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[]

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[]

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 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.

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