The Midland Football League was a semi-professional football league in the

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History

The league was established as the Staffordshire Senior League in 1984, taking its clubs from Staffordshire and the areas immediately adjacent. When the league wanted to raise its profile, and attract clubs from a wider area, the decision was made to rename the league as the "Midland League" with effect from the 1994–95 season. It became a feeder to the

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. The "new" Midland League consisted of two divisions for the first three seasons, and from 1997 a single grouping. With a merger with the Staffordshire County League in 2005, the new competition became known as the

Staffordshire County Senior League The Staffordshire County Senior League is a football competition based in Staffordshire, England. It was formed in 2005 as a merger of the Midland League (formerly known as the Staffordshire Senior League) and the Staffordshire County League. T ...

, and the Midland League title again fell into disuse.

Champions

*1984–85: Eastwood HanleyStaffs County Senior League website
*1985–86:

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*1986–87:

*1987–88: Redgate Clayton *1988–89: Meir KA *1989–90:

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*1990–91: Meir KA *1991–92: Redgate Clayton *1992–93: Redgate Clayton *1993–94: Redgate Clayton *1994–95: Ball Haye Green *1995–96: Leek CSOB *1996–97: Norton United *1997–98: Audley *1998–99: Norton United *1999–2000: Stone Dominoes *2000–01: Norton United *2001–02:

*2002–03:

*2003–04: Abbey Hulton United *2004–05: Hanley Town

References

Defunct football leagues in England Football in Staffordshire 1984 establishments in England 2005 disestablishments in England {{England-footy-competition-stub