Staffordshire County Senior League
| Staffordshire County Senior League |
|---|
 |
| Founded |
| 2005 |
| Nation |
| England |
| Feeder To |
| North West Counties League Division One and Midland Football League Division One (not automatic) |
| Divisions |
| Premier Division Division One Division Two |
| Number of Teams |
| 18 – Premier Division 17 – Division One 17 – Division Two |
| Levels on Pyramid |
| The Premier Division sits at Step 7 (Level 11) |
| Cups |
| Leek Cup (All teams) Challenge Cup (Premier Division) President's Trophy (Division One) Chairman's Challenge Cup (Division Two) |
The Staffordshire County Senior League is a football competition based in Staffordshire, England. It was formed in 2005 as a merger of the Midland League (formerly known as the Staffordshire Senior League) and the Staffordshire County League.
The former Midland League clubs formed the new Premier Division, which is a feeder to the North West Counties Football League and sits at step 7 (or level 11) of the National League System. The former Staffordshire County League sides formed Division One and Division Two, which are at levels 12 and 13 of the English football league system.
The league operates three divisions, the Premier Division, which sits at Step 7 of the English football league system, Division One, and Division Two. For three seasons, 2014–15 to 2016–17, Division Two was regionalised into separate North and South divisions, but these were merged back into a single division for season 2017–18. As of the 2022-23 season, however, the merger was reversed and Division Two split back into North and South subdivisions.
Tunstall Town received national and even international attention in the 2010–11 season, after losing all of their games, and conceding an average of close to ten goals a game; however the team's first eleven did consist of players as old as 75.[1][2][3] On 22 February 2014, they ended a 171-game winless run with a 3-2 victory over Betley Reserves.[4]
Past winners
Premier Division
| Season | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| 2005–06 | Hanley Town | Ball Haye Green |
| 2006–07 | Wolstanton United | Hanley Town |
| 2007–08 | Wolstanton United | Newcastle Town Reserves |
| 2008–09 | Foley | Wolstanton United |
| 2009–10 | Stretton Eagles | Kidsgrove Athletic Reserves |
| 2010–11 | Ball Haye Green[5] | Hanley Town |
| 2011–12 | Hanley Town | Redgate Clayton |
| 2012–13 | Hanley Town | Redgate Clayton |
| 2013–14 | Wolstanton United | Uttoxeter Town |
| 2014–15 | Wolstanton United | Redgate Clayton |
| 2015–16 | Leek CSOB | Wolstanton United |
| 2016–17 | Abbey Hulton United | Wolstanton United |
| 2017–18 | Wolstanton United | Foley Meir |
| 2018–19 | Silverdale Athletic | Leek County School Old Boys |
| 2020–21 | Foley Meir | AFC Alsager |
Division One
| Season | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| 2005–06 | Stafford Rangers Stripes | Congleton Vale |
| 2006–07 | Congleton Vale | Barlaston |
| 2007–08 | Stretton Eagles | Sandbach United |
| 2008–09 | Manor Inne[6] | Holt JCB |
| 2009–10 | Barton United[7] | Stone Dominoes Reserves |
| 2010–11 | Audley | Barton United |
| 2011–12 | Hanley Town Reserves | Cheadle Town |
| 2012–13 | Uttoxeter Town | Hilton Harriers |
| 2013–14 | Manchester Metropolitan University | Stapenhill Reserves |
| 2014–15 | Leek County School Old Boys | Cheadle South Moorlands United |
| 2015–16 | Redgate Clayton Reserves | Ashbourne |
| 2016–17 | Foley Meir | Stone Dominoes |
| 2017–18 | Ossama Blurton | Brereton Social |
| 2018–19 | Audley | Abbey Hulton United Reserves |
| 2020–21 | Shenstone Pathfinder | City of Stoke |
Division Two
| Season | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| 2008–09 | Talbot Athletic | Wolstanton United Reserves |
| 2009–10 | Stretton Eagles Reserves | Audley |
| 2010–11 | MMU Cheshire | Lea Hall |
| 2011–12 | Audley Reserves | Vodafone Stoke |
| 2012–13 | Silverdale Athletic | Hall Heath |
| 2013–14 | Featherstone Prison | Uttoxeter Town Reserves |
Division Two (North and South)
| Season | Division Two North | Division Two South | Division Two Play-off winner | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Runner-up | Winner | Runner-up | ||
| 2014–15 | Market Drayton Tigers | Longton Area | Whittington FC | Wolverhampton SC U21 | Whittington FC |
| 2015–16 | Eastwood Hanley | Audley Reserves | Penkridge | Shenstone Pathfinder Reserves | Eastwood Hanley |
| 2016–17 | Tunstall Town | Foley Meir Reserves | Pathfinder FC | Brereton Social | |
Division Two
| Season | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| 2017–18 | Whittington | Goldenhill Wanderers |
| 2018–19 | AFC Alsager | AFC Hawkins Sports |
| 2020–21 | Foley Meir Reserves | FC 41 |
Member clubs (2022–23 season)
Source:[8]
Premier Division
- Abbey Hulton United Reserves
- AFC Alsager
- Alsager Town Reserves
- Ashbourne
- Audley & District
- Ball Haye Green
- Brereton Social
- Buxton Development
- City of Stoke
- Eastwood Hanley
- FC 41
- Leek C.S.O.B.
- Lichfield City Casuals
- Milton United
- Redgate Clayton
- Silverdale Athletic
- Walsall Phoenix
- Wolstanton United
Division One
- Audley & District 2nd
- Cheadle Town Eleven
- Chesterton AFC (Sat)
- City of Stoke Sen
- Cresswell Wanderers
- Eastwood Hanley Reserves
- Florence Youth
- Hawkins Sports (Sat)
- Keele University
- Kidsgrove Athletic
- Madeley White Star
- Newcastle Town Reserve
- Redgate Clayton Reserves
- Stone Old Alleynians 2nd
- Uttoxeter Town Reserves
Division Two North
- AFC Alsager Development
- Ashbourne Reserves
- Audrey & District Development
- Ball Haye Green Reserves
- FC 41 Reserves
- Florence Youth Reserves
- Keele University 2nd
- Leek C.S.O.B. Reserves
- Milton United Reserves
- Stone Old Alleynians 'A'
Division Two South
- AFC Real Medina
- Albrighton
- Brereton Social Reserves
- Cannock United
- Huthman
- Stafford Town Development
- Three Spires United
- Walsall Phoenix Reserves
- Warstones Wanderers Reserves
- Wyrley Reserves
References
- ^ "Football: Tunstall's fall guys become stars of the media world". The Sentinel. 27 April 2011. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
- ^ Ronay, Barney (14 March 2011). "Tunstall Town know Staffordshire is no county for very old men". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
- ^ "In praise of … Tunstall Town". The Guardian. 7 March 2011. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
- ^ "Tunstall Town finally end 171-game run without a win". BBC Sport. 24 February 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
- ^ Season 2010–11
- ^ Season 2008–09
- ^ Season 2009–10
- ^ "Staffordshire County Senior League". FullTime. Retrieved 21 September 2022.