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| Founded | 1983 |
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| Country | England |
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| Number of teams | 92 17 (North Division) 18 (South Division) 10 (Division One North) 12 (Division One East) 12 (Division One West) 10 (Division One South) 13 (Division Two) [1] |
| Level on pyramid | 11th (North and South Divisions) |
| Feeder to | |
| Promotion to | Northern Counties East League Division One United Counties League Division One |
| Domestic cup(s) | League Challenge Cup |
| Current champions | Retford United (Premier North) Clay Cross Town (Premier South) |
| Most championships | Hucknall Town (Three times, 1990, 1991 and 2019) |
| Website | Pitchero |
The Central Midlands Alliance is an English football league covering the northeast-central part of England. Formed in 1971 as the South Derbyshire League, changing name initially to the Derbyshire League before changing to the Central Midlands League in 1983, it covers parts of Derbyshire, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire, South Yorkshire and Staffordshire, although Sheffield-based teams play in the Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior Football League. The league's current sponsor is Abacus Lighting. Upon merging with the Midland Regional Alliance in 2023, the current name was adopted. The number of divisions has varied over time as follows
- 1983–84: Premier, Premier First, Senior and First
- 1984–85 to 1985–86: Premier, Central, Senior and First
- 1986–87 to 1987–88: Supreme, Premier, First and Second
- 1988–89 to 1990–91: Supreme, Premier and First
- 1991–92: Supreme, Premier North and Premier South
- 1992–93 to 2010–11: Supreme and Premier
- 2011–12 to 2012-13: North and South
- 2012–13 to 2014-15: North, South, Reserve Supreme and Reserve Premier
- 2015–16 to 2016-17: North, South, Reserve Division
- 2017–18 to 2018-19: North, South, Reserve Supreme and Division One
- 2018–19 to 2019-20: North, South, Division One North and South
- 2019–20 to 2021-22: North, South, Division One North, South and Central
- 2022–23: North, South, Division One North, East and West
- 2023–24 onwards: North, South, Division One North, South, East and West and Division 2
Within the English football league system, the Central Midlands League's top two divisions, called the North Division and South Division, were considered part of the National League System (at Step 7) until 2020, when they were redesignated as NLS county feeders. Four clubs from the previously-named Premier Division had the distinction of being the lowest-ranked clubs, and only ones outside the NLS, accepted for the 2006–07 FA Vase. For the 2008–09 season, eight of the leading sides left the Central Midlands League to join forces with eight clubs from the Leicestershire Senior League to form a new league, the East Midlands Counties League, at Step 6 of the National League System. For the 2015–16 season reserve teams of clubs who play higher up the pyramid were allowed to participate in the league for the first time.
One club per season from the North and South Divisions may be promoted (subject to ground standards and a top five finish) to either the Northern Counties East League Division One or United Counties League Division One. Some clubs have progressed from the CML to the National League North and Northern Premier League. A representative side from the league takes part in the FA Inter-League Cup.
Current members
The member clubs of the league for the 2023–24 season are as follows:
North Division
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South Division
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Division One North
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Division One East
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Division One West
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Division One South
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Division Two
- Ashland Rovers Reserves
- Ashover
- Aston Village
- Bargate Rovers Reserves
- Castle Donington Reserves
- Little Eaton Reserves
- Markeaton
- Melbourne Dynamo Reserves
- Newhall United CMA
- Sherwin
- Willington United
- Winster Darley Lions
- Wirksworth Ivanhoe Reserves
League champions
| Season | Premier Division |
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| 1983–84 | Shepshed Charterhouse reserves |
| 1984–85 | Rossington Main |
| 1985–86 | Stanton |
| Season | North Division | South Division | ||
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| 2011–12 | Westella & Willerby | Basford United | ||
| 2012–13 | Dronfield Town | Sutton Town | ||
| 2013–14 | AFC Mansfield | Clifton All Whites | ||
| 2014–15 | Bilsthorpe | Mickleover Royals | ||
| 2015–16 | Glapwell | Selston | ||
| 2016–17 | F.C. Bolsover | Selston | ||
| 2017–18 | Harworth Colliery | Eastwood | ||
| 2018–19 | Retford | Hucknall Town | ||
| 2019–20 | Season abandoned owing to COVID-19 pandemic | |||
| 2020–21 | Season curtailed | |||
| 2021–22 | Newark Town | Blidworth Welfare | ||
| 2022–23 | Retford United | Clay Cross Town | ||
League Challenge Cup
The league also runs the Central Midlands League Challenge Cup, which is contested by every club in the league. Since 2001 every final has been played at Alfreton Town's North Street stadium.
Finals
References
- ^ "2023-2024 CML numbers". FA Full Time. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
- ^ "Buckingham Insurance League Cup 22-23". Central Midlands Football League. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
- ^ "Mickleover RBL 4 2 Clay Cross Town". FA Full Time. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
External links
- North Division current table at NonLeagueMatters
- South division current table at NonLeagueMatters
- Central Midlands League on Mitoo (to 2012–13)
- Central Midlands League on FA Full-Time (2013–14 onwards)
This page was last edited on 24 March 2024, at 23:27