2014–15 Midland Football League

The 2014–15 Midland Football League season was the first in the history of the new Midland Football League, a football competition in England.

At the end of the previous season the Midland Football Alliance and the Midland Football Combination merged to form the Midland Football League. The Midland Alliance clubs formed Premier Division, while the Midland Combination clubs formed Division One.

Premier Division

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Midland Football League
Premier Division
Season2014–15
ChampionsBasford United
PromotedBasford United
RelegatedHeath Hayes
Tipton Town
Matches played462
Goals scored1,585 (3.43 per match)
2013–14 (Midland Football Alliance)

The Premier Division featured 18 clubs which competed in the Midland Alliance in the previous season, along with four new clubs:

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Basford United 42 31 2 9 127 51 +76 95 Promoted to the Northern Premier League Division One South
2 Coleshill Town 42 28 5 9 114 47 +67 89
3 Long Eaton United 42 23 11 8 78 48 +30 80
4 Walsall Wood 42 24 7 11 63 38 +25 79
5 Kirby Muxloe 42 23 7 12 88 60 +28 76 Transferred to the United Counties League
6 Lye Town 42 22 6 14 88 59 +29 72
7 AFC Wulfrunians 42 21 6 15 70 57 +13 69
8 Westfields 42 19 10 13 78 66 +12 67
9 Boldmere St. Michaels 42 19 9 14 69 64 +5 66
10 Stourport Swifts 42 17 11 14 60 50 +10 62
11 Quorn 42 18 8 16 71 62 +9 62
12 Rocester 42 17 4 21 59 93 −34 55
13 Brocton 42 13 12 17 73 84 −11 51
14 Causeway United 42 15 5 22 57 83 −26 50 Club folded
15 Alvechurch 42 12 12 18 52 63 −11 48
16 Shepshed Dynamo 42 12 9 21 73 82 −9 45
17 Continental Star 42 14 6 22 69 91 −22 45[a]
18 Coventry Sphinx 42 12 10 20 76 84 −8 43[b]
19 Dunkirk 42 12 6 24 52 90 −38 42
20 Loughborough University 42 9 9 24 70 98 −28 36
21 Tipton Town 42 9 7 26 55 103 −48 34 Relegated to the West Midlands (Regional) League
22 Heath Hayes 42 6 10 26 43 112 −69 28 Relegated to Division One
Source: MFL Premier Division table
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Continental Star were deducted 3 points for playing an ineligible player.[1]
  2. ^ Coventry Sphinx were deducted 3 points for playing an ineligible player.[2]


Results

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Home \ Away AWU ALV BAS BOS BRO CAU COL COS COV DUN HEA KIM LOE LOU LYE QON ROC SPD SPS TIP WAW WES
AFC Wulfrunians 3–0 5–3 0–3 3–1 2–1 2–1 2–0 2–4 1–1 4–1 1–2 0–5 4–1 0–1 2–0 1–0 1–0 0–1 0–2 0–3 1–1
Alvechurch 1–0 2–1 4–1 4–1 3–2 0–3 1–0 0–4 4–1 1–1 1–2 0–1 1–1 0–0 0–0 4–0 0–0 0–2 2–4 1–0 1–1
Basford United 2–1 1–2 3–0 2–1 4–0 3–3 2–4 3–1 6–0 8–1 7–0 1–1 3–2 3–0 4–3 1–2 4–1 5–0 3–1 3–1 5–2
Boldmere St. Michaels 1–1 4–3 1–6 4–1 2–1 0–5 1–0 4–1 1–2 1–2 2–1 1–2 1–2 0–5 1–0 6–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–0 1–3
Brocton 2–2 4–4 2–0 1–0 2–1 2–8 1–1 1–4 1–0 1–1 1–2 2–5 2–2 5–0 0–0 2–1 0–2 1–1 2–1 3–1 2–2
Causeway United 1–0 2–1 0–1 3–0 4–3 0–3 1–3 1–0 1–2 2–0 2–2 0–3 1–0 0–8 1–0 2–0 1–0 0–2 2–1 1–4 6–1
Coleshill Town 3–1 2–1 1–2 3–0 2–1 3–1 2–1 8–2 3–1 6–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 2–0 2–1 4–1 0–2 3–2 2–1 2–2
Continental Star 1–3 2–2 0–2 1–3 1–0 3–1 1–0 3–0 1–0 2–2 1–5 1–4 2–1 2–1 0–1 5–2 1–4 1–1 0–3 1–2 0–2
Coventry Sphinx 0–2 1–0 0–5 0–1 2–2 5–0 2–1 3–1 0–2 2–2 2–0 3–3 4–2 2–0 1–1 1–2 2–1 0–0 10–0 1–2 2–4
Dunkirk 1–2 1–0 2–4 1–2 3–2 1–2 0–3 2–2 2–2 3–0 1–0 1–3 3–1 1–0 1–2 3–5 1–0 0–2 2–2 1–4 2–3
Heath Hayes 0–5 0–2 0–2 1–2 2–2 1–1 0–5 1–2 1–0 2–1 0–4 1–3 0–1 0–5 0–6 0–5 3–1 1–2 0–2 0–1 1–1
Kirby Muxloe 1–0 1–0 3–0 1–4 2–1 2–1 5–0 3–1 5–4 2–2 2–2 0–0 2–1 1–3 1–0 0–0 4–2 2–1 8–0 3–0 1–2
Long Eaton United 2–2 0–0 0–2 0–0 4–1 3–2 0–4 3–2 1–0 0–0 1–2 2–1 2–1 1–1 2–1 2–3 3–1 2–1 2–1 1–2 2–0
Loughborough University 3–4 3–1 1–5 1–2 2–2 4–2 2–3 5–2 1–1 2–1 3–3 1–4 2–2 3–1 1–2 2–4 2–2 1–2 2–2 0–3 6–1
Lye Town 1–3 4–0 3–2 2–3 0–3 1–1 2–1 7–0 3–2 6–2 3–1 4–1 0–1 4–1 1–0 0–0 5–4 2–2 2–1 1–1 3–1
Quorn 0–1 4–1 0–6 1–0 2–3 3–3 0–6 4–1 4–1 6–1 3–2 3–2 1–3 2–1 3–0 2–3 1–1 1–2 2–2 0–1 3–2
Rocester 0–1 2–1 3–2 1–9 2–0 2–1 0–3 1–5 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–4 2–1 2–1 0–3 1–2 2–1 2–1 2–1 2–0 0–2
Shepshed Dynamo 1–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–4 2–2 0–5 6–5 5–0 5–2 2–1 1–2 0–1 3–3 0–1 0–1 2–1 3–1 4–0 1–2 3–0
Stourport Swifts 2–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–3 0–1 1–0 2–5 1–0 2–0 6–1 0–0 1–1 3–0 2–1 1–2 5–0 1–2 3–1 1–1 1–1
Tipton Town 0–4 1–1 1–2 1–3 2–4 0–1 0–4 1–1 3–3 5–0 2–3 0–6 1–4 1–2 1–0 0–4 3–1 4–4 1–0 0–1 0–3
Walsall Wood 1–1 1–0 1–3 0–0 0–0 2–1 1–2 2–1 2–1 0–1 3–0 2–0 2–1 3–0 1–2 1–1 1–0 4–1 2–0 0–1 2–0
Westfields 3–1 0–1 0–2 1–1 2–1 4–1 2–2 2–3 2–2 1–0 3–2 3–0 1–0 4–0 4–0 0–0 7–0 1–2 2–1 2–1 0–2
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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Team Location Stadium Capacity
AFC Wulfrunians Wolverhampton Castlecroft Stadium
Alvechurch Alvechurch Lye Meadow 3,000
Basford United Basford Greenwich Avenue 1,600
Brocton Stafford Silkmore Lane
Boldmere St. Michaels Boldmere Trevor Brown Memorial Ground 2,500
Causeway United Halesowen The Grove 3,150
Coleshill Town Coleshill Pack Meadow
Continental Star Rushall Dale Lane 1,980
Coventry Sphinx Coventry Sphinx Drive
Dunkirk Nottingham Ron Steel Sports Ground 1,500
Heath Hayes Heath Hayes and Wimblebury Coppice Colliery Ground
Kirby Muxloe Kirby Muxloe Ratby Lane 3,000
Long Eaton United Long Eaton Grange Park 1,500
Loughborough University Loughborough Loughborough University Stadium 3,300
Lye Town Lye The Sports Ground
Quorn Quorn Farley Way Stadium
Rocester Rocester Hillsfield 4,000
Shepshed Dynamo Shepshed Dovecote Stadium 2,500
Stourport Swifts Stourport-on-Severn Walshes Meadow 2,000
Tipton Town Tipton Tipton Sports Academy 1,000
Walsall Wood Walsall Wood Oak Park
Westfields Hereford allpay.park

Division One

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Midland Football League
Division One
Season2014–15
ChampionsHighgate United
PromotedHighgate United
RelegatedAlvis Sporting Club
Matches played380
Goals scored1,496 (3.94 per match)
2013–14 (Midland Football Combination)

Division One featured 15 clubs which competed in the Midland Combination Premier Division last season, along with five new clubs:

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Highgate United 38 28 5 5 113 42 +71 89 Promoted to the Premier Division
2 Bromsgrove Sporting 38 27 5 6 121 41 +80 86
3 Hinckley 38 23 7 8 106 53 +53 76
4 Bolehall Swifts 38 23 7 8 103 50 +53 76
5 Uttoxeter Town 38 22 6 10 87 51 +36 72 Resigned to the Staffordshire County Senior League
6 Cadbury Athletic 38 19 8 11 80 50 +30 65
7 Southam United 38 20 3 15 71 69 +2 63
8 Coventry Copsewood 38 17 10 11 83 55 +28 60[a]
9 Littleton 38 17 4 17 77 60 +17 55
10 Studley 38 15 7 16 68 86 −18 52
11 Pershore Town 38 15 6 17 51 61 −10 51
12 Lichfield City 38 14 8 16 63 67 −4 50
13 Atherstone Town 38 14 4 20 77 92 −15 46
14 Stafford Town 38 13 7 18 74 93 −19 46
15 Pilkington XXX 38 13 5 20 74 75 −1 44
16 Heather St. John's 38 12 7 19 63 85 −22 43
17 Nuneaton Griff 38 11 8 19 66 79 −13 41
18 Racing Club Warwick 38 10 4 24 52 102 −50 34
19 Pelsall Villa 38 4 5 29 35 162 −127 17
20 Alvis Sporting Club 38 4 2 32 32 123 −91 14 Relegated to Division Two
Source: MFL Division One table
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Coventry Copsewood were deducted 1 point for playing an ineligible player[3]

Results

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Home \ Away ALV ATH BOS BRS CAD COV HEJ HIG HIN LIC LIT NUN PEL PER PIL RCW SOU STA STU UTT
Alvis Sporting Club 3–6 0–2 0–4 1–6 1–6 1–5 0–6 0–2 2–3 0–3 3–0 1–3 0–3 0–3 0–2 0–3 1–1 1–1 0–2
Atherstone Town 4–3 1–2 1–2 1–1 0–1 2–3 1–1 1–2 0–3 0–4 4–3 7–0 2–1 1–0 1–3 1–5 2–0 2–2 2–1
Bolehall Swifts 4–0 2–3 0–2 0–2 2–1 4–0 2–2 3–3 0–1 2–0 2–1 3–1 4–0 4–3 9–0 1–2 1–1 1–2 1–0
Bromsgrove Sporting 2–1 3–2 2–2 1–2 2–0 4–2 0–1 2–3 1–0 2–3 6–1 6–0 0–0 5–3 8–0 7–0 6–0 6–0 2–3
Cadbury Athletic 5–0 0–1 4–4 1–2 3–3 4–1 1–1 2–1 0–3 1–2 3–2 7–0 1–3 1–0 1–0 2–0 0–0 3–4 1–2
Coventry Copsewood 5–0 5–0 1–2 1–1 1–1 2–1 0–4 0–1 1–1 3–1 1–3 3–0 0–2 2–0 0–0 3–3 2–2 7–2 2–0
Heather St. John's 2–5 2–1 1–5 1–2 0–1 1–7 2–3 1–1 4–3 2–0 0–0 4–0 1–0 0–2 4–3 2–1 2–2 1–2 1–1
Highgate United 4–0 5–2 3–1 1–3 1–2 1–2 3–1 2–2 6–1 3–2 3–1 4–0 3–1 2–1 2–1 2–0 7–0 3–5 3–1
Hinckley 6–1 5–1 2–3 1–2 3–1 2–0 2–2 0–3 2–2 4–0 2–0 13–0 1–0 2–2 2–2 5–1 8–2 0–1 1–6
Lichfield City 3–0 2–1 1–1 3–3 0–1 4–1 1–2 0–1 0–2 1–2 2–4 0–0 1–3 2–2 2–0 1–0 0–2 3–3 2–3
Littleton 1–2 2–1 1–3 0–3 2–2 0–1 5–1 2–3 1–0 2–3 8–1 5–0 3–0 2–3 3–0 0–2 4–1 1–1 1–0
Nuneaton Griff 5–0 3–3 1–1 1–2 0–0 1–2 3–3 0–2 0–2 4–0 2–1 2–2 1–1 3–1 0–2 2–1 3–0 1–2 3–5
Pelsall Villa 3–0 0–6 0–10 0–7 0–3 0–4 2–4 0–4 2–3 3–3 2–2 0–3 2–4 5–1 0–2 0–2 2–6 0–3 0–9
Pershore Town 1–2 0–1 2–3 0–3 3–2 2–2 0–0 0–2 1–2 0–1 3–1 3–3 4–2 0–7 0–1 2–0 1–0 1–0 1–4
Pilkington XXX 3–1 3–2 1–3 2–3 0–2 3–3 1–0 1–2 2–5 0–3 1–1 1–2 10–1 0–1 2–1 2–4 0–0 1–2 3–2
Racing Club Warwick 6–1 5–8 1–3 1–10 1–3 0–4 1–6 0–4 2–1 0–2 1–0 2–1 0–0 1–2 2–4 1–2 1–4 2–4 0–1
Southam United 2–1 3–2 3–1 2–1 3–1 2–0 2–0 0–4 0–3 2–0 0–4 0–3 7–0 1–2 1–0 2–2 2–1 1–4 4–4
Stafford Town 2–0 8–0 0–4 1–3 2–6 5–4 3–1 4–3 3–4 2–4 3–1 4–1 3–0 1–3 2–3 2–1 4–3 1–3 1–4
Studley 1–0 1–3 0–3 1–2 0–4 1–2 4–0 1–7 2–5 2–1 2–5 4–2 3–5 1–1 1–2 2–4 0–3 0–0 1–2
Uttoxeter Town 3–1 3–1 2–5 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 0–3 5–1 1–2 1–0 4–0 2–0 2–1 2–1 1–2 3–1 0–0
Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2015. Source: MFL Division One results
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Division Two

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Midland Football League
Division Two
Season2014–15
ChampionsCoventry United
PromotedCoventry United
Leicester Road
2013–14 (Midland Combination Division One)

Division Two featured 11 clubs which competed in the Midland Combination Division One last season, along with five new clubs:

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Coventry United 30 22 4 4 97 40 +57 70 Promoted to Division One
2 Leicester Road 30 15 10 5 78 34 +44 55
3 Fairfield Villa 30 17 4 9 83 61 +22 55
4 Barnt Green Spartak 30 15 6 9 55 45 +10 51
5 Sutton United 30 13 9 8 72 52 +20 48
6 Chelmsley Town 30 13 7 10 60 54 +6 46
7 Hampton 30 13 7 10 54 50 +4 46
8 Droitwich Spa 30 15 1 14 64 66 −2 46
9 Earlswood Town 30 12 9 9 49 57 −8 45
10 Aston 30 12 8 10 59 47 +12 44 Resigned from the league
11 Paget Rangers 30 12 6 12 52 38 +14 42
12 Knowle 30 9 7 14 63 57 +6 34
13 Feckenham 30 9 5 16 53 64 −11 32
14 FC Glades Sporting 30 8 10 12 43 62 −19 31[a] Resigned from the league
15 Kenilworth Town 30 5 4 21 39 114 −75 16[b]
16 Coton Green 30 1 1 28 24 104 −80 4
Source: fchd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ FC Glades Sporting 3 points deducted.
  2. ^ Kenilworth Town 3 points deducted.

Division Three

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Midland Football Combination
Division Three
Season2014–15
ChampionsAustrey Rangers
PromotedAustrey Rangers
Rostance Edwards
2013–14 (Midland Combination Division Two)

Division Three featured 12 clubs which competed in the Midland Combination Division Two last season, along with three new clubs:

  • Redditch Borough
  • Smithswood Firs
  • Boldmere Sports & Social

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Austrey Rangers 28 21 4 3 76 27 +49 67 Promoted to Division Two
2 Rostance Edwards 28 18 6 4 73 38 +35 60
3 Alcester Town 28 16 5 7 75 38 +37 53
4 Redditch Borough 28 16 2 10 70 49 +21 50
5 Smithswood Firs 28 13 7 8 75 50 +25 46
6 Boldmere Sports & Social 28 11 9 8 60 51 +9 42
7 Inkberrow 28 11 8 9 52 47 +5 41
8 Enville Athletic 28 11 5 12 58 60 −2 38
9 Badsey Rangers 28 9 7 12 55 57 −2 34
10 Barton United 28 10 2 16 54 77 −23 32
11 Perrywood 28 8 7 13 60 67 −7 31
12 FC Stratford 28 8 4 16 44 72 −28 28
13 Burntwood Town 28 8 3 17 38 78 −40 27
14 Leamington Hibs 28 7 2 19 38 86 −48 23
15 Northfield Town 28 5 5 18 50 81 −31 20
Source: fchd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

References

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  1. ^ "Points Deductions". Midland Football League. 2014-10-05. Retrieved 2015-03-04.
  2. ^ "Points Deduction". Midland Football League. 2015-01-29. Retrieved 2015-03-04.
  3. ^ "Points Deductions". Midland Football League. 2014-10-05. Retrieved 2015-03-04.
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