2017–18 West Midlands (Regional) League

The 2017–18 West Midlands (Regional) League season was the 118th 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. The league operates three divisions: the Premier Division, see below, at level 10 in the English football league system, Division One at level 11, and Division Two. The Premier Division is one of three divisions which feed into the Midland League Premier Division, the other two being the East Midlands Counties League and the Midland League's own Division One.

The constitution for Step 5 and Step 6 divisions for 2017–18 was announced on 26 May 2017, and following one amendment, the WMRC Premier Division constitution was ratified at the league's AGM on 26 Jun.[1]

Premier Division

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West Midlands League
Premier Division
Season2017–18
ChampionsWolverhampton Sporting Community
PromotedWolverhampton Sporting Community
RelegatedWellington Amateurs
Matches played380
Goals scored1,645 (4.33 per match)

The Premier Division featured 17 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with three new clubs:

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Wolverhampton Sporting Community 38 34 2 2 148 29 +119 104 Promoted to the Midland League
2 Tividale 38 28 5 5 121 50 +71 89
3 Malvern Town 38 26 5 7 113 65 +48 83
4 Black Country Rangers 38 23 8 7 111 55 +56 77
5 Wednesfield 38 23 5 10 101 63 +38 74
6 Ellesmere Rangers 38 22 5 11 106 68 +38 71 Transferred to the North West Counties League
7 Bewdley Town 38 19 6 13 91 70 +21 63
8 Cradley Town 38 19 5 14 85 63 +22 62
9 Wolverhampton Casuals 38 18 3 17 121 95 +26 57
10 Wellington 38 17 5 16 82 75 +7 56
11 Bilston Town 38 16 5 17 80 85 −5 53
12 Hereford Lads Club 38 16 3 19 73 90 −17 51
13 Stone Old Alleynians 38 14 3 21 77 92 −15 45 Transferred to the North West Counties League
14 Smethwick Rangers 38 9 6 23 49 85 −36 33
15 Shifnal Town 38 10 3 25 58 111 −53 33
16 Dudley Sports 38 9 5 24 61 110 −49 32
17 Dudley Town 38 8 7 23 43 100 −57 31
18 AFC Bridgnorth 38 8 6 24 50 92 −42 30
19 Pegasus Juniors 38 7 7 24 37 108 −71 28
20 Wellington Amateurs 38 3 8 27 38 139 −101 17 Relegated to Division One
Source: 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]

References

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  1. ^ "Club Allocations for Step 5–6" (PDF). FA. 26 May 2017. Retrieved 26 May 2017.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "The FA Handbook Standardised Rules 2017-2018 (page 539, section 12.2)". The FA. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
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