1997–98 West Midlands (Regional) League

The 1997–98 West Midlands (Regional) League season was the 98th in the history of the West Midlands (Regional) League, an English association football competition for semi-professional and amateur teams based in the West Midlands county, Shropshire, Herefordshire, Worcestershire and southern Staffordshire.

Premier Division

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West Midlands League
Premier Division
Season1997–98
ChampionsLye Town
PromotedStourport Swifts
Matches played306
Goals scored1,140 (3.73 per match)

The Premier Division featured 16 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with two new clubs, promoted from Division One South:

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Lye Town 34 26 6 2 91 35 +56 84
2 Stourport Swifts 34 23 6 5 101 34 +67 75 Promoted to the Midland Football Alliance
3 Brierley Hill Town 34 21 5 8 64 34 +30 68
4 Kington Town 34 21 3 10 97 67 +30 66
5 Bloxwich Strollers 34 18 4 12 81 49 +32 58 Resigned from the league
6 Malvern Town 34 17 4 13 73 59 +14 55
7 Wolverhampton Casuals 34 15 6 13 64 52 +12 51
8 Gornal Athletic 34 15 5 14 56 50 +6 50
9 Darlaston Town 34 15 3 16 78 70 +8 48
10 Tividale 34 15 6 13 64 57 +7 48[a]
11 Ludlow Town 34 14 3 17 58 71 −13 45
12 Stafford Town 34 12 7 15 49 57 −8 43
13 Walsall Wood 34 11 7 16 49 64 −15 40
14 Westfields 34 11 5 18 57 69 −12 38
15 Bustleholme 34 11 3 20 48 76 −28 36
16 Cradley Town 34 9 5 20 54 80 −26 32
17 Ettingshall Holy Trinity 34 5 7 22 37 100 −63 22
18 Wolverhampton United 34 2 5 27 19 116 −97 11
Source: fchd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Tividale deducted three points.

Division One North

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West Midlands League
Division One North
Season1997–98
ChampionsBandon
PromotedBandon
Lawson Mardon Star

The Division One North featured 10 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with 5 new clubs:

  • Bandon, transferred from Division One South
  • Lawson Mardon Star
  • Newport
  • Lucas Flight Controls
  • Walsall Wood reserves

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Bandon 28 20 6 2 86 31 +55 66 Promoted to the Premier Division
2 Lawson Mardon Star 28 19 3 6 100 48 +52 60
3 Blakenall reserves 28 17 4 7 78 33 +45 55 Resigned from the league
4 Brereton Social 28 14 7 7 60 43 +17 49
5 Heath Hayes 28 15 2 11 62 55 +7 47
6 Great Wyrley 28 14 5 9 55 37 +18 44[a]
7 Morda United 28 13 5 10 47 47 0 44
8 Brereton Town 28 13 4 11 63 61 +2 42[b] Resigned from the league
9 Newport 28 11 8 9 64 45 +19 41
10 Sikh Hunters 28 10 4 14 46 53 −7 34 Transferred to Division One South
11 Lucas Flight Controls 28 8 7 13 60 72 −12 31
12 Wolverhampton Casuals reserves 28 9 4 15 51 79 −28 31
13 Corestone Services 28 6 2 20 37 78 −41 20
14 Cannock Chase 28 6 2 20 40 102 −62 20
15 Walsall Wood reserves 28 3 1 24 33 98 −65 10
Source: nonleaguematters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Great Wyrley deducted 3 points.
  2. ^ Brereton Town deducted 1 point.

Division One South

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West Midlands League
Division One South
Season1997–98
ChampionsSmethwick Rangers
PromotedSmethwick Rangers
Tipton Town

The Division One South featured 9 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with 5 new clubs:

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Smethwick Rangers 26 18 5 3 75 32 +43 59 Promoted to the Premier Division
2 Tipton Town 26 18 4 4 71 26 +45 58
3 Leominster Town 26 15 4 7 68 44 +24 49
4 Halesowen Harriers reserves 26 12 7 7 54 35 +19 43
5 Tividale reserves 26 11 7 8 38 36 +2 40
6 Bromyard Town 26 11 6 9 62 47 +15 39
7 Wellington 26 11 4 11 45 53 −8 37
8 Birmingham College of Food 26 11 3 12 55 48 +7 36 Resigned from the league
9 Cradley Town reserves 26 10 6 10 52 40 +12 36
10 Malvern Town reserves 26 9 8 9 38 52 −14 35
11 Mahal 26 10 2 14 54 62 −8 32
12 Pershore Town reserves 26 3 7 16 28 94 −66 16
13 Hinton 26 4 3 19 33 67 −34 15
14 Gornal Athletic reserves 26 2 8 16 18 55 −37 14 Resigned from the league
Source: nonleaguematters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio; 3) number of goals scored.

References

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