Staffordshire County Senior League
| Staffordshire County Senior League |
|---|
 |
| Founded |
| 2005 |
| Nation |
| England |
| Feeder To |
| North West Counties League Division One and Midland League Division One (not automatic) |
| Divisions |
| Premier Division Division One Division Two North Division Two South |
| Number of Teams |
| 55 |
| Levels on Pyramid |
| Level 11 to Level 13 |
| Cups |
| Leek Cup (All teams) Challenge Cup (Premier Division) President's Trophy (Division One) Division Two League Cup |
| Current Champions (2015–16) |
| Leek County School Old Boys (Premier) Redgate Clayton Reserves (Division One) Eastwood Hanley (Division Two North) Penkridge (Division Two South) |
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.
After operating with three divisions for nine seasons, the league split Division Two into two geographically separate divisions, North and South at the start of the 2014–15 season, with a play-off between the division winners to determine the overall Division Two winner.
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 |
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 |
Division Two
| Season | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| 2008–09 | Talbot Athletic | Wolstanton United Reserves |
| 2009–10 | Stretton Eagles Reserves | Audley |
| 2010–11 | Manchester Metropolitan University | Lea Hall United |
| 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 | Wolverhampton SC U21 | Market Drayton Tigers |
| 2015–16 | Eastwood Hanley | Audley Reserves | Penkridge | Shenstone Pathfinder Reserves | Eastwood Hanley |
Member clubs (2016–17 season)
Premier Division
- Abbey Hulton United
- Alsager Town Reserves
- Ashbourne
- Ball Haye Green
- Cheadle South Moorlands United – resigned at the end of September having played five games
- Cheadle Town
- Eccleshall Reserves
- Florence
- Hanley Town Reserves
- Hilton Harriers Athletic
- Knypersley Victoria
- Leek County School Old Boys
- Newcastle Town Reserves
- Redgate Clayton
- Silverdale Athletic
- Walsall Phoenix
- Wolstanton United
Division One
- Abbey Hulton United Reserves
- Audley & District
- Cheadle Town Reserves
- Eastwood Hanley
- Foley Meir
- Hawkins Sports
- Keele University
- Market Drayton Tigers
- Milton United
- MMU Cheshire
- Penkridge
- Redgate Clayton Reserves
- Staffordshire LA
- Stone Dominoes
- Wolverhampton Sporting U21
Division Two North
- AFC Alsager
- Audley & District Reserves
- Chesterton
- Congleton Rovers
- Foley Meir Reserves
- Goldenhill Wanderers
- Hardman Development
- Keele University Reserves
- Leek County School Old Boys Reserves
- Milton United Reserves
- Norton
- Staffordshire Moorlands
- Tunstall Town
Division Two South
- Acorn Albion
- Barton United Reserves
- Brereton Social
- Cannock United
- Hilton Harriers Reserves
- Red Star Alma
- Shenstone Pathfinder Reserves
- Stone Old Alleynians Reserves
- Walsall Phoenix U21
- Whittington
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