The 2024–25 Midland Football League season is the eleventh in the history of the
Midland Football League
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, a
football
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competition in
England
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. The Midland League operates four divisions in the
English football league system
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, the Premier Division at Step 5, Division One at Step 6, Division Two at Step 7 and Division Three at Step 8; these four divisions are covered by this article.
The allocations for Steps 3 to 6 for this season were announced by
The Football Association
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on 17 May 2024.
Premier Division
This division comprises 18 teams, the same amount as the previous season.
The following 3 clubs left the division before the season:
*
Bewdley Town - relegated to the
Hellenic League Division One
*
Congleton Town - promoted to the
Northern Premier League Division One West
*
Darlaston Town (1874) - promoted to the
Northern Premier League Division One Midlands
The Northern Premier League is an English football league that was founded in 1968. Together with the Isthmian League and the Southern League it forms levels seven and eight of the English football league system.
Geographically, the league c ...
The following 3 clubs joined the division:
*
1874 Northwich - relegated from the
Northern Premier League Division One West
*
Brocton - promoted from the
North West Counties League Division One South
*
OJM CFC - promoted from
Division One
Premier Division table
Play-offs
Semifinals
Final
Stadia and locations
Division One
This division comprises 22 teams, two more than the previous season.
The following 6 clubs left the division before the season:
*
Allscott Heath - transferred to the
North West Counties League Division One South
*
Droitwich Spa
Droitwich Spa (often abbreviated to Droitwich ) is an historic spa town in the Wychavon district in northern Worcestershire, England, on the River Salwarpe. It is located approximately south-west of Birmingham and north-east of Worcester.
T ...
- transferred to the
Hellenic League Division One
*
Hinckley
Hinckley is a market town in south-west Leicestershire, England, administered by Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council. Hinckley is the third largest settlement in Leicestershire, after Leicester and Loughborough, and is about halfway between L ...
- promoted to the
United Counties League Premier Division South
*
OJM CFC - promoted to the
Premier Division
*
Shawbury United - transferred to the
North West Counties League Division One South
*
Wolverhampton Sporting - transferred to the
North West Counties League Division One South
The following 8 clubs joined the division:
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Allexton & New Parks - promoted from the
Leicestershire Senior League Premier Division
*
Birstall United - transferred from the
United Counties League Division One
*
Gornal Athletic - promoted from the
West Midlands (Regional) League Division One
*
Kirby Muxloe
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- transferred from the
United Counties League Division One
*
Leicester St Andrews - transferred from the
United Counties League Division One
*
Lutterworth Athletic - transferred from the
United Counties League Division One
*
Nuneaton Town - resigned from the
Southern League Premier Division Central
*
Saffron Dynamo - transferred from the
United Counties League Division One
Division One table
Play-offs
Semifinals
Final
Stadia and locations
Division Two
This division comprises 15 teams, one less than the previous season.
The following 3 clubs left the division before the season:
*
Redditch Borough - promoted to the
Hellenic Football League Division One
*
Alcester Town - transferred to the
Herefordshire Football League Premier Division
* AFC Coventry Rangers - folded
The following 2 clubs joined the division:
* AFC Solihull - promoted as champions of
Division Three
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*
Northfield Town - promoted as runners-up of
Division Three
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Division Two table
Division Three
This division comprises 15 teams, two less than the previous season.
The following 3 clubs left the division before the season:
* AFC Solihull - promoted as champions to Division Two
*
Northfield Town - promoted as runners-up to Division Two
* DSC United - resigned from the league
The following clubs joined the division:
* Kenilworth Sporting - new club
Division Three table
References
External links
Midland Football League
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