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1996–97 West Midlands (Regional) League

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The 1996–97 West Midlands (Regional) League season was the 97th 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.

Premier Division

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West Midlands League
Premier Division
Season1996–97
ChampionsWednesfield
PromotedWednesfield
Matches played306
Goals scored1,090 (3.56 per match)

The Premier Division featured 17 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with one new club:

Also, Darlaston changed name to Darlaston Town.

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Wednesfield 34 26 5 3 103 25 +78 83 Promoted to the Midland Football Alliance
2 Stourport Swifts 34 24 5 5 103 34 +69 77
3 Bloxwich Strollers 34 23 7 4 84 29 +55 76
4 Lye Town 34 20 6 8 82 40 +42 66
5 Brierley Hill Town 34 20 5 9 83 44 +39 65
6 Stafford Town 34 17 9 8 57 40 +17 60
7 Wolverhampton Casuals 34 17 7 10 72 69 +3 58
8 Gornal Athletic 34 15 8 11 55 48 +7 53
9 Ludlow Town 34 15 7 12 63 57 +6 52
10 Westfields 34 13 8 13 50 53 −3 47
11 Tividale 34 12 8 14 53 78 −25 44
12 Darlaston Town 34 10 9 15 49 60 −11 39
13 Ettingshall Holy Trinity 34 8 7 19 42 81 −39 31
14 Cradley Town 34 7 6 21 51 83 −32 27
15 Malvern Town 34 6 8 20 47 70 −23 26
16 Walsall Wood 34 6 6 22 35 72 −37 24
17 Wolverhampton United 34 5 7 22 34 102 −68 22
18 Hill Top Rangers 34 2 2 30 27 105 −78 8 Resigned from the league
Source: fchd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Division One North

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West Midlands League
Division One North
Season1996–97
ChampionsGreat Wyrley

The Division One North featured 7 clubs which competed in the Division One last season, along with 6 new clubs:

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Great Wyrley 24 20 1 3 66 20 +46 61
2 Blakenall reserves 24 17 3 4 71 19 +52 54
3 Brereton Town 24 15 5 4 61 31 +30 50
4 Brereton Social 24 11 5 8 65 47 +18 38
5 Morda United 24 11 4 9 50 45 +5 37
6 Cannock Chase 24 11 3 10 56 57 −1 36
7 Heath Hayes 24 9 5 10 38 49 −11 32
8 Sikh Hunters 24 8 4 12 62 72 −10 28
9 Corestone Services 24 7 7 10 36 59 −23 28
10 Wolverhampton Casuals reserves 24 8 3 13 45 75 −30 27
11 Rushall Olympic reserves 24 7 2 15 32 55 −23 23 Resigned from the league
12 Chasetown reserves 24 6 2 16 43 54 −11 20
13 Sporting Khalsa 24 2 4 18 24 66 −42 10
Source: nonleaguematters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio; 3) number of goals scored.

Division One South

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West Midlands League
Division One South
Season1996–97
ChampionsKington Town
PromotedKington Town
Bustleholme

The Division One South featured 9 clubs which competed in the Division One last season, along with 5 new clubs:

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Kington Town 26 22 2 2 91 35 +56 68 Promoted to the Premier Division
2 Bustleholme 26 16 4 6 62 32 +30 52
3 Bandon 26 15 3 8 70 31 +39 48 Transferred to Division One North
4 Smethwick Rangers 26 14 5 7 50 35 +15 47
5 Bromyard Town 26 14 2 10 63 43 +20 44
6 Leominster Town 26 12 4 10 70 58 +12 40
7 Tipton Town 26 12 4 10 58 55 +3 40
8 Bilston United 26 11 4 11 57 52 +5 37 Resigned from the league
9 Oldbury United reserves 26 10 7 9 44 42 +2 37
10 Mahal 26 10 6 10 51 44 +7 36
11 Cradley Town reserves 26 6 4 16 43 73 −30 22
12 Tividale reserves 26 5 4 17 31 81 −50 19
13 Pershore Town reserves 26 3 6 17 28 78 −50 15
14 Gornal Athletic reserves 26 1 7 18 27 86 −59 10
Source: nonleaguematters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio; 3) number of goals scored.

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