The Isuzu FA Vase 4th Round kicks off on Saturday with Midland Football League interest retained by three clubs. Premier Division leaders Walsall Wood travel to Tring Athletic, whilst AFC Wulfrunians and Atherstone Town both have home ties against Anstey Nomads and Hartpury University respectively.

In league action, second placed Shifnal Town will be hoping to close the gap on Walsall Wood when they travel to Tythe Barn Lane for an early 2pm kick off against Highgate United who sit in seventh. Only six points separate Shifnal Town in second from Lichfield City in ninth so there is all to play for at the top of the table. Several of those in the chasing pack play each other on Saturday with Lichfield City hosting Racing Club Warwick (5th), and Lye Town (8th) hosting Stourport Swifts (4th). At the other end of the table there is a huge game at the Greenfields Sports Ground when Market Drayton (20th) play Wolverhampton Casuals (19th) in a match with real importance in the relegation battle. 

Saturday's Isuzu FA Vase 4th Round fixtures:

AFC Wulfrunians vs Anstey Nomads
Atherstone Town vs Hartpury University
Tring Athletic vs Walsall Wood

Saturday's Midland Football League Premier Division fixtures:

Highgate United vs Shifnal Town - 14:00
Lichfield City vs Racing Club Warwick - 15:00
Lye Town vs Stourport Swifts - 15:00
Market Drayton Town vs Wolverhampton Casuals - 15:00
Stone Old Alleynians vs Darlaston Town (1874) - 15:00
Tividale vs Romulus - 15:00
Whitchurch Alport vs Bewdley Town - 15:00
Worcester City vs Studley - 15:00

There is a reduced programme in Division 1 with only six fixtures scheduled to take place. At the top, league leaders travel to bottom club Haughmond. Play-off chasing OJM Black Country and Droitwich Spa both face potentially tricky away trips to Paget Rangers and Shawbury United respectively, whilst ever-improving Heath Hayes will be looking to pull away from the bottom three when they host Nuneaton Griff at the Coppice Colliery Ground. 

Saturday's Midland Football League Division 1 Fixtures:

Coventry Copsewood vs. Cradley Town - 15:00
Haughmond vs. Dudley Town - 15:00
Heath Hayes vs. Nuneaton Griff - 15:00
Ingles vs. Coton Green - 15:00
Paget Rangers vs. OJM Black Country - 14:00
Shawbury United vs. Droitwich Spa - 15:00

There is a massive game at the top of Division 2 on Saturday when Cadbury Athletic (2nd) host Sutton United (1st), a win for the hosts will close the gap at the top to just four points, however a win for the visitors will see Sutton United extend their lead at the top to a massive ten points. AFC Coventry Rangers may be sitting in mid-table, but they have up to four games in hand on the teams above them and will be looking to close the gap when they travel to Boldmere Sports & Social Falcons. Two more of the chasing pack meet as Fairfield Villa (5th) host Knowle (3rd).

Saturday's Midland Football League Division 2 fixtures:

​Alcester Town vs. Barnt Green Spartak - 14:00
Boldmere S & SF vs. AFC Coventry Rangers - 14:00
Cadbury Athletic vs. Sutton United - 14:00
Earlswood Town vs. Inkberrow - 14:00
Fairfield Villa vs. Knowle - 14:00

The promotion race in Division 3 is probably the most exciting one for many years. Just six points separate the top six clubs, not bad in a division which only has 13 teams. None of the six promotion chasing sides face each other on Saturday, so it could be all change at the top come the weekend's end. DSC United (6th) travel to AFC Birmingham (9th), AFC Solihull (2nd) host Sutton Rangers (8th) and divisional leaders Coventrians (1st) travel to bottom club Birmingham Tigers (13th). Elsewhere, Wake Green Ameturs (2nd) travel to the Hub to face Continental Star (10th) and there's a local derby at Vale Stadium where Castle Vale Town (12th) entertain Solihull Sporting (7th).

Saturday's Midland Football League Division 3 fixtures:

AFC Birmingham vs. DSC United - 14:00
AFC Solihull vs. Sutton Rangers - 14:00
Birmingham Tigers vs. Coventrians - 14:00
Castle Vale Town vs. Solihull Sporting - 15:00
Continental Star vs. Wake Green Amateurs - 14:00

Fixtures for other matches taking place in the Midland Football League can be found via the links below:

Reserve Division - Midland Football League RFL (thefa.com)
Under 21 East - Midland Football League RFL (thefa.com)
Under 21 West - ​Midland Football League RFL (thefa.com)

As the Midland Football League enters the second half of the season the promotion races and relegation battles across the four main divisions are really hotting up.

In the Premier Division, Walsall Wood lead the way, six points clear of Shifnal Town in second place, but only four points separate the chasing pack from third to ninth, so everything is still to play for. On Saturday leaders Walsall Wood travel to a Uttoxeter Town side in a battle of their own at the bottom end of the table. Town sit two points and two places above the drop zone, ahead of Worcester City and Wolverhampton Casuals who have twelve points apiece, whilst Market Drayton Town are bottom, with three points to show for so far this campaign. 

Saturday's Midland Football League Premier Division fixtures:

​Bewdley Town vs AFC Wulfrunians - 2pm
Shifnal Town vs Racing Club Warwick - 2pm
Darlaston Town (1874) vs Market Drayton Town - 3pm
Highgate United vs Worcester City - 3pm
Romulus vs Atherstone Town - 3pm
Stourport Swifts vs Tividale - 3pm
Studley vs Lichfield City - 3pm
Uttoxeter Town vs Walsall Wood - 3pm
Whitchurch Alport vs Lye Town - 3pm
Wolverhampton Casuals vs Stone Old Alleynians - 3pm

In the Midland Football League Division 1, the title race is wide open. Dudley Town currently sit top of the pile but they hold the slenderest of margins over second place Ashby Ivanhoe. The Robins are top by virtue of one goal. On Saturday, Dudley Town's title credentials will be put to the sternest of tests when they travel to third placed Hinckley AFC, who themselves still harbour title ambitions. Two other sides in promotion contention meet at The Sports Ground, Lye, when OJM Black Country in fifth, welcome Bilston Town who currently sit in fourth. A quirk of the fixture computer also sees sixth play seventh as Coton Green welcome Droitwich Spa to New Mill Lane.

It's a similar story for sides at the bottom end of the table. In a real six-pointer, Heath Hayes who are third-bottom will be looking to build on the superb point they picked up against leaders Dudley Town when they travel to fourth-bottom AFC Bridgnorth. 

Saturday's Midland Football League Division 1 fixtures:

AFC Bridgnorth vs Heath Hayes - 3pm
Chelmsley Town vs Ingles - 3pm
Coton Green vs Droitwich Spa - 3pm
Coventry Copsewood vs Wednesfield - 3pm
Haughmond vs Paget Rangers - 3pm
Hinckley AFC vs Dudley Town - 3pm
O J M Black Country vs Bilston Town - 3pm
Shawbury United vs Nuneaton Griff - 3pm
Smethwick Rangers vs Wolverhampton Sporting Community - 3pm
Stapenhill vs Cradley Town - 3pm

External cup competition commitments mean a reduced programme in Divisions 2 and 3 this weekend.

In Division 2, Cadbury Athletic will be looking to make the most of league leaders Sutton United being in cup action when they welcome Fairfield Villa to the Cadbury Recreation Ground. At the other end of the table the bottom two meet at The Pavilions as Barnt Green Spartak host Boldmere Sports & Social. 

Saturday's Midland Football League Division 2 fixtures:

Barnt Green Spartak vs Boldmere Sports & Social Falcons - 2pm
Cadbury Athletic vs Fairfield Villa - 2pm
Inkberrow vs Earlswood Town - 2pm
Knowle vs Lane Head - 2pm
Redditch Borough vs Kenilworth Sporting - 2pm

In Division 3 just three points separate the top five. Fourth meets fifth as Wake Green Amateurs travel to Balsall & Berkswell, whilst second placed AFC Solihull will be looking to move top of the table when they host Leamington Hibernian.

Saturday's Midland Football League Division 3 fixtures:

AFC Solihull vs Leamington Hibernian - 2pm
Balsall & Berkswell vs Wake Green Amateurs - 2pm
DSC United vs Castle Vale Town - 3pm
Solihull Sporting vs Continental Star - 2pm