Birmingham Amateur Football Association
The Birmingham & District Amateur Football Association (often referred to as the Birmingham AFA) is an amateur association football competition covering the city of Birmingham and surrounding area. The AFA is composed of nine divisions, containing around 120 teams.
The association is not part of the English football league system, but some clubs from the AFA, such as Causeway United, Wolverhampton Casuals, Penncroft and Old Wulfrunians have moved into leagues which are part of the "pyramid".
The Association was formed in 1908 with friendly games and a knock-out competition (Chatrian Cup). It was not until 1922 that a league competition was introduced, originally with three Senior Divisions and two Junior Divisions. This has grown to the current Premier Division and a further 8 lower Divisions. While there is promotion and relegation between Divisions One to Eight, the four teams that finish at the bottom of the Premier Division instead have to apply for re-election, and any team from a lower division can in theory apply to replace them as long as they meet facilities criteria.
Member clubs 2011–12
| Premier Division |
| AFC Somers |
| Boldmere Sports & Social |
| Cresconians |
| Handsworth Grammar School Old Boys |
| Harborne Town |
| Inter Vaughans |
| Old Wulfrunians |
| St. Francis |
| St. Georges Warriors |
| Shirley Athletic |
| Silhill |
| Sutton United |
| Village |
| Wake Green Amateurs |
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| Division One |
| Athletic Sparkhill |
| CPA Holy Name |
| Crusaders |
| Desi |
| Flamengo |
| Handsworth Grammar School Old Boys Reserves |
| Kingstanding Warriors |
| Parkfield Amateurs F.C 'A' |
| St. Pauls |
| Shere Punjab |
| Shirley Athletic Reserves |
| Sutton United Reserves |
| Village Reserves |
| Walsall Phoenix |
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| Division Three |
| Aston |
| Bentley Heath United |
| Castle Vale United |
| Cresconians Reserves |
| Easy Reds |
| Great Barr |
| Handsworth United |
| Journey End Yardley |
| Silhill 'A' |
| Wake Green Amateurs 'A' |
| Walsall Phoenix Reserves |
| Wednesbury Athletic |
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| Division Four |
| Acocks Green Wythall |
| Aston Reserves |
| BT |
| Merdien Athletic |
| Old Wulfrunians 'A' |
| Pathfinder |
| Rossi & Rossi |
| St. George's Warriors Reserves |
| Shirley Athletic 'A' |
| Sportsco |
| Village 'B' |
| White Hart CCC |
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| Division Six |
| Anchor Rovers |
| Birmingham Citadel |
| Birmingham Irish |
| Coton Green 'A' |
| Desi Reserves |
| Maypole |
| Olympia |
| St. Georges Warriors 'A' |
| Sutton United 'C' |
| Village 'C' |
| Wake Green Amateurs 'B' |
| Walsall Phoenix 'A' |
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| Division Seven |
| Amanah |
| Birmingham Medics |
| Bromford Diamonds Amateurs |
| Coldfield Rangers |
| Dosthill Boys Club |
| Garden House Rangers |
| Handsworth Grammar School Old Boys 'A' |
| Manchester Wanderers |
| Masshouse Members |
| Premier Reserves |
| Selley Oak Legend |
| Triumph Meriden |
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| Division Eight |
| Crusaders 'A' |
| Edgbaston United |
| Fairfax Sports Reserves |
| Handsworth Grammar School Old Boys 'B' |
| Parkfield Amateurs F.C 'C' |
| Railway Hockley |
| Real Birmingham |
| Real Riverside Reserves |
| Red Star Galaxy |
| Rossi & Rossi Reserves |
| Steelhouse Lane |
| Village 'D' |
| Smethwick Raiders |
| Wake Green Amateurs 'C' |
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Former champions
- 1922-23 - Wolverhampton Amateurs [A]
- 1923-24 - Walsall Phoenix
- 1924-25 - Wolverhampton Amateurs [A]
- 1925-26 - Headlingley
- 1926-27 - Wolverhampton Amateurs [A]
- 1927-28 - Wolverhampton Amateurs [A]
- 1928-29 - Old Wulfrunians [B]
- 1929-30 - Wolverhampton Amateurs [A]
- 1930-31 - Birmingham Gas Officials
- 1931-32 - Erdington House
- 1932-33 - Erdington House
- 1933-34 - Erdington House
- 1934-35 - Walsall Jolly
- 1935-36 - Moor Green
- 1936-37 - Boldmere St Michaels
- 1937-38 - Walsall Jolly
- 1938-39 - Walsall Jolly
- 1939-47 - Not held during the Second World War
- 1947-48 - Holly Lodge Old Boys
- 1948-49 - Hay Green
- 1949-50 - Walsall Phoenix
- 1950-51 - Staffordshire Casuals [A]
- 1951-52 - Staffordshire Casuals [A]
- 1952-53 - Staffordshire Casuals [A]
- 1953-54 - Old Wulfrunians[1]
- 1954-55 - Walsall Phoenix
- 1955-56 - Cresconians
- 1956-57 - Cresconians
- 1957-58 - Aston Villa Amateurs
- 1958-59 - Aston Villa Amateurs
- 1959-60 - Aston Villa Amateurs
- 1960-61 - Silhill
- 1961-62 - Cresconians
- 1962-63 - Handsworth GSOB
- 1963-64 - Dudley Old Boys
- 1964-65 - Dudley Old Boys
- 1965-66 - Dudley Old Boys
- 1966-67 - Penncroft
- 1967-68 - Penncroft
- 1968-69 - Penncroft
- 1969-70 - Penncroft
- 1970-71 - Cradley Chain & Castings[2]
- 1971-72 - Walsall Phoenix
- 1972-73 - Silhill
- 1973-74 - Cradley Chain & Castings[2]
- 1974-75 - Hall End Amateurs
- 1975-76 - Old Throstles
- 1976-77 - Cresconians
- 1977-78 - Cresconians
- 1978-79 - Old Dudleians
- 1979-80 - Old Wulfrunians[1]
- 1980-81 - Old Throstles
- 1981-82 - Wolverhampton Casuals [A]
- 1982-83 - Sutton United
- 1983-84 - Sutton United
- 1984-85 - Sutton United
- 1985-86 - Staffordshire Casuals [A]
- 1986-87 - Colinthians[3]
- 1987-88 - Wake Green Amateurs
- 1988-89 - Wake Green Amateurs
- 1989-90 - Wake Green Amateurs
- 1990-91 - Wake Green Amateurs
- 1991-92 - Old Wulfrunians[1]
- 1992-93 - Dunlop Sports
- 1993-94 - Wake Green Amateurs
- 1994-95 - Dunlop Sports
- 1995-96 - Wake Green Amateurs
- 1996-97 - Causeway United
- 1997-98 - Causeway United
- 1998-99 - Smethwick Hall Old Boys
- 1999-00 - Village
- 2000-01 - Old Wulfrunians[1]
- 2001-02 - New Fullbrook
- 2002-03 - Old Wulfrunians[1]
- 2003-04 - Old Wulfrunians[1]
- 2004-05 - Old Wulfrunians[1]
- 2005-06 - Lakin Rangers
- 2006-07 - Sutton United
- 2007-08 - Village[4]
- 2008-09 - Shirley Athletic[5]
- 2009-10 - Sutton United
- 2010-11 - Sutton United
Notes
- A. ^ Wolverhampton Amateurs became Staffordshire Amateurs in 1946. In 1981-82 the club's first team joined the West Midlands (Regional) League as Wolverhampton Casuals but three teams continued playing in the Birmingham AFA as both Wolverhampton Casuals and Staffordshire Casuals.[6]
- B. ^ A different Old Wulfrunians (1908-39) from the current Old Wulfrunians (1926- ) playing in the Birmingham AFA.
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