The 2020–21 Midland Football League season was the 7th in the history of the Midland Football League, a football competition in England. The Midland League operates two divisions in the English football league system, the Premier Division at Step 5, and Division One at Step 6, and these two levels are covered by this article.
The allocations for Steps 5 and 6 for season 2020–21 were announced by The Football Association on 21 July,[1] and were subject to appeal.
The 2020–21 season started in September and was suspended in December a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in England. The league season was subsequently abandoned on 24 February 2021.[2]
The scheduled restructure of non-League took place at the end of the season, with new divisions added to the Combined Counties and United Counties Leagues at Step 5 for 2021-22, along with new a division in the Northern Premier League at step 4.[3] Promotions from Steps 5 to 4 and 6 to 5 were based on points per game across all matches over the two cancelled seasons (2019-20 and 2020-21), while teams were promoted to Step 6 on the basis of a subjective application process. As a result, seven Midland League clubs were transferred to the expanded United Counties League's Premier divisions.
| Competition: | Midland Football League Premier Division |
| Season: | 2020–21 |
| Matches: | 99 |
| Total Goals: | 364 |
| Prevseason: | 2019–20 |
| Nextseason: | 2021–22 |
This division comprised 19 teams, one less than the previous season, South Normanton Athletic having resigned at the end of the season.[4]
Before the season started, Newark Flowserve changed name to Newark.
| Club | Stadium | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|
| AFC Wulfrunians | Castlecroft Stadium | 2,000 | |
| Boldmere St. Michaels | Trevor Brown Memorial Ground | 2,500 | |
| Sphinx Drive | 1,000 | ||
| Butts Park Arena | 3,000 | ||
| Moat Ground | 2,400 | ||
| Shrewsbury Sport Village | |||
| Heather St John's | St. John's Park | ||
| The Coppice | 2,000 | ||
| Grange Park | 3,000 | ||
| The Sports Ground | 1,000 | ||
| Hawton Lane | |||
| Racing Club Warwick | Townsend Meadow | 1,280 | |
| The Central Ground | 2,000 | ||
| Mansfield Road | |||
| Aspray Arena | 2,500 | ||
| Walshes Meadow | 2,000 | ||
| The Beeches | 2,800 | ||
| Oak Park | 1,000 | ||
| Victoria Ground | 3,500 |
| Competition: | Midland Football League Division One |
| Season: | 2020–21 |
| Matches: | 118 |
| Total Goals: | 432 |
| Prevseason: | 2019–20 |
| Nextseason: | 2021–22 |
This division comprised 19 teams, one less than the previous season, NKF Burbage having folded at the end of the season.
| Club | Stadium | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Packington Road | |||
| Atherstone Town | Sheepy Road | 3,500 | |
| Brocton | Silkmore Lane | ||
| Cadbury Athletic | Triplex Sports Ground | ||
| Chelmsley Town | Pack Meadow | ||
| Coventry Copsewood | Allard Way | 2,000 | |
| GNP Sports | Sphinx Drive (groundshare with Coventry Sphinx) | 1,000 | |
| Heath Hayes | Coppice Colliery Ground | ||
| Hinckley | Kirkby Road (groundshare with Barwell) | 2,500 | |
| Kirby Muxloe | Ratby Lane | ||
| Leicester Road | Leicester Road Stadium | 4,329 | |
| Lichfield City | City Ground | 1,500 | |
| Nuneaton Griff | The Pingles Stadium | 6,000 | |
| Paget Rangers | Coles Lane | 2,000 | |
| Hillsfield | 4,000 | ||
| Stafford Town | Evans Park | ||
| Stapenhill | Edge Hill | 1,500 | |
| Studley | The Beehive | 1,500 | |
| Oldfields |
| Competition: | Midland Football League Division Two |
| Season: | 2020–21 |
| Winners: | Solihull United |
| Promoted: | FC Stratford |
| Prevseason: | 2019–20 |
| Nextseason: | 2021–22 |
Division Two featured 16 clubs, all from last season.
| Competition: | Midland Football League Division Three |
| Season: | 2020–21 |
| Winners: | Kenilworth Sporting |
| Promoted: | Kenilworth Sporting Inkberrow |
| Prevseason: | 2019–20 |
| Nextseason: | 2021–22 |
Division Three featured 15 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with 1 new club:
Also, Coventry Plumbing changed name to Kenilworth Sporting.