Mining League

Mining League

Countries	England
Folded	2011
Divisions	3
Number of teams	45
Levels on pyramid	13–15
Feeder to	Cornwall Combination
Last champions	Illogan Reserves

The Mining League (last sponsored by One and All Sports) was a football league competition based in Cornwall, UK, with three divisions. The First Division sat at level 13 of the English football league system, and the winning team could be promoted to the Cornwall Combination.

The league merged with the Falmouth & Helston League at the end of the 2010–11 season. Both leagues at the time of the merger had three divisions and had 45 teams. The new Trelawny League was introduced for the start of the 2011–12 season, once the Falmouth & Helston League celebrated its 50th anniversary.^[1]

Events

In 2010 the league made the national news due to the performances of, then recently promoted, Division One team Madron F.C., who conceded 227 goals in their first 11 games of the season, including a 55–0 defeat to Illogan RBL Reserves.^[2][3] Madron finished the season with no points and a goal difference of -395.^[4]

Recent Divisional Champions

These are the divisional champions for the last two seasons of the league^[4]:

Division One

2010–11 Champions: Illogan Reserves
2009–10 Champions: Illogan Reserves

Division Two

2010–11 Champions: Carbis Bay United
2009–10 Champions: Madron

Division Three

2010–11 Champions: Hayle IV
2009–10 Champions: Praze-an-Beeble

References

1. ^ "New league step nearer". Falmouth Packet. 2008-03-19. http://www.falmouthpacket.co.uk/sport/fpfootball/display.var.2131996.0.new_league_step_nearer.php. 
2. ^ "We're the pits: manager admits football team is 'probably worst in Britain'". The Guardian. 29 November 2010. http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/nov/29/football-team-concedes-227-goals. Retrieved 30 November 2010. 
3. ^ "'Nobody enjoys games like that': A village football coach reacts to his side's 55-0 victory". Daily Mail. 25 November 2010. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1332913/Nobody-enjoys-games-like-A-village-football-captain-reacts-sides-55-0-victory.html. Retrieved 22 April 2011. 
4. ^ ^{a b} "Mining Division". The Football Association. http://full-time.thefa.com/Index.do?league=8637186. Retrieved 22 June 2011. 

External links

• Mining League results and tables @ TheFA.com