Midland Football League Newsletter
29th June 2016
Annual Dinner
The Midland Football League Annual Dinner and Dance was held at Bescot Stadium on Saturday 25th June. It was a night of celebration for many teams and individuals and the following trophies were awarded.
Pat Fellows Memorial Programme of the Year kindly sponsored by www.footy-progs.com
The Nominations are: AFC Wulfrunians, Hereford, Highgate United, Nuneaton Griff & Sporting Khalsa
The Winners are Hereford
Baker Joiner Hospitality Award as awarded by clubs and match officials
Presenter: Gillian Joiner
Reserve Division - Evesham United
Division 3 - Leamington Hibernian
Division 2 - Droitwich Spa
Division 1 - Studley
Premier Division - Loughborough University
Overall Winners are Bedworth United
The Bernard Davis Memorial Fair Play Award
Presenter - Irene Davis
Prize £200 for Division winners, £1000 for overall winners, received via a grant from the FA
Under 21 League - Tipton Town
Division 3 - Inkberrow
Division 2 - Droitwich Spa
Division 1 - Leicester Road
Premier Division - Hereford
Overall Winners are Coleshill Town Reserves
The Polymac Packaging Golden Boot for the Fred Shepherd Memorial Trophy for League and
League Cup Goals
Presented by Mary Lycett
Under 21 League - Ryan Sappleton-Williams (Walsall Wood)
(Joint) Andrew Hudson (Stourport Swifts) – 16 goals
Reserve Division - Christopher Gummery (Coleshill Town) 26 Goals
Division 3 - Matthew Layton (Alcester Town) – 35 Goals
Division 2 - James Lemon (Droitwich Spa) 38 Goals
Division 1 - Luke Shorthouse (Nuneaton Griff) 31 Goals
Overall - John Mills (Hereford) 43 Goals
Kevin Keegan Player of the Year
Presenter – Mac Lycett, League President
Under 21 League - Ishmale Bell (West Midlands Football Academy)
(Joint) Cosmos Mathwada (Anstey Nomads)
Reserve Division - Matthew Lloyd (Sutton United)
(Joint) Lukas Putka (Brocton)
Division 3 - Curtis Thomas (Smithswood Firs)
Division 2 - Gavin Brown (Austrey Rangers)
Division 1 - Joshua Ruff (Nuneaton Griff)
Overall - Jordan Ellis (Continental Star)
Bromsgrove & Redditch Trophies Manager of the Year Award
Presenter – Ken Sawhney, Financial Director, Polymac Packaging Ltd
Under 21 League - Chris Bird (Bedworth United)
Reserve Division - Simon Lyons (Coleshill Town)
Division 3 - Danny Bates (Leamington Hibernian)
Division 2 - Damian Cassidy (Alvis Sporting Club)
Division 1 - Edwin Greaves/Terry Anderson (Coventry United)
Overall - Peter Beadle (Hereford)
Cup Winners
Presenter - Steve Poole, League Vice Chairman
Challenge Bowl - Finalists – Bedworth United, Winners – Tamworth
Challenge Trophy - Finalists – Coleshill Town, Winners – Solihull Moors
Challenge Vase (Sponsored by Centaur Trade Sundries Ltd)
Finalists – Northfield Town, Winners – Redditch Borough
Presidents Cup Finalists – Alvis Sporting Club, Winners – Droitwich Spa
Les James Challenge Cup Finalists – Smithswood Firs, Winners – Alvis Sporting Club
Polymac Packaging League Cup Finalists – Walsall Wood, Winners – Hereford
Champions
Presenter - Mike Joiner, League Chairman
Under 21 League - Bedworth United
Reserve Division - Coleshill Town
Division 3 - Leamington Hibernian
Division 2 - Alvis Sporting Club
Division 1 - Coventry United
Premier Division - Hereford
Peter Beadle was also presented with a memento of the FA Vase Final
League Constitution for 2016 / 17
The following constitutions were ratified at the Midland Football league AGM
Premier Division Division 1
1 AFC WULFRUNIANS 1 ATHERSTONE TOWN
2 ALVECHURCH 2 BOLEHALL SWIFTS
3 BOLDMERE ST MICHAELS 3 BROMSGROVE SPORTING
4 BROCTON 4 CADBURY ATHLETIC
5 COLESHILL TOWN 5 CHELMSLEY TOWN
6 COVENTRY SPHINX 6 COVENTRY COPSEWOOD
7 COVENTRY UNITED 7 HEATH HAYES
8 HEANOR TOWN 8 HEATHER ST JOHNS
9 HIGHGATE UNITED 9 HINCKLEY AFC
10 LONG EATON UNITED 10 LEICESTER ROAD
11 LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY 11 LICHFIELD CITY
12 LYE TOWN 12 LITTLETON
13 QUORN 13 NUNEATON GRIFF
14 ROCESTER 14 PELSALL VILLA
15 SHAWBURY UNITED 15 PERSHORE TOWN
16 SHEPSHED DYNAMO 16 RACING CLUB WARWICK
17 SPORTING KHALSA 17 SOUTHAM UNITED
18 ST ANDREWS 18 STAFFORD TOWN
19 STOURPORT SWIFTS 19 STUDLEY
20 TIVIDALE 20 UTTOXETER TOWN
21 WALSALL WOOD
22 WESTFIELDS
Out Out
Hereford (Southern League)
Coventry United (Premier
Division)
Continental Star (Division 2) Pilkington XXX (Resigned)
Bardon Hill (Resigned)
Dunkirk (East Midlands League) In
Chelmsley Town (Division 2)
In Uttoxeter Town (Staffs County)
Coventry United (Division 1)
Tividale (Northern Premier)
Shawbury United (WMRL)
St Andrews(East Midlands League)
Division 2 Division 3
1 AUSTREY RANGERS 1 AFC SOLIHULL
2 BARNT GREEN SPARTAK 2 ALCESTER TOWN
3 BLOXWICH TOWN 3 ALVIS SPORTING CLUB
4 CONTINENTAL STAR 4 BARTON UNITED
5 COTON GREEN 5 BOLDMERE SPORTS & SOCIAL
6 DROITWICH SPA 6 CASTLE VALE TOWN
7 EARLSWOOD TOWN 7 COVENTRIANS
8 FAIRFIELD VILLA 8 ENVILLE ATHLETIC
9 FECKENHAM 9 FC STRATFORD
10 HAMPTON 10 INKBERROW
11 KNOWLE 11 MONTPELLIER
12 LEAMINGTON HIBERNIAN 12 MOORS ACADEMY
13 PAGET RANGERS 13 NKF BURBAGE
14 REDDITCH BOROUGH 14 NORTHFIELD TOWN
15 SMITHSWOOD FIRS 15 SHIPSTON EXCELSIOR
16 SUTTON UNITED
Out
Out Badsey Rangers (Resigned)
Aston (Resigned) Burntwood Town (Resigned)
Kenilworth Town KH (Resigned)
Leamington Hibernian (Division
2)
Alvis Sporting Club (Division 3) Redditch Borough (Division 2)
Chelmsley Town (Division 1)
In
In Alvis Sporting (Division 2)
Continental Star (Premier Division) Castle Vale Town
Leamington Hibernian (Division 3) Montpellier
Redditch Borough (Division 3) Moors Academy
Smithswood Firs (Division 3) NKF Burbage
Bloxwich Town (Formerly Rostance Edwards)
Reserve Division Under 21 North
1 BROCTON 1 BROCTON
2 CADBURY ATHLETIC 2 COLESHILL TOWN
3 CONTINENTAL STAR 3 GORNAL ATHLETIC
4 COTON GREEN 4 HEATH HAYES
5 GRESLEY 5 LEEK TOWN
6 LICHFIELD CITY 6 SUTTON COLDFIELD TOWN
7 ROCESTER 7 TAMWORTH
8 ROMULUS 8 TIPTON TOWN
9 TIPTON TOWN 9 AYLESTONE PARK
10 WALSALL WOOD
Under 21 South
1 ALVECHURCH
2 BEDWORTH UNITED
Out 3 BROMSGROVE SPORTING
Coleshill Town (Resigned) 4 COVENTRY UNITED
Coventry United (Resigned) 5 DROITWICH SPA G & B
Evesham United (Resigned) 6 H.O.W ACADEMY
Highgate United (Resigned) 7 HIGHGATE UNITED
Knowle (Resigned) 8 KINGS HEATH CONCORDE
Solihull Moors (Resigned) 9 WEST MIDLANDS FOOTBALL ACADEMY
Sutton United (Resigned)
Out
In Anstey Nomads (Resigned)
Coton Green Basford United (Resigned)
Tipton Town Leamington (Resigned)
Walsall Wood Newcastle Town (Resigned)
Nuneaton Town (Resigned)
Paget Rangers (Resigned)
Stourport Swifts (Resigned)
Walsall Wood (Resigned)
In
Alvechurch
Aylestone Park
Brocton
Coleshill Town
Coventry United
Droitwich Spa G & B
Highgate United
Leek Town
Situations Vacant
The Midland Football League is currently recruiting a Referee Liaison Officer.
The role hold a position within the Football Department and their main responsibilities include;
Receive Referee reports, collate and pass the relevant information onto League Officers.
Collate Annual Referee Marks for County Football Associations in a timely manner
Liaise with both Match Officials and member Clubs on a regular basis
Attend regular Committee and Council Meetings
The individual should have the following attributes
Good attention to detail
Strong Organisational skills
Ability to work to deadlines
Experience of Microsoft Office Packages
If you have any queries regarding this position please contact Nigel Wood, League Secretary
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Leicester Road FC
First team manager Neil Lyne is looking to recruit additional football staff to support all squads within club.
Leicester Road Football Club are looking to create and fill the following positions for the coming 2016 - 2017 season:- First Team Coach
A suitably qualified and experienced person to come in and work for the first team manager with the senior squad.
Academy Manager
A suitably qualified person to oversee the managers and coaches for the existing Midland Junior Premier League schoolboy development squads.
Scholarship Manager
A suitably qualified and experienced person to come in and manage the new full time scholarship programme squad on a day-to-day basis.
Sports Therapist/Physiotherapist
A suitably qualified and experienced person to support the current injury therapy programme for the club.
Senior Development Manager
A suitably experienced person to take ownership of the Reserve/U21 squad and take them forward inline with the clubs expectations.
U18 Youth Coach/Manager
A suitably qualified person to take ownership of the Midland Floodlight Youth League squad and ensure the continued introduction of new youth players into the club.
General Manger
A suitably experienced person to come in and work alongside the existing football secretaries and oversee all aspects of football administration.
Leicester Road Football Club is an equal opportunities employer who will look at every application on merit without prejudice.
All interested parties should contact either Stuart Millidge (Football Secretary) 0781 441 4726 or Neil Lyne (1st Team Football Manager) neil.lyne@lr-fc.co.uk.
All interested parties should make themselves known to either Stuart or Neil by Friday, 1st July 2016.
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League Start Date
As agreed at the AGM, all divisions will commence on Saturday August 13th 2016.