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The Birmingham & District Amateur Football Association (often referred to as the Birmingham AFA ) is an amateur association football competition covering the city of Birmingham and surrounding area. The AFA is composed of nine divisions, containing around 105 teams.
The association is not part of the English football league system , but some clubs from the AFA, such as Causeway United , Wolverhampton Casuals , Penncroft and Old Wulfrunians have moved into leagues which are part of the "pyramid".
The Association was formed in 1908 with friendly games and a knock-out competition (Chatrian Cup). It was not until 1922 that a league competition was introduced, originally with three Senior Divisions and two Junior Divisions. This has grown to the current Premier Division and a further 9 lower Divisions. While there is promotion and relegation between Divisions One to Nine, the four teams that finish at the bottom of the Premier Division instead have to apply for re-election, and any team from a lower division can in theory apply to replace them as long as they meet facilities criteria.
Member clubs 2010–11
Premier Division
AFC Somers
Boldmere Sports & Social Falcons
Flamengo
Handsworth Grammar School Old Boys
Harborne Town
Inter Vaughans
Old Wulfrunians
St. Francis
Shirley Athletic
Silhill
Sutton United
Village
Wake Green Amateurs
Walsall Phoenix
Division Two
AFC Hayes Harriers
Bearwood Athletic
Britannia Old Boys
Desi
Erdington Albion
Great Barr
Malremo Rangers
St. George's Warriors Reserves
Shere Punjab
Shirley Athletic Reserves
Silhill Reserves
Sutton United 'A'
Village 'A'
West Hagley
Division Three
BT
Cresconians Reserves
Easy Reds
Journey End Yardley
Northfield Village
Old Hill
Silhill 'A'
Smithwood Colts
Urban Athletic
Wake Green Amateurs 'A'
Walsall Phoenix Reserves
Wednesbury Athletic
Woodbourne Sports
Division Four
Acocks Green Wythall
Aston
Bentley Heath United
Birch Copper Bullets
Crusaders Reserves
Handsworth United
Merdien Athletic
Old Wulfrunians 'A'
Pathfinder
Sheldon Royals Seniors
Sportsco
Village 'B'
Wood Wanderers
Division Five
Aston Reserves
Birmingham Citadel
Boldmere Sports & Social Reserves
Bournville Colts
Castle Vale United
Cosmopolitans
Coton Green 'A'
Dosthill Cosmopolitans
Parkfield Amateurs Reserves
St. George's Warriors 'A'
Shirley Athletic 'A'
Silhill 'B'
Sutton United 'B'
Division Seven
Crusaders 'A'
Dosthill Old Boys
Elmdon Heath
Halesowen Lighthouse
Flamengo Reserves
Handsworth Athletic
Handsworth Grammar School Old Boys 'B'
Phoenix United Saturday
Royal Heath Rangers
Shelfield Rangers
Shelfield Rangers Reserves
Division Eight
Bosnian Sports Club
Dosthill Boys Reserves
Manchester Wanderers
Maple Leaf Rovers
Maypole
Premier Reserves
St. Georges Warriors 'B'
Sedgemere Yardley
Sporting Aztecs
1922-23 - Wolverhampton Amateurs [A]
1923-24 - Walsall Phoenix
1924-25 - Wolverhampton Amateurs [A]
1925-26 - Headlingley
1926-27 - Wolverhampton Amateurs [A]
1927-28 - Wolverhampton Amateurs [A]
1928-29 - Old Wulfrunians [B]
1929-30 - Wolverhampton Amateurs [A]
1930-31 - Birmingham Gas Officials
1931-32 - Erdington House
1932-33 - Erdington House
1933-34 - Erdington House
1934-35 - Walsall Jolly
1935-36 - Moor Green
1936-37 - Boldmere St Michaels
1937-38 - Walsall Jolly
1938-39 - Walsall Jolly
1939-47 - Not held during the Second World War
1947-48 - Holly Lodge Old Boys
1948-49 - Hay Green
1949-50 - Walsall Phoenix
1950-51 - Staffordshire Casuals [A]
1951-52 - Staffordshire Casuals [A]
1952-53 - Staffordshire Casuals [A]
1953-54 - Old Wulfrunians[ 1]
1954-55 - Walsall Phoenix
1955-56 - Cresconians
1956-57 - Cresconians
1957-58 - Aston Villa Amateurs
1958-59 - Aston Villa Amateurs
1959-60 - Aston Villa Amateurs
1960-61 - Silhill
1961-62 - Cresconians
1962-63 - Handsworth GSOB
1963-64 - Dudley Old Boys
1964-65 - Dudley Old Boys
1965-66 - Dudley Old Boys
1966-67 - Penncroft
1967-68 - Penncroft
1968-69 - Penncroft
1969-70 - Penncroft
1970-71 - Cradley Chain & Castings[ 2]
1971-72 - Walsall Phoenix
1972-73 - Silhill
1973-74 - Cradley Chain & Castings[ 2]
1974-75 - Hall End Amateurs
1975-76 - Old Throstles
1976-77 - Cresconians
1977-78 - Cresconians
1978-79 - Old Dudleians
1979-80 - Old Wulfrunians[ 1]
1980-81 - Old Throstles
1981-82 - Wolverhampton Casuals [A]
1982-83 - Sutton United
1983-84 - Sutton United
1984-85 - Sutton United
1985-86 - Staffordshire Casuals [A]
1986-87 - Colinthians[ 3]
1987-88 - Wake Green Amateurs
1988-89 - Wake Green Amateurs
1989-90 - Wake Green Amateurs
1990-91 - Wake Green Amateurs
1991-92 - Old Wulfrunians[ 1]
1992-93 - Dunlop Sports
1993-94 - Wake Green Amateurs
1994-95 - Dunlop Sports
1995-96 - Wake Green Amateurs
1996-97 - Causeway United
1997-98 - Causeway United
1998-99 - Smethwick Hall Old Boys
1999-00 - Village
2000-01 - Old Wulfrunians[ 1]
2001-02 - New Fullbrook
2002-03 - Old Wulfrunians[ 1]
2003-04 - Old Wulfrunians[ 1]
2004-05 - Old Wulfrunians[ 1]
2005-06 - Lakin Rangers
2006-07 - Sutton United
2007-08 - Village[ 4]
2008-09 - Shirley Athletic[ 5]
2009-10 - Sutton United
Notes
A. ^ Wolverhampton Amateurs became Staffordshire Amateurs in 1946. In 1981-82 the club's first team joined the West Midlands (Regional) League as Wolverhampton Casuals but three teams continued playing in the Birmingham AFA as both Wolverhampton Casuals and Staffordshire Casuals.[ 6]
B. ^ A different Old Wulfrunians (1908-39) from the current Old Wulfrunians (1926- ) playing in the Birmingham AFA.
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