1996–97 West Midlands (Regional) League

West Midlands league March 2026 The 1996–97 West Midlands (Regional) League season was the 97th 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 1996–97 Wednesfield Wednesfield 306 1090 1995–96 1997–98 The Premier Division featured 17 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with one new club: Wolverhampton United, promoted from Division One Also, Darlaston changed name to Darlaston Town. League table main WDL Premier Division PR WED Wednesfield STO Stourport Swifts BLO Bloxwich Strollers LYE Lye Town BHW Brierley Hill Town STT Stafford Town WOC Wolverhampton Casuals GOR Gornal Athletic LUD Ludlow Town WES Westfields TIV Tividale DAR Darlaston Town EHT Ettingshall Holy Trinity CRA Cradley Town MAL Malvern Town WAL Walsall Wood WOU Wolverhampton United HTR Hill Top Rangers 20 5 9 83 44 23 7 4 84 29 7 6 21 51 83 10 9 15 49 60 8 7 19 42 81 15 8 11 55 48 2 2 30 27 105 15 7 12 63 57 20 6 8 82 40 6 8 20 47 70 24 5 5 103 34 17 9 8 57 40 12 8 14 53 78 6 6 22 35 72 26 5 3 103 25 13 8 13 50 53 17 7 10 72 69 5 7 22 34 102 #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 1996–97 Great Wyrley 1995–96 (One) 1997–98 The Division One North featured 7 clubs which competed in the Division One last season, along with 6 new clubs: Blakenall reserves Brereton Town Heath Hayes, joined from Midland League Corestone Services Wolverhampton Casuals reserves, joined from Midland Combination Division Two Sporting Khalsa League table main WDL PR T01 Great Wyrley T02 Blakenall reserves T03 Brereton Town T04 Brereton Social T05 Morda United T06 Cannock Chase T07 Heath Hayes T08 Sikh Hunters T09 Corestone Services T10 Wolverhampton Casuals reserves T11 Rushall Olympic reserves T12 Chasetown reserves T13 Sporting Khalsa 20 1 3 66 20 17 3 4 71 19 15 5 4 61 31 11 5 8 65 47 11 4 9 50 45 11 3 10 56 57 9 5 10 38 49 8 4 12 62 72 7 7 10 36 59 8 3 13 45 75 7 2 15 32 55 6 2 16 43 54 2 4 18 24 66 #FFCCCC Resigned from the league R R R 1) points; 2) goal ratio; 3) number of goals scored. complete nonleaguematters Division One South West Midlands LeagueDivision One South 1996–97 Kington Town Kington TownBustleholme 1995–96 (One) 1997–98 The Division One South featured 9 clubs which competed in the Division One last season, along with 5 new clubs: Kington Town, joined from Mid Wales Football League Bustleholme Smethwick Rangers Leominster Town Cradley Town reserves League table main WDL PR T01 Kington Town T02 Bustleholme T03 Bandon T04 Smethwick Rangers T05 Bromyard Town T06 Leominster Town T07 Tipton Town T08 Bilston United T09 Oldbury United reserves T10 Mahal T11 Cradley Town reserves T12 Tividale reserves T13 Pershore Town reserves T14 Gornal Athletic reserves 22 2 2 91 35 16 4 6 62 32 15 3 8 70 31 14 5 7 50 35 14 2 10 63 43 12 4 10 70 58 12 4 10 58 55 11 4 11 57 52 10 7 9 44 42 10 6 10 51 44 6 4 16 43 73 5 4 17 31 81 3 6 17 28 78 1 7 18 27 86 #ACE1AF Promoted to the Premier Division P P #CCCCFF Transferred to Division One North TRFR #FFCCCC Resigned from the league R R 1) points; 2) goal ratio; 3) number of goals scored. complete nonleaguematters References External links 1996–97 9