ðə fˈɔːɹmɚ mˈɪdlənd lˈiːɡ klˈʌbz fˈɔːɹmd ðə nˈuː pɹəmˈɪɹ dᵻvˈɪʒən, wˌɪtʃ ɪz ɐ fˈiːdɚ tə ðə nˈɔːɹθ wˈɛst kˈaʊntiz fˈʊtbɔːl lˈiːɡ ænd sˈɪts æt stˈɛp sˈɛvən ɔːɹ lˈɛvəl ɪlˈɛvən ʌvðə nˈæʃənəl lˈiːɡ sˈɪstəm.
The former Midland League clubs formed the new Premier Division, which is a feeder to the North West Counties Football League and sits at step 7 (or level 11) of the National League System.