# 1997–98 West Midlands (Regional) League

The 1997–98 West Midlands (Regional) League season was the 98th in the history of the West Midlands (Regional) League, an English association football competition for semi-professional and amateur teams based in the West Midlands county, Shropshire, Herefordshire, Worcestershire and southern Staffordshire.

## Premier Division

The Premier Division featured 16 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with two new clubs, promoted from Division One South:
* Bustleholme
* Kington Town

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Lye Town | 34 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 91 | 35 | +56 | 84 | |
| 2 | Stourport Swifts | 34 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 101 | 34 | +67 | 75 | Promoted to the Midland Football Alliance |
| 3 | Brierley Hill Town | 34 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 64 | 34 | +30 | 68 | |
| 4 | Kington Town | 34 | 21 | 3 | 10 | 97 | 67 | +30 | 66 | |
| 5 | Bloxwich Strollers | 34 | 18 | 4 | 12 | 81 | 49 | +32 | 58 | Resigned from the league |
| 6 | Malvern Town | 34 | 17 | 4 | 13 | 73 | 59 | +14 | 55 | |
| 7 | Wolverhampton Casuals | 34 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 64 | 52 | +12 | 51 | |
| 8 | Gornal Athletic | 34 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 56 | 50 | +6 | 50 | |
| 9 | Darlaston Town | 34 | 15 | 3 | 16 | 78 | 70 | +8 | 48 | |
| 10 | Tividale | 34 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 64 | 57 | +7 | 48 | |
| 11 | Ludlow Town | 34 | 14 | 3 | 17 | 58 | 71 | −13 | 45 | |
| 12 | Stafford Town | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 49 | 57 | −8 | 43 | |
| 13 | Walsall Wood | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 49 | 64 | −15 | 40 | |
| 14 | Westfields | 34 | 11 | 5 | 18 | 57 | 69 | −12 | 38 | |
| 15 | Bustleholme | 34 | 11 | 3 | 20 | 48 | 76 | −28 | 36 | |
| 16 | Cradley Town | 34 | 9 | 5 | 20 | 54 | 80 | −26 | 32 | |
| 17 | Ettingshall Holy Trinity | 34 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 37 | 100 | −63 | 22 | |
| 18 | Wolverhampton United | 34 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 19 | 116 | −97 | 11 | |
* ↑ Tividale deducted three points.

## Division One North

The Division One North featured 10 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with 5 new clubs:
* Bandon, transferred from Division One South
* Lawson Mardon Star
* Newport
* Lucas Flight Controls
* Walsall Wood reserves

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Bandon | 28 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 86 | 31 | +55 | 66 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
| 2 | Lawson Mardon Star | 28 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 100 | 48 | +52 | 60 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
| 3 | Blakenall reserves | 28 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 78 | 33 | +45 | 55 | Resigned from the league |
| 4 | Brereton Social | 28 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 60 | 43 | +17 | 49 | |
| 5 | Heath Hayes | 28 | 15 | 2 | 11 | 62 | 55 | +7 | 47 | |
| 6 | Great Wyrley | 28 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 55 | 37 | +18 | 44 | |
| 7 | Morda United | 28 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 47 | 47 | 0 | 44 | |
| 8 | Brereton Town | 28 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 63 | 61 | +2 | 42 | Resigned from the league |
| 9 | Newport | 28 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 64 | 45 | +19 | 41 | |
| 10 | Sikh Hunters | 28 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 46 | 53 | −7 | 34 | Transferred to Division One South |
| 11 | Lucas Flight Controls | 28 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 60 | 72 | −12 | 31 | |
| 12 | Wolverhampton Casuals reserves | 28 | 9 | 4 | 15 | 51 | 79 | −28 | 31 | |
| 13 | Corestone Services | 28 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 37 | 78 | −41 | 20 | |
| 14 | Cannock Chase | 28 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 40 | 102 | −62 | 20 | |
| 15 | Walsall Wood reserves | 28 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 33 | 98 | −65 | 10 | |
* ↑ Great Wyrley deducted 3 points.
* ↑ Brereton Town deducted 1 point.

## Division One South

The Division One South featured 9 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with 5 new clubs:
* Halesowen Harriers reserves
* Wellington, joined from Herefordshire League
* Birmingham College of Food
* Malvern Town reserves
* Hinton

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Smethwick Rangers | 26 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 75 | 32 | +43 | 59 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
| 2 | Tipton Town | 26 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 71 | 26 | +45 | 58 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
| 3 | Leominster Town | 26 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 68 | 44 | +24 | 49 | |
| 4 | Halesowen Harriers reserves | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 54 | 35 | +19 | 43 | |
| 5 | Tividale reserves | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 38 | 36 | +2 | 40 | |
| 6 | Bromyard Town | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 62 | 47 | +15 | 39 | |
| 7 | Wellington | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 45 | 53 | −8 | 37 | |
| 8 | Birmingham College of Food | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 55 | 48 | +7 | 36 | Resigned from the league |
| 9 | Cradley Town reserves | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 52 | 40 | +12 | 36 | |
| 10 | Malvern Town reserves | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 38 | 52 | −14 | 35 | |
| 11 | Mahal | 26 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 54 | 62 | −8 | 32 | |
| 12 | Pershore Town reserves | 26 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 28 | 94 | −66 | 16 | |
| 13 | Hinton | 26 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 33 | 67 | −34 | 15 | |
| 14 | Gornal Athletic reserves | 26 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 18 | 55 | −37 | 14 | Resigned from the league |