title: 1997–98 Midland Football Alliance
text: # 1997–98 Midland Football Alliance
  
  The 1997–98 Midland Football Alliance season was the fourth in the history of Midland Football Alliance, a football competition in England.
  
  ## Clubs and league table
  
  The league featured 18 clubs from the previous season, along with two new clubs:
  
  * Richmond Swifts, promoted from the Midland Football Combination, who also changed name to Kings Norton Town
  * Wednesfield, promoted from the West Midlands (Regional) League
  
  ### League table
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Bloxwich Town | 38 | 28 | 4 | 6 | 77 | 31 | +46 | 88 | Promoted to the Southern Football League |
  | 2 | Rocester | 38 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 74 | 36 | +38 | 76 | |
  | 3 | Oldbury United | 38 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 73 | 43 | +30 | 71 | |
  | 4 | Boldmere St. Michaels | 38 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 54 | 38 | +16 | 68 | |
  | 5 | Kings Norton Town | 38 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 57 | 37 | +20 | 67 | |
  | 6 | Barwell | 38 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 68 | 56 | +12 | 60 | |
  | 7 | Bridgnorth Town | 38 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 64 | 47 | +17 | 58 | |
  | 8 | West Midlands Police | 38 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 58 | 42 | +16 | 57 | |
  | 9 | Halesowen Harriers | 38 | 17 | 5 | 16 | 53 | 63 | −10 | 56 | |
  | 10 | Chasetown | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 57 | 43 | +14 | 53 | |
  | 11 | Wednesfield | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 56 | 49 | +7 | 53 | |
  | 12 | Knypersley Victoria | 38 | 11 | 17 | 10 | 52 | 53 | −1 | 50 | |
  | 13 | Willenhall Town | 38 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 45 | 44 | +1 | 49 | |
  | 14 | Pelsall Villa | 38 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 66 | 66 | 0 | 45 | |
  | 15 | Sandwell Borough | 38 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 57 | 63 | −6 | 45 | |
  | 16 | Rushall Olympic | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 51 | 57 | −6 | 44 | |
  | 17 | Stapenhill | 38 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 39 | 74 | −35 | 33 | |
  | 18 | Stratford Town | 38 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 39 | 69 | −30 | 31 | |
  | 19 | Pershore Town | 38 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 36 | 97 | −61 | 18 | |
  | 20 | Shifnal Town | 38 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 35 | 103 | −68 | 14 | |
  