The 1996–97 West Midlands (Regional) League season was the 97th in the history of the

West Midlands (Regional) League The West Midlands (Regional) League is an English association football competition for semi-professional and amateur teams based in the West Midlands county, Shropshire, Worcestershire, southern Staffordshire and northern Herefordshire. It has tw ...

, an English

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competition for semi-professional and amateur teams based in the

West Midlands county West Midlands is a Metropolitan county, metropolitan and Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the larger West Midlands (region), West Midlands region of England. A landlocked county, it is bordered by Staffordshire to the north ...

Shropshire Shropshire (; abbreviated SalopAlso used officially as the name of the county from 1974–1980. The demonym for inhabitants of the county "Salopian" derives from this name.) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the West M ...

Herefordshire Herefordshire ( ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the West Midlands (region), West Midlands of England, bordered by Shropshire to the north, Worcestershire to the east, Gloucestershire to the south-east, and the Welsh ...

Worcestershire Worcestershire ( , ; written abbreviation: Worcs) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the West Midlands (region), West Midlands of England. It is bordered by Shropshire, Staffordshire, and the West Midlands (county), West ...

and southern

Staffordshire Staffordshire (; postal abbreviation ''Staffs''.) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the West Midlands (region), West Midlands of England. It borders Cheshire to the north-west, Derbyshire and Leicestershire to the east, ...

Premier Division

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

Division One North

The Division One North featured 7 clubs which competed in the Division One last season, along with 6 new clubs: * Blakenall reserves *Brereton Town *

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, joined from

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*Corestone Services * Wolverhampton Casuals reserves, joined from Midland Combination Division Two * Sporting Khalsa

League table

Division One South

The Division One South featured 9 clubs which competed in the Division One last season, along with 5 new clubs: * Kington Town, joined from

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* Bustleholme * Smethwick Rangers *Leominster Town * Cradley Town reserves

League table

References

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