Shropshire Premier League


The Shropshire Premier League is 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 transferring membership across. 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. 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 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.

Member clubs 2018–19

In the 2018-19 season, the Premier Division consisted of 11 teams.

Premier Division

ClubHome ground
Stoke HeathWarrant Road, Market Drayton
Gobowen CelticGobowen Playing Fields, Gobowen, Shropshire
Madeley SportsPhoenix Sports Centre, Dawley
DonningtonHLC, Hadley, Telford
Brown CleeHall Meadow, Cleobury North
Oakengates RangersKetley Recreation Ground, Bank Way, Ketley Bank, Telford
Prees UnitedPrees Cricket and Recreation Club, Brades Road, Prees
Albrighton FCLoak Road, Albrighton
Shrewsbury JuniorsShrewsbury Sports Village, Sundorne, Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury
St. Martins VillageOverton Road Playing Fields, Oswestry
Wrockwardine WoodNew Road, Wrockwardine Wood, Telford

League champions

The following teams have won the Premier Division, gaining promotion to West Midlands League Division Two.
SeasonPremier DivisionRunners-UpDivision OneDivision Two
2012–13AFC LudlowTelford JuniorsMadeley SportsChilds Ercall
2013–14Oakengates AthleticChurch StrettonChilds ErcallAFC Broseley
2014–15Telford JuniorsFC HodnetAFC BroseleyStoke Heath
2015–16F.C. Oswestry TownAllscottStoke HeathMadeley Sports Reserves
2016-17Oakengates AthleticChurch StrettonShrewsbury Juniors
2017–18Oakengates AthleticShrewsbury JuniorsSt Martins Village