1996–97 Midland Football Combination

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

Premier Division

Midland Football Combination
Premier Division

Season	1996–97
Champions	Richmond Swifts
Promoted	Richmond Swifts
Relegated	Shirley Town West Midlands Fire Service
Matches played	380
Goals scored	1,286 (3.38 per match)
← 1995–96 1997–98 →

The Premier Division featured 15 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with five new clubs:

• Bilston Community College, promoted from Division One
• Bolehall Swifts, relegated from the Midland Football Alliance
• Kenilworth Town, promoted from Division One
• Richmond Swifts, promoted from Division One
• Worcester Athletico

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.