The 2016–17 Midland Football League season was the third in the history of the

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, a

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competition in England.

Premier Division

The Premier Division featured 18 clubs which competed in the previous season, along with four new clubs: *

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, promoted from Division One * Shawbury United, promoted from the

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, promoted from the

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, relegated from the

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League table

Promotion criteria

To be promoted at the end of the season a team must: # Have applied to be considered for promotion by the end of November # Pass a ground grading examination by the end of March # Finish the season in a position higher than that of any other team also achieving criteria 1 and 2 # Finish the season in one of the top three positions The following six teams achieved criterion one: *

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* Coleshill Town *

* Heanor Town * Sporting Khalsa * Westfields

Results

Locations

Division One

Division One featured 18 clubs which competed in the previous season, along with two new clubs: * Chelmsley Town, promoted from Division Two * Uttoxeter Town, joined from the

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League table

Results

Locations

Division Two

Division Two featured 12 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with 4 new clubs: * Continental Star, demoted from Premier Division *Leamington Hibernian, promoted from

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* Redditch Borough, promoted from

* Smithswood Firs, promoted from

League table

Division Three

Division Three featured 10 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with 4 new clubs: * Castle Vale Town *Montpellier *Moors Academy * NKF Burbage, from Leicestershire Senior League

League table

References

External links

Midland Football League
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