1997–98 Midland Football Combination

The 1997–98 Midland Football Combination season was the 61st in the history of Midland Football Combination, a football competition in England. Premier Division Midland Football CombinationPremier Division 1997–98 Worcester AthleticoMidland Football League Division One (Step 6) https://www.midlandfootballleague.co.uk/honours.html live August 1, 2026 midlandfootballleague.co.uk en WellesbourneFootball Club History Database - Wellesbourne https://www.fchd.info/WELLESBO.HTM 2026-03-07 www.fchd.info 420 1450 1996–97 1998–99 The Premier Division featured 17 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with four new clubs, promoted from Division One: Cheslyn Hay Continental Star Dudley Sports GPT Coventry League table main WDL PR Premier Division WOR Worcester Athletico SOU Southam United BOL Bolehall Swifts STU Studley BKL COL Coleshill Town COV GPT Coventry MEI Meir KA DAV David Lloyd KIN Kings Heath CON Continental Star KNO Knowle BIL Bilston Community College CVS Coventry Sphinx CHE Cheslyn Hay HIG Highgate United HAN Handrahan Timbers ALC Alvechurch MSF Massey Ferguson KEN Kenilworth Town DUD Dudley Sports WEL Wellesbourne 12 6 22 67 88 15 9 16 69 76 25 8 7 76 43 14 9 17 66 86 21 9 10 78 38 18 7 15 78 69 20 8 12 71 46 15 9 16 72 78 19 7 14 80 66 4 7 29 54 137 11 10 19 52 53 12 14 14 59 54 6 8 26 43 98 17 12 11 62 45 14 12 14 81 72 20 7 13 81 58 12 5 23 49 73 24 11 5 84 38 24 4 12 79 36 1 6 33 38 155 26 12 2 111 41 -3 Coventry Sphinx deducted 3 points. #FFCCCC Merged into Pershore Town M #FFCCCC Resigned from the league RES RES #FFCCCC Demoted to Division One D #FFCCCC Relegated to Division One R 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. complete nonleaguematters Division One Midland Football CombinationDivision One 1997–98 Alveston AlvestonFeckenham Fairfield VillaBarlestone St. Giles 1996–97 1998–99 The Division One featured 12 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with 4 new clubs: Shirley Town, relegated from the Premier Division West Midlands Fire Service, relegated from the Premier Division Feckenham, promoted from Division Two Fairfield Villa, promoted from Division Two League table main WDL PR T01 Alveston T02 Northfield Town T03 Feckenham T04 Fairfield Villa T05 Colletts Green T06 Polesworth North Warwick T07 Monica Star T08 Shirley Town T09 Leicester YMCA T10 Newhall United T11 Thimblemill REC T12 Chelmsley Town T13 Holly Lane T14 Barlestone St. Giles T15 Hams Hall T16 West Midlands Fire Service 23 5 2 82 24 18 6 6 70 40 18 5 7 60 36 17 6 7 85 38 17 3 10 67 45 15 4 11 86 62 12 8 10 70 53 10 11 9 54 48 11 7 12 52 60 11 5 14 52 51 12 2 16 55 62 11 3 16 50 68 8 5 17 33 59 7 5 18 45 74 7 3 20 26 73 3 2 25 26 120 #ACE1AF Promoted to the Premier Division P P #FFCCCC Resigned from the league R R R #FFCCCC Joined Leicestershire Senior League JL #FFCCCC Relegated to Division Two REL REL 1) points; 2) goal ratio; 3) number of goals scored. complete nonleaguematters Division Two Midland Football CombinationDivision Two 1997–98 Blackheath Electrodrives Blackheath ElectrodrivesKings Norton Town reservesAlvis SGL BurntwoodStudley BKL reserves 1996–97 1998–99 The Division Two featured 12 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with 5 new clubs: Brownhills Town, relegated from Division One Swan Sports, promoted from Division Three Studley BKL reserves, promoted from Division Three Mitchell & Butlers, promoted from Division Three Stourbridge Community College Also, Richmond Swifts reserves changed name to Kings Norton Town reserves and Mitchell & Butlers changed name to Mitchells. League table main WDL PR T01 Blackheath Electrodrives T02 Kings Norton Town reserves T03 Alvis SGL T04 Stourbridge Community College T05 Swan Sports T06 Burntwood T07 Studley BKL reserves T08 Mitchells T09 Cadbury Athletic T10 Brownhills Town T11 Ledbury Town T12 Albright & Wilson T13 Tipton S & S T14 Birmingham Vaults T15 Earlswood Town T16 Enville Athletic T17 West Midlands Police reserves 18 8 6 66 28 18 8 6 79 45 16 11 5 70 35 18 5 9 70 50 16 9 7 67 53 15 8 9 83 45 16 4 12 52 37 13 6 13 59 56 13 5 14 45 50 12 5 15 65 66 11 6 15 53 61 9 6 17 52 64 9 9 14 56 74 -3 9 6 17 46 72 7 11 14 46 69 8 2 22 29 96 6 7 19 32 69 Tipton S & S deducted 3 points. #ACE1AF Promoted to Division One PD1 PD1 PD1 PD1 PD1 #FFCCCC Resigned from the league RES RES RES RES RES 1) points; 2) goal ratio; 3) number of goals scored. complete nonleaguematters Division Three Midland Football CombinationDivision Three 1997–98 Old Hill Town Old Hill TownHansakerWyre ForestGNP SportsKenilworth Wardens 1996–97 1998–99 The Division Three featured 6 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with 9 new clubs: Archdale, relegated from Division Two Old Hill Town Hansaker Wyre Forest GNP Sports Continental Star reserves Barnt Green Spartak Knowle reserves Erdington Albion Also, Birchfield Sports changed name to Birchfield Oaklands. League table main WDL PR T01 Old Hill Town T02 Hansaker T03 Wyre Forest T04 GNP Sports T05 Kenilworth Wardens T06 Continental Star reserves T07 Barnt Green Spartak T08 Birchfield Oaklands T09 Knowle reserves T10 Erdington Albion T11 Archdale T12 Tipton Town reserves T13 Dudley Sports reserves T14 Alvechurch reserves T15 Kenilworth Town reserves 20 4 4 88 40 19 2 7 81 27 18 5 5 84 35 16 4 8 44 31 15 4 9 61 49 15 1 12 52 49 12 7 9 71 70 12 6 10 60 69 -3 9 10 9 64 50 9 6 13 62 71 9 3 16 50 69 7 7 14 65 78 7 3 18 41 75 5 5 18 54 95 1 5 22 31 100 Birchfield Oaklands deducted 3 points. #ACE1AF Promoted to Division Two PD PD PD PD PD #FFCCCC Resigned from the league R R R 1) points; 2) goal ratio; 3) number of goals scored. complete nonleaguematters References 1997–98 9