2020–21 West Midlands (Regional) League
The 2020–21 West Midlands (Regional) League season was the 121st in the history of the West Midlands (Regional) League (WMRL), a football competition in England which was formed in 1889. The league operated three divisions for the last time: the Premier Division, see below, at level 10 in the English football league system, Division One at level 11, and Division Two. The Premier Division was one of three divisions which fed into the Midland Football League Premier Division, the other two being the East Midlands Counties League and the Midland League's own Division One.
The allocations for Steps 5 and 6 for season 2020–21 were announced by the FA on 21 July,{{cite web|url=https://www.thenonleaguefootballpaper.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/NLS20Step20520and20620Club20Allocations202020-21.pdf |title=National League System club allocations – Steps 5–6, Season 2020–21 |date=21 July 2020 |publisher=The Football Association|via=The Non-League Paper}} and were subject to appeal. The league season was subsequently abandoned on 24 February 2021.{{cite web |title=FA Update On Steps 3-6 |url=https://www.thenpl.co.uk/fa-update-on-steps-3-6-65182 |access-date=4 March 2021 |date=24 February 2021}}
Promotions and restructuring
The scheduled restructuring of non-League football took place at the end of the season, with new divisions added to the Combined Counties and United Counties leagues at Step 5 for 2021-22, along with new a division in the Northern Premier League at Step 4.{{cite web |title=EXPLAINED: The 2021-22 Non-League restructure |url=https://www.thenonleaguefootballpaper.com/latest-news/390045/explained-the-2021-22-non-league-restructure/ |newspaper=The Non-League Paper |access-date=22 May 2021 |date=12 April 2021}} Promotions from Steps 6 to 5 were based on points per game across all matches over the two cancelled seasons (2019-20 and 2020-21), while teams were promoted into Step 6 on the basis of a subjective application process. The Premier Division disbanded and therefore the WMRL lost its place at Step 6 or level 10, becoming a National League System county feeder, after most of its remaining clubs were assigned to the Hellenic and Midland leagues.{{cite web |title=National League System club allocations - Steps 5/6, Season 2021-22 |url=https://www.thenonleaguefootballpaper.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/NLS-5.6-Club-Allocations-2021-22-FINAL.pdf |publisher=The Football Association |date=May 2021}} The league was reduced to two regional divisions at levels 11-12.
Premier Division
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|competition = West Midlands League
Premier Division
|season=2020–21
|winners=
|promoted=
|relegated=
|matches=60
|total goals=249
|prevseason= 2019–20
|nextseason=
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The Premier Division for the final time comprised 18 teams, the same set of teams which competed in the previous season's aborted competition.
=League table=
|section=Premier Division
|update=complete
|source=[https://fulltime-league.thefa.com/index.html?league=3244788 FA Full-Time]
|result1=P |result2=HL |result3=ML |result4=HL |result5=ML |result6=P |result7=ML |result8=ML |result9=ML |result10=ML |result11=HL |result12=ML |result13=ML |result14=ML |result15=ML |result16=P |result17=R |result18=ML |result19=ML |result20=ML
|win_BRI=1 |draw_BRI=2 |loss_BRI=5 |gf_BRI=12 |ga_BRI=22 |team15=BRI
|win_BEW=1 |draw_BEW=1 |loss_BEW=2 |gf_BEW=14 |ga_BEW=15 |team16=BEW
|win_BIL=5 |draw_BIL=1 |loss_BIL=1 |gf_BIL=17 |ga_BIL=7 |team5 =BIL
|win_BCR=2 |draw_BCR=1 |loss_BCR=0 |gf_BCR=7 |ga_BCR=2 |team10=BCR
|win_CRA=2 |draw_CRA=0 |loss_CRA=5 |gf_CRA=12 |ga_CRA=17 |team12=CRA
|win_DAR=2 |draw_DAR=0 |loss_DAR=6 |gf_DAR=7 |ga_DAR=20 |team13=DAR
|win_DLS=1 |draw_DLS=2 |loss_DLS=3 |gf_DLS=11 |ga_DLS=10 |team14=DLS
|win_DLT=2 |draw_DLT=1 |loss_DLT=1 |gf_DLT=9 |ga_DLT=3 |team9 =DLT
|win_LIT=5 |draw_LIT=1 |loss_LIT=1 |gf_LIT=20 |ga_LIT=7 |team4 =LIT
|win_PER=1 |draw_PER=3 |loss_PER=1 |gf_PER=12 |ga_PER=13 |team11=PER
|win_SHA=5 |draw_SHA=2 |loss_SHA=2 |gf_SHA=22 |ga_SHA=15 |team3 =SHA
|win_SHI=7 |draw_SHI=0 |loss_SHI=1 |gf_SHI=20 |ga_SHI=4 |team1 =SHI
|win_SME=0 |draw_SME=0 |loss_SME=7 |gf_SME=6 |ga_SME=29 |team18=SME
|win_WED=3 |draw_WED=0 |loss_WED=3 |gf_WED=16 |ga_WED=14 |team8 =WED
|win_WEM=1 |draw_WEM=1 |loss_WEM=7 |gf_WEM=10 |ga_WEM=30 |team17=WEM
|win_WVC=4 |draw_WVC=1 |loss_WVC=4 |gf_WVC=16 |ga_WVC=21 |team6 =WVC
|win_WSC=3 |draw_WSC=1 |loss_WSC=2 |gf_WSC=13 |ga_WSC=12 |team7 =WSC
|win_WOR=6 |draw_WOR=1 |loss_WOR=0 |gf_WOR=25 |ga_WOR=8 |team2 =WOR
|name_BRI = AFC Bridgnorth
|name_BEW = Bewdley Town
|name_BIL = Bilston Town
|name_BCR = Black Country Rangers
|name_CRA = Cradley Town
|name_DAR = Darlaston Town (1874)
|name_DLS = Dudley Sports
|name_DLT = Dudley Town
|name_LIT = Littleton
|name_PER = Pershore Town
|name_SHA = Shawbury United
|name_SHI = Shifnal Town
|name_SME = Smethwick Rangers
|name_WED = Wednesfield
|name_WEM = Wem Town
|name_WVC = Wolverhampton Casuals
|name_WSC = Wolverhampton Sporting Community
|name_WOR = Worcester Raiders
|show_limit=5
|class_rules=1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) head-to-head results{{cite web |title=The FA Handbook 2020/2021 Part 29 Standardised Rules Section 12.2|url=https://www.thefa.com/football-rules-governance/lawsandrules/fa-handbook |publisher=The FA |access-date=23 August 2020 }}
|res_col_header=PQ
|col_P=green1 |text_P=Promoted to the Midland League Premier Division
|col_ML= |text_ML=Transferred to Midland League Division One
|col_HL= |text_HL=Transferred to Hellenic League Division One
|col_R=red1 |text_R=Demoted to the Shropshire County League
|note_res_P=Promoted based on points per game calculations from 2019–20 and 2020–21 seasons combined.
|note_res_R=Initially transferred to, then resigned from, the North West Counties League.
}}
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References
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{{West Midlands (Regional) League}}
{{2020–21 in English men's football}}
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