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2022–23 Midland Football League

The 2022–23 Midland Football League season was the ninth 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
Season2022–23
This article is about the English football league. For the Scottish football league, see 2022–23 Midlands Football League.

The allocations for Steps 3 to 6 for this season were announced by The Football Association on 12 May 2022,[1] and were subject to appeals.

Premier Division

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This division comprises 20 teams, one more than the previous season.

Premier Division table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Walsall Wood (C, P) 38 26 7 5 73 35 +38 85 Promotion to the Northern Premier League
2 Lye Town (O, P) 38 25 3 10 85 52 +33 78 Qualification for the inter-step play-off
3 Highgate United 38 23 5 10 86 45 +41 74
4 Darlaston Town (1874) 38 21 8 9 70 38 +32 71
5 Racing Club Warwick 38 21 7 10 84 47 +37 70 Transfer to the United Counties League
6 Romulus 38 21 5 12 81 55 +26 68
7 Stourport Swifts 38 22 2 14 61 41 +20 68
8 Shifnal Town 38 18 10 10 65 43 +22 64
9 Whitchurch Alport 38 18 4 16 66 62 +4 58
10 Atherstone Town 38 17 6 15 63 56 +7 57
11 Lichfield City 38 14 12 12 65 60 +5 54
12 AFC Wulfrunians 38 14 7 17 56 57 −1 49
13 Stone Old Alleynians 38 14 5 19 51 71 −20 47
14 Studley 38 13 10 15 55 58 −3 46[a]
15 Tividale 38 13 7 18 45 58 −13 46
16 Bewdley Town 38 13 5 20 58 85 −27 44
17 Worcester City 38 9 5 24 35 69 −34 32 Transfer to the Hellenic League
18 Wolverhampton Casuals 38 7 7 24 31 79 −48 28
19 Uttoxeter Town 38 6 6 26 32 84 −52 24 Reprieve from relegation
20 Market Drayton Town (R) 38 3 3 32 27 94 −67 12 Relegation to the North West Counties League
Division One South
Source: The 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[2]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Studley were deducted three points for fielding an ineligible player.

Play-off

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Inter-Step Playoff

29 April 2023 St Neots Town1–6 Lye Town St Neots
15:00
  • Anderson   78'
 Report
Stadium: New Rowley Park
Attendance: 548

Results table

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Home \ Away WUL ATH BEW DAR HIG LIC LYE MDT RCW ROM SHI SOA STO STU TIV UTT WLW WHI WVC WOR
AFC Wulfrunians — 0–2 1–0 1–2 0–1 2–3 0–3 3–0 1–1 2–2 5–0 0–2 1–2 0–1 1–2 3–0 2–5 2–1 1–0 4–1
Atherstone Town 3–1 — 1–1 1–0 2–1 1–0 3–0 6–1 0–3 1–0 1–4 3–2 0–1 5–3 3–2 0–1 1–1 5–1 2–1 0–0
Bewdley Town 0–1 2–1 — 1–3 1–4 6–4 3–4 3–2 2–2 0–3 0–4 3–2 1–2 2–1 2–1 4–4 0–3 1–3 1–3 0–1
Darlaston Town (1874) 0–2 1–0 0–1 — 1–1 4–2 7–2 2–1 1–1 1–1 3–2 3–1 2–0 2–0 4–1 2–0 2–0 2–1 1–0 2–0
Highgate United 3–0 3–1 4–1 2–2 — 8–0 4–2 1–0 0–1 3–1 3–0 0–1 1–3 1–6 2–0 6–1 0–2 2–1 3–0 3–1
Lichfield City 1–1 2–1 2–2 0–1 2–2 — 0–1 3–0 1–1 2–2 0–0 3–1 2–0 4–1 1–0 1–0 1–2 2–2 6–1 3–1
Lye Town 1–0 1–0 3–1 0–2 2–0 3–1 — 2–0 3–1 5–1 0–3 4–0 2–0 0–0 6–0 4–0 0–1 0–1 5–1 3–1
Market Drayton Town 2–4 0–4 0–2 1–1 0–4 1–0 3–4 — 0–2 1–3 0–2 1–2 1–4 2–5 2–3 2–1 0–1 0–1 1–1 0–2
Racing Club Warwick 6–3 3–0 5–1 3–0 0–1 0–4 3–3 7–0 — 0–1 2–1 3–0 1–0 4–2 1–2 5–0 2–3 2–0 2–0 4–1
Romulus 1–2 3–1 1–2 1–0 1–3 2–0 3–3 4–1 2–0 — 2–1 4–0 3–5 1–0 0–2 8–0 4–3 2–1 5–0 2–1
Shifnal Town 0–0 3–0 3–0 2–1 1–1 2–2 0–1 2–0 1–1 3–3 — 0–2 2–1 1–1 2–0 1–0 3–3 1–2 2–0 2–0
Stone Old Alleynians 1–3 1–1 3–2 3–1 2–1 1–3 1–3 1–0 0–4 3–2 0–4 — 3–1 2–4 1–0 3–0 2–2 0–5 1–1 1–1
Stourport Swifts 0–1 4–2 5–2 2–1 2–3 3–0 3–1 1–0 0–2 0–2 0–1 2–0 — 2–1 3–0 2–0 0–1 1–0 2–3 3–0
Studley 2–0 0–0 1–3 2–2 3–0 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–3 1–3 1–2 1–0 1–0 — 0–0 0–0 2–3 1–0 3–1 1–1
Tividale 2–2 4–0 2–2 0–0 1–5 2–0 0–3 2–1 4–1 1–0 1–1 0–3 0–0 3–0 — 1–1 0–1 0–1 2–1 0–1
Uttoxeter Town 3–0 1–3 2–0 0–4 1–5 2–3 0–2 1–0 1–2 1–3 0–1 4–3 0–0 1–1 1–3 — 0–1 1–2 3–1 1–2
Walsall Wood 0–0 3–2 3–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–1 1–1 3–0 1–0 1–0 0–1 4–0 3–0 2–1 — 3–2 0–1 2–0
Whitchurch Alport 1–5 0–3 0–1 2–2 0–2 2–2 4–1 6–2 5–2 2–1 3–3 1–0 0–3 1–3 H/W 3–0 2–1 — 1–0 5–4
Wolverhampton Casuals 1–1 1–1 1–2 0–4 2–1 0–3 1–3 0–0 0–2 0–1 0–4 0–0 1–2 1–2 2–1 0–0 2–5 0–4 — 2–1
Worcester City 2–1 1–3 0–3 0–4 0–1 0–0 1–2 0–1 2–1 1–3 3–1 0–3 0–1 1–1 1–3 1–0 0–1 2–0 1–2 —
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

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Location of the clubs in the 2022–23 Midland League Premier Division
Club Location Stadium Capacity
AFC Wulfrunians Wolverhampton Castlecroft Stadium 2,000
Atherstone Town Atherstone Sheepy Road
Bewdley Town Bewdley Ribbesford Meadows 1,000
Darlaston Town (1874) Walsall Bentley Sports Pavilion
Highgate United Shirley The Coppice 2,000
Lichfield City Lichfield City Ground 1,000
Lye Town Lye Lye Sports Ground 1,000
Market Drayton Town Market Drayton Greenfields Sports Ground
Racing Club Warwick Warwick Townsend Meadow 1,280
Romulus Birmingham (Castle Vale) Castle Vale Stadium 2,000
Shifnal Town Shifnal Phoenix Park
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
Walsall Wood Walsall Wood Oak Park 1,000
Whitchurch Alport Whitchurch Yockings Park
Wolverhampton Casuals Featherstone Brinsford Lane
Worcester City Worcester Claines Lane 1,000

Division One

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This division comprises 21 teams, two more than the previous season.

Division One table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Dudley Town (C, P) 40 32 4 4 101 37 +64 100 Promotion to the Premier Division
2 Ashby Ivanhoe (O, P) 40 28 7 5 93 40 +53 91 Promotion to the United Counties League
Premier Division North
3 Hinckley 40 28 3 9 122 51 +71 87 Qualification for the play-offs
4 Droitwich Spa 40 26 5 9 109 65 +44 83
5 Black Country Rangers 40 26 4 10 95 46 +49 82
6 Bilston Town 40 22 6 12 79 73 +6 72
7 Stapenhill 40 20 6 14 67 63 +4 66
8 Nuneaton Griff 40 16 10 14 60 55 +5 58
9 Coton Green 40 16 10 14 62 61 +1 58
10 Shawbury United 40 16 4 20 73 83 −10 52
11 Wolverhampton Sporting 40 14 8 18 61 79 −18 50
12 Coventry Copsewood 40 14 7 19 68 73 −5 49
13 Ingles 40 15 4 21 62 83 −21 49
14 Chelmsley Town 40 14 4 22 54 84 −30 46
15 Wednesfield 40 11 12 17 61 71 −10 45
16 Cradley Town 40 11 9 20 55 65 −10 42
17 Smethwick Rangers 40 10 8 22 51 91 −40 38
18 Paget Rangers 40 9 9 22 59 82 −23 36
19 Heath Hayes 40 7 11 22 58 85 −27 32 Club folded
20 AFC Bridgnorth 40 8 6 26 47 90 −43 30 Reprieve from relegation
21 Haughmond (R) 40 4 9 27 40 100 −60 21 Relegation to the Shropshire County League Premier Division
Source: The 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[2]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Play-offs

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Semi-finals Final
      
2 Ashby Ivanhoe 1
5 Black Country Rangers 0
2 Ashby Ivanhoe 2
4 Droitwich Spa 1
3 Hinckley 3 (2)
4 Droitwich Spa 3 (4)

Stadia and locations

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Location of the clubs in the 2022–23 Midland League Division One
Club Location Stadium Capacity
AFC Bridgnorth Bridgnorth Crown Meadow
Ashby Ivanhoe Ashby-de-la-Zouch NFU Sports Ground
Bilston Town Bilston Queen Street 4,000
Black Country Rangers Lye Lye Sports Ground 1,000
Chelmsley Town Coleshill Pack Meadow
Coton Green Fazeley New Mill Lane
Coventry Copsewood Coventry Allard Way 2,000
Cradley Town Cradley Beeches View
Droitwich Spa Droitwich Spa Walshes Meadow, Stourport (groundshare with Stourport Swifts)
Dudley Town Willenhall Noose Lane
Haughmond Shrewsbury Shrewsbury Sports Village 1,000
Heath Hayes Heath Hayes Coppice Colliery Ground
Hinckley Barwell Kirkby Road 2,500
Ingles Thringstone Homestead Road 2,050
Nuneaton Griff Nuneaton Pingles Stadium 4,000
Paget Rangers Sutton Coldfield Central Ground 2,000
Shawbury United Ludlow Ludlow Football Stadium 1,000
Smethwick Rangers Tividale The Beeches 2,000
Stapenhill Stapenhill Edge Hill 1,500
Wednesfield Wednesfield Cottage Ground
Wolverhampton Sporting Great Wyrley Pride Park

References

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  1. ^ "THE FA PROVIDES UPDATE ON NATIONAL LEAGUE SYSTEM CLUB ALLOCATIONS AT STEPS 3-6". The Football Association. 12 May 2022.
  2. ^ a b "The FA Handbook 2022/2023 Part 29 Standardised Rules Section 12.2". The FA.
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