Non-league allocations 2025/26: West Midlands sides discover their fate
Non-league clubs across the West Midlands have discovered what league they will be playing in next season after the Football Association published the non-league allocations for 2025/26.
Hednesford Town will be taking on clubs in the Northern Premier following their triumph in the Northern One West play-off final earlier this month.
There, they will be joined by Rushall Olympic, who were relegated from National League North following two years at the second tier of non-league football.
Cleethorpes Town, Stocksbridge Park Steels and Northern One West champions Widnes - who just pipped Hednesford to the title - have also been promoted into the Northern Premier, while Warrington Town have been relegated into the division alongside Rushall.
Kidderminster Harriers just missed out on going up out of National League North before sacking manager Phil Brown - and it has been confirmed they will stay in that division next season, as expected.
There, they are joined by five promoted clubs - AFC Telford United, Bedford Town, Robbie Savage's Macclesfield, Merthyr Town and Worksop Town - while AFC Fylde are the only side to drop out of the National League into the North division.
Stourbridge and Halesowen Town - the latter beaten in the play-offs last season - remain in the Southern Central Premier at step three, but there has been some movement at step four.
Stafford Rangers and Chasetown will once again compete in Northern One West, where they will be joined by Darlaston Town and Sporting Khalsa - the pair having been moved across from Northern One Midlands.
Midland League Premier Division champions Lichfield City will though be competing in Northern One Midlands following their promotion from step five.
Lye Town replace them in the Midland Premier, from where OJM Black Country have been relegated after failing their stadium accreditation.
OJM go into Midland One, where Wednesfield have been given a reprieve from relegation.
Wolverhampton Casuals were relegated from the Midland Premier on the pitch and drop into North West Counties League Division One South, where they will find Wolverhampton Sporting after they were handed a reprieve from relegation.
