The
Midland Football Combination is an
EnglishEngland 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...
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league covering parts of the
West MidlandsThe West Midlands is an official region of England, covering the western half of the area traditionally known as the Midlands. It contains the second most populous British city, Birmingham, and the larger West Midlands conurbation, which includes the city of Wolverhampton and large towns of Dudley,...
. It is comprised of five divisions, a Premier Division, Divisions One, Two and Three, and a Reserve Division (although Divisions Two and Three also include a number of reserve teams). The league is one of two official feeder leagues to the
Midland Football AllianceThe Midland Football Alliance is an English association football league for semi-professional teams. It primarily covers the West Midlands region but also includes teams from parts of the East Midlands...
.
Prior to 2006, the Premier Division was defined as step 7 in 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...
, even though it fed into the step 5 Midland Alliance. In 2006 it was re-graded as step 6, making teams in the top two divisions eligible to take part in the
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and teams in the top division eligible to enter the
FA CupThe Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after The Football Association. The name "FA Cup" usually refers to the English men's tournament, although a women's tournament is also held...
. The league does not currently have a title sponsor.
History
The league was founded in 1927 as the
Worcestershire Combination. The ten founder members were Oldbury Town,
StourbridgeStourbridge Football Club is an English association football club based in the town of Stourbridge. The club currently plays in the Southern League Premier Division.-Early years:The club was founded in 1876 and was originally known as Stourbridge Standard...
Reserves,
Kidderminster HarriersKidderminster Harriers F.C. are an English association football team based in Kidderminster, Worcestershire. They currently play in the Conference National.-History:...
Reserves, Bewdley, Blackheath Town, Halesowen Labour, Highley Colliers, Old Carolians, Stewart & Lloyds (Bilston) and Cookley St Peters. By the
1929–30The 1929-30 season was the 55th season of competitive football in England.-Events:The Wednesday officially changed their name to Sheffield Wednesday prior to the start of this season....
season four of the founding clubs had dropped out and the league had been reduced to just six teams, with the result that it held two separate competitions within the one season to bulk out the fixture list, but it then gained eight new teams and has continued to expand.
The league changed its name to the
Midland Combination in 1968 to reflect the drawing of clubs from a wider area.
In the
2007–08The 2007–08 season was the 128th season of competitive football in England.-European competitions:In October 2007 Arsenal equalled the UEFA Champions League record victory with a 7–0 win over Slavia Prague at the Emirates Stadium. The record was broken the following month when Liverpool...
season, the league's representative team, drawn from clubs in Division One, reached the final of the
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.
Worcestershire Combination
- 1927-28 Blackheath Town
- 1928-29 Blackheath Town
- 1929-30 Halesowen Labour and Dudley Town
Dudley Town F.C. are a football club based in Dudley, West Midlands, England. The club is one of the oldest non-league teams in the Midlands region, having been established in 1893...
(two competitions held in one season)
- 1930-31 Halesowen Labour
- 1931-32 Dudley Town
Dudley Town F.C. are a football club based in Dudley, West Midlands, England. The club is one of the oldest non-league teams in the Midlands region, having been established in 1893...
- 1932-33 Tarmac
- 1933-34 Woodside Wanderers
- 1934-35 Catshill Village Hall
- 1935-36 Lye Town
Lye Town F.C. is a football club based in the Black Country suburban town of Lye, West Midlands, England. The club was established in 1930. In the 1995-96 season, they reached the 4th round of the FA Vase...
- 1936-37 Catshill Village Hall
- 1937-38 Catshill Village Hall
- 1938-39 Catshill Village Hall
- 1939-48 no competition due to World War II
- 1948-49 Jack Mould's Athletic
- 1949-50 Bourneville Athletic
- 1950-51 Jack Mould's Athletic
- 1951-52 Walsall Wood
Walsall Wood F.C. are a football club based in Walsall Wood in the West Midlands, England. For the 2008-09 season, they are members of the Midland Combination Premier Division, which sits at level 10 of the English football league system....
- 1952-53 Evesham United
Evesham United F.C. are an English football club based in Evesham, Worcestershire. They reached the First Round Proper of the FA Cup for the first time in the 2008-2009 season. In 2005, they entered the Southern League Premier Division for the first time in their history but were relegated after...
- 1953-54 Brierley Hill Alliance
Brierley Hill Alliance F.C. was an English football club based in Brierley Hill in the West Midlands.The club joined the Birmingham & District League in 1890 and the team were league champions on two occasions and runners-up on four occasions...
Reserves
- 1954-55 Evesham United
Evesham United F.C. are an English football club based in Evesham, Worcestershire. They reached the First Round Proper of the FA Cup for the first time in the 2008-2009 season. In 2005, they entered the Southern League Premier Division for the first time in their history but were relegated after...
- 1955-56 Malvern Town
Malvern Town Football Club is an English football club based in Malvern, Worcestershire. The club's first team play in the Midland Football Alliance and have twice reached the third qualifying round of the FA Cup.-History:...
- 1956-57 Stratford Town
Stratford Town Football Club is a football club based in Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire, England, currently playing in the Midland Football Alliance.-History:The club was formed in 1941 as Stratford Rangers, changing their name in 1949...
- 1957-58 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club is a professional football club representing the city of Wolverhampton, in the West Midlands region of England, and currently playing in the Premier League. Commonly referred to by their nickname Wolves, the club was founded in 1877 and since 1889 have played...
'B'
- 1958-59 Shelfield Athletic
- 1959-60 Paget Rangers
Paget Rangers F.C. is a defunct English association football club which was based in Birmingham. The club originally formed in 1938 when a group of former pupils of Paget Road School together with Jack Hughes Snr combined to form a football team.-History:...
- 1960-61 Paget Rangers
Paget Rangers F.C. is a defunct English association football club which was based in Birmingham. The club originally formed in 1938 when a group of former pupils of Paget Road School together with Jack Hughes Snr combined to form a football team.-History:...
- 1961-62 Allens Cross
- 1962-63 Alvechurch
Alvechurch Football Club is an association football club based in Alvechurch, near Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, currently playing in the Midland Football Alliance. They are affiliated with the Worcestershire County Football Association.-History:...
- 1963-64 Hall Green Amateurs
- 1964-65 Alvechurch
Alvechurch Football Club is an association football club based in Alvechurch, near Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, currently playing in the Midland Football Alliance. They are affiliated with the Worcestershire County Football Association.-History:...
- 1965-66 Evesham United
Evesham United F.C. are an English football club based in Evesham, Worcestershire. They reached the First Round Proper of the FA Cup for the first time in the 2008-2009 season. In 2005, they entered the Southern League Premier Division for the first time in their history but were relegated after...
- 1966-67 Alvechurch
Alvechurch Football Club is an association football club based in Alvechurch, near Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, currently playing in the Midland Football Alliance. They are affiliated with the Worcestershire County Football Association.-History:...
- 1967-68 Evesham United
Evesham United F.C. are an English football club based in Evesham, Worcestershire. They reached the First Round Proper of the FA Cup for the first time in the 2008-2009 season. In 2005, they entered the Southern League Premier Division for the first time in their history but were relegated after...
Midland Combination
- 1968-69 Evesham United
Evesham United F.C. are an English football club based in Evesham, Worcestershire. They reached the First Round Proper of the FA Cup for the first time in the 2008-2009 season. In 2005, they entered the Southern League Premier Division for the first time in their history but were relegated after...
- 1969-70 Paget Rangers
Paget Rangers F.C. is a defunct English association football club which was based in Birmingham. The club originally formed in 1938 when a group of former pupils of Paget Road School together with Jack Hughes Snr combined to form a football team.-History:...
- 1970-71 Paget Rangers
Paget Rangers F.C. is a defunct English association football club which was based in Birmingham. The club originally formed in 1938 when a group of former pupils of Paget Road School together with Jack Hughes Snr combined to form a football team.-History:...
- 1971-72 Alvechurch
Alvechurch Football Club is an association football club based in Alvechurch, near Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, currently playing in the Midland Football Alliance. They are affiliated with the Worcestershire County Football Association.-History:...
- 1972-73 Highgate United
Highgate United F.C. is an English football club based in the Highgate area of Birmingham but currently playing in the Shirley district of Solihull...
- 1973-74 Highgate United
Highgate United F.C. is an English football club based in the Highgate area of Birmingham but currently playing in the Shirley district of Solihull...
- 1974-75 Highgate United
Highgate United F.C. is an English football club based in the Highgate area of Birmingham but currently playing in the Shirley district of Solihull...
- 1975-76 Northfield Town
Northfield Town F.C. is a football club based in the Selly Oak area of Birmingham, England. The club was established in the early 1950s as Allens Cross. For the 2009-10 season, they are members of the Midland Football Combination Division One...
- 1976-77 Blakenall
- 1977-78 Sutton Coldfield Town
Sutton Coldfield Town F.C. are a football club based in Sutton Coldfield, England. They were formed in 1879 and currently play in the Southern League Division One Midlands....
- 1978-79 Sutton Coldfield Town
Sutton Coldfield Town F.C. are a football club based in Sutton Coldfield, England. They were formed in 1879 and currently play in the Southern League Division One Midlands....
- 1979-80 Bridgnorth Town
Bridgnorth Town F.C. are a football club based in Bridgnorth, Shropshire, England. They joined the Worcestershire Combination in 1938 and have twice reached the 5th round of the FA Vase...
- 1980-81 Moor Green
Moor Green F.C. was a non-league football team originally from the Hall Green area of south Birmingham but later based in the town of Solihull, West Midlands, England. In 2007 the club merged with Solihull Borough to form a new club, Solihull Moors...
- 1981-82 Chipping Norton Town
Chipping Norton Town F.C. are a football club based in Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, England. They were established in 1893 and were among the founding members of the Hellenic League in 1953. In the 1980-81 season, they reached the 4th round of the FA Vase...
- 1982-83 Bridgnorth Town
Bridgnorth Town F.C. are a football club based in Bridgnorth, Shropshire, England. They joined the Worcestershire Combination in 1938 and have twice reached the 5th round of the FA Vase...
- 1983-84 Studley Sporting
- 1984-85 Mile Oak Rovers
Mile Oak Rovers & Youth F.C. is a football club based in south of Tamworth, Staffordshire, England. They were established in 1958 and are currently members of the Midland Football Combination Division One.-History:...
- 1985-86 Boldmere St Michaels
- 1986-87 Stratford Town
Stratford Town Football Club is a football club based in Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire, England, currently playing in the Midland Football Alliance.-History:The club was formed in 1941 as Stratford Rangers, changing their name in 1949...
- 1987-88 Racing Club Warwick
Racing Club Warwick Football Club is a football club based in Warwick, Warwickshire, England.-History:They were formed in 1919 under the name of Saltisford Rovers and played in various local leagues including the Warwick League, Leamington & District League and the Warwickshire Combination until 1967...
- 1988-89 Boldmere St Michaels
- 1989-90 Boldmere St Michaels
- 1990-91 West Midlands Police
West Midlands Police F.C. is a football club based in Birmingham, England. They were established in 1974. For the 2009-10 season, they are members of the Midland Football Combination Division One....
- 1991-92 Evesham United
Evesham United F.C. are an English football club based in Evesham, Worcestershire. They reached the First Round Proper of the FA Cup for the first time in the 2008-2009 season. In 2005, they entered the Southern League Premier Division for the first time in their history but were relegated after...
- 1992-93 Armitage 90
Armitage 90 F.C. was an English association football club. The club competed variously in the Staffordshire Senior League, Midland Football Combination, Southern League, and Midland Football Alliance between 1990 and 1996, when the club folded. The club also regularly entered the FA Cup, but...
- 1993-94 Pershore Town
Pershore Town 88 F.C. are an English football club based in Pershore, Worcestershire, England. For the 2008-09 season, they are members of the Midland Combination Premier Division.-History:...
- 1994-95 Northfield Town
Northfield Town F.C. is a football club based in the Selly Oak area of Birmingham, England. The club was established in the early 1950s as Allens Cross. For the 2009-10 season, they are members of the Midland Football Combination Division One...
- 1995-96 Bloxwich Town
- 1996-97 Kings Norton Town
Kings Norton Town F.C. was an English association football club based in Kings Norton, Birmingham. Originally known as Swift Personalised Products F.C., and later as Richmond Swifts F.C., the club competed in the Midland Football Combination between 1991 and 1997 and the Midland Football Alliance...
- 1997-98 Worcester Athletico
- 1998-99 Alveston
Alveston F.C. is a football club based in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England. They were established in 1927. In 1993, they joined the Midland Football Combination Division Three. Currently they are members of the Midland Football Combination Division One.-History:Alveston F.C. was formed in...
- 1999-00 Nuneaton Griff
Nuneaton Griff F.C. are a football club based in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England. They joined the Midland Football Combination Premier Division in 1999.-History:...
- 2000-01 Nuneaton Griff
Nuneaton Griff F.C. are a football club based in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England. They joined the Midland Football Combination Premier Division in 1999.-History:...
- 2001-02 Grosvenor Park
- 2002-03 Alvechurch
Alvechurch Football Club is an association football club based in Alvechurch, near Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, currently playing in the Midland Football Alliance. They are affiliated with the Worcestershire County Football Association.-History:...
- 2003-04 Romulus
Romulus Football Club is a football club based in Sutton Coldfield, England. They currently play in the Southern League Division One Midlands.-History:...
- 2004-05 Leamington
Leamington Football Club is the main football club in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England, currently playing in the Southern Football League Premier Division....
- 2005-06 Atherstone Town
Atherstone Town Football Club is a football club based in Atherstone, Warwickshire, England.They were officially established in 2004 after a previous club bearing the same name folded in 1979...
- 2006-07 Coventry Sphinx
Coventry Sphinx F.C. is a football club based in Coventry, West Midlands, England. They were established in 1946. In the 2006–07 season they were champions of the Midland Combination Premier Division, earning promotion to the Midland Football Alliance....
- 2007-08 Coleshill Town
Coleshill Town F.C. are a semi-professional football club based in Coleshill, Warwickshire, England.-History:Coleshill Town were established in 1894 and joined the Midland Combination Division Two in 1967. In 1970 they won this division and were promoted to Division One, where they remained for the...
2009–10 members
The teams competing in the Combination's first team divisions in the 2009-10 season are as follows:
Premier Division
Bartley GreenBartley Green F.C. are an English football club originally based in Halesowen, West Midlands. In the 2005-06 season, they joined the Midland Combination Division Two and were the league champions. For the 2008-09 season, they are members of the Midland Combination Premier Division.Floodlights...
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Bolehall SwiftsBolehall Swifts F.C. are a football club based in Tamworth suburb of Bolehall, Staffordshire, England. They were established in 1953 and joined the Midland Combination in 1980, currently playing in that league's Premier Division, having spent two years in the Midland Football Alliance in the...
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BroctonBrocton F.C. are a football club founded in Brocton, near Stafford, England, but currently playing in Stafford itself. Currently they are members of the Midland Combination Premier Division.-History:...
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Cadbury AthleticCadbury Athletic F.C. are a football club based in Birmingham, England, affiliated with the Cadbury's chocolate company. They joined the Midland Combination Division Three in 1994. Currently they are members of the Midland Combination Premier Division....
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Castle ValeCastle Vale F.C. are a football club based in the Castle Vale area of Birmingham, England. The club was previously known as King's Heath and Castle Vale King's Heath before adopting its present name in 2005...
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Castle Vale JKS |
Continental StarContinental Star F.C. are a football club based in West Midlands, England, currently members of the Midland Combination Premier Division.-History:...
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Coventry CopsewoodCoventry Copsewood F.C. are a football club based in Coventry, West Midlands, England. In 2005, they changed their name from Coventry Marconi to their present name. Currently they are members of the Midland Combination Premier Division.-Name:...
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Dosthill Colts |
GSA Sports |
Heath HayesHeath Hayes F.C. are a football club based in Heath Hayes near Cannock in Staffordshire, England established in 1965. They are currently playing in the Midland Football Combination having moved from the West Midlands League Premier Division in 2006...
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Heather Saint Johns |
KnowleKnowle F.C. is a football club based in Knowle, England. They were established in 1926. For the 2008-09 season, they are members of the Midland Football Combination Premier Division.-History:...
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Massey FergusonMassey Ferguson F.C. are a football club based in Coventry, England. They joined the Midland Combination Division Two in 1993. For the 2008-09 season, they are members of the Midland Combination Premier Division.-History:...
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Meir KAMeir KA F.C. are a football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, England. Originally formed as the Sunday league team of the King's Arms pub in the Meir district, they are now based in the neighbouring area of Meir Heath. They were established in 1972. They have reached the 2nd round of the FA Vase...
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Nuneaton GriffNuneaton Griff F.C. are a football club based in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England. They joined the Midland Football Combination Premier Division in 1999.-History:...
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Pelsall VillaPelsall Villa F.C. are a football club based in the village of Pelsall, near Walsall, West Midlands, England, currently playing in the Midland Football Combination Premier Division. They are nicknamed The Villains and play at The Bush Ground...
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Pershore TownPershore Town 88 F.C. are an English football club based in Pershore, Worcestershire, England. For the 2008-09 season, they are members of the Midland Combination Premier Division.-History:...
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Pilkington XXXPilkington XXX Football Club is a football club based in Birmingham, England. They joined the Midland Combination Division Three in 1998. In 2002, they changed their name from Burman Hi-Ton to their present name...
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Racing Club WarwickRacing Club Warwick Football Club is a football club based in Warwick, Warwickshire, England.-History:They were formed in 1919 under the name of Saltisford Rovers and played in various local leagues including the Warwick League, Leamington & District League and the Warwickshire Combination until 1967...
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Southam UnitedSoutham United F.C. are a football club based in Southam, Warwickshire, England. They joined the Midland Football Combination Division Three in 1980. For the 2008-09 season, they are members of the Midland Combination Premier Division.-History:...
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Walsall WoodWalsall Wood F.C. are a football club based in Walsall Wood in the West Midlands, England. For the 2008-09 season, they are members of the Midland Combination Premier Division, which sits at level 10 of the English football league system....
Division One
AlvestonAlveston F.C. is a football club based in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England. They were established in 1927. In 1993, they joined the Midland Football Combination Division Three. Currently they are members of the Midland Football Combination Division One.-History:Alveston F.C. was formed in...
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Archdale |
Brereton SocialBrereton Social F.C. is a football club based in Brereton in Rugeley, Staffordshire, England. For the 2009-10 season, the team are members of the Midland Combination Division One, which sits at level 11 of the English football league system.-History:...
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Burntwood Town |
Castle ValeCastle Vale F.C. are a football club based in the Castle Vale area of Birmingham, England. The club was previously known as King's Heath and Castle Vale King's Heath before adopting its present name in 2005...
Reserves |
Coton GreenCoton Green F.C. is a football club formed in Coton Green, a housing estate in Tamworth, England, but currently based in Brereton near Rugeley. The club was established in 1982 and currently plays in the Midland Football Combination Division One....
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Droitwich Spa |
Earslwood Town |
Fairfield Villa |
Littleton |
Mile Oak RoversMile Oak Rovers & Youth F.C. is a football club based in south of Tamworth, Staffordshire, England. They were established in 1958 and are currently members of the Midland Football Combination Division One.-History:...
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Newhall United |
Northfield TownNorthfield Town F.C. is a football club based in the Selly Oak area of Birmingham, England. The club was established in the early 1950s as Allens Cross. For the 2009-10 season, they are members of the Midland Football Combination Division One...
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Shirley Town |
Stockingford Allotments Association |
Thimblemill Phoenix |
West Midlands PoliceWest Midlands Police F.C. is a football club based in Birmingham, England. They were established in 1974. For the 2009-10 season, they are members of the Midland Football Combination Division One....
Division Two
AFC Smethwick |
Cadbury AthleticCadbury Athletic F.C. are a football club based in Birmingham, England, affiliated with the Cadbury's chocolate company. They joined the Midland Combination Division Three in 1994. Currently they are members of the Midland Combination Premier Division....
Reserves |
Chelmsley Town |
Continental StarContinental Star F.C. are a football club based in West Midlands, England, currently members of the Midland Combination Premier Division.-History:...
Reserves |
Droitwich Spa Reserves |
Enville Athletic |
FeckenhamFeckenham F.C. are a football club based in Feckenham, near Redditch, Worcestershire, England. The club was founded in 1881 and joined the Midland Combination Division Three in 1995...
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Greenhill |
Hampton |
Henley Forest |
Kenilworth Town KHKenilworth Town KH is an English association football club based in the town of Kenilworth. For the 2009 - 2010 season the club's first team are playing in Midland Football Combination Division Two, with a reserve team playing in Division One of the Stratford-Upon-Avon Football Alliance...
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KnowleKnowle F.C. is a football club based in Knowle, England. They were established in 1926. For the 2008-09 season, they are members of the Midland Football Combination Premier Division.-History:...
Reserves |
Leamington Hibernian |
Lichfield City |
Perrywood |
Racing Club WarwickRacing Club Warwick Football Club is a football club based in Warwick, Warwickshire, England.-History:They were formed in 1919 under the name of Saltisford Rovers and played in various local leagues including the Warwick League, Leamington & District League and the Warwickshire Combination until 1967...
Reserves
Division Three
Archdale Reserves |
Blackwood |
Chelmsley Town Reserves |
Clements |
Coton GreenCoton Green F.C. is a football club formed in Coton Green, a housing estate in Tamworth, England, but currently based in Brereton near Rugeley. The club was established in 1982 and currently plays in the Midland Football Combination Division One....
Reserves |
Coventry Amateurs |
Dosthill Colts Reserves |
Earlswood Town Reserves |
Inkberrow |
Littleton Reserves |
Northfield TownNorthfield Town F.C. is a football club based in the Selly Oak area of Birmingham, England. The club was established in the early 1950s as Allens Cross. For the 2009-10 season, they are members of the Midland Football Combination Division One...
Reserves |
Pershore TownPershore Town 88 F.C. are an English football club based in Pershore, Worcestershire, England. For the 2008-09 season, they are members of the Midland Combination Premier Division.-History:...
Reserves |
Polesworth |
Shipston Excelsior |
Stratford TownStratford Town Football Club is a football club based in Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire, England, currently playing in the Midland Football Alliance.-History:The club was formed in 1941 as Stratford Rangers, changing their name in 1949...
'A' |
Young Warriors
Cup competitions
Each division other than the Premier has its own knockout competition, Division One competing for the President's Cup, Division Two for the Challenge Vase, Division Three for the Challenge Urn, and the Reserve Division for the Challenge Trophy. There are also other cup competitions run by the Midland Football Combination for its members including the Jack Mould Trophy and the Challenge Bowl.
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