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was no surprise that <strong>Wem</strong> were to eventually follow suit and move<br />
league.<br />
Finishing seventh in the Shropshire County League at the end of<br />
the 1988/89 season, the <strong>Wem</strong> <strong>Town</strong> Committee applied to join the<br />
West Midlands (Regional) League. The application was successful<br />
and <strong>Wem</strong> were placed in the WMRL Division Two. In the first<br />
season a top five finish was achieved playing against the likes of<br />
Broseley Athletic, Hill Top Rangers, Lichfield, and Moxley Rangers,<br />
<strong>Wem</strong> <strong>Town</strong> were promoted into the Division One of the West<br />
Midlands (Regional) League.<br />
<strong>Wem</strong> <strong>Town</strong> stayed in Division One for four seasons before the Club<br />
Committee resigned from the League. The resignation was<br />
necessary because of the running costs and it was fast becoming a<br />
real concern for club officials. The resignation caused some<br />
heartache for the club’s supporters because the team had achieved<br />
their highest ever position in league football, finishing fourth.<br />
It’s hard to believe now that in just those four seasons, <strong>Wem</strong> had<br />
entertained teams like Ilkeston <strong>Town</strong>, Knypersley Victoria, Malvern<br />
<strong>Town</strong>, and Tividale at their Butler Sports Stadium ground.<br />
The start of the 1995/96 season saw a return to the Shropshire<br />
County league and with that trips to the likes of Little Drayton<br />
Rangers. But as before, the phoenix rose once again and in the<br />
2008/09 season, <strong>Wem</strong> were crowned Shropshire County League<br />
Premier Division Championship. Winning the League also secured<br />
promotion back into Division Two the West Midlands (Regional)<br />
League.<br />
History repeated itself once again, with promotion to Division One<br />
being achieved in the first season back in the WMRL.<br />
After staying in Division One for eight consecutive seasons they<br />
were crowned champions at the end of the 2017/18, in doing so<br />
again achieved promotion under the management of Josh Gough,<br />
into the West Midlands (Regional) Premier Division .<br />
Last season saw <strong>Wem</strong> flirt with relegation in their first ever season<br />
at this level, finishing in eighteenth place, a point above fellow<br />
Shropshire neighbours Shifnal <strong>Town</strong>, who also stayed in the<br />
Division.<br />
This season the officials and club management will be working on<br />
and off the field to bring their Butler Sports Stadium up to Premier<br />
Division requirements and ensure Premier Division status for years<br />
to come.<br />
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