The Midland Combination Women's Football League, also known simply as the Midland Combination, is at the third level of the English women's football

Women's football in England

While women's football has been played in England for over a century, it has only been in the 1990s that the game has seen a large increase in female players, as well as in female spectators, culminating in England hosting the Women's European Championships in 2005....

 pyramid, along with the three other Combination Leagues - South West

South West Combination Women's Football League

The South West Combination Women's Football League, also known simply as the South West Combination, is at the third level of the English women's football pyramid, along with the three other Combination Leagues - South East, Midland and Northern...

, South East

South East Combination Women's Football League

The South East Combination Women's Football League, also known simply as the South East Combination, is at the third level of the English women's football pyramid, along with the three other Combination Leagues - South West, Midland and Northern...

 and Northern

Northern Combination Women's Football League

The Northern Combination Women's Football League, also known simply as the Northern Combination, is at the fourth level of the English women's football pyramid, along with the three other Combination Leagues - South West, South East and Midland...

. The Midland Combination feeds directly into the FA Women's Premier League Northern Division

FA Women's Premier League Northern Division

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, and lies above the West Midland Women's Football League and the East Midland Women's Football League in the pyramid. The Combination leagues were founded in 1998.

Teams

The teams competing in the Midland Combination during the 2010-11 season are:

• Rotherham United Ladies FC
• Wolves Women
• Radcliffe Olympic
• Loughborough Students
• Leicester City
• Stoke City Ladies
• Sporting Club Albion
• Leafield Athletic
• Northampton Town
• Copsewood (Coventry)
• Stratford Town Ladies
• TNS LFC

Previous winners

Season	Winner
1998-99	Birmingham City L.F.C. Birmingham City L.F.C. Birmingham City L.F.C. is a semi-professional English Women's football club who are affiliated to Birmingham City F.C.. They play their home games at Knights Lane, the home of Stratford Town F.C., and were named as founder members of the FA Women's Super League which started in 2011.-History:The...
1999-00	Newcastle Town L.F.C.
2000-01	Mansfield Town L.F.C.
2001-02	Lincoln City L.F.C. Lincoln City L.F.C. Lincoln Ladies Football Club are an English women's football club. The club were known as Lincoln City Ladies Football Club until a sponsorship deal in 2008 with OOH Media PLC made them OOH Lincoln Ladies for two seasons. However, they changed their name to Lincoln Ladies FC for their entry into...
2002-03	Chesterfield F.C. Ladies
2003-04	Coventry City L.F.C. Coventry City L.F.C. Coventry City Ladies Football Club is an English women's football club affiliated with Coventry City F.C.. Founded in 1991, they currently play in the FA Women's Premier League National Division after two successive promotions from the Midland Combination Women's Football League.The club also...
2004-05	Nottingham Forest L.F.C. Nottingham Forest L.F.C. Nottingham Forest Ladies Football Club is an English women's football club affiliated with Nottingham Forest F.C.. They were promoted to the Women's Premier League in 2008 after winning the Northern Division and currently play their home matches at Carlton Town's Bill Stokeld Stadium.The first...
2005-06	Crewe Alexandra L.F.C. Crewe Alexandra L.F.C. Crewe Alexandra L.F.C are a ladies football side that play in the North West Women's Regional Football League - Premier Division, and are associated with Crewe Alexandra FC. They train at the Alexandra Soccer Centre on the 3G pitch that has recently been installed...
2006-07	Rotherham United L.F.C. Rotherham United L.F.C. Rotherham United Ladies Football Club is an English women's football club affiliated with Rotherham United F.C.. The club currently play in the FA Women's Premier League Northern Division, following two seasons in the Midland Combination, after being relegated from the Northern Division in...
2007-08	Leicester City W.F.C. Leicester City W.F.C. Leicester City Women Football Club is an English women's football club affiliated with Leicester City F.C.. The club is distinct from Leicester City Ladies Football Club who play at Midland Combination level. LCWFC currently play in the FA Women's Premier League Northern Division...
2008-09	Derby County L.F.C. Derby County L.F.C. Derby County Ladies Football Club is an English women's football club affiliated with Derby County F.C.. The first team currently plays in the FA Women's Premier League Northern Division...
2009-10	Coventry City L.F.C. Coventry City L.F.C. Coventry City Ladies Football Club is an English women's football club affiliated with Coventry City F.C.. Founded in 1991, they currently play in the FA Women's Premier League National Division after two successive promotions from the Midland Combination Women's Football League.The club also...

External links

• Official website of the Midland Combination Retrieved 21 November 2006.