2019–20 Midland Football League
The 2019–20 Midland Football League season was the 6th in the history of the Midland Football League, a football competition in England. 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 Midland Football League's constitution was subject to ratification at the league's AGM on 8 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
Season | 2019–20 |
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Matches played | 270 |
Goals scored | 906 (3.36 per match) |
← 2018–19 2020–21 → |
The Premier Division featured 13 clubs which competed in the previous season, along with seven new clubs:
- Gresley, relegated from the Northern Premier League
- Haughmond, promoted from the West Midlands (Regional) League
- Heather St John's, promoted from Division One
- Newark Flowserve, promoted from the East Midlands Counties League
- Racing Club Warwick, promoted from Division One
- Selston, promoted from the East Midlands Counties League
- Tividale, promoted from the West Midlands (Regional) League
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Coventry United | 29 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 60 | 31 | +29 | 62 | |
2 | Sporting Khalsa | 26 | 18 | 1 | 7 | 66 | 27 | +39 | 55 | |
3 | Romulus | 29 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 65 | 38 | +27 | 55 | |
4 | Newark Flowserve | 30 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 60 | 42 | +18 | 54 | |
5 | Heather St John's | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 49 | 27 | +22 | 50 | |
6 | Walsall Wood | 24 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 47 | 30 | +17 | 46 | |
7 | Boldmere St Michaels | 29 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 50 | 44 | +6 | 45 | |
8 | Stourport Swifts | 29 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 42 | 39 | +3 | 44 | |
9 | Long Eaton United | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 59 | 50 | +9 | 38 | |
10 | Highgate United | 29 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 45 | 48 | −3 | 38[lower-alpha 1] | |
11 | South Normanton Athletic | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 37 | Resigned to the Central Midlands League |
12 | Worcester City | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 52 | 41 | +11 | 36 | |
13 | AFC Wulfrunians | 31 | 10 | 6 | 15 | 50 | 57 | −7 | 36 | |
14 | Coventry Sphinx | 25 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 38 | 57 | −19 | 34 | |
15 | Tividale | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 29 | 32 | −3 | 27 | |
16 | Haughmond | 29 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 40 | 69 | −29 | 26 | |
17 | Racing Club Warwick | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 25 | 54 | −29 | 24 | |
18 | Lye Town | 28 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 31 | 62 | −31 | 18 | |
19 | Gresley | 26 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 29 | 51 | −22 | 16 | |
20 | Selston | 25 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 29 | 67 | −38 | 13 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of matches won; 5) Head-to-head results [4]
Notes:
- Highgate United were given a three-point deduction for fielding an ineligible player
Results
Stadia and locations
Club | Stadium | Capacity |
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AFC Wulfrunians | Castlecroft Stadium | 2,000 |
Boldmere St. Michaels | Trevor Brown Memorial Ground | 2,500 |
Coventry Sphinx | Sphinx Drive | 1,000 |
Coventry United | Butts Park Arena | 3,000 |
Gresley | Moat Ground | 2,400 |
Haughmond | Shrewsbury Sport Village | |
Heather St John's | St. John's Park | |
Highgate United | The Coppice | 2,000 |
Long Eaton United | Grange Park | 3,000 |
Lye Town | The Sports Ground | 1,000 |
Newark Flowserve | Hawton Lane | |
Racing Club Warwick | Townsend Meadow | 1,280 |
Romulus | The Central Ground | 2,000 |
Selston | Mansfield Road | |
South Normanton Athletic | Lees Lane | 3,000 |
Sporting Khalsa | Aspray Arena | 2,500 |
Stourport Swifts | Walshes Meadow | 2,000 |
Tividale | The Beeches | 2,800 |
Walsall Wood | Oak Park | 1,000 |
Worcester City | Victoria Ground | 3,500 |
Division One
Season | 2019–20 |
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Matches played | 277 |
Goals scored | 1,022 (3.69 per match) |
← 2018–19 2020–21 → |
Division One featured 16 clubs which competed in the previous season, along with four new clubs:
- Ashby Ivanhoe, transferred from East Midlands Counties League
- GNP Sports, promoted from Division Two
- Kirby Muxloe, relegated from the United Counties League
- Stafford Town, promoted from the Staffordshire County Senior League
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Leicester Road | 32 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 96 | 23 | +73 | 79 | |
2 | Brocton | 31 | 21 | 2 | 8 | 91 | 43 | +48 | 65 | |
3 | Studley | 27 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 62 | 23 | +39 | 59 | |
4 | Uttoxeter Town | 27 | 19 | 1 | 7 | 65 | 35 | +30 | 58 | |
5 | Lichfield City | 29 | 17 | 3 | 9 | 64 | 39 | +25 | 54 | |
6 | Atherstone Town | 23 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 71 | 26 | +45 | 48 | |
7 | Kirby Muxloe | 28 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 51 | 53 | −2 | 40 | |
8 | Hinckley | 25 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 46 | 38 | +8 | 38 | |
9 | Rocester | 28 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 43 | 54 | −11 | 36 | |
10 | Stapenhill | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 50 | 40 | +10 | 35 | |
11 | GNP Sports | 24 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 39 | 45 | −6 | 35 | |
12 | NKF Burbage | 28 | 11 | 2 | 15 | 46 | 55 | −9 | 35 | Club folded |
13 | Ashby Ivanhoe | 23 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 33 | 43 | −10 | 34 | |
14 | Heath Hayes | 28 | 10 | 3 | 15 | 48 | 58 | −10 | 33 | |
15 | Coventry Copsewood | 29 | 9 | 2 | 18 | 40 | 67 | −27 | 29 | |
16 | Cadbury Athletic | 27 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 43 | 56 | −13 | 27 | |
17 | Paget Rangers | 28 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 43 | 73 | −30 | 26 | |
18 | Nuneaton Griff | 31 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 35 | 85 | −50 | 26 | |
19 | Chelmsley Town | 30 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 28 | 78 | −50 | 24 | |
20 | Stafford Town | 30 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 28 | 88 | −60 | 16 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of matches won; 5) Head-to-head results [4]
Results
Stadia and locations
Club | Stadium | Capacity |
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Ashby Ivanhoe | Lower Packington Road | |
Atherstone Town | Sheepy Road | 3,500 |
Brocton | Silkmore Lane | |
Cadbury Athletic | Triplex Sports Ground | |
Chelmsley Town | Pack Meadow | |
Coventry Copsewood | Allard Way | 2,000 |
GNP Sports | Sphinx Drive (groundshare with Coventry Sphinx) | 1,000 |
Heath Hayes | Coppice Colliery Ground | |
Hinckley | Miners Welfare Ground | |
Kirby Muxloe | Ratby Lane | |
Leicester Road | Leicester Road Stadium | 4,329 |
Lichfield City | City Ground | 1,500 |
NKF Burbage | Kirkby Road | |
Nuneaton Griff | The Pingles Stadium | 6,000 |
Paget Rangers | Coles Lane | 2,000 |
Rocester | Hillsfield | 4,000 |
Stafford Town | Evans Park | |
Stapenhill | Edge Hill | 1,500 |
Studley | The Beehive | 1,500 |
Uttoxeter Town | Oldfields |
Division Two
Season | 2019–20 |
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← 2018–19 2020–21 → |
Division Two featured 15 clubs which competed in the previous season, along with one new club:
- Alcester Town, promoted from Division Three
Also, Moor Green Academy changed name to Solihull United.
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Solihull United | 24 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 79 | 35 | +44 | 55 |
2 | Northfield Town | 20 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 60 | 19 | +41 | 43 |
3 | Knowle | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 49 | 27 | +22 | 42 |
4 | Coton Green | 22 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 58 | 43 | +15 | 37 |
5 | Boldmere Sports & Social Falcons | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 54 | 31 | +23 | 34 |
6 | Feckenham | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 44 | 18 | +26 | 33 |
7 | FC Stratford | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 38 | 24 | +14 | 32 |
8 | Coventry Alvis | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 38 | 30 | +8 | 23 |
9 | Fairfield Villa | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 29 | 41 | −12 | 23 |
10 | Earlswood Town | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 21 | −1 | 19 |
11 | Hampton | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 29 | 36 | −7 | 18 |
12 | Barnt Green Spartak | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 28 | 36 | −8 | 18 |
13 | Alcester Town | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 26 | 45 | −19 | 15 |
14 | Lane Head | 23 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 33 | 97 | −64 | 8 |
15 | Redditch Borough | 15 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 20 | 51 | −31 | 7 |
16 | Bolehall Swifts | 17 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 60 | −51 | 7 |
Division Three
Season | 2019–20 |
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← 2018–19 2020–21 → |
Division Three featured 13 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with 3 new clubs:
- Sutton United, joined from the Birmingham & District League
- Welland, joined from the Gloucestershire Northern Senior League
- Upton Town, joined from the Cheltenham & District League
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sutton United | 17 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 63 | 14 | +49 | 44 | |
2 | Inkberrow | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 70 | 23 | +47 | 42 | |
3 | FC Shush | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 44 | 34 | +10 | 32 | |
4 | Welland | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 41 | 33 | +8 | 32 | |
5 | Continental Star | 24 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 63 | 64 | −1 | 31[lower-alpha 1] | |
6 | Coventry Plumbing | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 45 | 18 | +27 | 28 | |
7 | Coventrians | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 37 | 25 | +12 | 25 | |
8 | Birmingham Tigers | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 32 | 18 | +14 | 24 | |
9 | Enville Athletic | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 32 | 23 | +9 | 22 | |
10 | Central Ajax | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 21 | +3 | 22 | |
11 | WLV Sport | 19 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 31 | 54 | −23 | 22 | |
12 | Leamington Hibs | 20 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 29 | 50 | −21 | 20 | |
13 | Upton Town | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 44 | −21 | 20 | |
14 | AFC Solihull | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 29 | 37 | −8 | 18 | |
15 | Castle Vale Town | 25 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 30 | 83 | −53 | 15 | |
16 | Shipston Excelsior | 20 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 26 | 78 | −52 | 8 | Transferred to the Hellenic League Division Two West |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
- Continental Star 3 points deducted.
References
- "REVEALED: The provisional Step 1 to 6 Club Allocations for 2019-20". The Non League Football Paper. 19 May 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
- "Coronavirus: All football below National League to end". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
- "Sixty-six non-league clubs send open letter to FA over expunging season". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
- "The FA Handbook 2019/20 (part 30 Standardised Rules section 12.2)". The FA. Retrieved 8 July 2019.