# 2015–16 Midland Football League

The 2015–16 Midland Football League season was the 2nd in the history of the Midland Football League, a football competition in England.

## Premier Division

The Premier Division featured 17 clubs which competed in the previous season, along with five new clubs:
* Bardon Hill, promoted from the East Midlands Counties League
* Heanor Town, transferred from the Northern Counties East League
* Hereford, new club
* Highgate United, promoted from Division One
* Sporting Khalsa, promoted from the West Midlands (Regional) League
Four clubs have applied for promotion to Step 4: Alvechurch, Heanor Town, Hereford and Sporting Khalsa.

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Hereford | 42 | 35 | 3 | 4 | 138 | 33 | +105 | 108 | Promoted to the Southern Football League |
| 2 | Alvechurch | 42 | 32 | 5 | 5 | 99 | 30 | +69 | 101 | |
| 3 | Sporting Khalsa | 42 | 25 | 8 | 9 | 90 | 49 | +41 | 83 | |
| 4 | Shepshed Dynamo | 42 | 24 | 5 | 13 | 86 | 58 | +28 | 77 | |
| 5 | Coleshill Town | 42 | 23 | 5 | 14 | 108 | 73 | +35 | 74 | |
| 6 | Heanor Town | 42 | 22 | 7 | 13 | 99 | 77 | +22 | 73 | |
| 7 | Walsall Wood | 42 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 76 | 66 | +10 | 70 | |
| 8 | Lye Town | 42 | 22 | 3 | 17 | 86 | 58 | +28 | 69 | |
| 9 | Highgate United | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 75 | 60 | +15 | 64 | |
| 10 | Stourport Swifts | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 57 | 57 | 0 | 59 | |
| 11 | Boldmere St. Michaels | 42 | 18 | 5 | 19 | 70 | 81 | −11 | 59 | |
| 12 | Rocester | 42 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 67 | 82 | −15 | 58 | |
| 13 | AFC Wulfrunians | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 70 | 74 | −4 | 57 | |
| 14 | Loughborough University | 42 | 16 | 6 | 20 | 79 | 83 | −4 | 54 | |
| 15 | Brocton | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 75 | 88 | −13 | 53 | |
| 16 | Westfields | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 69 | 68 | +1 | 51 | |
| 17 | Quorn | 42 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 71 | 78 | −7 | 45 | |
| 18 | Long Eaton United | 42 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 63 | 85 | −22 | 45 | |
| 19 | Coventry Sphinx | 42 | 12 | 3 | 27 | 68 | 98 | −30 | 39 | |
| 20 | Dunkirk | 42 | 8 | 6 | 28 | 49 | 121 | −72 | 30 | Relegated to the East Midlands Counties League |
| 21 | Bardon Hill | 42 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 56 | 120 | −64 | 27 | Resigned to the Leicestershire Senior League |
| 22 | Continental Star | 42 | 2 | 4 | 36 | 26 | 138 | −112 | 10 | Demoted to Division Two |
* ↑ Highgate United were deducted 3 points for failing to fulfil their fixture against Stourport Swifts on 7 April.
* ↑ Bardon Hill were deducted 3 points for failing to fulfil their fixture against Alvechurch on 23 April.

### Results

| Home \ Away | AWU | ALV | BAH | BOS | BRO | COL | COS | COV | DUN | HEA | HER | HIG | LOE | LOU | LYE | QON | ROC | SPD | SPK | SPS | WAW | WES |
| AFC Wulfrunians | | 0–4 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 4–4 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 3–2 |
| Alvechurch | 0–3 | | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 8–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 |
| Bardon Hill | 3–3 | 0–3 | | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–5 | 2–2 | 3–5 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 0–7 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 2–4 | 0–4 |
| Boldmere St. Michaels | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | | 2–3 | 1–6 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 |
| Brocton | 1–4 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | | 0–3 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 5–5 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–4 | 0–5 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Coleshill Town | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | | 0–1 | 6–3 | 10–1 | 1–4 | 1–4 | 0–3 | 6–0 | 5–1 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Continental Star | 1–4 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–5 | 0–2 | 1–4 | | 1–1 | 1–4 | 0–3 | 1–5 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–7 |
| Coventry Sphinx | 2–3 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 5–2 | | 2–1 | 2–4 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 5–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 0–6 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 3–0 |
| Dunkirk | 0–1 | 1–4 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–7 | 3–0 | 1–0 | | 0–10 | 2–3 | 1–6 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 3–3 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 0–1 |
| Heanor Town | 0–0 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 7–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 7–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 | | 2–7 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 |
| Hereford | 1–1 | 1–1 | 7–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 4–5 | 6–0 | 6–1 | 4–1 | 8–0 | | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 6–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 |
| Highgate United | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | | 4–3 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 |
| Long Eaton United | 5–1 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 4–3 | 6–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 1–1 | | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 |
| Loughborough University | 5–1 | 2–1 | 7–2 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 6–1 | 3–2 | 4–3 | 2–2 | 0–5 | 3–3 | 0–4 | | 4–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 |
| Lye Town | 1–0 | 1–2 | 5–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 7–3 | 1–1 | 6–1 | | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 2–3 | 1–2 |
| Quorn | 1–0 | 0–0 | 6–1 | 1–3 | 5–2 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 3–4 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | | 2–4 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 |
| Rocester | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 3–4 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | | 1–0 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 5–0 | 4–4 |
| Shepshed Dynamo | 4–2 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 2–2 |
| Sporting Khalsa | 2–3 | 2–3 | 6–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 5–2 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 |
| Stourport Swifts | 3–1 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | | 1–1 | 4–2 |
| Walsall Wood | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 0–6 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 0–1 | | 4–0 |
| Westfields | 2–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | |

### Locations
## Division One

Division One featured 17 clubs which competed in the previous season, along with three new clubs:
* Coventry United, promoted from Division Two
* Heath Hayes, relegated from the Premier Division
* Leicester Road, promoted from Division Two

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Coventry United | 38 | 33 | 1 | 4 | 123 | 33 | +90 | 100 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
| 2 | Bromsgrove Sporting | 38 | 29 | 4 | 5 | 102 | 41 | +61 | 91 | |
| 3 | Nuneaton Griff | 38 | 27 | 5 | 6 | 119 | 41 | +78 | 86 | |
| 4 | Leicester Road | 38 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 98 | 41 | +57 | 77 | |
| 5 | Hinckley | 38 | 23 | 6 | 9 | 116 | 53 | +63 | 75 | |
| 6 | Pilkington XXX | 38 | 20 | 7 | 11 | 73 | 57 | +16 | 67 | Club folded |
| 7 | Lichfield City | 38 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 87 | 60 | +27 | 64 | |
| 8 | Heath Hayes | 38 | 20 | 4 | 14 | 57 | 43 | +14 | 64 | |
| 9 | Littleton | 38 | 19 | 4 | 15 | 61 | 58 | +3 | 61 | |
| 10 | Racing Club Warwick | 38 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 71 | 76 | −5 | 55 | |
| 11 | Coventry Copsewood | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 75 | 78 | −3 | 54 | |
| 12 | Studley | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 67 | 89 | −22 | 46 | |
| 13 | Atherstone Town | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 55 | 71 | −16 | 41 | |
| 14 | Pershore Town | 38 | 11 | 5 | 22 | 51 | 69 | −18 | 38 | |
| 15 | Cadbury Athletic | 38 | 10 | 4 | 24 | 48 | 69 | −21 | 34 | |
| 16 | Heather St. John's | 38 | 10 | 3 | 25 | 56 | 115 | −59 | 33 | |
| 17 | Bolehall Swifts | 38 | 9 | 3 | 26 | 65 | 103 | −38 | 30 | |
| 18 | Stafford Town | 38 | 8 | 3 | 27 | 46 | 96 | −50 | 27 | |
| 19 | Pelsall Villa | 38 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 46 | 122 | −76 | 27 | |
| 20 | Southam United | 38 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 28 | 129 | −101 | 17 | |

### Results

| Home \ Away | ATH | BOS | BRS | CAD | COV | CVU | HEA | HEJ | HIN | LRD | LIC | LIT | NUN | PEL | PER | PIL | RCW | SOU | STA | STU |
| Atherstone Town | | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–3 |
| Bolehall Swifts | 2–2 | | 2–6 | 0–5 | 2–3 | 1–5 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–5 | 1–4 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 3–7 | 4–2 | 0–4 | 1–8 | 3–3 | 11–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 |
| Bromsgrove Sporting | 3–1 | 4–1 | | 4–0 | 5–2 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 7–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 |
| Cadbury Athletic | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 4–2 | 4–0 | 2–3 | 0–2 |
| Coventry Copsewood | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–4 | 2–1 | | 0–5 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 7–1 | 3–2 | 4–2 |
| Coventry United | 6–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 10–0 | | 2–0 | 6–2 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 11–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 |
| Heath Hayes | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| Heather St. John's | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 1–5 | 1–4 | 0–4 | | 2–3 | 0–2 | 3–4 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–5 | 2–5 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 |
| Hinckley | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 0–4 | 3–4 | 4–1 | | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 9–0 | 8–2 |
| Leicester Road | 3–0 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 1–2 | | 2–0 | 4–2 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 2–2 | 7–3 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 5–0 |
| Lichfield City | 2–2 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 5–1 | 0–4 | 3–2 | | 2–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 5–1 |
| Littleton | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 1–5 | 0–1 | 3–4 | | 1–4 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–4 |
| Nuneaton Griff | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 10–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 4–3 | | 3–1 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 4–3 | 7–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 |
| Pelsall Villa | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–6 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–8 | 0–0 | 0–7 | | 1–7 | 2–4 | 0–5 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–5 |
| Pershore Town | 0–2 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–5 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | | 1–2 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 |
| Pilkington XXX | 2–3 | 1–0 | 0–5 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 3–1 | | 0–1 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 |
| Racing Club Warwick | 2–3 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–9 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 0–0 | | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 |
| Southam United | 2–0 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–5 | 0–4 | 1–4 | 3–2 | 0–13 | 0–6 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | | 2–2 | 4–4 |
| Stafford Town | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 0–5 | 0–5 | 0–1 | 3–4 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 0–7 | 1–4 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 6–4 | 1–0 | | 1–3 |
| Studley | 3–2 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 3–7 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–8 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–4 | |

### Locations
## Division Two

Division Two featured 11 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with 3 new clubs:
* Alvis Sporting Club, relegated from Division One
* Austrey Rangers, promoted from Division Three
* Rostance Edwards, promoted from Division Three

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Alvis Sporting Club | 26 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 93 | 21 | +72 | 72 | |
| 2 | Chelmsley Town | 26 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 71 | 27 | +44 | 63 | Promoted to Division One |
| 3 | Droitwich Spa | 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 65 | 23 | +42 | 53 | |
| 4 | Paget Rangers | 26 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 64 | 33 | +31 | 52 | |
| 5 | Rostance Edwards | 26 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 44 | 34 | +10 | 47 | |
| 6 | Sutton United | 26 | 11 | 1 | 14 | 50 | 54 | −4 | 34 | |
| 7 | Coton Green | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 33 | 54 | −21 | 28 | |
| 8 | Hampton | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 37 | 63 | −26 | 28 | |
| 9 | Knowle | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 36 | 49 | −13 | 27 | |
| 10 | Barnt Green Spartak | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 35 | 49 | −14 | 25 | |
| 11 | Austrey Rangers | 26 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 36 | 53 | −17 | 24 | Resigned from the league |
| 12 | Feckenham | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 47 | 74 | −27 | 24 | |
| 13 | Fairfield Villa | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 40 | 64 | −24 | 23 | |
| 14 | Earlswood Town | 26 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 72 | −53 | 13 | |

## Division Three

Division Three featured 13 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with 3 new clubs:
* AFC Solihull, from Stratford Alliance
* Coventrians
* Shipston Excelsior, from Stratford Alliance

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Leamington Hibs | 28 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 88 | 38 | +50 | 66 | Promoted to Division Two |
| 2 | Redditch Borough | 28 | 20 | 2 | 6 | 90 | 34 | +56 | 62 | Promoted to Division Two |
| 3 | Smithswood Firs | 28 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 95 | 44 | +51 | 53 | Promoted to Division Two |
| 4 | FC Stratford | 28 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 73 | 44 | +29 | 49 | |
| 5 | Alcester Town | 28 | 16 | 0 | 12 | 74 | 53 | +21 | 48 | |
| 6 | Barton United | 28 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 56 | 43 | +13 | 48 | |
| 7 | Shipston Excelsior | 28 | 15 | 1 | 12 | 59 | 57 | +2 | 46 | |
| 8 | Northfield Town | 28 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 62 | 61 | +1 | 46 | |
| 9 | Inkberrow | 27 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 57 | 61 | −4 | 40 | |
| 10 | Coventrians | 27 | 9 | 3 | 15 | 42 | 53 | −11 | 30 | |
| 11 | Burntwood Town | 28 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 40 | 66 | −26 | 27 | Resigned from the league |
| 12 | Boldmere Sports & Social | 28 | 8 | 2 | 18 | 42 | 60 | −18 | 26 | |
| 13 | Enville Athletic | 27 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 40 | 69 | −29 | 24 | |
| 14 | Perrywood | 27 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 37 | 99 | −62 | 15 | Resigned from the league |
| 15 | AFC Solihull | 28 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 32 | 105 | −73 | 5 | |
| 16 | Badsey Rangers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Club folded, record expunged |
* ↑ Smithswood Firs 12 points deducted.
* ↑ AFC Solihull 3 points deducted.