1996–97 West Midlands (Regional) League
Appearance
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
Season | 1996–97 |
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Champions | Wednesfield |
Promoted | Wednesfield |
Matches played | 306 |
Goals scored | 1,090 (3.56 per match) |
← 1995–96 1997–98 → |
The Premier Division featured 17 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with one new club:
- Wolverhampton United, promoted from Division One
Also, Darlaston changed name to Darlaston Town.
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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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 | 53 | 57 | −4 | 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.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.