TIVIDALE this week lost their appeal to The FA after being refused promotion to the Total Motion Midland Premier because of an “invisible” anomaly.
The Beeches View Avenue club finished second in the feeder West Midlands (Regional) League Premier Division, but the Midland League instead selected their own Division One runners-up Ilkeston Town.
At a hearing at Wembley on Tuesday, the FA ruled that Midland League One has a direct link with the Premier, while the West Midlands (Regional) League acts as an independent competition, and therefore league officials were entitled to choo...