▁ 1 9 3 7 – 3 8 ▁season ▁and ▁fol ded ▁before ▁reform ing ▁as ▁Hed nes ford . ▁The ▁new ▁club ▁rejo ined ▁the ▁B irmingham ▁& ▁District ▁League ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 7 – 3 9 ▁season ; ▁however , ▁with ▁the ▁league ▁reduced ▁to ▁ 1 0 ▁clubs , ▁two ▁round ▁ro bin ▁le agues ▁were ▁played ▁– ▁the ▁King ' s ▁Cup , ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁club ▁finished ▁bottom ▁of ▁the ▁table , ▁and ▁the ▁League ▁Cup , ▁in ▁which ▁they ▁finished ▁second - from - bottom . ▁ ▁After ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁Hed nes ford ▁joined ▁the ▁B irmingham ▁Com bin ation . ▁They ▁won ▁the ▁league ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 0 – 5 1 ▁and ▁were ▁run ners - up ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 2 – 5 3 , ▁after ▁which ▁they ▁rejo ined ▁the ▁B irmingham ▁& ▁District ▁League . ▁The ▁league ▁was ▁split ▁into ▁two ▁divisions ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 4 – 5 5 ▁season , ▁with ▁Hed nes ford ▁playing ▁in ▁the ▁Northern ▁Division . ▁A ▁th ir teenth - place ▁finish ▁saw ▁them ▁placed ▁in ▁Division ▁Two ▁the ▁following ▁season . ▁They ▁remained ▁in ▁Division ▁Two ▁until ▁the ▁league ▁was ▁reduced ▁to ▁a ▁single ▁division ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁the ▁league ▁was ▁renamed ▁the ▁West ▁Mid lands ▁( Reg ional ) ▁League . ▁Hed nes ford ▁became ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Premier ▁Division ▁when ▁the ▁league ▁gained ▁a