West Midlands Regional League
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| West Midlands (Regional) League | |
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| Country |  England |
| Founded | 1889 |
| Divisions | 3 |
| No. of teams | 52 |
| Feeder to | Midland Football Alliance |
| Level(s) on pyramid | Level(s) 6 to 8 |
| Website | Link |
The West Midlands (Regional) League is a football competition based in England, covering the West Midlands, Shropshire, Herefordshire, Worcestershire and South Staffordshire. It has three divisions, the highest of which is the Premier Division, which sits at step 6 (or level 10) of the National League System and is a feeder to the Midland Football Alliance.
Prior to 2006, the league was defined as step 7, even though it fed into the step 5 Midland Alliance. In 2006 it was re-graded as step 6, making teams in the top two divisions eligible to take part in the FA Vase and teams in the top division eligible to enter the FA Cup.
Successful teams from county leagues such as the Shropshire County League may apply to join the West Midlands (Regional) League. Ellesmere Rangers have made it from the lower division of the Shropshire League to the top division of the West Midlands Regional League in just four seasons. Regional League teams could also theoretically be relegated to the County Leagues but in practice this very rarely happens.
The league was formed in 1889[1] and prior to 1962 was known as the Birmingham and District League but changed its name to reflect the wider area from which it had begun to draw clubs. Since then the heartland of the league has moved away from Birmingham itself and the majority of teams are now drawn from the Black Country and Staffordshire areas.
Under the terms of a sponsorship deal with a local newspaper group, the league is currently known as the Express and Star West Midlands (Regional) League
[edit] Recent champions
- 1999-00 Stafford Town
- 2000-01 Ludlow Town
- 2001-02 Causeway United
- 2002-03 Westfields
- 2003-04 Malvern Town
- 2004-05 Tipton Town
- 2005-06 Market Drayton Town
[edit] External links
| West Midlands Regional League Premier Division 2006/07 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bewdley Town | Bridgnorth Town | Brierley & Hagley | Bromyard Town | Bustleholme | Dudley Sports | Dudley Town | Ellesmere Rangers | Goodrich | Gornal Athletic | Ledbury Town | Ludlow Town | Lye Town | Pelsall Villa | Shawbury United | Shifnal Town | Tividale | Wednesfield | Wellington (Herefords) | Wolverhampton Casuals | Wyrley Rangers edit |
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| West Midlands Regional League Division One 2006/07 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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AFC Wulfrunians • Bilbrook • Bilston Town • Blackheath Town • Bridgnorth Town Reserves • Cresswell Wanderers • Darlaston Town • Hinton • Ludlow Town Reserves • Malvern Town Reserves • Parkfield Leisure • Riverway • Sporting Khalsa • Stafford Town • Tenbury United • Wolverhampton United edit |
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| West Midlands Regional League Division Two 2006/07 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bewdley Town Reserves • Brereton Town • Bustleholme Reserves • Chaddesley Corbett • Dudley United • Gornal Athletic Reserves • Heath Town Rangers • Mahal • Penkridge Town • Penn Colts • Shenstone Pathfinder • Warstone Wanderers • Wednesbury Town • Wolverhampton Development • Wyrley edit |
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| Promotion to: Midland Football Alliance | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relegation to: Shropshire County League, others to be confirmed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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