Founded | 1889 |
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Country | England |
Divisions | Premier Division Division One |
Number of teams | 30 |
Level on pyramid | Level 11 (Premier Division) Level 12 (Division One) |
Feeder to | Midland League Division One |
Relegation to | |
Domestic cup(s) | Division One League Cup Division Two League Cup |
Current champions | Allscott Heath (2022–23) |
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 two divisions, the highest of which is the Premier Division, a regional feeder for the National League System (NLS) at the eleventh level of the overall English football league system.
The league was formed in 1889 as the Birmingham & District League to cater for teams in Birmingham and the surrounding area, but soon became established as one of the strongest leagues outside the Football League itself, with teams from as far afield as Bristol and Wales taking part. After the Second World War it absorbed the rival Birmingham Combination to become firmly established as the leading league in the area, but a gradual decline in its status began in the late 1950s and it now operates at a much lower level than in its heyday. The league acts as a feeder to the Midland Football League Division One, to which one team may be promoted each season, while new members regularly join from a number of lower, more local leagues.