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

Premier Division

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

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

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

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.

References

Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Midland_Football_Combination
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