2019 Mercury League

The 2019 Mercury League will be the tenth season of the Mercury League. It will be contested over four divisions.

2019 Changes

• Promoted to Premier League:
  • AFC Heartpool
  • Queen Athletic (via play-offs)
  • Taylor Sporting Club
• Relegated from Premier League:
  • Breakthru FC
  • Innuendo FC
  • St John's FC (via play-offs)
• Promoted to Second League:
  • A Kind of Magic
  • Penbury Electric FC (via play-offs)
  • Soxceter FC
• Relegated from Second League:
  • Hammond Rangers (via play-offs)
  • Made in Heaven
  • Ponthorne Town
• Promoted to Third League:
  • FC Henscar
  • Railminster Robins
  • Show Must Go On (via play-offs)
• Relegated from Third League:
  • Fenhouse United
  • Hawking Black Holes
  • Yorkwell Town (via play-offs)
• Promoted to Fourth League:
  • Ashridge AFC
  • Compton Motors FC
  • Lowhouse FC (via play-offs)
• Relegated from Fourth League:
  • Besford Town
  • Clarkson Albion
  • Mercury City Messengers

Premier League

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
Cook Island FC	12	8	3	1	24	13	+11	27	Qualification to Champions' League group stage
Dynamo Deacon	12	8	2	2	15	8	+7	26
Mercury City	12	7	2	3	18	10	+8	23	Qualification to Champions' League third qualifying round
AFC Heartpool	12	6	2	4	15	13	+2	20
Tow Law FC	12	5	4	3	16	12	+4	19	Qualification to EMUFA Cup group stage
May Wanderers	12	5	2	5	18	19	−1	17	Qualification to EMUFA Cup third qualifying round
West Grinstead FC	12	4	3	5	11	12	−1	15
Taylor Sporting Club	12	4	3	5	7	8	−1	15
Bohemian Rhapsodies	12	3	4	5	12	15	−3	13
Port Barret FC	12	2	3	7	10	17	−7	9	Qualification to Second League play-offs
Queen Athletic	12	2	3	7	9	18	−9	9	Relegation to Second League
Mullen Albion	12	2	1	9	10	20	−10	7

Note: Qualification to EMUFA competitions is based on the allocations for 2018–19 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 2019 Mercury FA Cup.

Results

	HEA	BRH	CKI	DEA	MAY	MEC	MUL	PBA	QAT	TAY	TOW	WGR
AFC Heartpool	–	0–0	4–1		3–4		0–2				0–2	1–0
Bohemian Rhapsodies	1–2	–		0–1		–	2–1		1–2	0–0	1–2
Cook Island FC		2–0	–	2–1		2–1	2–1		1–0	2–0
Dynamo Deacon	1–0			–			1–0	1–0	2–2	2–1	1–0
May Wanderers		5–5	3–5	0–1	–	0–1				0–0		0–2
Mercury City	0–0	0–1	–	2–1		–	1–0			0–1	4–2
Mullen Albion	0–1			0–2	1–3		–	4–3			1–3	0–1
Port Barret FC		0–1	1–1		1–0	0–3		–	1–1			2–4
Queen Athletic	1–2		0–4		0–1	1–2	1–1		–	0–2
Taylor Sporting Club	1–2						0–1	1–0	1–0	–	0–0	0–1
Tow Law FC			1–1		0–1	2–2		0–0	1–0		–	3–1
West Grinstead FC		0–0	1–1	1–1	0–1	0–2			0–1			–

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Addey Hanbury	Cook Island FC	10
2	Phillip Sherman	May Wanderers	8
	Andrew Miller	Tow Law FC	8
4	Jan-Morteņ Juliaĵsen	Mercury City	7
5	Michael Manning	AFC Heartpool	6
	Álexis Carrasco	May Wanderers	6
	Fabris Balbîn	Mercury City	6
	Jonathan Webber	Queen Athletic	6
9	Wilmont Fizeau-Blake	Cook Island FC	5
	Ĵulian Ólsen	Dynamo Deacon	5
	Sezer Özker	Dynamo Deacon	5

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
A Kind of Magic	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Promotion to Premier League
A Night at the Football	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Break Free Athletic	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Qualification for Second League play-offs
Breakthru FC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dunleigh Eagles	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Flash FC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Innuendo FC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kuiper Town FC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mercury Armed Forces FC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mercury Phoenix	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nafferton Town	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Penbury Electric FC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Qualification for Third League play-offs
Soxceter FC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Relegation to Third League
St John's FC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Play-offs

Semi-finals

4th Second League v 3rd Second League

4th Second League	–	3rd Second League

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3rd Second League v 4th Second League

3rd Second League	–	4th Second League

5th Second League v 10th Premier League

5th Second League	–	10th Premier League

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10th Premier League v 5th Second League

10th Premier League	–	5th Second League

Final

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Freddie Mercury Memorial Arena, Mercury

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
Arleness FC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Promotion to Second League
Bisminster Harriers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
FC Henscar	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Qualification for Third League play-offs
Fulditch United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Halley Comets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hammond Rangers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Holham Park FC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Made in Heaven	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Olbers' Paradoxes	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
One Vision	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ponthorne Town	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Railminster Robins	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Qualification for Fourth League play-offs
Show Must Go On	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Relegation to Fourth League
The Red Specials	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Play-offs

Semi-finals

4th Third League v 3rd Third League

4th Third League	–	3rd Third League

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3rd Third League v 4th Third League

3rd Third League	–	4th Third League

5th Third League v 12th Second League

5th Third League	–	12th Second League

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12th Second League v 5th Third League

12th Second League	–	5th Third League

Final

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Freddie Mercury Memorial Arena, Mercury

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
Ashridge AFC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Promotion to Third League
Bybridge Town FC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Compton Motors FC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Qualification for Fourth League play-offs
Cunston Rovers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dissingham Town	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Fenhouse United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hawking Black Holes	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Keyfoss Knights	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kincester City	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Longstoke City	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lowhouse FC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Settington Rovers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Relegation to Conference
Torburn Miracles	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Yorkwell Town	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Play-offs

Semi-finals

4th Fourth League v 3rd Fourth League

4th Fourth League	–	3rd Fourth League

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3rd Fourth League v 4th Third League

3rd Fourth League	–	4th Third League

5th Fourth League v 12th Third League

5th Fourth League	–	12th Third League

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12th Third League v 5th Fourth League

12th Third League	–	5th Fourth League

Final

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Freddie Mercury Memorial Arena, Mercury