wɪð ˈɔːl sˈaʊθ lˈoʊðiən klˈʌbz hˌævɪŋ ɔːlɹˌɛdi lˈɛft ðɪ ˌɛsdʒˌeɪˌɛfˈeɪ lˈiːɡ tə dʒˈɔɪn ðɪ ˈiːst ʌv skˈɑːtlənd lˈiːɡ wˌaɪl ɹᵻtˈeɪnɪŋ ðɛɹ mˈɛmbɚʃˌɪp, ɪt wʌz dᵻsˈaɪdᵻd ðə nˈuː sˈɪŋɡəl dᵻvˈɪʒən fˈɔːɹmd baɪ ðə ɹᵻmˈeɪnɪŋ nˈɔːɹθ tˈeɪsaɪd klˈʌbz wʊd biː nˈeɪmd ðə mˈɪdləndz fˈʊtbɔːl lˈiːɡ, ɔːlðˈoʊ ɪt wʊd stˈɪl biː ɐdmˈɪnɪstɚd baɪ ðɪ ˌɛsdʒˌeɪˌɛfˈeɪ.
With all south (Lothian) clubs having already left the SJFA league to join the East of Scotland League (while retaining their membership), it was decided the new single division formed by the remaining north (Tayside) clubs would be named the Midlands Football League, although it would still be administered by the SJFA.