The Midland Football Alliance is an English association football league for semi-professional teams. It covers Leicestershire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, West Midlands, Worcestershire and also southern parts of Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire. The league consists of a single division which sits at Step 5 of the National League System, or the ninth level of the overall English football league system.
The league was formed in 1994, drawing its initial membership from the strongest clubs in the Midland Football Combination and the West Midlands (Regional) League, both of which became feeder leagues to the new competition. Each season, the champion club of each feeder league is eligible for promotion to the Alliance, and Alliance clubs may in turn be relegated to the feeder leagues. Successful teams in the Alliance are eligible for promotion to a Step 4 league, either the Southern League or Northern Premier League depending on geographical considerations.
Read more about Midland Football Alliance: History, Structure, Attendance, Current Member Clubs 2012–13, Champions and Cup-winners
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