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2018 Mercury League

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The 2018 Mercury League will be the ninth season of the Mercury League. It will be contested over four divisions.

2018 Changes

Premier League

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
Tow Law FC (C, Q) 21 15 3 3 49 19 +30 48 Qualification to Champions' League group stage
Cook Island (T) 21 13 3 5 28 23 +5 42
Dynamo Deacon (T) 21 12 4 5 42 15 +27 40 Qualification to Champions' League third qualifying round
Mercury City 21 9 6 6 19 15 +4 33 Qualification to EMUFA Cup group stage
Mullen Albion 21 9 5 7 30 26 +4 32 Qualification to EMUFA Cup third qualifying round
West Grinstead FC 21 9 4 8 26 25 +1 31
May Wanderers 21 7 7 7 25 23 +2 28
Port Barret FC 21 6 8 7 29 33 −4 26
Bohemian Rhapsodies 21 5 5 11 16 32 −16 20
Innuendo FC 21 4 5 12 19 35 −16 17 Qualification to Second League play-offs
St John's FC 21 4 5 12 8 31 −23 17 Relegation to Second League
Breakthru FC (R) 21 1 9 11 14 28 −14 12

Note: Qualification to EMUFA competitions is based on the allocations for 2017–18 and may be subject to change depending on the performance of Mercurian clubs in that year's competitions. In addition to the places indicated, a third EMUFA Cup place is reserved for the winner of the 2018 Mercury FA Cup.

Results

  BRH BRK CKI DEA INN MAY MEC MUL PBA STJ TOW WGR
Bohemian Rhapsodies 1–0 1–0 0–4 1–3 1–1 0–1 0–2 2–3 2–2 1–1
Breakthru FC 1–1 0–1 0–3 0–0 0–0 1–2 3–4 0–0 1–1 0–1
Cook Island FC 1–0 1–0 2–1 0–1 2–2 1–0 3–1 2–1 0–2 1–1
Dynamo Deacon 2–0 1–2 0–0 4–1 2–0 5–1 1–2 4–0 0–2 2–0
Innuendo FC 0–1 1–1 2–2 0–1 1–3 1–2 1–1 2–1 1–3 0–3
May Wanderers 2–0 2–1 1–1 0–3 4–1 1–1 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–1
Mercury City 2–0 0–1 0–1 0–1 3–1 1–0 1–1 0–0 2–1 1–0
Mullen Albion 0–0 0–1 1–1 2–3 1–0 0–1 1–1 2–0 1–2 3–0
Port Barret FC 0–2 2–2 6–3 0–0 3–1 1–1 2–1 0–1 0–5 0–1
St John's FC 2–0 0–0 0–2 0–2 1–0 0–3 0–0 0–3 1–1 0–2
Tow Law FC 3–1 0–0 5–2 2–1 1–2 2–0 3–0 1–0 5–0 3–6
West Grinstead FC 1–2 1–0 0–1 2–0 1–1 0–1 1–1 2–1 1–0 0–3

Second League

The top two teams in the Second League will gain automatic promotion to the Premier League. The next three teams will compete in the play-offs along with the 10th-placed team from the Premier League to determine the third promotion spot. The bottom two teams will be relegated to the Third League, with the 12th-placed team competing in the Third League play-offs.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
Taylor Sporting Club (P) 24 15 4 5 35 20 +15 49 Promotion to Premier League
AFC Heartpool 24 14 3 7 39 20 +19 45
A Night at the Football 24 11 7 6 33 25 +8 40 Qualification for Second League play-offs
Mercury Phoenix 24 10 7 7 33 29 +4 37
Queen Athletic 24 9 8 7 29 18 +11 35
Flash FC 24 9 8 7 31 26 +7 35
Mercury Armed Forces FC 24 10 5 9 25 20 +5 35
Kuiper Town FC 24 8 9 7 24 23 0 33
Break Free Athletic 24 6 9 9 23 33 −10 27
Nafferton Town 24 6 8 10 21 31 −10 26
Made in Heaven 24 5 9 10 19 25 −6 24
Dunleigh Eagles 24 5 8 11 18 31 −13 23 Qualification for Third League play-offs
Hammond Rangers 24 5 8 11 30 44 −14 23 Relegation to Third League
Ponthorne Town 24 5 7 12 17 32 −15 22

Play-offs

Semi-finals


4th Second League 3rd Second League


3rd Second League 4th Second League



5th Second League 10th Premier League


10th Premier League 5th Second League

Final

Third League

The top two teams in the Third League will gain automatic promotion to the Second League. The next three teams will compete in the play-offs along with the 12th-placed team from the Second League to determine the third promotion spot. The bottom two teams will be relegated to the Fourth League, with the 12th-placed team competing in the Fourth League play-offs.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
A Kind of Magic (C, P) 24 16 2 6 34 16 +18 50 Promotion to Second League
Penbury Electric FC 24 11 6 7 28 20 +8 39
Soxceter FC 24 11 5 8 22 18 +4 38 Qualification for Third League play-offs
Fulditch United 24 11 5 8 22 18 +4 38
The Red Specials 24 10 6 8 32 30 +2 36
One Vision 24 9 8 7 28 25 +3 35
Bisminster Harriers 24 10 5 9 24 26 −2 35
Arleness FC 24 8 9 7 26 22 +4 33
Halley Comets 24 9 6 9 25 24 +1 33
Olbers' Paradoxes 24 9 5 10 19 20 −1 32
Holham Park FC 24 8 3 13 21 23 −2 27
Yorkwell Town 24 6 7 11 18 30 −12 25 Qualification for Fourth League play-offs
Fenhouse United 24 6 5 13 16 28 −12 23 Relegation to Fourth League
Hawking Black Holes 24 5 6 13 20 35 −15 21

As Soxceter FC and Fulditch United have identical records, they face tiebreaking criteria. They are split by the results of their matches against A Kind of Magic, with Soxceter FC's 4–2 aggregate win bettering Fulditch United's 0–1 aggregate defeat.

Play-offs

Semi-finals


4th Third League 3rd Third League


3rd Third League 4th Third League



5th Third League 12th Second League


12th Second League 5th Third League

Final

Fourth League

The top two teams in the Fourth League will gain automatic promotion to the Third League. The next three teams will compete in the play-offs along with the 12th-placed team from the Third League to determine the third promotion spot. The bottom three teams will be relegated to the Conference.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
FC Henscar (P) 24 15 2 7 35 21 +14 47 Promotion to Third League
Railminster Robins 24 12 7 5 30 23 +7 43
Show Must Go On 24 11 6 7 27 19 +8 39 Qualification for Fourth League play-offs
Kincester City 24 10 9 5 27 22 +5 39
Bybridge Town FC 24 11 5 8 23 15 +8 38
Keyfoss Knights 24 10 6 8 28 25 +3 36
Dissingham Town 24 10 3 11 21 21 0 33
Cunston Rovers 24 8 7 9 26 28 −2 31
Settington Rovers 24 8 6 10 16 19 −3 30
Longstoke City 24 8 5 11 23 27 −4 29
Torburn Miracles 24 6 9 9 24 26 −2 27
Mercury City Messengers 24 6 8 10 22 25 −3 26 Relegation to Conference
Clarkson Albion 24 6 5 13 14 28 −14 23
Besford Town 24 6 4 14 17 34 −17 22

Play-offs

Semi-finals


4th Fourth League 3rd Fourth League


3rd Fourth League 4th Third League



5th Fourth League 12th Third League


12th Third League 5th Fourth League

Final