2016–17 West Midlands (Regional) League
The 2016–17 West Midlands (Regional) League season was the 117th in the history of the West Midlands (Regional) League, an English association football competition for semi-professional and amateur teams based in the West Midlands county, Shropshire, Herefordshire, Worcestershire and southern Staffordshire. It has three divisions, the highest of which is the Premier Division, which sits at step 6 of the National League System, or the tenth level of the overall English football league system.
Premier Division
[edit]| Season | 2016–17 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Haughmond |
| Promoted | Haughmond |
| Relegated | Gornal Athletic |
| Matches played | 380 |
| Goals scored | 1,630 (4.29 per match) |
← 2015–16 2017–18 → | |
The Premier Division featured 19 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with one new club, promoted from Division One:
League table
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Haughmond | 38 | 32 | 3 | 3 | 135 | 42 | 93 | 99 | Promoted to the Midland League |
| 2 | Wolverhampton Casuals | 38 | 27 | 3 | 8 | 122 | 69 | 53 | 84 | |
| 3 | Wolverhampton Sporting Community | 38 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 122 | 43 | 79 | 81[a] | |
| 4 | Malvern Town | 38 | 25 | 4 | 9 | 120 | 56 | 64 | 79 | |
| 5 | Wellington | 38 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 95 | 65 | 30 | 68 | |
| 6 | Bewdley Town | 38 | 20 | 6 | 12 | 119 | 82 | 37 | 66 | |
| 7 | Ellesmere Rangers | 38 | 20 | 5 | 13 | 97 | 78 | 19 | 65 | |
| 8 | AFC Bridgnorth | 38 | 17 | 4 | 17 | 66 | 76 | −10 | 55 | |
| 9 | Pegasus Juniors | 38 | 17 | 3 | 18 | 85 | 74 | 11 | 54 | |
| 10 | Cradley Town | 38 | 16 | 5 | 17 | 76 | 69 | 7 | 53 | |
| 11 | Shifnal Town | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 76 | 76 | 0 | 53 | |
| 12 | Stone Old Alleynians | 38 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 70 | 64 | 6 | 49 | |
| 13 | Black Country Rangers | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 73 | 72 | 1 | 49 | |
| 14 | Willenhall Town | 38 | 15 | 3 | 20 | 76 | 98 | −22 | 48 | Demoted to Division One |
| 15 | Bilston Town | 38 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 73 | 90 | −17 | 43 | |
| 16 | Smethwick Rangers | 38 | 12 | 4 | 22 | 53 | 91 | −38 | 40 | |
| 17 | Dudley Sports | 38 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 49 | 92 | −43 | 34 | |
| 18 | Dudley Town | 38 | 9 | 4 | 25 | 52 | 114 | −62 | 31 | |
| 19 | Wellington Amateurs | 38 | 7 | 2 | 29 | 44 | 149 | −105 | 23 | |
| 20 | Gornal Athletic | 38 | 2 | 3 | 33 | 27 | 130 | −103 | 9 | Relegated to Division One |
Source: FA Full-Time
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of matches won; 5) Head-to-head results [1]
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of matches won; 5) Head-to-head results [1]
Notes:
- ^ Wolverhampton Sporting Community were deducted one point for fielding a suspended player against Hinkley in the FA Vase on 22 October 2016.
References
[edit]- ^ "The FA Handbook 2016-17 (page 545, section 13.2)". The FA. Retrieved 17 March 2017.