Shropshire Premier League

{{short description|Association football league in Shropshire, England}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

{{Infobox football league

| name = Shropshire Premier League

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| country = {{ENG}}

| confed =

| founded = 2012

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| folded = 2020

| divisions = Premier Division

| teams = 11

| feeds = West Midlands (Regional) League Division Two

| promotion =

| relegation =

| levels = 13

| domest_cup = Premier Division Cup
Division One Cup
SFA:
Challenge Cup
Junior Challenge Cup

| league_cup =

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| champions = Oakengates Athletic

| season = 2017–18

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| website = [http://fulltime-league.thefa.com/Index.do?league=287177213]

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The Shropshire Premier League was an English association football league based in the county of Shropshire. It was formed as the Mercian Regional Football League for the 2012–13 season, with all member clubs of the dissolved Shropshire County Premier Football League (except for Newport Town who were promoted) transferring membership across.[http://full-time.thefa.com/DisplayNews.do?noticePlacementID=236146359¬iceID=783238905&league=4030108 FA Full Time] Dissolution of the Shropshire County Premier Football League[http://www.shropshirestar.com/sport/2012/03/10/big-shake-up-of-shropshire-football-league-system/ Shropshire Star] Big shake-up of Shropshire football league system (10 March 2012) Several teams from the Telford Combination, which also folded at the end of the 2011–12 season, also became members of the Mercian League and joined either Division One or Two.

The league sits at the same levels of the English football league system as the previous Shropshire County and Telford Combination leagues did (levels 13, 14 and 15). It does not, however, form part of the National League System.

Due to the revised English FA rule permitting clubs to play outside of their County the league has lost a number of clubs in recent years, with clubs citing frustrations with the league's hierarchy and also promised plans to improve upon the level it features amongst the FA pyramid being deciding factors. Clubs such as Church Stretton, Rock Rovers, AFC Bridgnorth Reserves (Development) all left for the West Midlands Regional League Div 2. Newport Town Reserves and Market Drayton Tigers joined Staffordshire County Div 2, with Ludlow Town Colts and Clee Hill United opting to join the Herefordshire league. In these years the league also lost established members such as Hodnet, Shifnal and Childs Ercall due to them folding. The league now just features one division of 11 teams, soon to become 10 due to Donnington folding midway through the 2018-19 season.