1993–94 Midland Football Combination

The 1993–94 Midland Football Combination season was the 57th in the history of Midland Football Combination, a football competition in England.

At the end of the season Midland Football Alliance were to be created. Ten Premier Division clubs joined newly formed league along with West Midlands (Regional) League clubs. Thus, the league became Midland Alliance feeder and downgraded to ninth level of the overall English football league system.

Premier Division

Midland Football Combination
Premier Division
Season1993–94
ChampionsPershore Town
Matches played462
Goals scored1,610 (3.48 per match)

The Premier Division featured 17 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with five new clubs:

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Pershore Town 42 25 13 4 84 35 +49 88 Joined the Midland Football Alliance
2 West Midlands Police 42 25 10 7 95 49 +46 85
3 Shifnal Town 42 25 8 9 112 35 +77 83
4 Shepshed Albion 42 23 10 9 87 47 +40 79
5 Boldmere St. Michaels 42 22 7 13 74 54 +20 73
6 Northfield Town 42 20 9 13 83 65 +18 69
7 Studley BKL 42 19 11 12 91 76 +15 68
8 Wellesbourne 42 18 11 13 78 60 +18 65
9 Stratford Town 42 19 8 15 73 56 +17 65 Joined the Midland Football Alliance
10 Meir KA 42 17 11 14 101 78 +23 62
11 Stapenhill 42 17 11 14 77 55 +22 62 Joined the Midland Football Alliance
12 Barwell 42 18 8 16 69 61 +8 62
13 Sandwell Borough 42 15 14 13 82 71 +11 59
14 Bolehall Swifts 42 17 7 18 61 77 −16 58
15 Knowle 42 12 13 17 63 67 −4 49
16 Bloxwich Town 42 14 6 22 65 108 −43 48
17 Coleshill Town 42 10 15 17 53 72 −19 45
18 Kings Heath 42 11 9 22 65 99 −34 42
19 Highgate United 42 12 6 24 58 98 −40 42
20 Chelmsley Town 42 8 9 25 55 94 −39 33
21 Ansells 42 5 11 26 43 109 −66 26
22 Mile Oak Rovers 42 2 9 31 32 135 −103 15 Resigned from the league
Source: nonleaguematters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Division One

Midland Football Combination
Division One
Season1993–94
ChampionsWest Midlands Fire Service
PromotedWest Midlands Fire Service
Handrahan Timbers
Olton Royale
Sherwood Celtic
Shirley Town
Upton Town

The Division One featured 15 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with 4 new clubs:

  • Barlestone St. Giles, relegated from the Premier Division
  • Shirley Town, promoted from Division Two
  • Colletts Green, promoted from Division Two
  • Monica Star, promoted from Division Two

Also, West Heath United changed name to Olton Royale.

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 West Midlands Fire Service 36 25 5 6 86 35 +51 80 Promoted to the Premier Division
2 Handrahan Timbers 36 22 9 5 72 44 +28 75
3 Solihull Borough reserves 36 21 5 10 95 55 +40 68 Resigned from the league
4 Kenilworth Town 36 20 8 8 77 38 +39 68
5 Colletts Green 36 19 8 9 76 46 +30 65
6 Olton Royale 36 19 6 11 64 43 +21 63 Promoted to the Premier Division
7 Sherwood Celtic 36 16 12 8 68 41 +27 60
8 Shirley Town 36 16 7 13 63 65 −2 55
9 Hams Hall 36 15 3 18 66 65 +1 48
10 Kings Norton Ex-Service 36 11 11 14 60 65 −5 44
11 Southam United 36 11 11 14 45 54 −9 44
12 Upton Town 36 11 11 14 49 64 −15 44 Promoted to the Premier Division
13 Monica Star 36 13 2 21 52 74 −22 41
14 Becketts Sporting 36 11 6 19 49 83 −34 39 Resigned from the league
15 Badsey Rangers 36 10 7 19 43 61 −18 37
16 Polesworth North Warwick 36 10 4 22 54 78 −24 34
17 Barlestone St. Giles 36 10 3 23 58 84 −26 33
18 Dudley Sports 36 7 11 18 53 84 −31 32
19 Wilmcote 36 8 5 23 54 105 −51 29
Source: nonleaguematters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio; 3) number of goals scored.

Division Two

Midland Football Combination
Division Two
Season1993–94
ChampionsMassey-Ferguson
PromotedMassey-Ferguson
Jaguar-Daimler
Thimblemill REC
Sphinx
GPT Coventry

The Division Two featured 11 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with 8 new clubs:

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Massey-Ferguson 36 30 5 1 137 27 +110 95 Promoted to Division One
2 Jaguar-Daimler 36 25 5 6 103 41 +62 80
3 Thimblemill REC 36 24 5 7 79 31 +48 77
4 Sphinx 36 23 7 6 96 49 +47 76
5 GPT Coventry 36 21 7 8 75 49 +26 70
6 Holly Lane 36 18 8 10 91 63 +28 62
7 Fairfield Villa 36 16 7 13 61 38 +23 55
8 Swift Personalised Products 36 14 7 15 64 54 +10 49
9 Burntwood 36 13 7 16 61 84 −23 46
10 Rugby Town 36 11 10 15 65 67 −2 43
11 Archdale 36 12 7 17 60 85 −25 43
12 Studley BKL reserves 36 12 5 19 57 73 −16 41
13 Alvis SGL 36 10 10 16 36 56 −20 40
14 Enville Athletic 36 11 5 20 59 81 −22 38
15 Coleshill Town reserves 36 9 7 20 41 81 −40 34
16 Ledbury Town 36 8 7 21 66 100 −34 31
17 Sutton Coldfield Town Reserves 36 7 10 19 53 87 −34 31 Resigned from the league
18 Meir KA reserves 36 9 2 25 46 117 −71 29
19 Earlswood Town 36 5 7 24 29 96 −67 22
Source: nonleaguematters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio; 3) number of goals scored.

Division Three

Midland Football Combination
Division Three
Season1993–94
ChampionsAlbright & Wilson
PromotedBilston Community College to Division One
Albright & Wilson
Continental Star
Blackheath Electrodrives
Alveston to Division Two

The Division Three featured 16 new clubs:

  • Kenilworth Town reserves, relegated from Division Two
  • Barlestone St. Giles reserves, relegated from Division Two
  • Wellesbourne reserves, relegated from Division Two
  • Dudley Sports reserves, relegated from Division Two
  • Blackheath Electrodrives, transferred from West Midlands (Regional) League Division Two
  • Mitchell & Butlers, transferred from West Midlands (Regional) League Division Two
  • Albright & Wilson, transferred from West Midlands (Regional) League Division Two
  • Park Rangers, transferred from West Midlands (Regional) League Division Two
  • Continental Star
  • Bilston Community College
  • West Midlands Police reserves
  • Alveston
  • Stapenhill reserves
  • Ansells reserves
  • Wilmcote reserves
  • Enville Athletic reserves

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Albright & Wilson 30 22 4 4 91 30 +61 70 Promoted to Division Two
2 Continental Star 30 22 2 6 99 35 +64 68
3 Blackheath Electrodrives 30 21 2 7 86 38 +48 65
4 Bilston Community College 30 19 5 6 96 40 +56 62 Promoted to Division One
5 West Midlands Police reserves 30 18 5 7 84 48 +36 59
6 Alveston 30 17 4 9 98 53 +45 55 Promoted to Division Two
7 Mitchell & Butlers 30 16 6 8 102 57 +45 54
8 Wellesbourne reserves 30 15 7 8 86 47 +39 52
9 Stapenhill reserves 30 14 6 10 62 48 +14 48 Resigned from the league
10 Ansells reserves 30 12 5 13 58 61 −3 41
11 Kenilworth Town reserves 30 9 3 18 59 82 −23 30 Resigned from the league
12 Wilmcote reserves 30 7 7 16 34 84 −50 28
13 Park Rangers 30 6 4 20 68 98 −30 22
14 Enville Athletic reserves 30 3 4 23 30 106 −76 13
15 Dudley Sports reserves 30 2 6 22 34 110 −76 12
16 Barlestone St. Giles reserves 30 1 2 27 16 166 −150 5
Source: nonleaguematters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio; 3) number of goals scored.

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