2021–22 Midland Football League

The 2021–22 Midland Football League season is the eighth in the history of the Midland Football League, a football competition in England. The Midland League operates two divisions in the English football league system, the Premier Division at Step 5, and Division One at Step 6, and these two divisions are covered by this article.

Midland Football League
Season2021–22
2022–23 →
This article is about the English football league. For the Scottish football league, see 2021–22 Midlands Football League.

The allocations for Steps 5 and 6 for this season were announced by The Football Association on 18 May 2021,[1] and were subject to appeal.

After the abandonment of the 2019–20 and 2020–21 seasons due to the COVID-19 pandemic in England, numerous promotions were decided on a points per game basis over the previous two seasons.[2][3][4]

Premier Division

This division comprised 19 teams, same as the previous season.

Congleton Town's initial transfer to this division from the North West Counties League was reversed on appeal.

Premier Division table

Prior to the first match(es) being played the Pos column shows alphabetic sequence of teams rather than league position.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Hanley Town 15 12 3 0 38 11 +27 39 Promotion to Step 4
2 Boldmere St Michaels 16 10 3 3 29 18 +11 33 Promotion to Step 4 or qualification for inter-step play-offs[lower-alpha 1]
3 Lichfield City 15 9 4 2 41 17 +24 31
4 Worcester City 16 9 3 4 31 15 +16 30
5 Shifnal Town 15 8 4 3 40 19 +21 28
6 Lye Town 17 8 3 6 34 19 +15 27
7 Romulus 16 8 2 6 33 24 +9 26
8 AFC Wulfrunians 16 7 5 4 30 27 +3 26
9 Tividale 16 7 4 5 27 23 +4 25
10 Whitchurch Alport 15 7 3 5 32 31 +1 24
11 Stone Old Alleynians 16 6 3 7 30 34 −4 21
12 Walsall Wood 15 4 7 4 26 19 +7 19
13 Highgate United 17 3 8 6 25 27 −2 17
14 Stourport Swifts 16 4 5 7 21 33 −12 17
15 Haughmond 17 3 4 10 31 41 −10 13
16 Uttoxeter Town 15 3 3 9 15 38 −23 12
17 Wolverhampton Casuals 17 3 1 13 18 54 −36 10
18 Bewdley Town 16 2 3 11 25 62 −37 9 Possible relegation to Step 6[lower-alpha 2]
19 Racing Club Warwick 14 2 2 10 15 29 −14 8 Relegation to Step 6
Updated to match(es) played on 4 December 2021. 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[7]
Notes:
  1. The 10 runners-up from Step 5 with the most points per game (PPG) will be automatically promoted at the end of the 2021–22 season. The remaining six runners-up will contest inter-step play-off matches with the six third-from-bottom clubs with the fewest PPG from the eight divisions at Step 4. The winner of each match will rise to or stay in Step 4 for the 2022–23 season, while each loser will drop to or remain Step 5.[5]
  2. Twelve clubs with the most PPG out of 16 that are second-from-bottom in Step 5 will be reprieved.[6]

Results table
Home \ Away WUL BEW BSM HAN HAU HIG LIC LYE RCW ROM SHI SOA STO TIV UTT WAL WHI WVC WOR
AFC Wulfrunians — 3–0 2–0 2–1 3–3 2–0 2–1 2–2 1–2
Bewdley Town 0–5 — 5–5 2–5 0–2 3–8 1–2 3–0
Boldmere St Michaels — 1–1 3–2 2–1 2–1 3–1 3–0 1–0 3–1 0–2
Hanley Town 1–1 — 4–2 2–2 1–1 3–1 2–1 4–0 1–0 6–1
Haughmond 4–1 0–2 — 1–1 4–1 0–1 1–3 3–4
Highgate United 1–1 2–2 2–4 — 2–0 5–3 0–1 1–1 2–2
Lichfield City 1–1 3–2 — 2–0 3–2 4–0 9–0 3–0 2–0
Lye Town 2–0 5–1 2–0 — 2–1 3–0
Racing Club Warwick 0–4 1–2 — 2–3 0–1 1–0 1–5 3–0 0–1
Romulus 0–2 6–1 1–1 3–1 2–0 — 1–0 6–0 1–1 0–2
Shifnal Town 7–0 5–0 0–0 1–1 2–1 2–3 — 0–2 2–1 6–1
Stone Old Alleynians 2–1 1–2 3–2 1–2 — 3–3 4–1 2–1 3–3
Stourport Swifts 3–3 0–3 0–3 1–0 2–1 2–2 — 1–3 0–0
Tividale 4–0 2–1 1–0 2–2 — 3–0 3–3 5–1 0–0
Uttoxeter Town 3–0 0–1 3–3 3–2 1–1 0–0 —
Walsall Wood 6–1 1–2 2–2 0–0 2–2 2–1 — 1–2 4–0
Whitchurch Alport 2–0 1–1 0–5 3–2 2–1 0–2 3–3 4–0 — 1–2
Wolverhampton Casuals 1–2 1–3 1–7 2–1 4–0 3–2 — 0–1
Worcester City 3–3 6–0 0–1 1–1 0–3 4–1 4–1 1–2 4–0 —
Updated to match(es) played on 4 December 2021. Source: Midland League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Stadia and locations
Location of the clubs in the 2021–22 Midland League Premier Division
Club Location Stadium Capacity
AFC WulfruniansWolverhamptonCastlecroft Stadium2,000
Bewdley TownBewdleyRibbesford Meadows
Boldmere St. MichaelsBoldmereTrevor Brown Memorial Ground2,000
Hanley TownHanleyPotteries Park
HaughmondShrewsburyShrewsbury Sports Village1,000
Highgate UnitedShirleyThe Coppice2,000
Lichfield CityLichfieldCity Ground1,000
Lye TownLyeThe Sports Ground1,000
Racing Club WarwickWarwickTownsend Meadow1, 80
RomulusCastle ValeCastle Vale Stadium2,000
Shifnal TownShifnalPhoenix Park
Stone Old AlleyniansStoneYarnfield Lane
Stourport SwiftsStourport-on-SevernWalshes Meadow2,000
TividaleTividaleThe Beeches2,000
Uttoxeter TownUttoxeterOldfields
Walsall WoodWalsall WoodOak Park1,000
Whitchurch AlportWhitchurchYockings Park
Wolverhampton CasualsFeatherstoneBrinsford Lane
Worcester CityWorcesterClaines Lane

Division One

This division comprises 19 teams, same as the previous season.

Division One table

Prior to the first match(es) being played the Pos column shows alphabetic sequence of teams rather than league position.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Atherstone Town 20 18 1 1 55 15 +40 55 Promotion to Step 5
2 Stapenhill 20 15 3 2 61 22 +39 48 Qualification for the play-offs
3 OJM Black Country 23 14 5 4 63 35 +28 47
4 Dudley Town 17 14 0 3 42 14 +28 42
5 Darlaston Town (1874) 20 12 5 3 59 17 +42 41
6 Ashby Ivanhoe 19 12 3 4 65 34 +31 39
7 Bilston Town 19 9 3 7 46 41 +5 30
8 Wolverhampton Sporting 21 11 2 8 47 35 +12 32[lower-alpha 1]
9 Wednesfield 21 7 5 9 28 34 −6 26
10 Nuneaton Griff 20 8 2 10 28 47 −19 26
11 Chelmsley Town 21 6 6 9 29 34 −5 24
12 Paget Rangers 20 7 3 10 27 37 −10 24
13 Heath Hayes 20 6 3 11 28 35 −7 21
14 Coventry Copsewood 22 6 3 13 37 54 −17 21
15 Cradley Town 20 6 2 12 24 44 −20 20
16 Shawbury United 20 5 1 14 31 53 −22 16
17 AFC Bridgnorth 20 3 4 13 20 59 −39 13 Possible relegation to feeder leagues
18 Dudley Sports 19 2 2 15 21 59 −38 8
19 Khalsa Football Federation 20 3 1 16 23 65 −42 7[lower-alpha 2]
Updated to match(es) played on 4 December 2021. 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[7]
Notes:
  1. Wolverhampton Sporting were deducted 3 points for failing to fulfil a fixture on 4 October 2021.
  2. Khalsa Football Federation were deducted 3 points for failing to fulfil a fixture on 5 November 2021.

Results table
Home \ Away BRI ASH ATH BIL BCR CHE CVC CRA DAR DLS DLT HEA NUN PAG SHA KHA STA WED WSC
AFC Bridgnorth — 2–2 2–2 0–5 0–2 5–0 2–2 0–2 1–2 1–0 1–4
Ashby Ivanhoe — 4–3 2–4 2–1 3–2 7–0 4–1 2–0 8–1 1–2
Atherstone Town 3–0 1–1 — 4–1 2–0 3–0 2–1 4–1 4–1 6–2 2–0 1–0
Bilston Town 1–5 — 4–2 0–0 4–3 1–0 6–0 0–1 3–2 1–3 1–4
OJM Black Country 4–1 5–2 3–3 — 1–1 5–1 1–0 3–0 4–1 3–1 2–0 2–3 3–1
Chelmsley Town 2–2 3–2 — 5–2 1–1 0–1 5–0 2–2 1–3 2–3
Coventry Copsewood 2–0 1–7 2–3 1–0 — 4–1 2–4 0–6 3–0 2–2
Cradley Town 2–3 1–3 1–2 0–0 2–3 — 0–0 2–1 2–0 0–4 3–2 1–3
Darlaston Town (1874) 7–1 0–2 6–1 1–1 4–0 3–1 — 7–0 5–0 7–0 5–0
Dudley Sports 1–6 1–1 — 2–5 0–2 2–3 3–1 0–1 0–4
Dudley Town 8–0 3–0 3–2 2–0 — 3–1 2–1 0–2 2–1
Heath Hayes 1–2 4–3 0–1 0–5 2–3 0–1 0–0 0–1 — 0–2 5–1 4–1 2–4 1–1
Nuneaton Griff 3–0 3–1 1–2 0–6 1–1 — 1–2 3–2 0–2
Paget Rangers 0–2 1–4 2–1 2–1 1–1 1–0 1–2 — 2–2 0–1
Shawbury United 4–0 2–3 2–2 1–2 2–1 1–2 0–2 1–3 — 2–0 1–3
Khalsa Football Federation 1–4 1–3 0–4 1–3 3–2 1–2 2–1 1–2 — 3–7 1–1 1–3
Stapenhill 1–1 3–0 1–1 1–0 4–2 2–0 2–2 5–1 1–3 1–2 7–1 — 4–1
Wednesfield 2–0 1–2 0–4 0–2 1–2 0–1 3–2 0–0 — 1–1
Wolverhampton Sporting 6–1 4–3 1–2 2–4 3–1 0–1 1–3 4–0 4–1 1–3 1–0 —
Updated to match(es) played on 4 December 2021. Source: Midland League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Stadia and locations
Location of the clubs in the 2021–22 Midland League Division One
Club Location Stadium Capacity
AFC BridgnorthBridgnorthCrown Meadow
Ashby IvanhoeAshby-de-la-ZouchLower Packington Road
Atherstone TownAtherstoneSheepy Road3,000
Bilston TownBilstonQueen Street
Black Country RangersLyeThe Sports Ground[lower-alpha 1]
Chelmsley TownColeshillPack Meadow
Coventry CopsewoodCoventryAllard Way2,000
Cradley TownCradleyBeeches View
Darlaston Town (1874)WalsallBentley Sports Pavilion34
Dudley SportsBrierley HillHillcrest Avenue
Dudley TownWillenhallAspray 24 Arena[lower-alpha 2]
Heath HayesHeath HayesCoppice Colliery Ground
Nuneaton GriffNuneatonPingles Stadium6,000
Paget RangersSutton ColdfieldColes Lane2,000
Shawbury UnitedLudlowLudlow Football Stadium1,000
Smethwick Khalsa Football FederationTividaleThe Beeches[lower-alpha 3]
StapenhillStapenhillEdge Hill1,000
WednesfieldWednesfieldCottage Ground
Wolverhampton SportingGreat WyrleyPride Park
  1. Groundshare with Lye Town
  2. Groundshare with Sporting Khalsa
  3. Groundshare with Tividale

Notes

    References
    1. "National League System club allocations – Steps 5–6, Season 2021–22" (PDF). The FA. May 2021 – via The Non-League Paper.
    2. "Coronavirus: All football below National League to end". BBC Sport. 26 March 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
    3. "FA provides update on NLS Steps 3-6". The Football Association. 24 February 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
    4. "EXPLAINED: The 2021-22 Non-League restructure". The Non-League Paper. 12 April 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
    5. Bayliss, Ollie [@Ollie_Bayliss] (2 November 2021). "One of the other significant changes is promotion from Step 5 to Step 4. At Step 5, the best 10 second-placed teams now go up automatically. The other second-placed teams at Step 5 will play a play-off against a club third-bottom in Step 4" (Tweet). Retrieved 4 December 2021 – via Twitter.
    6. Bayliss, Ollie [@Ollie_Bayliss] (2 November 2021). "As a result of gaps in the non-league pyramid, the FA has clarified its position on promotions & relegations this season: ♦ Just 1 club per division will be relegated from the National League North & South ♦ Just 9 [recte 8] Step 3 clubs will be relegated (rather than 16 [recte 15])" (Tweet). Retrieved 4 December 2021 – via Twitter.
    7. "The FA Handbook 2020/2021 Part 29 Standardised Rules Section 12.2". The FA.
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