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1996-97 |
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West Midlands (Regional) League |
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Before this season
- Division One was split into North and South Sections.
- Brereton Social, Cannock Chase, Chasetown reserves, Great Wyrley, Morda United, Rushall Olympic reserves and Sikh Hunters were included in the new North Section
- Bandon, Bilston United, Bromyard Town, Gornal Athletic reserves, Mahal, Oldbury United reserves, Pershore Town reserves, Tipton Town, Tividale reserves joined the new North Section
- In addition:
- Blakenall reserves joined Division One North
- Brereton Town joined Division One North
- Bustleholme joined Division One South
- Corestone Services joined Division One North
- Cradley Town reserves joined Division One South
- Darlaston changed name to Darlaston Town
- Goodyear left from Division One
- Heath Hayes joined Division One North
- Hinckley Athletic reserves left from Division One North
- Kington Town joined Division One South
- Leominster Town joined Division One South
- Lichfield City left from Premier Division
- Moxley Rangers left from Division One
- Pelsall Villa left from Premier Division
- Rocester reserves left from Division One
- Smethwick Rangers joined Division One South
- Sporting Khalsa joined Division One North
- Wolverhampton Casuals joined Division One North
- Wolverhampton United were promoted from Division One to Premier Division
Final League Tables
Premier Division
Pos Name Pld W D L GF GA Pts
1 Wednesfield 34 26 5 3 103 25 83
2 Stourport Swifts 34 24 5 5 103 34 77
3 Bloxwich Strollers 34 23 7 4 84 29 76
4 Lye Town 34 20 6 8 82 40 66
5 Brierley Hill Town 34 20 5 9 83 44 65
6 Stafford Town 34 17 9 8 57 40 60
7 Wolverhampton Casuals 34 17 7 10 72 69 58
8 Gornal Athletic 34 15 8 11 55 48 53
9 Ludlow Town 34 15 7 12 63 57 52
10 Westfields (Herefords) 34 13 8 13 50 53 47
11 Tividale 34 12 8 14 53 78 44
12 Darlaston Town 34 10 9 15 49 60 39
13 Ettingshall Holy Trinity 34 8 7 19 42 81 31
14 Cradley Town 34 7 6 21 51 83 27
15 Malvern Town 34 6 8 20 47 70 26
16 Walsall Wood 34 6 6 22 35 72 24
17 Wolverhampton United 34 5 7 22 34 102 22
18 Hill Top Rangers 34 2 2 30 27 105 8
Division One North
Pos Name Pld W D L GF GA Pts
1 Great Wyrley 24 20 1 3 66 20 61
2 Blakenall reserves 24 17 3 4 71 19 54
3 Brereton Town 24 15 5 4 61 31 50
4 Brereton Social 24 11 5 8 65 47 38
5 Morda United 24 11 4 9 50 45 37
6 Cannock Chase 24 11 3 10 56 57 36
7 Heath Hayes 24 9 5 10 38 49 32
8 Sikh Hunters 24 8 4 12 62 72 28
9 Corestone Services 24 7 7 10 36 59 28
10 Wolverhampton Casuals reserves 24 8 3 13 45 75 27
11 Rushall Olympic reserves 24 7 2 15 32 55 23
12 Chasetown reserves 24 6 2 16 43 54 20
13 Sporting Khalsa 24 2 4 18 24 66 10
Division One South
Pos Name Pld W D L GF GA Pts
1 Kington Town 26 22 2 2 91 35 68
2 Bustleholme 26 16 4 6 62 32 52
3 Bandon 26 15 3 8 70 31 48
4 Smethwick Rangers 26 14 5 7 50 35 47
5 Bromyard Town 26 14 2 10 63 43 44
6 Leominster Town 26 12 4 10 70 58 40
7 Tipton Town 26 12 4 10 58 55 40
8 Bilston United 26 11 4 11 57 52 37
9 Oldbury United reserves 26 10 7 9 44 42 37
10 Mahal 26 10 6 10 51 44 36
11 Cradley Town reserves 26 6 4 16 43 73 22
12 Tividale reserves 26 5 4 17 31 81 19
13 Pershore Town reserves 26 3 6 17 28 78 15
14 Gornal Athletic reserves 26 1 7 18 27 86 10
Following this season
- Bandon switched from Division One South to Division One North
- Bilston United left from Division One South
- Birmingham College of Food joined Division One South
- Bustleholme were promoted from Division One South to Premier Division
- Chasetown reserves left from Division One North
- Halesowen Harriers reserves joined Division One South
- Hill Top Rangers left from Premier Division
- Hinton joined Division One South
- Kington Town were promoted from Division One South to Premier Division
- Lawson Mardon Star joined Division One North
- Lucas Flight Controls joined Division One North
- Malvern Town reserves joined Division One Sout
- Newport joined Division One North
- Oldbury United reserves left from Division One South
- Rushall Olympic reserves left from Division One North
- Sporting Khalsa left from Division One North
- Walsall Wood reserves joined Division One North
- Wednesfield left from Premier Division
- Wellington joined Division One South
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