1997–98 West Midlands (Regional) League

March 2026 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 West Midlands LeaguePremier Division 1997–98 Lye Town Stourport Swifts 306 1140 1996–97 1998–99 The Premier Division featured 16 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with two new clubs, promoted from Division One South: Bustleholme Kington Town League table main WDL Premier Division PR LYE Lye Town STO Stourport Swifts BHW Brierley Hill Town KIN Kington Town BLO Bloxwich Strollers MAL Malvern Town WOC Wolverhampton Casuals GOR Gornal Athletic DAR Darlaston Town TIV Tividale LUD Ludlow Town STT Stafford Town WAL Walsall Wood WES Westfields BUS Bustleholme CRA Cradley Town EHT Ettingshall Holy Trinity WOU Wolverhampton United 21 5 8 64 34 18 4 12 81 49 11 3 20 48 76 9 5 20 54 80 15 3 16 78 70 5 7 22 37 100 15 5 14 56 50 21 3 10 97 67 14 3 17 58 71 26 6 2 91 35 17 4 13 73 59 23 6 5 101 34 12 7 15 49 57 15 6 13 64 57 -3 11 7 16 49 64 11 5 18 57 69 15 6 13 64 52 2 5 27 19 116 Tividale deducted three points. #D0F0C0 Promoted to the Midland Football Alliance P #FFCCCC Resigned from the league R 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. complete fchd Division One North West Midlands LeagueDivision One North 1997–98 Bandon BandonLawson Mardon Star 1996–97 1998–99 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 main WDL PR T01 Bandon T02 Lawson Mardon Star T03 Blakenall reserves T04 Brereton Social T05 Heath Hayes T06 Great Wyrley T07 Morda United T08 Brereton Town T09 Newport T10 Sikh Hunters T11 Lucas Flight Controls T12 Wolverhampton Casuals reserves T13 Corestone Services T14 Cannock Chase T15 Walsall Wood reserves 20 6 2 86 31 19 3 6 100 48 17 4 7 78 33 14 7 7 60 43 15 2 11 62 55 14 5 9 55 37 -3 13 5 10 47 47 13 4 11 63 61 -1 11 8 9 64 45 10 4 14 46 53 8 7 13 60 72 9 4 15 51 79 6 2 20 37 78 6 2 20 40 102 3 1 24 33 98 Great Wyrley deducted 3 points. Brereton Town deducted 1 point. #ACE1AF Promoted to the Premier Division P P #CCCCFF Transferred to Division One South TRFR #FFCCCC Resigned from the league R R 1) points; 2) goal ratio; 3) number of goals scored. complete nonleaguematters Division One South West Midlands LeagueDivision One South 1997–98 Smethwick Rangers Smethwick RangersTipton Town 1996–97 1998–99 The Division One South featured 9 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with 5 new clubs: Halesowen Harriers reserves Wellington, joined from Herefordshire League Birmingham College of Food Malvern Town reserves Hinton League table main WDL PR T01 Smethwick Rangers T02 Tipton Town T03 Leominster Town T04 Halesowen Harriers reserves T05 Tividale reserves T06 Bromyard Town T07 Wellington T08 Birmingham College of Food T09 Cradley Town reserves T10 Malvern Town reserves T11 Mahal T12 Pershore Town reserves T13 Hinton T14 Gornal Athletic reserves 18 5 3 75 32 18 4 4 71 26 15 4 7 68 44 12 7 7 54 35 11 7 8 38 36 11 6 9 62 47 11 4 11 45 53 11 3 12 55 48 10 6 10 52 40 9 8 9 38 52 10 2 14 54 62 3 7 16 28 94 4 3 19 33 67 2 8 16 18 55 #ACE1AF Promoted to the Premier Division P P #FFCCCC Resigned from the league R R 1) points; 2) goal ratio; 3) number of goals scored. complete nonleaguematters References External links 1997–98 9