2022–23 Midland Football League
Season | 2022–23 |
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← 2021–22 2023–24 → |
The 2022–23 Midland Football League season was the ninth 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, and 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 12 May 2022,[1] and were subject to appeals.
Premier Division
This division comprises 20 teams, one more than the previous season.
The following 3 clubs left the division before the season:
| The following 4 clubs joined the division:
|
Premier Division table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | Walsall Wood (C, P) | 38 | 26 | 7 | 5 | 73 | 35 | +38 | 85 | Promotion to the Northern Premier League |
2 | Lye Town (O, P) | 38 | 25 | 3 | 10 | 85 | 52 | +33 | 78 | Qualification for the inter-step play-off |
3 | Highgate United | 38 | 23 | 5 | 10 | 86 | 45 | +41 | 74 | |
4 | Darlaston Town (1874) | 38 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 70 | 38 | +32 | 71 | |
5 | Racing Club Warwick | 38 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 84 | 47 | +37 | 70 | Transfer to the United Counties League |
6 | Romulus | 38 | 21 | 5 | 12 | 81 | 55 | +26 | 68 | |
7 | Stourport Swifts | 38 | 22 | 2 | 14 | 61 | 41 | +20 | 68 | |
8 | Shifnal Town | 38 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 65 | 43 | +22 | 64 | |
9 | Whitchurch Alport | 38 | 18 | 4 | 16 | 66 | 62 | +4 | 58 | |
10 | Atherstone Town | 38 | 17 | 6 | 15 | 63 | 56 | +7 | 57 | |
11 | Lichfield City | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 65 | 60 | +5 | 54 | |
12 | AFC Wulfrunians | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 56 | 57 | −1 | 49 | |
13 | Stone Old Alleynians | 38 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 51 | 71 | −20 | 47 | |
14 | Studley | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 55 | 58 | −3 | 46[a] | |
15 | Tividale | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 45 | 58 | −13 | 46 | |
16 | Bewdley Town | 38 | 13 | 5 | 20 | 58 | 85 | −27 | 44 | |
17 | Worcester City | 38 | 9 | 5 | 24 | 35 | 69 | −34 | 32 | Transfer to the Hellenic League |
18 | Wolverhampton Casuals | 38 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 31 | 79 | −48 | 28 | |
19 | Uttoxeter Town | 38 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 32 | 84 | −52 | 24 | Reprieve from relegation |
20 | Market Drayton Town (R) | 38 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 27 | 94 | −67 | 12 | Relegation to the North West Counties League Division One South |
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; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Studley were deducted three points for fielding an ineligible player.
Play-off
Inter-Step Playoff
29 April 2023 | St Neots Town | 1–6 | Lye Town | St Neots |
15:00 |
| Report |
| Stadium: New Rowley Park Attendance: 548 |
Results table
Home \ Away | WUL | ATH | BEW | DAR | HIG | LIC | LYE | MDT | RCW | ROM | SHI | SOA | STO | STU | TIV | UTT | WLW | WHI | WVC | WOR |
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AFC Wulfrunians | — | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–5 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 |
Atherstone Town | 3–1 | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 6–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 5–3 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 |
Bewdley Town | 0–1 | 2–1 | — | 1–3 | 1–4 | 6–4 | 3–4 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–4 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–1 |
Darlaston Town (1874) | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | — | 1–1 | 4–2 | 7–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 |
Highgate United | 3–0 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 | — | 8–0 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–6 | 2–0 | 6–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 |
Lichfield City | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | — | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 6–1 | 3–1 |
Lye Town | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | — | 2–0 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 0–3 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 6–0 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 5–1 | 3–1 |
Market Drayton Town | 2–4 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 3–4 | — | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 2–5 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 |
Racing Club Warwick | 6–3 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 3–3 | 7–0 | — | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 5–0 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 |
Romulus | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 4–1 | 2–0 | — | 2–1 | 4–0 | 3–5 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 8–0 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 2–1 |
Shifnal Town | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | — | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 |
Stone Old Alleynians | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 3–2 | 0–4 | — | 3–1 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 0–5 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
Stourport Swifts | 0–1 | 4–2 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | — | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 3–0 |
Studley | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 |
Tividale | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–5 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 3–0 | — | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 |
Uttoxeter Town | 3–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 1–5 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 4–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | — | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 |
Walsall Wood | 0–0 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | — | 3–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 |
Whitchurch Alport | 1–5 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 6–2 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–3 | H/W | 3–0 | 2–1 | — | 1–0 | 5–4 |
Wolverhampton Casuals | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–5 | 0–4 | — | 2–1 |
Worcester City | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | — |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.
Stadia and locations
![2022–23 Midland Football League is located in West Midlands (region)](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/West_Midlands_districts_2011_map.svg/600px-West_Midlands_districts_2011_map.svg.png)
![Darlaston Town](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Blue_000080_pog.svg/8px-Blue_000080_pog.svg.png)
Town
![Market Drayton Town](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Blue_000080_pog.svg/8px-Blue_000080_pog.svg.png)
Town
![Racing Club Warwick](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Blue_000080_pog.svg/8px-Blue_000080_pog.svg.png)
Warwick
![Wolverhampton Casuals](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Blue_000080_pog.svg/8px-Blue_000080_pog.svg.png)
Casuals
Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
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AFC Wulfrunians | Wolverhampton | Castlecroft Stadium | 2,000 |
Atherstone Town | Atherstone | Sheepy Road | |
Bewdley Town | Bewdley | Ribbesford Meadows | 1,000 |
Darlaston Town (1874) | Walsall | Bentley Sports Pavilion | |
Highgate United | Shirley | The Coppice | 2,000 |
Lichfield City | Lichfield | City Ground | 1,000 |
Lye Town | Lye | Lye Sports Ground | 1,000 |
Market Drayton Town | Market Drayton | Greenfields Sports Ground | |
Racing Club Warwick | Warwick | Townsend Meadow | 1,280 |
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 | |
Walsall Wood | Walsall Wood | Oak Park | 1,000 |
Whitchurch Alport | Whitchurch | Yockings Park | |
Wolverhampton Casuals | Featherstone | Brinsford Lane | |
Worcester City | Worcester | Claines Lane | 1,000 |
Division One
This division comprises 21 teams, two more than the previous season.
The following three clubs left the division before the season:
| The following five clubs joined the division:
|
- Smethwick Khalsa Football Federation were renamed back to Smethwick Rangers before the season began.
- Graham Street Prims - were to be transferred from United Counties League Division One, but requested relegation to the Central Midlands Football League.
Division One table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | Dudley Town (C, P) | 40 | 32 | 4 | 4 | 101 | 37 | +64 | 100 | Promotion to the Premier Division |
2 | Ashby Ivanhoe (O, P) | 40 | 28 | 7 | 5 | 93 | 40 | +53 | 91 | Promotion to the United Counties League Premier Division North |
3 | Hinckley | 40 | 28 | 3 | 9 | 122 | 51 | +71 | 87 | Qualification for the play-offs |
4 | Droitwich Spa | 40 | 26 | 5 | 9 | 109 | 65 | +44 | 83 | |
5 | Black Country Rangers | 40 | 26 | 4 | 10 | 95 | 46 | +49 | 82 | |
6 | Bilston Town | 40 | 22 | 6 | 12 | 79 | 73 | +6 | 72 | |
7 | Stapenhill | 40 | 20 | 6 | 14 | 67 | 63 | +4 | 66 | |
8 | Nuneaton Griff | 40 | 16 | 10 | 14 | 60 | 55 | +5 | 58 | |
9 | Coton Green | 40 | 16 | 10 | 14 | 62 | 61 | +1 | 58 | |
10 | Shawbury United | 40 | 16 | 4 | 20 | 73 | 83 | −10 | 52 | |
11 | Wolverhampton Sporting | 40 | 14 | 8 | 18 | 61 | 79 | −18 | 50 | |
12 | Coventry Copsewood | 40 | 14 | 7 | 19 | 68 | 73 | −5 | 49 | |
13 | Ingles | 40 | 15 | 4 | 21 | 62 | 83 | −21 | 49 | |
14 | Chelmsley Town | 40 | 14 | 4 | 22 | 54 | 84 | −30 | 46 | |
15 | Wednesfield | 40 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 61 | 71 | −10 | 45 | |
16 | Cradley Town | 40 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 55 | 65 | −10 | 42 | |
17 | Smethwick Rangers | 40 | 10 | 8 | 22 | 51 | 91 | −40 | 38 | |
18 | Paget Rangers | 40 | 9 | 9 | 22 | 59 | 82 | −23 | 36 | |
19 | Heath Hayes | 40 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 58 | 85 | −27 | 32 | Club folded |
20 | AFC Bridgnorth | 40 | 8 | 6 | 26 | 47 | 90 | −43 | 30 | Reprieve from relegation |
21 | Haughmond (R) | 40 | 4 | 9 | 27 | 40 | 100 | −60 | 21 | Relegation to the Shropshire County League Premier Division |
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; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Play-offs
Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
2 | Ashby Ivanhoe | 1 | |||||||
5 | Black Country Rangers | 0 | |||||||
2 | Ashby Ivanhoe | 2 | |||||||
4 | Droitwich Spa | 1 | |||||||
3 | Hinckley | 3 (2) | |||||||
4 | Droitwich Spa | 3 (4) |
Stadia and locations
![2022–23 Midland Football League is located in West Midlands (region)](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/West_Midlands_districts_2011_map.svg/625px-West_Midlands_districts_2011_map.svg.png)
Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
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AFC Bridgnorth | Bridgnorth | Crown Meadow | |
Ashby Ivanhoe | Ashby-de-la-Zouch | NFU Sports Ground | |
Bilston Town | Bilston | Queen Street | 4,000 |
Black Country Rangers | Lye | Lye Sports Ground | 1,000 |
Chelmsley Town | Coleshill | Pack Meadow | |
Coton Green | Fazeley | New Mill Lane | |
Coventry Copsewood | Coventry | Allard Way | 2,000 |
Cradley Town | Cradley | Beeches View | |
Droitwich Spa | Droitwich Spa | Walshes Meadow, Stourport (groundshare with Stourport Swifts) | |
Dudley Town | Willenhall | Noose Lane | |
Haughmond | Shrewsbury | Shrewsbury Sports Village | 1,000 |
Heath Hayes | Heath Hayes | Coppice Colliery Ground | |
Hinckley | Barwell | Kirkby Road | 2,500 |
Ingles | Thringstone | Homestead Road | 2,050 |
Nuneaton Griff | Nuneaton | Pingles Stadium | 4,000 |
Paget Rangers | Sutton Coldfield | Central Ground | 2,000 |
Shawbury United | Ludlow | Ludlow Football Stadium | 1,000 |
Smethwick Rangers | Tividale | The Beeches | 2,000 |
Stapenhill | Stapenhill | Edge Hill | 1,500 |
Wednesfield | Wednesfield | Cottage Ground | |
Wolverhampton Sporting | Great Wyrley | Pride Park |
References
- ^ "THE FA PROVIDES UPDATE ON NATIONAL LEAGUE SYSTEM CLUB ALLOCATIONS AT STEPS 3-6". The Football Association. 12 May 2022.
- ^ a b "The FA Handbook 2022/2023 Part 29 Standardised Rules Section 12.2". The FA.
External links
- Midland Football League
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- Predecessor leagues
- Midland Alliance
- Midland Combination