The 1997–98 Midland Football Combination season was the 61st in the history of Midland Football Combination, a football competition in England.

Premier Division

The Premier Division featured 17 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with four new clubs, promoted from Division One:

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Worcester Athletico 40 26 12 2 111 41 +70 90 Merged into Pershore Town
2 Southam United 40 24 11 5 84 38 +46 83
3 Bolehall Swifts 40 25 8 7 76 43 +33 83
4 Studley BKL 40 24 4 12 79 36 +43 76
5 Coleshill Town 40 21 9 10 78 38 +40 72
6 GPT Coventry 40 20 8 12 71 46 +25 68
7 Meir KA 40 20 7 13 81 58 +23 67
8 David Lloyd 40 19 7 14 80 66 +14 64 Resigned from the league
9 Kings Heath 40 17 12 11 62 45 +17 63
10 Continental Star 40 18 7 15 78 69 +9 61
11 Knowle 40 14 12 14 81 72 +9 54 Demoted to Division One
12 Bilston Community College 40 15 9 16 69 76 −7 54 Resigned from the league
13 Coventry Sphinx 40 15 9 16 72 78 −6 51[a]
14 Cheslyn Hay 40 14 9 17 66 86 −20 51
15 Highgate United 40 12 14 14 59 54 +5 50
16 Handrahan Timbers 40 11 10 19 52 53 −1 43
17 Alvechurch 40 12 6 22 67 88 −21 42
18 Massey Ferguson 40 12 5 23 49 73 −24 41
19 Kenilworth Town 40 6 8 26 43 98 −55 26
20 Dudley Sports 40 4 7 29 54 137 −83 19
21 Wellesbourne 40 1 6 33 38 155 −117 9 Relegated to Division One
Source: nonleaguematters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Coventry Sphinx deducted 3 points.

Division One

The Division One featured 12 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with 4 new clubs:

  • Shirley Town, relegated from the Premier Division
  • West Midlands Fire Service, relegated from the Premier Division
  • Feckenham, promoted from Division Two
  • Fairfield Villa, promoted from Division Two

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Alveston 30 23 5 2 82 24 +58 74 Promoted to the Premier Division
2 Northfield Town 30 18 6 6 70 40 +30 60
3 Feckenham 30 18 5 7 60 36 +24 59 Promoted to the Premier Division
4 Fairfield Villa 30 17 6 7 85 38 +47 57 Relegated to Division Two
5 Colletts Green 30 17 3 10 67 45 +22 54
6 Polesworth North Warwick 30 15 4 11 86 62 +24 49 Resigned from the league
7 Monica Star 30 12 8 10 70 53 +17 44
8 Shirley Town 30 10 11 9 54 48 +6 41
9 Leicester YMCA 30 11 7 12 52 60 −8 40 Joined Leicestershire Senior League
10 Newhall United 30 11 5 14 52 51 +1 38 Resigned from the league
11 Thimblemill REC 30 12 2 16 55 62 −7 38
12 Chelmsley Town 30 11 3 16 50 68 −18 36
13 Holly Lane 30 8 5 17 33 59 −26 29
14 Barlestone St. Giles 30 7 5 18 45 74 −29 26 Relegated to Division Two
15 Hams Hall 30 7 3 20 26 73 −47 24
16 West Midlands Fire Service 30 3 2 25 26 120 −94 11
Source: nonleaguematters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio; 3) number of goals scored.

Division Two

The Division Two featured 12 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with 5 new clubs:

  • Brownhills Town, relegated from Division One
  • Swan Sports, promoted from Division Three
  • Studley BKL reserves, promoted from Division Three
  • Mitchell & Butlers, promoted from Division Three
  • Stourbridge Community College

Also, Richmond Swifts reserves changed name to Kings Norton Town reserves and Mitchell & Butlers changed name to Mitchells.

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Blackheath Electrodrives 32 18 8 6 66 28 +38 62 Promoted to Division One
2 Kings Norton Town reserves 32 18 8 6 79 45 +34 62
3 Alvis SGL 32 16 11 5 70 35 +35 59
4 Stourbridge Community College 32 18 5 9 70 50 +20 59 Resigned from the league
5 Swan Sports 32 16 9 7 67 53 +14 57
6 Burntwood 32 15 8 9 83 45 +38 53 Promoted to Division One
7 Studley BKL reserves 32 16 4 12 52 37 +15 52
8 Mitchells 32 13 6 13 59 56 +3 45 Resigned from the league
9 Cadbury Athletic 32 13 5 14 45 50 −5 44
10 Brownhills Town 32 12 5 15 65 66 −1 41
11 Ledbury Town 32 11 6 15 53 61 −8 39
12 Albright & Wilson 32 9 6 17 52 64 −12 33 Resigned from the league
13 Tipton S & S 32 9 9 14 56 74 −18 33[a]
14 Birmingham Vaults 32 9 6 17 46 72 −26 33
15 Earlswood Town 32 7 11 14 46 69 −23 32
16 Enville Athletic 32 8 2 22 29 96 −67 26
17 West Midlands Police reserves 32 6 7 19 32 69 −37 25
Source: nonleaguematters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Tipton S & S deducted 3 points.

Division Three

The Division Three featured 6 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with 9 new clubs:

  • Archdale, relegated from Division Two
  • Old Hill Town
  • Hansaker
  • Wyre Forest
  • GNP Sports
  • Continental Star reserves
  • Barnt Green Spartak
  • Knowle reserves
  • Erdington Albion

Also, Birchfield Sports changed name to Birchfield Oaklands.

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Old Hill Town 28 20 4 4 88 40 +48 64 Promoted to Division Two
2 Hansaker 28 19 2 7 81 27 +54 59
3 Wyre Forest 28 18 5 5 84 35 +49 59
4 GNP Sports 28 16 4 8 44 31 +13 52
5 Kenilworth Wardens 28 15 4 9 61 49 +12 49
6 Continental Star reserves 28 15 1 12 52 49 +3 46
7 Barnt Green Spartak 28 12 7 9 71 70 +1 43
8 Birchfield Oaklands 28 12 6 10 60 69 −9 39[a] Resigned from the league
9 Knowle reserves 28 9 10 9 64 50 +14 37
10 Erdington Albion 28 9 6 13 62 71 −9 33 Resigned from the league
11 Archdale 28 9 3 16 50 69 −19 30
12 Tipton Town reserves 28 7 7 14 65 78 −13 28
13 Dudley Sports reserves 28 7 3 18 41 75 −34 24
14 Alvechurch reserves 28 5 5 18 54 95 −41 20 Resigned from the league
15 Kenilworth Town reserves 28 1 5 22 31 100 −69 8
Source: nonleaguematters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Birchfield Oaklands deducted 3 points.

References

Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_Midland_Football_Combination
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