The
Central Midlands Football League is an English football league covering the northeast-central part of
EnglandEngland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the North Sea to the east, with the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. Formed in 1971 as the South Derbyshire League, changing name initially to the Derbyshire League before taking on its current name in 1983, it covers
DerbyshireDerbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. A substantial portion of the Peak District National Park lies within Derbyshire. The northern part of Derbyshire overlaps with the Pennines, a famous chain of hills and mountains...
,
LincolnshireLincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk, Cambridgeshire, Rutland, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, South Yorkshire, and the East Riding of Yorkshire. It also borders Northamptonshire for just 19 metres, England's shortest county boundary...
,
NottinghamshireNottinghamshire is an English county in the East Midlands, which borders South Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire and Derbyshire...
and
South YorkshireSouth Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It has a population of 1.29 million. It consists of four metropolitan boroughs: Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham, and the city of Sheffield...
. Since the 2004-05 season, their principal sponsor has been
Abacus Lighting.
The number of divisions has varied over time as follows
- 1983-1984 - three divisions: Supreme, Premier First and Premier
- 1984-1985 - three divisions: Central, Premier First and Premier
- 1985-1986 - two divisions: Central and Premier
- 1986-1987 - three divisions: Supreme, Premier and First
- 1987-1988 to 1989-1990 - two divisions: Supreme and Premier
- 1990-1991 - three divisions: Supreme, Premier and First
- 1991-1992 - three divisions: Supreme, Premier North and Premier South
- 1993-1994 to present - two divisions: Supreme and Premier
Within the
English football league systemThe English football league system, also known as the football pyramid, is a series of interconnected leagues for club football in England...
, the Central Midlands League's top division, called the
Supreme Division, is considered part of the
National League SystemThe National League System comprises the seven levels of the English football league system immediately below the level of the Premier League and The Football League. It contains 91 league competitions and more than 1,600 clubs. It comes under the jurisdiction of The Football Association...
(at Step 7), while the lower
Premier Division (at the twelfth overall tier of the pyramid) and two reserve divisions are not.
| Central Midlands Football League |
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| Founded |
| 1971 |
| Nation |
| |
| Feeder To |
| Northern Counties East League The Northern Counties East Football League is an Englishassociation football league that was founded in 1982 by the merger of the former Yorkshire League and Midland League...
East Midlands Counties LeagueThe East Midlands Counties Football League is a new football league at level 10 of the football league system in England. It commenced at the start of the 2008-09 season, drawing clubs from the Central Midlands League, Leicestershire Senior League and two teams from the Northern Counties East...
|
| Divisions |
Supreme Division
Premier Division
+2 Reserve divisions |
| Number of Teams |
34
18(Supreme Division)
16(Premier Division) |
| Levels on Pyramid |
| 11th The English football league system, also known as the football pyramid, is a series of interconnected leagues for club football in England...
(Supreme Division)
12thThe English football league system, also known as the football pyramid, is a series of interconnected leagues for club football in England...
(Premier Division) |
| Current Champions (2008-09) |
| Radcliffe Olympic Radcliffe Olympic Football Club is a football club based in Radcliffe on Trent, near Nottingham, England. The club was established in 1876 and, in 2005, entered into the FA Vase competition for the first time...
(Supreme Division)
Louth Town
(Premier Division) |
The
Central Midlands Football League is an English football league covering the northeast-central part of
EnglandEngland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the North Sea to the east, with the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. Formed in 1971 as the South Derbyshire League, changing name initially to the Derbyshire League before taking on its current name in 1983, it covers
DerbyshireDerbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. A substantial portion of the Peak District National Park lies within Derbyshire. The northern part of Derbyshire overlaps with the Pennines, a famous chain of hills and mountains...
,
LincolnshireLincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk, Cambridgeshire, Rutland, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, South Yorkshire, and the East Riding of Yorkshire. It also borders Northamptonshire for just 19 metres, England's shortest county boundary...
,
NottinghamshireNottinghamshire is an English county in the East Midlands, which borders South Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire and Derbyshire...
and
South YorkshireSouth Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It has a population of 1.29 million. It consists of four metropolitan boroughs: Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham, and the city of Sheffield...
. Since the 2004-05 season, their principal sponsor has been
Abacus Lighting.
The number of divisions has varied over time as follows
- 1983-1984 - three divisions: Supreme, Premier First and Premier
- 1984-1985 - three divisions: Central, Premier First and Premier
- 1985-1986 - two divisions: Central and Premier
- 1986-1987 - three divisions: Supreme, Premier and First
- 1987-1988 to 1989-1990 - two divisions: Supreme and Premier
- 1990-1991 - three divisions: Supreme, Premier and First
- 1991-1992 - three divisions: Supreme, Premier North and Premier South
- 1993-1994 to present - two divisions: Supreme and Premier
Within the
English football league systemThe English football league system, also known as the football pyramid, is a series of interconnected leagues for club football in England...
, the Central Midlands League's top division, called the
Supreme Division, is considered part of the
National League SystemThe National League System comprises the seven levels of the English football league system immediately below the level of the Premier League and The Football League. It contains 91 league competitions and more than 1,600 clubs. It comes under the jurisdiction of The Football Association...
(at Step 7), while the lower
Premier Division (at the twelfth overall tier of the pyramid) and two reserve divisions are not. Four clubs from the Premier Division had the distinction of being the lowest-ranked clubs, and only ones outside the NLS, accepted for the 2006-07
FA VaseThe Football Association Challenge Vase is an annual football competition for teams playing below Step 4 of the English National League System. For the 2008–09 season 514 entrants were accepted, with two qualifying rounds preceding the six proper rounds, semi-finals and final to be played at...
.
Buckingham Insurance sponsor the Supreme Division,
Vipond Fire Protection the Premier Division, and
"Lee's" sponsor the Reserve Premier Division and 15-team Reserve Division One.
Champions of the Supreme Division are eligible (if they meet ground standards) for promotion to the Northern Counties East League or the East Midlands Counties League, and some clubs have progressed from the CML to the Football Conference North and
Northern Premier LeagueThe Northern Premier League, known in recent years as the UniBond League under a title sponsorship contract, is one of the regional English football leagues which sits directly below the Football Conference. Geographically, the league covers all of Northern England, and the northern areas of the...
. A representative side from the league takes part in the
FA National League System CupThe FA National League System Cup is a football competition run by The Football Association. It was created in the 2003-04 season to provide an English representative in the UEFA Regions' Cup....
.
Six local leagues are below the CML on the pyramid. These are the
Midlands Regional AllianceThe Midlands Regional Alliance is a football competition based in England. This league has a total of three divisions, of which the highest, the Premier Division, sits at level 13 of the English football league system. This league is a feeder to the Central Midlands League...
, the
Humber Premier LeagueThe Humber Premier League was formed in 2000 and sits at the 13th tier of the English football pyramid. It began as a single division and expanded to include a Division One for the 2005-06 season. Reckitts won the league five times in the first six seasons of its existence.The league is based...
, the
Nottinghamshire Senior LeagueThe Nottinghamshire Senior League or NSL is a football competition based in England, sitting at level 13 of the English football league system and is a feeder to the Central Midlands League...
, the
Doncaster and District Senior LeagueThe Doncaster and District Senior League is a football competition based around Doncaster, England. The league has two divisions, of which the senior, the Premier Division, sits at level 13 of the English football league system...
, the
Sheffield and Hallamshire County Senior LeagueThe Sheffield and Hallamshire County Senior League is a football competition based around Sheffield, England. The competition is administered by the Sheffield and Hallamshire Football Association...
, and the
Chesterfield and District Amateur LeagueThe Chesterfield and District Amateur League is a football competition based in Chesterfield, England. It sits at level 13 of the English football league system...
. In most cases these have multiple divisions or feeder leagues of their own.
For the 2008-09 season, eight of the leading sides left the Central Midlands League to join forces with eight clubs from the
Leicestershire Senior LeagueThe Leicestershire Senior League is a football competition based in Leicestershire, England.-History:...
to form a new league at Step 6 of the National League System.
Member clubs 2009-10
Supreme Division
- Blidworth Welfare
Blidworth Welfare Football Club is a football club based in Blidworth, near Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England. The club was formed in 1926 as Folk House Old Boys F.C., but changed to Blidworth Welfare F.C. in 1982...
- Calverton Miners Welfare
Calverton Miners Welfare F.C. is an association football club in Calverton, Nottinghamshire.-External links:*...
- Clipstone Welfare
Clipstone Welfare Football Club is a football club established in 1928 based in Clipstone, near Mansfield, England. In the 1992-93 season, they reached the Third Round of the FA Vase. As of the 2009-10 season, they are members of the Central Midlands League Supreme Division....
- Forest Town
- Grantham Rangers
- Harworth Colliery Institute
- Kimberley Town
Kimberley Town Football Club is a football club based in Kimberley, Nottinghamshire, England. They joined the Midland League in 1971. They have reached the Second Round of the FA Vase three times in their history. As of 2009–10, they are members of the Central Midlands League Supreme Division...
- Kinsley Boys
- Kirkby Town
- Louth Town
- Nettleham
Nettleham Football Club is a football club established in 1905 and based in Nettleham, near Lincoln, England. They play their home fixtures at Mulsanne Park. In the 1995-96 season, they reached the second round of the FA Vase. As of the 2009-10 season, the club plays in the Central Midlands League...
- Newark Town
Newark Town Football Club is a football club that plays its home games at the Station Road ground in the village of Collingham, near Newark-on-Trent, England....
- Ollerton Town
Ollerton Town Football Club is a football club based in Ollerton, Nottinghamshire, England. Founded as Ollerton & Bevercotes F.C., the club changed their name to Ollerton Town F.C. in 1994. The club plays at "The Lane" on Walesby Lane in Ollerton, and is managed by Donovan Gethfield, David Kent and...
- Parramore Sports
- Pinxton
- Southwell City
- Sutton Town
- Westella & Willerby
Premier Division
- Bentley Colliery
Bentley Colliery Football Club is a football club established in 1926 and based in Bentley, near Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. As of the 2009–10 season, they are members of the Central Midlands League Premier Division....
- Brimington
- Bulwell Town
- Church Warsop Miners Welfare
- Dronfield Town
- Easington United
- FC 05
- Hutton Cranswick United
- Kiveton Park
Kiveton Park Football Club is a football club based in Kiveton Park, South Yorkshire, England.-History:The club was originally formed in 1892, although a Kiveton side has recently been found to have played in Sheffield football as early as 1880, as well as playing in the Sheffield and Hallamshire...
- Parkhouse
- Phoenix Sports & Social
- South Normanton Athletic
South Normanton Athletic F.C. is a football club based in South Normanton, near Alfreton, Derbyshire, England. They play their home games at the Exchem Sports Arena on Lees Lane. They joined the Central Midlands League in 1990, and were promoted to the Northern Counties East League First Division...
- Thoresby Colliery Welfare
- Thorne Colliery
Thorne Colliery Football Club is a football club based in Thorne, in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England.The club debuted in the Yorkshire League in 1932 and won it in the 1946-47 season. As of the 2009-10 season, the club plays its football in the Central Midlands...
- Welbeck Welfare
- Yorkshire Main
Yorkshire Main Football Club is a football club based in Edlington, South Yorkshire, England.Established in the 1920s as Edlington Rangers, the club was renamed Yorkshire Main Colliery F.C. in 1979...
Recent Champions
| Season |
Supreme Division |
Premier Division |
| 1992-93 |
Arnold TownArnold Town F.C. is a football club based in Arnold, Nottinghamshire, England.It was formed in 1989 following a merger between Arnold F.C. and Arnold Kingswell F.C. It reached the 5th round of the FA Vase in the season 2001-02 and again in 2005-06.The club plays in the Northern Counties East...
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Sandicare Town Sandiacre Town Football Club is a football club based in Sandiacre, England. They were one of the founding members of the Central Midlands League in 1983. For the 2007–08 season, the club played in the Central Midlands League Premier Division.From Under 12's To Under 15's there is a Dutch...
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| 1993-94 |
GlapwellGlapwell F.C. are a football club based in Glapwell, near Chesterfield in Derbyshire, England.They were formed in 1985 and joined the Central Midlands Football League Division One in 1989. They reached the 2nd round of the FA Vase in the 1996-97 season....
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Nuthall |
| 1994-95 |
Heanor Town Heanor Town Football Club is a football club established in 1883 and based in Heanor, Derbyshire, England. They have reached the First Round proper of the FA Cup six times in their history...
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Clipstone Welfare Clipstone Welfare Football Club is a football club established in 1928 based in Clipstone, near Mansfield, England. In the 1992-93 season, they reached the Third Round of the FA Vase. As of the 2009-10 season, they are members of the Central Midlands League Supreme Division....
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| 1995-96 |
Oakham United Oakham United Football Club is a now defunct football club based in Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire. It was formed in 1969 and was in existence up to 1996...
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Killamarsh Juniors |
| 1996-97 |
Heanor Town Heanor Town Football Club is a football club established in 1883 and based in Heanor, Derbyshire, England. They have reached the First Round proper of the FA Cup six times in their history...
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Clipstone Welfare Clipstone Welfare Football Club is a football club established in 1928 based in Clipstone, near Mansfield, England. In the 1992-93 season, they reached the Third Round of the FA Vase. As of the 2009-10 season, they are members of the Central Midlands League Supreme Division....
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| 1997-98 |
Gedling TownGedling Town F.C. is a football club based in Gedling, near Arnold, Nottinghamshire, England. It was established in 1989 and joined the Central Midlands League Division One in 1990...
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Goole |
| 1998-99 |
Mickleover SportsMickleover Sports F.C. is a football club based in the Mickleover suburb of Derby, England. They are currently members of the Northern Premier League Division One South...
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Lincoln Moorlands |
| 1999-00 |
Lincoln Moorlands |
Holbrook Holbrook Miners Welfare Football Club is a football club established in 1996 and based in Holbrook, near Derby, Derbyshire, England. They currently play in the East Midlands Counties Football League, having joined from the Central Midlands League at the end of the 2007-08 season....
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| 2000-01 |
Shirebrook TownShirebrook Town F.C. are a football club based in Shirebrook, England. They currently in the Premier Division of the Northern Counties East Football League and play at Langwith Road.-History:...
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North Notts Sutton Town A.F.C. is a football club based in Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England. The current incarnation of the club was formed in August 2007, to replace an older club, previously known as North Notts F.C., who disbanded...
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| 2001-02 |
Shirebrook TownShirebrook Town F.C. are a football club based in Shirebrook, England. They currently in the Premier Division of the Northern Counties East Football League and play at Langwith Road.-History:...
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Retford UnitedRetford United Football Club are an English football club based at Cannon Park in Retford, Nottinghamshire. The team was founded in 1987, originally playing in the Gainsborough League....
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| 2002-03 |
Carlton Town Carlton Town F.C. are a football club based in Carlton near Nottingham, England.-History:They were established in 1903 as Sneinton F.C. after the district of Sneinton in which they were based. In 2002 they changed their name to Carlton Town, winning the Central Midlands League the following summer...
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Pelican |
| 2003-04 |
Retford UnitedRetford United Football Club are an English football club based at Cannon Park in Retford, Nottinghamshire. The team was founded in 1987, originally playing in the Gainsborough League....
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Radcliffe Olympic Radcliffe Olympic Football Club is a football club based in Radcliffe on Trent, near Nottingham, England. The club was established in 1876 and, in 2005, entered into the FA Vase competition for the first time...
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| 2004-05 |
Dunkirk Dunkirk Football Club is a football club established in 1946 and based in the Nottingham residential area of Dunkirk, England. The club currently plays in the East Midlands Counties Football League, having joined from the Central Midlands League Supreme Division at the end of the 2007-08 season.In...
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AFC Barnsley |
| 2005-06 |
Barton Town Old Boys Barton Town Old Boys Football Club is a football club based in Barton-upon-Humber, Lincolnshire, England. For the 2009-10 season, they are members of the Northern Counties East League Division One....
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Bilborough Pelican Bilborough Pelican F.C. is a football club based in Nottingham, England, currently playing in the Nottinghamshire Senior League. The club was established in 2005 following a merger between Bilborough F.C. and Pelican F.C....
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| 2006-07 |
Bottesford TownBottesford Town F.C. is a football club established in 1974 and based in Scunthorpe, England.After spending their early days in local Lincolnshire football, they stepped up to the Central Midlands League in 2000. By winning that league's Supreme Division in 2006-07 they earned promotion to the...
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Hatfield Main Hatfield Main Football Club is a football club based at the Welfare Ground in Dunscroft, near Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England.They have reached the Fourth Round of the FA Vase twice in their history...
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| 2007-08 |
Askern Welfare Askern Villa Football Club is a football club based in Askern, South Yorkshire, England. The club was established as Askern Welfare F.C. in 1924, and joined the Central Midlands League Premier Division in 1992....
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Ollerton Town Ollerton Town Football Club is a football club based in Ollerton, Nottinghamshire, England. Founded as Ollerton & Bevercotes F.C., the club changed their name to Ollerton Town F.C. in 1994. The club plays at "The Lane" on Walesby Lane in Ollerton, and is managed by Donovan Gethfield, David Kent and...
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| 2008-09 |
Radcliffe Olympic Radcliffe Olympic Football Club is a football club based in Radcliffe on Trent, near Nottingham, England. The club was established in 1876 and, in 2005, entered into the FA Vase competition for the first time...
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Louth Town |
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