1996–97 Midland Football Combination

The 1996–97 Midland Football Combination season was the 60th in the history of Midland Football Combination, a football competition in England.

Premier Division
Midland Football Combination
Premier Division
Season1996–97
ChampionsRichmond Swifts
PromotedRichmond Swifts
RelegatedShirley Town
West Midlands Fire Service
Matches played380
Goals scored1,286 (3.38 per match)

The Premier Division featured 15 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with five new clubs:

Also, Ansells was renamed David Lloyd, and Alvechurch Villa was renamed Alvechurch.

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Richmond Swifts 38 30 5 3 92 29 +63 95 Promoted to the Midland Football Alliance
2 Meir KA 38 26 6 6 91 39 +52 84
3 Coleshill Town 38 22 10 6 69 30 +39 76
4 Studley BKL 38 22 6 10 100 49 +51 72
5 Knowle 38 22 4 12 83 47 +36 70
6 Worcester Athletico 38 20 7 11 85 60 +25 67
7 Kings Heath 38 16 8 14 66 50 +16 56
8 Massey Ferguson 38 15 11 12 62 61 +1 56
9 David Lloyd 38 14 11 13 54 57 −3 53
10 Handrahan Timbers 38 15 6 17 46 54 −8 51
11 Coventry Sphinx 38 14 8 16 51 74 −23 50
12 Bilston Community College 38 14 7 17 83 71 +12 49
13 Bolehall Swifts 38 11 14 13 62 59 +3 47
14 Southam United 38 13 8 17 53 62 −9 47
15 Wellesbourne 38 12 5 21 62 89 −27 41
16 Kenilworth Town 38 11 8 19 49 80 −31 41
17 Highgate United 38 11 3 24 55 77 −22 36
18 Alvechurch 38 9 5 24 46 82 −36 32
19 Shirley Town 38 7 8 23 51 94 −43 29 Relegated to Division One
20 West Midlands Fire Service 38 4 4 30 26 122 −96 16
Source: nonleaguematters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Division One
Midland Football Combination
Division One
Season1996–97
ChampionsGPT Coventry
PromotedGPT Coventry
Continental Star
Cheslyn Hay
Dudley Sports
RelegatedBrownhills Town

The Division One featured 11 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with 7 new clubs:

  • Chelmsley Town, demoted from the Premier Division
  • Northfield Town, relegated from the Premier Division
  • Continental Star, promoted from Division Two
  • Brownhills Town, promoted from Division Two
  • Cheslyn Hay, promoted from Division Two
  • Yardley
  • Leicester YMCA

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 GPT Coventry 34 26 3 5 91 16 +75 81 Promoted to the Premier Division
2 Continental Star 34 21 8 5 91 37 +54 71
3 Alveston 34 21 7 6 78 39 +39 70
4 Cheslyn Hay 34 20 4 10 89 59 +30 64 Promoted to the Premier Division
5 Northfield Town 34 18 7 9 68 41 +27 61
6 Newhall United 34 16 10 8 82 52 +30 58
7 Dudley Sports 34 17 7 10 64 42 +22 58 Promoted to the Premier Division
8 Colletts Green 34 15 6 13 59 50 +9 51
9 Yardley 34 16 3 15 63 55 +8 51 Resigned from the league
10 Polesworth North Warwick 34 15 5 14 62 66 −4 50
11 Holly Lane 34 13 9 12 50 50 0 48
12 Monica Star 34 12 8 14 59 50 +9 44
13 Leicester YMCA 34 12 5 17 57 70 −13 41
14 Chelmsley Town 34 10 6 18 51 66 −15 36
15 Thimblemill REC 34 5 8 21 34 99 −65 23
16 Barlestone St. Giles 34 5 6 23 27 98 −71 21
17 Hams Hall 34 4 5 25 44 90 −46 17
18 Brownhills Town 34 4 5 25 29 118 −89 17 Relegated to Division Two
Source: nonleaguematters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio; 3) number of goals scored.

Division Two
Midland Football Combination
Division Two
Season1996–97
ChampionsFeckenham
PromotedFeckenham
Fairfield Villa
RelegatedArchdale

The Division Two featured 10 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with 6 new clubs:

  • Fairfield Villa, relegated from Division One
  • Badsey Rangers, relegated from Division One
  • Feckenham, promoted from Division Three
  • Richmond Swifts reserves, promoted from Division Three
  • Tipton S & S, promoted from Division Three
  • Birmingham Vaults, promoted from Division Three

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Feckenham 30 21 5 4 79 27 +52 68 Promoted to Division One
2 Fairfield Villa 30 19 5 6 72 37 +35 62
3 Ledbury Town 30 17 7 6 77 42 +35 58
4 Richmond Swifts reserves 30 17 5 8 68 32 +36 56
5 Tipton S & S 30 14 7 9 50 35 +15 49
6 Burntwood 30 15 4 11 47 41 +6 49
7 Alvis SGL 30 13 8 9 46 37 +9 47
8 Earlswood Town 30 13 6 11 58 40 +18 45
9 Blackheath Electrodrives 30 12 6 12 35 38 −3 42
10 Cadbury Athletic 30 11 8 11 48 39 +9 41
11 West Midlands Police reserves 30 10 8 12 42 49 −7 38
12 Enville Athletic 30 10 5 15 36 48 −12 35
13 Birmingham Vaults 30 7 6 17 28 68 −40 27
14 Albright & Wilson 30 6 6 18 40 75 −35 24
15 Badsey Rangers 30 5 5 20 22 65 −43 20 Resigned from the league
16 Archdale 30 2 5 23 29 104 −75 11 Relegated to Division Three
Source: nonleaguematters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio; 3) number of goals scored.

Division Three
Midland Football Combination
Division Three
Season1996–97
ChampionsSwan Sports
PromotedSwan Sports
Studley BKL reserves
Mitchell & Butlers

The Division Three featured 10 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with 2 new clubs:

Also, Alvechurch Villa reserves changed name to Alvechurch reserves.

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Swan Sports 22 16 2 4 55 20 +35 50 Promoted to Division Two
2 Studley BKL reserves 22 14 5 3 40 16 +24 47
3 Mitchell & Butlers 22 13 2 7 57 36 +21 41
4 Cradley Heath 22 12 4 6 46 24 +22 40 Resigned from the league
5 Kenilworth Wardens 22 12 3 7 50 26 +24 39
6 Tipton Town reserves 22 10 7 5 41 29 +12 37
7 Alvechurch reserves 22 9 3 10 42 42 0 30
8 Birchfield Sports 22 7 4 11 29 48 −19 25
9 Enville Athletic reserves 22 6 3 13 29 45 −16 21 Resigned from the league
10 Kenilworth Town reserves 22 6 1 15 29 53 −24 19
11 Dudley Sports reserves 22 5 3 14 30 52 −22 18
12 Barlestone St. Giles reserves 22 2 3 17 10 67 −57 9 Resigned from the league
Source: nonleaguematters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio; 3) number of goals scored.

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