2025–26 Midland Football League

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Midland Football League
Season2025–26
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The 2025–26 Midland Football League season is the twelfth in the history of the Midland Football League, a football competition in England. The Midland League operates four divisions in the English football league system, 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 on 15 May 2025.[1]

Premier Division

This division comprises 18 teams, the same amount as the previous season. AFC Wulfrunians, who competed in the division the previous season, were renamed to AFC Wolverhampton City

Premier Division table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Hanley Town 29 19 9 1 74 29 +45 66 Promotion to the Northern Premier League
2 Northwich Victoria 30 18 9 3 71 26 +45 63 Qualification for the play-offs
3 1874 Northwich 30 16 8 6 63 39 +24 56
4 AFC Wolverhampton City 30 15 10 5 53 34 +19 55
5 Dudley Town 30 17 6 7 76 43 +33 54[a]
6 Winsford United 27 15 6 6 70 34 +36 51
7 Brocton 29 15 6 8 55 43 +12 51
8 Lye Town 30 15 5 10 62 54 +8 50
9 Abbey Hulton United 29 14 7 8 64 47 +17 49
10 Coton Green 30 13 9 8 48 36 +12 48
11 Whitchurch Alport 29 11 8 10 47 42 +5 41
12 Romulus 30 9 5 16 48 66 −18 32
13 Stone Old Alleynians 30 7 7 16 46 61 −15 28
14 Stourport Swifts 28 6 5 17 34 53 −19 23
15 Tividale 30 5 8 17 42 68 −26 23
16 Highgate United 29 4 3 22 31 86 −55 15
17 Studley 30 2 7 21 39 103 −64 13 Relegation to Step 6
18 Uttoxeter Town 30 2 6 22 32 91 −59 12
Updated to match(es) played on 24 March 2026. Source: The FA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) head-to-head results[2]
Notes:
  1. ^ On 22 February 2026, Dudley Town were deducted 3 points for fielding an ineligible player.

Results table

Home \ Away 18N AHU WVC BRO CTG DUD HAN HIG LYE NOV ROM SOA SPS STU TIV UTT WCA WIN
1874 Northwich — 4–1 1–1 1–0 2–2 1–1 5–1 1–2 4–4 2–1 4–1 2–1 3–1
Abbey Hulton United 4–1 — 3–0 5–0 2–2 2–2 3–0 5–0 4–1 1–2 3–2
AFC Wolverhampton City 1–2 — 1–2 2–1 4–0 3–0 2–1 3–1 2–2 0–0 1–1 2–1 1–0
Brocton 2–4 2–1 — 0–2 2–3 3–5 1–1 2–0 4–2 3–1 3–0
Coton Green 0–0 — 3–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 5–2 2–2 1–1 3–0 0–0 1–0 0–3
Dudley Town 2–1 2–1 2–3 — 2–1 0–2 6–1 3–1 5–0 11–0 2–0 1–1
Hanley Town 2–0 3–1 1–1 0–0 — 5–0 0–1 2–1 2–1 1–0 8–0 2–0
Highgate United 2–4 1–3 0–1 0–3 0–1 2–5 — 0–5 2–4 2–2 2–1 2–1 2–2 1–7
Lye Town 1–2 0–1 1–1 — 3–2 4–0 3–1 0–1 3–1 4–0 3–2
Northwich Victoria 1–1 6–1 2–2 2–2 3–0 2–2 — 1–0 2–1 5–0 6–0 2–1 3–1
Romulus 0–6 0–1 2–3 1–2 2–3 1–2 1–2 — 2–1 1–1 3–3 0–2
Stone Old Alleynians 1–2 1–2 1–3 2–5 2–1 1–3 0–1 2–0 — 2–1 4–0 0–1
Stourport Swifts 2–0 0–1 0–0 0–1 1–3 0–2 0–3 1–1 — 4–0 4–1 2–2
Studley 1–2 3–5 1–2 0–3 2–2 6–2 1–3 5–3 — 0–2 3–3 1–1
Tividale 0–3 3–2 2–3 2–3 4–3 0–3 2–2 0–1 2–3 4–1 — 1–1 0–2
Uttoxeter Town 1–5 1–6 1–3 2–5 0–6 3–2 4–4 0–3 1–3 — 0–4
Whitchurch Alport 1–1 0–1 1–3 0–0 2–2 1–3 3–1 4–0 1–0 —
Winsford United 5–1 3–3 2–1 2–2 1–2 2–2 5–0 3–4 3–1 3–1 0–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 10 February 2026. Source: The FA
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 2025–26 Midland League Premier Division
Location of the clubs in the 2025–26 Midland League Premier Division from Cheshire


Club Location Stadium Capacity
1874 Northwich Barnton The Offside Trust Stadium 3,000
Abbey Hulton United Abbey Hulton Birches Head Road
AFC Wulfrunians Wolverhampton Castlecroft Stadium 2,000
Brocton Brocton Silkmore Lane 1,500
Coton Green Fazeley New Mill Lane
Dudley Town Willenhall Asprey Arena
Hanley Town Stoke-on-Trent Potteries Park 1,300
Highgate United Shirley The Coppice 2,000
Lye Town Lye Lye Sports Ground 1,000
Northwich Victoria Runcorn APEC Taxis Stadium
Romulus Birmingham (Castle Vale) Castle Vale Stadium 2,000
Stone Old Alleynians Meir Heath King's Park
Stourport Swifts Stourport-on-Severn Walshes Meadow 2,000
Studley Studley The Beehive
Tividale Tividale The Beeches 2,000
Uttoxeter Town Uttoxeter Oldfields
Whitchurch Alport Whitchurch Yockings Park
Winsford United Winsford Barton Stadium 3,000

Division One

This division comprises 22 teams, the same amount as the previous season.

Division One table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Knowle (T) 32 28 2 2 93 22 +71 86 Promotion to the Premier Division
2 Gornal Athletic (T) 34 27 5 2 87 28 +59 86 Qualification for the play-offs
3 Sutton United 36 24 5 7 75 34 +41 77
4 Heather St John's 33 22 4 7 75 30 +45 70
5 Leicester St Andrews 34 20 7 7 88 48 +40 67
6 OJM CFC 34 20 6 8 75 51 +24 66
7 Birstall United 34 17 8 9 71 50 +21 59
8 Bilston Town 33 16 6 11 80 54 +26 54
9 AFC North Kilworth 35 13 10 12 35 42 −7 49
10 Ingles 33 10 9 14 52 46 +6 39
11 AFC Bridgnorth 32 9 11 12 68 70 −2 38
12 Coventry Copsewood 34 10 5 19 42 71 −29 35
13 Kirby Muxloe 35 9 6 20 44 84 −40 33
14 Chelmsley Town 33 8 8 17 46 60 −14 32
15 Lutterworth Athletic 35 9 5 21 45 70 −25 32
16 Stapenhill 33 8 8 17 50 81 −31 32
17 Cradley Town 34 9 5 20 52 98 −46 32
18 Saffron Dynamo 35 8 7 20 41 87 −46 31
19 Smethwick Rangers 35 8 6 21 47 71 −24 30
20 Wednesfield 33 7 8 18 32 59 −27 29 Possible relegation to a feeder league
21 Nuneaton Griff 33 4 7 22 28 70 −42 19
22 Allexton & New Parks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Resigned from the league[a]
Updated to match(es) played on 24 March 2026. Source: The FA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) head-to-head results[2]
(T) Qualified, but not yet for the particular phase indicated
Notes:
  1. ^ On 24 February 2026, Allexton & New Parks resigned from the league, and their playing record of Pld30 W1 D3 L26 GF24 GA128 Pts6 was expunged.

Results table

Home \ Away BRI NKW ANP BIL BIR CHE CVC CRA GOR HSJ ING KMX KNW LSA LUT NUG OJM SFD SMW STA SUT WED
AFC Bridgnorth — 3–3 3–2 2–2 4–0 5–1 3–0
AFC North Kilworth — 2–1 2–0 1–3 0–1 2–1 1–0
Allexton & New Parks 1–5 — 2–5 1–2 0–2 2–3 0–1
Bilston Town — 4–1 4–1 1–2 5–0 0–2 2–2
Birstall United 1–1 4–5 — 1–1 2–0 2–0 0–3
Chelmsley Town 0–3 — 2–1 5–3 0–0 2–1
Coventry Copsewood —
Cradley Town 3–2 — 0–2 1–5 0–0 0–4 1–2
Gornal Athletic 3–3 1–1 3–1 2–1 3–1 — 2–1 3–0
Heather St John's 4–0 — 3–0
Ingles 1–1 0–1 0–1 — 1–1 0–1
Kirby Muxloe 2–2 0–4 2–1 — 0–1 0–3
Knowle 7–0 3–2 — 2–0 3–0
Leicester St Andrews 0–1 1–7 1–2 — 1–0
Lutterworth Athletic 1–1 2–6 0–5 — 3–0 0–2
Nuneaton Griff 2–2 0–2 1–1 0–1 — 2–2 0–2 4–1
OJM CFC 2–1 2–1 5–1 — 0–1 1–2
Saffron Dynamo 0–2 1–2 3–0 0–4 3–2 — 0–2
Smethwick Rangers 2–1 1–2 0–3 —
Stapenhill 1–1 0–2 4–2 4–2 — 0–1
Sutton United 4–2 1–0 1–0 2–1 —
Wednesfield 1–0 0–2 0–3 2–0 —
Updated to match(es) played on 6 September 2025. Source: The FA
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 West Midlands clubs in the 2025–26 Midland League Division One
Location of the Leicestershire clubs in the 2025–26 Midland League Division One
Club Location Stadium Capacity
AFC Bridgnorth Bridgnorth Crown Meadow
AFC North Kilworth North Kilworth North Kilworth Sports and Football Club
Allexton & New Parks Leicester New College Leicester
Bilston Town Bilston Queen Street 4,000
Birstall United Birstall Meadow Lane
Chelmsley Town Coleshill Pack Meadow
Coventry Copsewood Coventry Allard Way 2,000
Cradley Town Cradley Beeches View
Gornal Athletic Lower Gornal Garden Walk Stadium 2,000
Heather St John's Heather St John's Park 2,050
Ingles Thringstone Homestead Road 2,050
Kirby Muxloe Kirby Muxloe Ratby Lane 3,000
Knowle Knowle Robins' Nest
Leicester St Andrews Leicester Canal Street 1,000
Lutterworth Athletic Lutterworth Hall Park
Nuneaton Griff Nuneaton Pingles Stadium 4,000
OJM CFC Birmingham (Kings Norton) Triplex Sports Ground
Saffron Dynamo Cosby Cambridge Road
Smethwick Rangers Boldmere Trevor Brown Memorial Ground 2,500
Stapenhill Stapenhill Edge Hill 1,500
Sutton United Sutton Coldfield Coleshill Road
Wednesfield Wednesfield Cottage Ground

Division Two

This division comprises 16 teams, one more than the previous season.

Division Two table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Northfield Town 21 18 2 1 74 19 +55 56
2 Cadbury Athletic 19 14 3 2 59 16 +43 45
3 Central Ajax 18 11 3 4 40 25 +15 36
4 Birmingham United 17 11 3 3 61 30 +31 33[a]
5 Fairfield Villa 17 8 6 3 33 18 +15 30
6 Earlswood Town 14 8 3 3 32 22 +10 27
7 AFC Solihull 17 6 5 6 39 31 +8 23
8 Paget Rangers 24 6 5 13 45 57 −12 23
9 Bolehall Swifts 19 6 4 9 24 40 −16 22
10 Inkberrow 18 5 4 9 26 35 −9 19
11 Hampton 18 4 6 8 25 40 −15 18
12 Wake Green Amateur 14 7 3 4 28 22 +6 15[b]
13 Coventrians 21 4 3 14 22 68 −46 15
14 Coventry Alvis 19 2 3 14 25 65 −40 9
15 Lane Head 20 1 1 18 14 59 −45 4
16 Boldmere Sports & Social Falcons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Results expunged[c]
Updated to match(es) played on 21 March 2026. Source: The FA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) head-to-head results[2]
Notes:
  1. ^ On 17 February 2026, Birmingham United were deducted 3 points for fielding an ineligible player.
  2. ^ On 30 October 2025, Wake Green Amateur were deducted 9 points.
  3. ^ Boldmere Sports & Social Falcons had their playing record of Pld14 W7 D4 L3 GD41 GA15 Pts25 expunged.

Stadia and locations

Location of the West Midlands clubs in the 2025–26 Midland League Division Two
Club Location Stadium
AFC Solihull Earlswood Rumbush Lane
Birmingham United Birmingham Castle Vale (Groundshare with Romulus)
Boldmere Sports & Social Falcons Sutton Coldfield Boldmere Sports & Social Club
Bolehall Swifts Bolehall Rene Road
Cadbury Athletic Birmingham Moseley Rugby Club
Central Ajax Budbrooke Ajax Park
Coventrians Keresley End Colliery Sports Ground
Coventry Alvis Coventry Alvis Sports & Social Club
Earlswood Town Earlswood The Pavilions
Fairfield Villa Fairfield Stourbridge Road
Hampton Solihull Field Lane
Inkberrow Inkberrow Sands Road (Groundshare with Sporting Club Inkberrow)
Lane Head Bloxwich Somerfield Road
Northfield Town Northfield Shenley Lane
Paget Rangers Birmingham Castle Vale (Groundshare with Romulus)
Wake Green Amateur Shirley The Holloway

Division Three

This division comprises 16 teams, one more than the previous season. Balsall/Berkswell changed their name to AFC Balsall, and Solihull Sporting changed their name to Arden Forest Sporting.

Division Three table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Solihull Youth Academy 24 17 3 4 73 28 +45 54
2 Walsall Wood 22 16 0 6 60 30 +30 48
3 Coventry Colliery 18 14 3 1 54 9 +45 45
4 Silhill 21 14 2 5 59 26 +33 44
5 AFC Balsall 18 12 1 5 61 32 +29 36[a]
6 Kenilworth Sporting 16 11 1 4 56 26 +30 34
7 Leamington Hibernian 20 9 2 9 36 43 −7 29
8 Continental Star 19 9 1 9 37 46 −9 28
9 Coventry Dunlop (Community) 13 8 1 4 32 26 +6 25
10 Gornal 23 7 4 12 46 57 −11 25
11 AFC Birmingham 22 7 2 13 25 46 −21 23
12 BNJS 24 5 1 18 37 61 −24 16
13 Arden Forest Sporting 21 3 4 14 28 75 −47 13
14 Diamonds Academy 23 5 2 16 32 66 −34 11[b]
15 Birmingham Tigers 22 2 1 19 20 85 −65 7
16 Castle Vale Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Results expunged[c]
Updated to match(es) played on 21 March 2026. Source: The FA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) head-to-head results[2]
Notes:
  1. ^ On 24 August 2025, AFC Balsall were deducted 1 point for fielding an ineligible player.
  2. ^ On 3 December 2025, Diamonds Academy were deducted 3 points for failure to fulfil a fixture. They were deducted a further 3 points on 28 December 2025 for fielding an ineligible player.
  3. ^ Castle Vale Town had their playing record of Pld9 W2 D0 L7 GD11 GA25 Pts6 expunged.

Stadia and locations

Solihull Youth Academy
Silhill Football Club
AFC Balsall
AFC Birmingham
BNJS
Gornal
Diamonds Academy
Birmingham Tigers
Coventry Colliery
Coventry Dunlop
Location of the West Midlands clubs in the 2025–26 Midland League Division Three
Arden Forest Sporting
Leamington Hibernian
Kenilworth Sporting
Location of the Warwickshire clubs in the 2025–26 Midland League Division Three
Club Location Stadium
AFC Balsall Coventry Massey Ferguson Sports Ground
AFC Birmingham Halesowen Illey Lane
Arden Forest Sporting Fordbridge Tudor Grange Academy Kingshurst
BNJS Smethwick Hadley Stadium
Birmingham Tigers
Castle Vale Town Castle Vale Vale Stadium (Groundshare with Romulus)
Continental Star Perry Barr Holford Drive
Coventry Colliery Allesley Hawkesmill Sports Club
Coventry Dunlop (Community) Coventry Dunlop Sports and Social Club
Diamonds Academy Walsall University of Wolverhampton Walsall Campus
Gornal Wombourne Wombourne Leisure Centre
Kenilworth Sporting Kenilworth Gypsy Lane
Leamington Hibernian Solihull Field Lane (Groundshare with Hampton)
Silhill Sharmans Cross Road
Solihull Youth Academy Tudor Grange Academy Solihull
Walsall Wood Walsall John Sylvester Stadium

References

  1. ^ "The FA releases National League System club allocations for Steps 2-6 in 2025-26 term". The Football Association. 15 May 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d "The FA Handbook 2023/2024 Part 29 Standardised Rules Section 12.2". The FA.
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