1995–96 Midland Football Combination

The 1995–96 Midland Football Combination season was the 59th in the history of Midland Football Combination, a football competition in England.

Premier Division

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Midland Football Combination
Premier Division
Season1995–96
ChampionsBloxwich Town
PromotedBloxwich Town
RelegatedNorthfield Town
Matches played380
Goals scored1,343 (3.53 per match)

The Premier Division featured 17 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with three new clubs, promoted from Division One:

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Bloxwich Town 38 31 4 3 122 45 +77 97 Promoted to the Midland Football Alliance
2 Coventry Sphinx 38 25 5 8 87 43 +44 80
3 Massey Ferguson 38 23 8 7 77 36 +41 77
4 Knowle 38 21 10 7 87 49 +38 73
5 Studley BKL 38 17 11 10 93 64 +29 62
6 Kings Heath 38 18 6 14 63 65 −2 60
7 Meir KA 38 15 10 13 77 72 +5 55
8 Wellesbourne 38 15 10 13 55 60 −5 55
9 Southam United 38 13 14 11 69 63 +6 53
10 Coleshill Town 38 14 9 15 76 66 +10 51
11 Chelmsley Town 38 14 8 16 65 62 +3 50 Demoted to Division One
12 Upton Town 38 14 6 18 68 72 −4 48 Resigned from the league
13 Ansells 38 12 10 16 64 81 −17 46
14 Olton Royale 38 12 8 18 56 71 −15 44 Resigned from the league
15 West Midlands Fire Service 38 11 9 18 51 70 −19 42
16 Alvechurch Villa 38 10 10 18 57 84 −27 40
17 Highgate United 38 9 10 19 56 81 −25 37
18 Handrahan Timbers 38 9 10 19 46 71 −25 37
19 Shirley Town 38 8 8 22 51 74 −23 32
20 Northfield Town 38 3 6 29 33 124 −91 15 Relegated to Division One
Source: nonleaguematters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Division One

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Midland Football Combination
Division One
Season1995–96
ChampionsRichmond Swifts
PromotedRichmond Swifts
Kenilworth Town
Bilston Community College
RelegatedFairfield Villa
Badsey Rangers

The Division One featured 12 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with 5 new clubs:

  • Richmond Swifts, promoted from Division Two
  • Alveston, promoted from Division Two
  • Fairfield Villa, promoted from Division Two
  • Holly Lane, promoted from Division Two
  • Newhall United, joined from the Central Midlands League

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Richmond Swifts 32 26 5 1 92 18 +74 83 Promoted to the Premier Division
2 Kenilworth Town 32 17 10 5 75 31 +44 61
3 Bilston Community College 32 18 7 7 78 41 +37 61
4 Colletts Green 32 18 7 7 76 54 +22 61
5 GPT Coventry 32 19 3 10 84 47 +37 60
6 Dudley Sports 32 16 8 8 63 39 +24 56
7 Alveston 32 14 7 11 63 48 +15 49
8 Polesworth North Warwick 32 12 9 11 60 69 −9 45
9 Newhall United 32 11 10 11 68 63 +5 43
10 Monica Star 32 11 8 13 55 56 −1 41
11 Holly Lane 32 9 11 12 43 53 −10 38
12 Hams Hall 32 11 4 17 55 68 −13 37
13 Kings Norton Ex-Service 32 12 1 19 49 82 −33 37 Resigned from the league
14 Thimblemill REC 32 8 4 20 38 73 −35 28
15 Barlestone St. Giles 32 8 3 21 44 91 −47 27
16 Fairfield Villa 32 6 4 22 27 75 −48 22 Relegated to Division Two
17 Badsey Rangers 32 2 7 23 30 92 −62 13
Source: nonleaguematters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio; 3) number of goals scored.

Division Two

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Midland Football Combination
Division Two
Season1995–96
ChampionsContinental Star
PromotedContinental Star
Brownhills Town
Cheslyn Hay

The Division Two featured 11 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with 7 new clubs:

  • West Midlands Police reserves, promoted from Division Three
  • Cheslyn Hay, promoted from Division Three
  • Brownhills Town, promoted from Division Three
  • Wolverhampton Casuals reserves, promoted from Division Three
  • Wellesbourne reserves, promoted from Division Three
  • Cadbury Athletic, promoted from Division Three
  • Bromsgrove Rangers

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Continental Star 32 24 6 2 89 28 +61 78 Promoted to Division One
2 Enville Athletic 32 21 5 6 71 31 +40 68
3 Brownhills Town 32 20 5 7 73 46 +27 65 Promoted to Division One
4 Cheslyn Hay 32 19 4 9 76 54 +22 61
5 Earlswood Town 32 16 9 7 56 30 +26 57
6 West Midlands Police reserves 32 13 8 11 47 41 +6 47
7 Bromsgrove Rangers 32 12 8 12 63 59 +4 44 Resigned from the league
8 Ledbury Town 32 11 9 12 71 50 +21 42
9 Alvis SGL 32 10 12 10 52 41 +11 42
10 Coleshill Town reserves 32 12 6 14 44 61 −17 42 Resigned from the league
11 Cadbury Athletic 32 11 6 15 36 49 −13 39
12 Wolverhampton Casuals reserves 32 11 4 17 46 79 −33 37 Transferred to the West Midlands (Regional) League
13 Blackheath Electrodrives 32 8 8 16 40 49 −9 32
14 Archdale 32 7 8 17 46 60 −14 29
15 Burntwood 32 7 7 18 41 64 −23 28
16 Albright & Wilson 32 6 6 20 35 81 −46 24
17 Wellesbourne reserves 32 6 5 21 33 101 −68 23 Resigned from the league
18 Rugby Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Club folded, record expunged
Source: nonleaguematters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio; 3) number of goals scored.

Division Three

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Midland Football Combination
Division Three
Season1995–96
ChampionsFeckenham
PromotedFeckenham
Richmond Swifts reserves
Tipton S & S
Birmingham Vaults

The Division Three featured 8 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with 10 new clubs:

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Feckenham 34 27 5 2 102 26 +76 86 Promoted to Division Two
2 Richmond Swifts reserves 34 25 4 5 89 29 +60 79
3 Tipton S & S 34 21 5 8 68 30 +38 68
4 Birmingham Vaults 34 20 8 6 62 38 +24 68
5 Mitchell & Butlers 34 16 9 9 74 44 +30 57
6 Studley United 34 16 6 12 64 56 +8 54 Resigned from the league
7 Cradley Heath 34 13 8 13 53 46 +7 47
8 Kenilworth Wardens 34 13 7 14 51 56 −5 46
9 Dudley Sports reserves 34 14 3 17 48 55 −7 45
10 Kings Heath reserves 34 13 2 19 53 79 −26 41 Resigned from the league
11 Enville Athletic reserves 34 10 8 16 47 60 −13 38
12 Birchfield Sports 34 10 8 16 46 71 −25 38
13 Tipton Rovers 34 10 7 17 51 59 −8 37 Resigned from the league
14 Swan Sports 34 10 6 18 76 85 −9 36
15 Studley BKL reserves 34 9 6 19 45 71 −26 33
16 Alvechurch Villa reserves 34 9 4 21 45 85 −40 31
17 Barlestone St. Giles reserves 34 8 7 19 35 81 −46 31
18 Park Rangers 34 5 11 18 51 89 −38 26 Resigned from the league
Source: nonleaguematters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio; 3) number of goals scored.

References

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