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

Midland Football League
Premier Division
Season2019–20
Matches played270
Goals scored906 (3.36 per match)

The Premier Division featured 13 clubs which competed in the previous season, along with seven new clubs:

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[a]
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
Updated to match(es) played on 14 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]
Notes:
  1. ^ Highgate United were given a three-point deduction for fielding an ineligible player

Results

Home \ Away BSM CVS CVU GRE HAU HEA HIG LEU LYE NEW RCW ROM SEL SKH SOU STO TIV WAL WRC WUL
Boldmere St Michaels — 1–1 1–1 1–2 3–0 2–1 1–4 3–0 1–1 3–0 0–1 3–1 2–1 1–2 3–2 1–2
Coventry Sphinx — 1–2 2–3 2–0 1–1 0–0 1–1 2–0 0–8 3–2
Coventry United — 4–3 0–2 1–0 3–0 3–1 6–0 4–1 1–1 6–0 2–1 1–0 1–3 2–0 4–3
Gresley 3–3 0–0 — 0–1 1–1 1–3 1–3 0–1 1–1 1–2 1–4 1–2 1–3 3–0
Haughmond 2–4 2–4 2–0 — 1–4 2–2 2–1 3–1 2–5 3–2 0–1 2–1 2–2
Heather St John's 1–2 1–2 2–1 1–1 — 0–1 4–1 2–1 4–0 2–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 2–2 2–0 0–1
Highgate United 2–2 3–2 2–3 2–1 0–2 — 1–2 2–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 3–1 0–1 2–2 2–1
Long Eaton United 3–3 6–2 2–1 5–0 1–5 1–2 — 2–1 2–2 2–2 1–1 2–3 3–0 1–2 4–0
Lye Town 2–3 1–2 0–1 2–3 2–1 0–1 — 1–2 1–0 2–0 0–5 0–1 0–1
Newark Flowserve 8–1 0–0 1–0 2–0 1–3 3–2 — 5–0 0–2 3–2 4–1 0–1 0–0 4–3 2–1
Racing Club Warwick 5–1 3–1 0–1 2–2 1–0 3–2 3–2 — 0–2 0–0
Romulus 1–2 2–0 3–1 1–3 2–0 6–0 — 3–2 3–1 2–4 3–0 3–0 3–0 2–2 6–2
Selston 1–3 0–1 2–2 3–2 3–2 0–3 1–3 — 3–3 1–1 1–4
Sporting Khalsa 2–0 5–0 2–0 7–0 3–1 3–0 2–3 7–0 — 3–1 2–1 3–0 4–0 3–1
South Normanton Athletic 3–1 0–2 4–1 1–1 3–1 — 3–1 3–1 1–1
Stourport Swifts 0–0 4–1 3–1 2–0 3–2 2–0 2–0 1–0 2–1 3–2 1–1 — 1–2
Tividale 0–0 1–1 2–2 3–1 2–1 1–1 2–1 1–1 1–2 — 0–1 2–0
Walsall Wood 0–2 1–2 4–2 3–2 1–1 3–3 5–0 3–0 2–1 — 0–0
Worcester City 3–0 0–1 3–1 0–1 2–2 1–3 6–0 3–2 9–0 3–0 1–0 0–0 — 2–2
AFC Wulfrunians 2–1 0–1 2–3 1–0 1–3 3–1 2–0 1–3 1–2 1–2 2–2 2–0 —
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Stadia and locations

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Location of the clubs in the 2019–20 Midland League Premier Division
Club Stadium Capacity
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

Midland Football League
Division One
Season2019–20
Matches played277
Goals scored1,022 (3.69 per match)

Division One featured 16 clubs which competed in the previous season, along with four new clubs:

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
Updated to match(es) played on 14 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]

Results

Home \ Away ASH ATH BRO CAD CHE CVC GNP HEH HIN KIR LEI LIC NKF NUN PAG ROC STF STH STU UTX
Ashby Ivanhoe — 2–0 4–1 2–0 0–1
Atherstone Town — 1–2 3–0 7–1 5–0 2–5
Brocton — 7–1 2–1 2–1 14–0 2–1 5–1
Cadbury Athletic 3–3 0–1 — 3–0 4–0 2–2 4–2 0–3
Chelmsley Town 1–1 0–2 — 0–5 2–1 3–0
Coventry Copsewood 3–2 — 3–2 1–3
GNP Sports 1–3 3–1 — 4–1 5–1
Heath Hayes —
Hinckley 3–0 2–1 2–0 — 5–3 0–3 2–0 1–3
Kirby Muxloe 1–2 5–2 3–1 — 5–0 3–1 3–1
Leicester Road 4–1 5–0 5–0 — 2–2 1–0 4–0
Lichfield City 3–1 4–0 2–0 — 3–2 4–3
NKF Burbage 1–2 2–1 3–4 — 1–2
Nuneaton Griff 1–6 3–0 1–2 0–6 1–2 — 0–4
Paget Rangers 5–1 2–3 0–6 6–2 5–0 — 0–4
Rocester 4–5 1–1 0–3 3–1 2–2 —
Stafford Town 0–4 5–0 1–2 2–1 2–2 — 0–3
Stapenhill 3–1 4–0 0–4 2–3 4–0 — 0–2
Studley 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–3 5–2 2–0 —
Uttoxeter Town 3–0 2–0 1–3 0–2 4–2 2–1 2–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Stadia and locations

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Location of the clubs in the 2019–20 Midland League Division One
Club Stadium Capacity
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

Midland Football League
Division Two
Season2019–20

Division Two featured 15 clubs which competed in the previous season, along with one new club:

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
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: FA Full-Time

Division Three

Midland Football League
Division Three
Season2019–20

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[a]
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
Source: fchd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Continental Star 3 points deducted.

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. ^ a b "The FA Handbook 2019/20 (part 30 Standardised Rules section 12.2)". The FA. Retrieved 8 July 2019.