2015–16 Midland Football League

The 2015–16 Midland Football League season was the 2nd in the history of the Midland Football League, a football competition in England.

Premier Division

Midland Football League
Premier Division
Season2015–16
ChampionsHereford
PromotedHereford
RelegatedDunkirk
Matches played462
Goals scored1,677 (3.63 per match)

The Premier Division featured 17 clubs which competed in the previous season, along with five new clubs:

Four clubs have applied for promotion to Step 4: Alvechurch, Heanor Town, Hereford and Sporting Khalsa.[1]

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
1Hereford42353413833+105108Promoted to the Southern Football League
2Alvechurch4232559930+69101
3Sporting Khalsa4225899049+4183
4Shepshed Dynamo42245138658+2877
5Coleshill Town422351410873+3574
6Heanor Town42227139977+2273
7Walsall Wood42217147666+1070
8Lye Town42223178658+2869
9Highgate United421910137560+1564[a]
10Stourport Swifts42178175757059
11Boldmere St. Michaels42185197081−1159
12Rocester42177186782−1558
13AFC Wulfrunians42169177074−457
14Loughborough University42166207983−454
15Brocton42158197588−1353
16Westfields421312176968+151
17Quorn42129217178−745
18Long Eaton United42129216385−2245
19Coventry Sphinx42123276898−3039
20Dunkirk42862849121−7230Relegated to the East Midlands Counties League
21Bardon Hill42792656120−6427[b]Resigned to the Leicestershire Senior League
22Continental Star42243626138−11210Demoted to Division Two
Source: Full-time FA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:

Results

Home \ AwayAWUALVBAHBOSBROCOLCOSCOVDUNHEAHERHIGLOELOULYEQONROCSPDSPKSPSWAWWES
AFC Wulfrunians0–42–23–22–11–42–13–13–01–11–20–34–13–10–14–41–11–02–21–22–33–2
Alvechurch0–32–12–22–03–08–03–14–01–01–23–13–14–12–11–14–14–11–01–02–13–0
Bardon Hill3–30–30–21–32–23–11–52–23–50–21–41–10–71–02–10–10–30–20–32–40–4
Boldmere St. Michaels1–01–03–22–31–65–02–13–21–20–30–22–10–22–12–11–31–20–03–02–22–1
Brocton1–40–21–23–10–32–14–22–45–50–43–11–23–40–52–23–01–21–43–21–11–1
Coleshill Town2–12–03–21–10–20–16–310–11–41–40–36–05–10–33–14–11–31–14–21–01–1
Continental Star1–41–21–01–50–21–41–11–40–31–50–10–20–00–40–00–21–32–41–21–20–7
Coventry Sphinx2–30–32–33–00–32–35–22–12–40–40–25–01–20–22–06–00–60–31–03–23–0
Dunkirk0–11–43–30–12–10–73–01–00–102–31–61–10–21–30–43–30–43–10–02–30–1
Heanor Town0–00–41–07–22–21–07–04–13–02–73–12–03–10–30–42–02–31–22–02–21–3
Hereford1–11–17–02–14–14–56–06–14–18–00–21–01–04–12–04–02–14–06–02–13–0
Highgate United1–00–23–30–12–31–22–02–22–11–22–14–31–03–24–01–21–11–11–12–10–2
Long Eaton United5–10–21–43–32–44–36–12–02–01–20–41–12–10–02–21–30–40–23–01–21–1
Loughborough University5–12–17–24–11–23–16–13–24–32–20–53–30–44–11–31–23–21–11–11–20–2
Lye Town1–01–25–11–23–03–15–12–02–22–11–27–31–16–11–00–11–21–00–42–31–2
Quorn1–00–06–11–35–20–32–23–44–01–20–20–33–13–21–22–41–42–31–11–22–1
Rocester0–10–30–21–32–21–32–11–04–12–13–41–11–22–01–23–21–04–20–25–04–4
Shepshed Dynamo4–20–33–23–21–42–23–10–00–13–21–30–02–01–04–12–02–11–32–00–32–2
Sporting Khalsa2–32–36–12–12–25–23–04–14–01–30–35–22–12–01–01–14–02–12–03–02–0
Stourport Swifts3–12–24–13–01–00–13–01–21–01–22–01–03–10–22–30–32–21–20–01–14–2
Walsall Wood1–00–11–13–22–13–25–02–15–13–00–60–12–30–02–13–11–13–20–30–14–0
Westfields2–20–31–14–10–01–23–04–11–23–30–01–11–14–01–41–24–10–40–10–12–1
Source: MFL Premier Division results
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Locations

Division One

Midland Football League
Division One
Season2015–16
ChampionsCoventry United
PromotedCoventry United
Matches played380
Goals scored1,444 (3.8 per match)

Division One featured 17 clubs which competed in the previous season, along with three new clubs:

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
1Coventry United38331412333+90100Promoted to the Premier Division
2Bromsgrove Sporting38294510241+6191
3Nuneaton Griff38275611941+7886
4Leicester Road3823879841+5777
5Hinckley38236911653+6375
6Pilkington XXX38207117357+1667Club folded
7Lichfield City38197128760+2764
8Heath Hayes38204145743+1464
9Littleton38194156158+361
10Racing Club Warwick38167157176−555
11Coventry Copsewood38159147578−354
12Studley38137186789−2246
13Atherstone Town38118195571−1641
14Pershore Town38115225169−1838
15Cadbury Athletic38104244869−2134
16Heather St. John's381032556115−5933
17Bolehall Swifts38932665103−3830
18Stafford Town3883274696−5027
19Pelsall Villa38762546122−7627
20Southam United38452928129−10117
Source: Full-time FA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results

Home \ AwayATHBOSBRSCADCOVCVUHEAHEJHINLRDLICLITNUNPELPERPILRCWSOUSTASTU
Atherstone Town0–31–21–02–22–41–12–10–23–21–20–10–33–03–00–02–22–14–11–3
Bolehall Swifts2–22–60–52–31–51–33–10–51–44–00–23–74–20–41–83–311–01–00–3
Bromsgrove Sporting3–14–14–05–24–22–07–22–13–02–03–10–13–13–03–01–01–13–03–1
Cadbury Athletic2–12–22–01–12–10–30–20–11–21–30–22–31–31–11–34–24–02–30–2
Coventry Copsewood0–20–31–42–10–52–14–01–11–10–00–22–24–20–20–12–27–13–24–2
Coventry United6–12–03–22–110–02–06–22–20–32–13–03–211–01–03–03–13–12–11–0
Heath Hayes2–13–11–20–12–02–11–22–10–00–20–12–10–01–00–10–13–01–02–0
Heather St. John's3–13–10–41–01–51–40–42–30–23–42–20–33–21–00–52–55–01–00–2
Hinckley2–23–21–32–01–40–43–44–13–22–01–11–13–33–14–10–14–09–08–2
Leicester Road3–03–05–13–01–11–21–05–11–22–04–24–02–25–02–27–35–01–15–0
Lichfield City2–24–10–23–04–11–22–45–10–43–22–20–31–11–15–13–23–13–15–1
Littleton2–10–30–33–23–00–24–22–11–50–13–41–43–04–10–11–02–02–11–4
Nuneaton Griff1–11–04–02–04–00–12–010–03–02–22–14–33–14–14–14–37–02–03–0
Pelsall Villa2–12–12–22–62–10–33–44–20–21–20–80–00–71–72–40–51–31–01–5
Pershore Town0–24–10–12–20–11–50–13–11–41–30–10–13–23–01–21–42–02–12–0
Pilkington XXX2–31–00–52–01–30–20–12–23–21–12–21–02–15–13–10–15–03–13–2
Racing Club Warwick2–33–21–11–01–11–31–13–21–32–12–12–01–94–23–20–00–13–10–1
Southam United2–00–41–31–31–50–41–43–20–130–60–20–30–10–11–12–30–12–24–4
Stafford Town2–12–00–23–00–50–50–13–42–32–30–71–40–43–10–11–16–41–01–3
Studley3–23–13–30–13–70–33–11–10–80–12–20–23–33–02–20–33–01–12–4
Updated to match(es) played on 13 December 2016. Source: MFL Division One results
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Locations

Division Two

Midland Football League
Division Two
Season2015–16
ChampionsAlvis Sporting Club
PromotedChelmsley Town

Division Two featured 11 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with 3 new clubs:

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
1Alvis Sporting Club2623309321+7272
2Chelmsley Town2620337127+4463Promoted to Division One
3Droitwich Spa2616556523+4253
4Paget Rangers2616466433+3152
5Rostance Edwards2615294434+1047
6Sutton United26111145054−434
7Coton Green2677123354−2128
8Hampton2684143763−2628
9Knowle2669113649−1327
10Barnt Green Spartak2674153549−1425
11Austrey Rangers2659123653−1724Resigned from the league
12Feckenham2666144774−2724
13Fairfield Villa2665154064−2423
14Earlswood Town2634191972−5313
Source: fchd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Division Three

Midland Football Combination
Division Three
Season2015–16
ChampionsLeamington Hibs
PromotedLeamington Hibs
Redditch Borough
Smithswood Firs

Division Three featured 13 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with 3 new clubs:

  • AFC Solihull, from Stratford Alliance
  • Coventrians
  • Shipston Excelsior, from Stratford Alliance

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
1Leamington Hibs2821348838+5066Promoted to Division Two
2Redditch Borough2820269034+5662
3Smithswood Firs2821259544+5153[a]
4FC Stratford2815497344+2949
5Alcester Town28160127453+2148
6Barton United2814685643+1348
7Shipston Excelsior28151125957+246
8Northfield Town28144106261+146
9Inkberrow27124115761−440
10Coventrians2793154253−1130
11Burntwood Town2876154066−2627Resigned from the league
12Boldmere Sports & Social2882184260−1826
13Enville Athletic2773174069−2924
14Perrywood2736183799−6215Resigned from the league
15AFC Solihull28222432105−735[b]
16Badsey Rangers00000000Club folded, record expunged
Source: fchd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:

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