1997–98 West Midlands (Regional) League

The 1997–98 West Midlands (Regional) League season was the 98th in the history of the West Midlands (Regional) League, an English association football competition for semi-professional and amateur teams based in the West Midlands county, Shropshire, Herefordshire, Worcestershire and southern Staffordshire.

Premier Division
West Midlands League
Premier Division
Season1997–98
ChampionsLye Town
PromotedStourport Swifts
Matches played306
Goals scored1,140 (3.73 per match)

The Premier Division featured 16 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with two new clubs, promoted from Division One South:

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Lye Town 34 26 6 2 91 35 +56 84
2 Stourport Swifts 34 23 6 5 101 34 +67 75 Promoted to the Midland Football Alliance
3 Brierley Hill Town 34 21 5 8 64 34 +30 68
4 Kington Town 34 21 3 10 97 67 +30 66
5 Bloxwich Strollers 34 18 4 12 81 49 +32 58 Resigned from the league
6 Malvern Town 37 17 7 13 73 59 +14 58
7 Wolverhampton Casuals 34 15 6 13 64 52 +12 51
8 Gornal Athletic 34 15 5 14 56 50 +6 50
9 Darlaston Town 34 15 3 16 78 70 +8 48
10 Tividale 34 15 6 13 64 57 +7 48[lower-alpha 1]
11 Ludlow Town 34 14 3 17 57 71 −14 45
12 Stafford Town 34 12 7 15 49 57 −8 43
13 Walsall Wood 34 11 7 16 49 64 −15 40
14 Westfields 34 11 5 18 57 69 −12 38
15 Bustleholme 34 11 3 20 48 76 −28 36
16 Cradley Town 34 9 5 20 54 80 −26 32
17 Ettingshall Holy Trinity 34 5 7 22 37 100 −63 22
18 Wolverhampton United 34 2 5 27 19 116 −97 11
Source: fchd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. Tividale deducted three points.

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