2019–20 West Midlands (Regional) League

The 2019–20 West Midlands (Regional) League season was the 120th in the history of the West Midlands (Regional) League (WMRL), a football competition in England which was formed in 1889. The league operates three divisions: the Premier Division, see below, at level 10 in the English football league system, Division One at level 11, and Division Two. The Premier Division is one of three divisions which feed into the Midland League Premier Division, the other two being the East Midlands Counties League and the Midland League's own Division One.

The allocations for Steps 1 to 6 for season 2019–20 were announced by the FA on 19 May.[1] These were subject to appeal, and the West Midland (Regional) League's constitution was subject to ratification at the league's AGM on 3 June.

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, this season's competition was formally abandoned on 26 March 2020, with all results from the season being expunged, and no promotion or relegation taking place to, from, or within the competition.[2] On 30 March 2020, sixty-six non-league clubs sent an open letter to the Football Association requesting that they reconsider their decision.[3]

Premier Division
West Midlands League
Premier Division
Season2019–20
Matches played217
Goals scored820 (3.78 per match)

The Premier Division featured 14 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with four new clubs:

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Shifnal Town 22 20 0 2 80 19 +61 60
2 Bewdley Town 24 18 0 6 67 33 +34 54
3 Dudley Town 27 16 4 7 69 46 +23 52
4 Wolverhampton Casuals 22 13 7 2 43 9 +34 46
5 Bilston Town 28 15 1 12 67 54 +13 46
6 Pershore Town 27 11 6 10 56 47 +9 39
7 Black Country Rangers 21 11 5 5 42 28 +14 38
8 Wednesfield 22 11 2 9 31 31 0 35
9 Darlaston Town (1874) 28 10 5 13 51 54 −3 35
10 Littleton 22 10 3 9 43 32 +11 33
11 Worcester Raiders 23 9 4 10 52 51 +1 31
12 AFC Bridgnorth 25 8 5 12 37 52 −15 29
13 Wolverhampton Sporting Community 23 7 7 9 36 39 −3 28
14 Smethwick Rangers 23 7 4 12 33 49 −16 25
15 Shawbury United 22 7 4 11 27 44 −17 25
16 Wem Town 27 6 2 19 37 87 −50 20
17 Dudley Sports 24 3 3 18 20 73 −53 12
18 Cradley Town 24 3 2 19 29 72 −43 11
Updated to match(es) played on 10 March 2020. Source: FA Full-Time
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of matches won; 5) Head-to-head results [4]

References
  1. "REVEALED: The provisional Step 1 to 6 Club Allocations for 2019-20". The Non League Football Paper. 19 May 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  2. "Coronavirus: All football below National League to end". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  3. "Sixty-six non-league clubs send open letter to FA over expunging season". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  4. "The FA Handbook 2019/20 (part 30 Standardised Rules section 12.2)". The FA. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
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