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This is a list of football teams based in West Midlands County sorted by which league they play in as of the 2019-20 season. The leagues are listed in order of their level in the English football league system.
The Birmingham and District Football League (formerly the Birmingham & District Amateur Football Association and often referred to as the Birmingham AFA) is an amateur association football competition covering the city of Birmingham, England, and the surrounding area, for football teams playing on a Saturday.
Richards joined Exeter City at Under-12 level and progressed through the ranks to sign an academy scholarship in August 2023. [1] He made his senior debut the following week in a 2–1 EFL Cup victory over Crawley Town. [2] He made his league debut a month later in a defeat to Leyton Orient. [3]
Scott Patrick Hiley (born 27 September 1968) is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender.. He notably had brief spells in the Premier League playing for both Manchester City and Southampton, but spent the majority of his career in the Football League with Exeter City where he played over 330 times in the league over two separate spells.
Blake held the position of manager of Exeter City from January 2000 until September 2001. [9] A qualified coach and holder of the UEFA Pro Licence, [10] Blake was appointed in February 2007 as one of the Football Association's National Coaches to work with players in England's youth teams and to assist with coach education. [11]
William McGregor, regarded as the founder of the original Football League and one of the first directors of Aston Villa, also had a strong association with Birmingham County FA. The Association now has over 1,200 football clubs with 4,800 affiliated teams in over 60 sanctioned leagues, with seven professional clubs under its auspices. There are ...
Additionally there are 8 Junior Boy's leagues and one Girl's league. Affiliated clubs also play in other Football Association and Football League competitions. These include the three senior clubs that play in Football League Two (as of 2013) of Plymouth Argyle, Exeter City and Torquay United.
Sunday football's popularity rose rapidly in the 1950s with many more leagues starting to form around England: the Watford Sunday League was founded in 1955, the South Birmingham Sunday League in 1957, the Wolverhampton & District in 1958 and the Middleton & District in 1959.