# 2017–18 Midland Football League

The 2017–18 Midland Football League season was the 4th 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:
* Bromsgrove Sporting, promoted from Division One
* Haughmond, promoted from the West Midlands (Regional) League
* Rugby Town, relegated from the Northern Premier League
* South Normanton Athletic, promoted from the East Midlands Counties League
* Worcester City, voluntarily demoted from the National League North

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Bromsgrove Sporting | 42 | 31 | 5 | 6 | 110 | 50 | +60 | 98 | Promoted to Southern League Division One Central |
| 2 | Coleshill Town | 42 | 28 | 8 | 6 | 106 | 47 | +59 | 92 | Promoted to Southern League Division One Central |
| 3 | Highgate United | 42 | 28 | 6 | 8 | 92 | 47 | +45 | 90 | |
| 4 | Worcester City | 42 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 94 | 41 | +53 | 83 | |
| 5 | Sporting Khalsa | 42 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 83 | 58 | +25 | 71 | |
| 6 | Rugby Town | 42 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 76 | 60 | +16 | 64 | Transferred to the United Counties League Premier Division |
| 7 | Shepshed Dynamo | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 95 | 76 | +19 | 63 | |
| 8 | Coventry United | 42 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 80 | 77 | +3 | 61 | |
| 9 | Long Eaton United | 42 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 65 | 86 | −21 | 61 | |
| 10 | Coventry Sphinx | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 73 | 65 | +8 | 60 | |
| 11 | Quorn | 42 | 18 | 6 | 18 | 77 | 89 | −12 | 60 | |
| 12 | Westfields | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 86 | 83 | +3 | 59 | |
| 13 | Heanor Town | 42 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 67 | 79 | −12 | 58 | Voluntarily relegated to the East Midlands Counties League |
| 14 | Boldmere St Michaels | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 59 | 75 | −16 | 53 | |
| 15 | Stourport Swifts | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 65 | 88 | −23 | 49 | |
| 16 | Lye Town | 42 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 62 | 79 | −17 | 47 | |
| 17 | AFC Wulfrunians | 42 | 14 | 5 | 23 | 52 | 88 | −36 | 47 | |
| 18 | Loughborough University | 42 | 12 | 7 | 23 | 57 | 82 | −25 | 43 | |
| 19 | South Normanton Athletic | 42 | 12 | 7 | 23 | 59 | 91 | −32 | 43 | |
| 20 | Haughmond | 42 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 58 | 80 | −22 | 38 | Relegated to the West Midlands (Regional) League |
| 21 | Shawbury United | 42 | 10 | 7 | 25 | 59 | 80 | −21 | 37 | Relegated to the West Midlands (Regional) League |
| 22 | Rocester | 42 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 65 | 119 | −54 | 22 | Relegated to Division One |
* ↑ 12 of the 14 runners-up at Step 5 were to have been promoted to Step 4. However, with resignations and mergers in leagues above, all fourteen runners-up were promoted.

### Stadia and locations

| Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
| AFC Wulfrunians | Wolverhampton | Castlecroft Stadium | 2,000 |
| Boldmere St. Michaels | Boldmere | Trevor Brown Memorial Ground | 2,500 |
| Bromsgrove Sporting | Bromsgrove | Victoria Ground | 3,500 |
| Coleshill Town | Coleshill | Pack Meadow | 2,070 |
| Coventry Sphinx | Coventry | Sphinx Drive | 1,000 |
| Coventry United | Coventry | Butts Park Arena | 3,000 |
| Haughmond | Shrewsbury | Sundorne Sports Village | |
| Heanor Town | Heanor | Town Ground | 2,700 |
| Highgate United | Shirley | The Coppice | 2,000 |
| Long Eaton United | Long Eaton | Grange Park | 3,000 |
| Loughborough University | Loughborough | Loughborough University Stadium | 3,300 |
| Lye Town | Lye | The Sports Ground | 1,000 |
| Quorn | Quorn | Farley Way Stadium | 1,400 |
| Rocester | Rocester | Hillsfield | 4,000 |
| Rugby Town | Rugby | Butlin Road | 6,000 |
| Shawbury United | Wem | Butler Sports Centre | 1,000 |
| Shepshed Dynamo | Shepshed | The Dovecote Stadium | 2,500 |
| South Normanton Athletic | South Normanton | Lees Lane | 3,000 |
| Sporting Khalsa | Willenhall | Aspray Arena | 2,500 |
| Stourport Swifts | Stourport-on-Severn | Walshes Meadow | 2,000 |
| Westfields | Hereford | allpay.park | 2,000 |
| Worcester City | Bromsgrove | Victoria Ground | 3,500 |

## Division One

Division One featured 17 clubs which competed in the previous season, along with five new clubs.
* Two clubs relegated from the Premier Division:
** Brocton
** Walsall Wood
* Two clubs promoted from Division Two:
** Coventry Alvis, with a name change from Alvis Sporting Club
** Paget Rangers
* Plus:
** Ilkeston Town, new club formed after Ilkeston folded

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Walsall Wood | 42 | 36 | 2 | 4 | 173 | 36 | +137 | 110 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
| 2 | Ilkeston Town | 42 | 30 | 5 | 7 | 107 | 46 | +61 | 95 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
| 3 | Atherstone Town | 42 | 29 | 5 | 8 | 128 | 50 | +78 | 92 | |
| 4 | Leicester Road | 42 | 28 | 6 | 8 | 99 | 52 | +47 | 90 | |
| 5 | Racing Club Warwick | 42 | 25 | 6 | 11 | 112 | 69 | +43 | 81 | |
| 6 | Hinckley | 42 | 25 | 5 | 12 | 136 | 76 | +60 | 80 | |
| 7 | Heather St John's | 42 | 25 | 5 | 12 | 136 | 81 | +55 | 80 | |
| 8 | Littleton | 42 | 24 | 1 | 17 | 88 | 53 | +35 | 73 | |
| 9 | Studley | 42 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 84 | 77 | +7 | 71 | |
| 10 | Lichfield City | 42 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 81 | 89 | −8 | 58 | |
| 11 | Uttoxeter Town | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 87 | 101 | −14 | 56 | |
| 12 | Paget Rangers | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 80 | 85 | −5 | 55 | |
| 13 | Coventry Copsewood | 42 | 16 | 4 | 22 | 65 | 91 | −26 | 52 | |
| 14 | Heath Hayes | 42 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 90 | 99 | −9 | 44 | |
| 15 | Cadbury Athletic | 42 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 66 | 82 | −16 | 44 | |
| 16 | Chelmsley Town | 42 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 55 | 89 | −34 | 44 | |
| 17 | Brocton | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 69 | 87 | −18 | 43 | |
| 18 | Pershore Town | 42 | 11 | 8 | 23 | 64 | 95 | −31 | 41 | Transferred to the West Midlands (Regional) League |
| 19 | Nuneaton Griff | 42 | 10 | 8 | 24 | 52 | 102 | −50 | 38 | |
| 20 | Stafford Town | 42 | 9 | 3 | 30 | 52 | 107 | −55 | 30 | Relegated to the Staffordshire County Senior League |
| 21 | Bolehall Swifts | 42 | 7 | 4 | 31 | 34 | 143 | −109 | 25 | Relegated to Division Two |
| 22 | Coventry Alvis | 42 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 34 | 182 | −148 | 16 | Relegated to Division Two |

### Stadia and locations

| Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
| Atherstone Town | Atherstone | Sheepy Road | 3,500 |
| Bolehall Swifts | Tamworth | Rene Road | |
| Brocton | Stafford | Silkmore Lane | |
| Cadbury Athletic | Bournville | Triplex Sports Ground | |
| Chelmsley Town | Chelmsley Wood | Pack Meadow | |
| Coventry Alvis | Coventry | Alvis Sports & Social Club | |
| Coventry Copsewood | Coventry | Allard Way | |
| Heath Hayes | Heath Hayes | Coppice Colliery Ground | |
| Heather St John's | Heather | St. John's Park | |
| Hinckley | Heather | St. John's Park | |
| Ilkeston Town | Ilkeston | New Manor Ground | 3,029 |
| Leicester Road | Hinckley | Leicester Road Stadium | 4,329 |
| Littleton | North and Middle Littleton | Five Acres | |
| Nuneaton Griff | Nuneaton | Pingles Stadium | 6,000 |
| Paget Rangers | Boldmere | Church Road | |
| Pershore Town | Pershore | King George V Playing Fields | |
| Racing Club Warwick | Warwick | Townsend Meadow | |
| Stafford Town | Stafford | Evans Park | |
| Studley | Studley | The Beehive | 1,500 |
| Uttoxeter Town | Uttoxeter | Oldfields | |
| Walsall Wood | Walsall Wood | Oak Park | |

## Division Two

Division Two featured eleven clubs which competed in the division last season, along with five new clubs:
* Pelsall Villa, relegated from Division One
* NKF Burbage, promoted from Division Three
* Montpellier, promoted from Division Three
* Northfield Town, promoted from Division Three
* Moors Academy, promoted from Division Three

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | NKF Burbage | 29 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 71 | 17 | +54 | 78 | Promoted to Division One |
| 2 | Smithswood Firs | 27 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 74 | 32 | +42 | 68 | Resigned from the league |
| 3 | Droitwich Spa | 29 | 18 | 2 | 9 | 74 | 45 | +29 | 56 | Transferred to the West Midlands (Regional) League Division One |
| 4 | Feckenham | 29 | 15 | 4 | 10 | 64 | 54 | +10 | 49 | |
| 5 | Hampton | 30 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 57 | 63 | −6 | 49 | |
| 6 | Montpellier | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 59 | 69 | −10 | 41 | Resigned from the league |
| 7 | Fairfield Villa | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 52 | 57 | −5 | 40 | |
| 8 | Moors Academy | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 60 | 52 | +8 | 39 | |
| 9 | Barnt Green Spartak | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 48 | 57 | −9 | 39 | |
| 10 | Northfield Town | 29 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 41 | 51 | −10 | 38 | |
| 11 | Knowle | 29 | 11 | 4 | 14 | 59 | 59 | 0 | 37 | |
| 12 | Coton Green | 29 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 49 | 51 | −2 | 32 | |
| 13 | Earlswood Town | 29 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 43 | 66 | −23 | 27 | |
| 14 | Redditch Borough | 29 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 51 | 62 | −11 | 25 | |
| 15 | Bloxwich Town | 29 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 39 | 70 | −31 | 25 | Resigned from the league |
| 16 | Pelsall Villa | 22 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 57 | −36 | 9 | Resigned from the league |

## Division Three

Division Three featured nine clubs which competed in the division last season, along with seven new clubs:
* Bartestree, joined from the Herefordshire County League
* Birmingham Tigers, joined from the Birmingham & District League
* CT Shush, joined from the Birmingham & District League
* Central Ajax, joined from the Stratford on Avon Alliance
* Continental Star, relegated from Division Two
* GNP Sports, joined from the Coventry Alliance
* Leamington Hibs, relegated from Division Two

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | GNP Sports | 30 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 144 | 23 | +121 | 80 | Promoted to Division Two |
| 2 | Boldmere Sports & Social | 30 | 21 | 1 | 8 | 76 | 46 | +30 | 64 | Promoted to Division Two |
| 3 | FC Stratford | 30 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 98 | 36 | +62 | 59 | Promoted to Division Two |
| 4 | Alcester Town | 30 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 84 | 41 | +43 | 59 | |
| 5 | Bartestree | 30 | 18 | 1 | 11 | 88 | 53 | +35 | 55 | |
| 6 | AFC Solihull | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 64 | 56 | +8 | 48 | |
| 7 | Coventrians | 30 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 67 | 62 | +5 | 48 | |
| 8 | Central Ajax | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 74 | 78 | −4 | 46 | |
| 9 | Inkberrow | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 74 | 50 | +24 | 45 | |
| 10 | Shipston Excelsior | 30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 63 | 69 | −6 | 43 | |
| 11 | Birmingham Tigers | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 58 | 84 | −26 | 35 | |
| 12 | CT Shush | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 42 | 60 | −18 | 30 | |
| 13 | Continental Star | 30 | 9 | 2 | 19 | 49 | 94 | −45 | 28 | |
| 14 | Enville Athletic | 30 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 32 | 59 | −27 | 24 | |
| 15 | Castle Vale Town | 30 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 33 | 117 | −84 | 15 | |
| 16 | Leamington Hibs | 30 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 26 | 144 | −118 | 6 | |
* ↑ Continental Star one point deducted.