Staffordshire County Senior League
Founded
2005
Nation
Feeder To
North West Counties League North West Counties Football League The North West Counties Football League is a football league in North west of England. As of 2011, the league covers Cheshire, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Merseyside, Southern Cumbria, Northern Staffordshire, the High Peak area of Derbyshire, and the far west of West Yorkshire. In the past, the... Division One
Divisions
Premier Division Division One Division Two
Number of Teams
47
Levels on Pyramid
Level 11 to Level 13 English football league system The English football league system, also known as the football pyramid, is a series of interconnected leagues for association football clubs in England, with six teams from Wales also competing...
Cups
(Leek Cup) (League Cup)
Current Champions (2010–11)
Ball Haye Green (Premier) Audley (Division One) Manchester Metropolitan University (Division Two)

The Staffordshire County Senior League is a football

Football (soccer)

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 competition based in Staffordshire

Staffordshire

Staffordshire is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. Part of the National Forest lies within its borders...

, England

England

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. It was formed in 2005 as a merger of the Midland League (formerly known as the Staffordshire Senior League) and the Staffordshire County League

Staffordshire County League

The Staffordshire County League was an English football competition based in the county of Staffordshire. It existed from at least 1957 until 2005, when it merged with the Midland League to form the new Staffordshire County Senior League, with the former County League teams forming Divisions One...

.

The former Midland League clubs formed the new Premier Division, which is a feeder to the North West Counties Football League

North West Counties Football League

The North West Counties Football League is a football league in North west of England. As of 2011, the league covers Cheshire, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Merseyside, Southern Cumbria, Northern Staffordshire, the High Peak area of Derbyshire, and the far west of West Yorkshire. In the past, the...

 and sits at step 7 (or level 11) of the National League System

National League System

The National League System comprises the seven levels of the English football league system immediately below the level of the Premier League and The Football League. It contains 91 league competitions and more than 1,600 clubs. It comes under the jurisdiction of The Football Association...

. 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

English football league system

The English football league system, also known as the football pyramid, is a series of interconnected leagues for association football clubs in England, with six teams from Wales also competing...

.

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.

Premier Division

Season	Winner	Runner-up
2005–06	Hanley Town Hanley Town F.C. Hanley Town Football Club play in the Staffordshire County Senior League which is part of step 7 of the non-league football pyramid. The club take their name from the largest of the six towns in Stoke-on-Trent, which is Hanley...	Ball Haye Green
2006–07	Wolstanton United	Hanley Town Hanley Town F.C. Hanley Town Football Club play in the Staffordshire County Senior League which is part of step 7 of the non-league football pyramid. The club take their name from the largest of the six towns in Stoke-on-Trent, which is Hanley...
2007–08	Wolstanton United	Newcastle Town Newcastle Town F.C. Newcastle Town F.C. are an English football club based in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire. They play in the Northern Premier League First Division South. They are full members of the Staffordshire Football Association.-History:...  Reserves
2008–09	Foley	Wolstanton United
2009–10	Stretton Eagles	Kidsgrove Athletic Kidsgrove Athletic F.C. Kidsgrove Athletic F.C. is an English football club based in based in Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, England currently playing in the Northern Premier League Division One South...  Reserves
2010–11	Ball Haye Green	Hanley Town Hanley Town F.C. Hanley Town Football Club play in the Staffordshire County Senior League which is part of step 7 of the non-league football pyramid. The club take their name from the largest of the six towns in Stoke-on-Trent, which is Hanley...

Division One

Season	Winner	Runner-up
2005–06	Stafford Rangers Stripes Stafford Rangers F.C. Stafford Rangers Football Club is a semi-professional English football team from Stafford which plays in the Northern Premier League Premier Division.The team wear black and white stripes with black shorts...	Congleton Vale
2006–07	Congleton Vale	Barlaston
2007–08	Stretton Eagles	Sandbach United
2008–09	Manor Inne	Holt JCB
2009–10	Barton United	Stone Dominoes Stone Dominoes F.C. Stone Dominoes F.C. are a football club based in Stone, Staffordshire.-History:The club was established in 1987 and joined the Midland League Division Two in 1995. They reached the 5th round of the FA Vase in 2003–04 season. They are currently members of the North West Counties Football League...  Reserves
2010–11	Audley	Barton United

Premier Division

• Abbey Hulton United
• Audley
• Ball Haye Green
• Biddulph Town
• Congleton Vale
• Eccleshall
  Eccleshall F.C.
  Eccleshall F.C. are an English football club from Eccleshall, Staffordshire. They currently play in the North West Counties Football League First Division.-History:The club was founded in 1971 and joined the Staffordshire County League in 1979...
  
   Reserves
• Florence
• Hanley Town
  Hanley Town F.C.
  Hanley Town Football Club play in the Staffordshire County Senior League which is part of step 7 of the non-league football pyramid. The club take their name from the largest of the six towns in Stoke-on-Trent, which is Hanley...
  
  
• Keele University
• Kidsgrove Athletic
  Kidsgrove Athletic F.C.
  Kidsgrove Athletic F.C. is an English football club based in based in Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, England currently playing in the Northern Premier League Division One South...
  
   Reserves
• Newcastle Town
  Newcastle Town F.C.
  Newcastle Town F.C. are an English football club based in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire. They play in the Northern Premier League First Division South. They are full members of the Staffordshire Football Association.-History:...
  
   Reserves
• Norton
• Redgate Clayton
• Stone Dominoes
  Stone Dominoes F.C.
  Stone Dominoes F.C. are a football club based in Stone, Staffordshire.-History:The club was established in 1987 and joined the Midland League Division Two in 1995. They reached the 5th round of the FA Vase in 2003–04 season. They are currently members of the North West Counties Football League...
  
   Reserves
• Stretton
• Wolstanton United

Division One

• Abbey Hulton United Reserves
• Alsager Town
  Alsager Town F.C.
  Alsager Town F.C. is an English association football club, based in Alsager, Cheshire. They currently play in the North West Counties Football League Premier Division and are members of the Cheshire County Football Association. The club have gone through a number of name changes since they were...
  
   Reserves
• Ashbourne
• Bradeley Town
• Cheadle Town
• Chesterton
• Congleton Athletic
• Foley
• Hanley Town
  Hanley Town F.C.
  Hanley Town Football Club play in the Staffordshire County Senior League which is part of step 7 of the non-league football pyramid. The club take their name from the largest of the six towns in Stoke-on-Trent, which is Hanley...
  
   Reserves
• Lea Hall
• Longton Harriers
• Manchester Metropolitan University
• Redgate Clayton Reserves
• Rugeley Rangers
• Sandbach United Reserves
• Wolstanton United Reserves

Division Two

• AFC Milton
• Audley Reserves
• Bradwell
• Cheadle South Moolands United
• Cheadle Town Reserves
• Congleton Vale Reserves
• Florence Reserves
• Hawkins Sports
• Hilton Harriers
• Kidsgrove Athletic
  Kidsgrove Athletic F.C.
  Kidsgrove Athletic F.C. is an English football club based in based in Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, England currently playing in the Northern Premier League Division One South...
  
   Youth
• Norton Reserves
• Stone Dominoes
  Stone Dominoes F.C.
  Stone Dominoes F.C. are a football club based in Stone, Staffordshire.-History:The club was established in 1987 and joined the Midland League Division Two in 1995. They reached the 5th round of the FA Vase in 2003–04 season. They are currently members of the North West Counties Football League...
  
  Youth
• Stone Old Alleynians Reserves
• Tunstall Town
• Vodafone Stoke

External links

• Official website