The Midland Football League held its AGM at The Village Hotel Solihull on Monday evening of this week, Secretary Simon Cox and Chairman Neil Chambers attended on behalf of the club.

The meeting confirmed the constitutions of all MFL Divisions. It was confirmed that the top two in the Premier Division last season, Walsall Wood, and Lye Town, have both been promoted to Step 4 and will play in the Northern Premier League Midlands Division. The bottom two teams, Market Drayton Town and Uttoxeter Town have both been relegated to the North West Counties League Division One. Champions of the MFL Division One, Dudley Town, have been promoted to The Premier Division.

As part of the FAs lateral movement of clubs across Steps 4 and 5 Racing Club Warwick will move to the United Counties Premier Division whilst Worcester City will move across to The Hellenic Premier Division. Also, part of the FAs lateral movement of clubs, coming into the Premier Division will be three teams from the North West Counties League Premier Division, namely, Congleton Town, Winsford United and Northwich Victoria. Winsford United and Northwich Victoria have both appealed against their moves to the FA and the outcome of those appeals will be determined in the next few weeks.

As it stands at the moment (subject to the two appeals) there will be 18 teams in the MFL Premier Division next season, namely, AFC Wulfrunians, Atherstone Town, Bewdley Town, Congleton Town, Darlaston Town, Dudley Town, Highgate United, Lichfield City, Northwich Victoria, Romulus, Shifnal Town, Stone Old Alleynians, Stourport Swifts, Studley, Tividale, Whitchurch Alport, Winsford United and Wolverhampton Casuals.

The League Committee informed the clubs the season will start on Saturday 5 August 2023 with the last round of league fixtures taking place on Saturday 13 April 2024. The FA had already announced that two teams from every Step 5 league would be promoted.

Promotion would be automatic for the league winners , the second promotion place will be decided by a ply-off between the clubs finishing 2nd to 5th in the league , with 2nd playing 5th and 3rd playing 4th in Semi Final play-off games . Both games to be played on the evenings of 16th and 17th April with the two winners meeting in the Final at the home of the highest placed semi-final winner on Saturday 20 April 2024.

We do not expect to receive our fixtures until the middle of July at the earliest. We will of course keep our supporters informed as soon as we know.