2022–23 Midland Football League Explained

Competition:	Midland Football League
Season:	2022–23
Prevseason:	2021–22
Nextseason:	2023–24

The 2022–23 Midland Football League season was the ninth 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 divisions are covered by this article.

The allocations for Steps 3 to 6 for this season were announced by The Football Association on 12 May 2022,^[1] and were subject to appeals.

Premier Division

This division comprises 20 teams, one more than the previous season.The following 3 clubs left the division before the season:

• Boldmere St Michaels - promoted to Northern Premier League Division One Midlands
• Hanley Town - promoted to Northern Premier League Division One West
• Haughmond - relegated to Division One

The following 4 clubs joined the division:

• Atherstone Town - promoted from Division One
• Darlaston Town (1874) - promoted from Division One
• Market Drayton Town - relegated from Northern Premier League Division One West
• Studley - promoted from Hellenic League Division One

Premier Division table

Play-off

Inter-Step Playoff

Stadia and locations

Club	Location	Stadium	Capacity
		Castlecroft Stadium	2,000
		Sheepy Road
		Ribbesford Meadows	1,000
		Bentley Sports Pavilion
		The Coppice	2,000
		City Ground	1,000
		Lye Sports Ground	1,000
		Greenfields Sports Ground
		Townsend Meadow	1,280
		Castle Vale Stadium	2,000
		Phoenix Park
		King's Park
		Walshes Meadow	2,000
		The Beehive
		The Beeches	2,000
		Oldfields
		Oak Park	1,000
		Yockings Park
		Brinsford Lane
		Claines Lane	1,000

Division One

This division comprises 21 teams, two more than the previous season.The following three clubs left the division before the season:

• Atherstone Town - promoted to Premier Division
• Darlaston Town (1874) - promoted to Premier Division
• Dudley Sports - relegated to West Midlands (Regional) League Division One

The following five clubs joined the division:

• Coton Green - promoted from Division Two
• Droitwich Spa - promoted from West Midlands (Regional) League Division One
• Haughmond - relegated from Premier Division
• Hinckley - transferred from United Counties League Division One
• Ingles - transferred from United Counties League Division One

• Smethwick Khalsa Football Federation were renamed back to Smethwick Rangers before the season began.
• Graham Street Prims - were to be transferred from United Counties League Division One, but requested relegation to the Central Midlands Football League.

Division One table

Stadia and locations

Club	Location	Stadium	Capacity
		Crown Meadow
		NFU Sports Ground
		Queen Street	4,000
		Lye Sports Ground	1,000
		Pack Meadow
		New Mill Lane
		Allard Way	2,000
		Beeches View
		Noose Lane
		Shrewsbury Sports Village	1,000
		Coppice Colliery Ground
		Kirkby Road	2,500
		Homestead Road	2,050
		Pingles Stadium	4,000
		Central Ground	2,000
		Ludlow Football Stadium	1,000
		The Beeches	2,000
		Edge Hill	1,500
		Cottage Ground
		Pride Park

External links

• Midland Football League

Notes and References

1. Web site: THE FA PROVIDES UPDATE ON NATIONAL LEAGUE SYSTEM CLUB ALLOCATIONS AT STEPS 3-6 . 12 May 2022 . The Football Association.