 11 8 9 61 56 +5 41
9 Castle Vale Town 28 12 3 13 70 60 +10 39
10 Solihull Sporting 28 9 4 15 52 79 −27 31
11 Meadow Park 28 8 4 16 54 75 −21 28
12 Gornal 28 8 1 19 51 104 −53 25
13 Leamington Hibernian 28 6 3 19 35 109 −74 21
14 Birmingham Tigers 28 3 1 24 33 153 −120 10
15 BNJS 28 2 3 23 35 99 −64 9
Updated to match(es) played on 7 April 2025. 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]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

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 c d "The FA Handbook 2023/2024 Part 29 Standardised Rules Section 12.2". The FA.
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