WhiteBallProject » Non-League re-structure : It looks like it's happening

Matchman · 12/4/2021 7:15 PM

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The FA[/url][url=https://twitter.com/FA]@FA Our alliance and leagues committees have provided an update on proposed structural changes to the National League System:

AN UPDATE ON PROPOSED STRUCTURAL CHANGES TO THE NATIONAL LEAGUE SYSTEM
Monday 12 Apr 2021

The FA’s Alliance and Leagues Committees announced that they would consider the feasibility of undertaking the restructure at Steps 4-6 Following the curtailment of the 2020/21 league season for Steps 3-6 of the National League System (NLS), our Alliance and Leagues Committees announced that they would consider the feasibility of undertaking the restructure at Steps 4-6 (which was intended to take effect from the 20/21 season but has been delayed due to the impact of COVID-19).

The Committees have now met to consider this matter and will be recommending to FA Council that the structural changes to the number of divisions in the NLS be completed in order to address the imbalance that currently exists and achieve the ‘pure pyramid’ at Steps 1-6.

The planned and delayed restructure comprises of one additional division at Step 4, two additional divisions at Step 5 and a reduction of divisions, from 20 to 17, at Step 6.

As part of the proposals, 110 clubs would be upwardly moved within the pyramid at Steps 4-6 in order to facilitate the new divisions, protecting the integrity of the NLS whilst supporting clubs with a desire and ambition to progress, without undermining the stability of the system. The restructure will have a positive impact on a significant number of clubs, supporting them with reduced travel and costs and providing greater opportunities for generating income via localised fixtures.

FA Council will be considering the recommendations of the Committees in due course and Clubs and Leagues will continue to be kept updated on this process. Further information is below.

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The FA update on NLS restructure - further information:

In summary, the Committees have proposed that:
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The following divisional changes will be implemented (on the basis of the previously conducted tender process) for the 2021-22 season:

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One new division will be created at Step 4, to be administered by the Northern Premier League;

Two new divisions will be created at Step 5, to be administered by the Combined Counties League and the United Counties League; and

The number of divisions at Step 6 will be reduced to 17.

In order to implement these divisional changes, 110 clubs will be required to upwardly move within the pyramid at Steps 4 to 6:

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20 clubs will move from Step 5 to Step 4;

60 clubs will move from Step 6 to Step 5 (20 to backfill those Clubs elevated to Step 4,and 40 to populate the two new divisions); and

30 clubs will move from Regional NLS Feeder Leagues to Step 6 (to bring Step divisions to their full quota, taking into account the reduced number of divisions going forwards).

The mechanism for selecting clubs required to move into the new divisions at Step 4 and Step 5 will be as follows:

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Each Club will be allocated an unweighted points per game figure on the basis of completed fixtures in both the 2019/20 and 2020/21 seasons, i.e. the club’s total points across both seasons will be added together and divided by the number of games it has played across both seasons.

Clubs will then be ranked within their respective leagues on the basis of those calculations.

Clubs who are eligible for upward movement will be identified as follows:

Step 5 The top 3 ranked clubs from each of the North West Counties League, Northern Counties East League and Northern League, along with the top ranked Club from the remaining eleven Step 5 divisions, will be considered eligible for upward movement to Step 4 and will be invited to make an application to do so. Multiple clubs will be upwardly moved from these specific leagues, as per the previous ratification by FA Council, in order to address specific challenges with travelling distance and time which exist at Step 4.

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The top 2 ranked clubs in each of the South West Peninsula League divisions, along with the top 3 ranked clubs from the eighteen remaining Step 6 divisions, will be considered eligible for upward movement to Step 5 and will be invited to make an application for upward movement. Fewer clubs will be upwardly moved from the South West Peninsula League Divisions, as per the previous ratification by FA Council, on the basis of geographical reasons for the relevant divisions at Step 5.

The Committees are currently considering what additional requirements clubs who are eligible based on sporting merit will be required to meet in order to be upwardly moved via this process and further details will be communicated on this in due course.

A Club must have played in each of the two seasons (both at the same Step) in order to be eligible for upward movement via this process. It will not be mandatory for any club which is eligible for upward movement to make an application. If an eligible club decides not to do so, the next best ranked club will be invited (and so on) subject to any cut off point deemed appropriate by the Committees.
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The process outlined above will lead to a need to backfill in certain divisions at Step 6 to bring them up to quota. Where there is a need to do so, the Committee will liaise with the relevant Step 6 Leagues and ask them to consider applications that were made by clubs on or before 31 December 2020 from clubs in Regional NLS Feeder Leagues within their relevant geographical area. Given the degree of variation in the number of fixtures completed by clubs in Regional NLS Feeder Leagues, the Committees did not consider it appropriate to utilise sporting data in the same way to determine upward movement. Accordingly, the proposed upward movement will be determined by the relevant Leagues on the basis of a subjective application process (although sporting data may be t aken into account), with the final decision to allocate Clubs being with the Committee.

All applications will be assessed by the Committees on the basis of the principles above and clubs will be allocated accordingly.

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WhiteBallProject · 12/4/2021 7:20 PM

I am a bit surprised as they have not got much time to get everything in place for clubs to start at the beginning of August. I presume they know what they are doing!!

Matchman · 12/4/2021 10:38 PM

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Based on their results over the last two unfinished seasons, these are Step 5 teams who look to be in pole position for promotion to Step 4

North Western Counties League (3 teams) 1874 Northwich, Bootle, Charnock Richard
Northern Counties East league (3 teams) Staveley, Liversedge, Yorkshire Amateur
Northern League (3 teams) Stockton, Shildon, Hebburn
Combined Counties League (1 team) Ascot United
Eastern Counties League (1 team) Stowmarket
Essex Senior League (1 team) Hashtag United
Hellenic League (1 team) Binfield
Midland League (1 team) Sporting Khalsa
Southern Counties East League (1 team) Corinthian
Spartan South Midlands League (1 team) Colney Heath
Southern Combination (1 team) Lancing
United Counties League (1 team) Anstey Nomads
Wessex League (1 team) Christchurch
Western League (1 team) Plymouth Parkway

So there is a possibility of nine teams from the South of England having the opportunity to play at Step 4. Will they all go into the Northern Premier League? I don't think so.

It is more likely that the promoted Step 5 Southern teams are moved into one of the five Southern Step 4 Leagues ie :
Isthmian League North Division,
Isthmian South-Central Division
Isthmian South-East Division
Southern League Central Division or
Southern League South Division
and some of the more northerly teams currently in a Southern Step 4 league are moved into a Northern Premier Step 4 Division to accommodate them.

If this happens, the most likely teams to be moved to the Northern Premier are :
(1) From the Southern League Division One Central
Halesowen Town,
Coleshill Town,
Bedworth United,
   Corby Town
Yaxley
Daventry Town
   St Neots Town
Kempston Rovers
Bedford Town
   (2) From the Isthmian League North Division
Dereham Town,
   Soham Town Rangers
   Histon

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Matchman · 13/4/2021 6:11 AM

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So by my reckoning, these are the likely new teams to come into the Northern Premier League at Step 4 :

Promoted from North Western Counties League :
   1874 Northwich
Bootle
Charnock Richard
Promoted from Northern Counties East League :
Staveley MW
Liversedge
Yorkshire Amateur
Promoted from Northern League :
Stockton
Shildon
Hebburn
Promoted from Midland League :
   Sporting Khalsa
Promoted from United Counties League :
   Anstey Nomads
Teams moved sideways from Southern League Div One Central and Isthmian league North Division : Any 9 from these 12
   Halesowen Town
   Coleshill Town
Bedworth United
   Corby Town
   Daventry Town
   St Neots Town
   Kempston Rovers
   Bedford Town
   Yaxley
  Dereham Town
   Soham Town Rangers
   Histon


Once it is known who the new teams will be, then the Northern Premier League then have the task of creating three geographical divisions with the objective of minimising travel distances for all clubs.
Which geographical division IlkestonTown finds itself in is impossible to predict without knowing the chosen geographical areas.
If the areas are North West, Central and East, then Ilkeston are unlikely to be in the North West Division but could be in the Central or East Division.

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Matchman · 13/4/2021 8:03 AM

The previous post is just my attempt at producing an outcome of the non-league re-structuring.
The actual outcome may be very different.

Matchman · 13/4/2021 8:04 AM

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Ollie Bayliss[/url][url=https://twitter.com/Ollie_Bayliss]@Ollie_Bayliss
The FA Alliance & Leagues committees have recommended that the non-league restructure takes place. Under the proposal 110 clubs at Steps 5-7 will be 'upwardly moved' (20 at Step 5, 60 at Step 6, 30 at Step 7). Here's the proposed timeline for the next stages of the process:

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WhiteBallProject · 13/4/2021 9:48 AM

This could be the new line up or something pretty close. Long hikes to Cambridgeshire but is it an easier league to get out of?

Matchman · 13/4/2021 5:02 PM

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That list of teams looks quite possible if one of the geographical Divisions is “East”
It’s not just a matter of putting teams near each other together.
The league want the aggregate travelling in each of the three DIVISIONS to be as similar as possible.

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Matchman · 14/4/2021 6:55 AM

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This is the predicted Northern Premier League (Step 4), all three divisions as posted on Non-League Matters.

Northern Premier League One South East

1   Belper Town   NPE
2   Cambridge City   ILN
3   Carlton Town   NPE
4   Cleethorpes Town   NPE
5   Corby Town   SLC
6   Histon   ILN
7   Ilkeston Town   NPE
8   Lincoln United   NPE
9   Loughborough Dynamo   NPE
10   Quorn   UCP
11   Sheffield   NPE
12   Shepshed Dynamo   UCP
13   Soham Town Rangers   ILN
14   Spalding United   NPE
15   St. Neots Town   SLC
16   Stamford   NPE
17   Stocksbridge Park Steels   NPE
18   Wisbech Town   NPE
19   Worksop Town   NPE
20   Yaxley SLC

Northern Premier League One North

1   Bridlington Town   NEP
2   Brighouse Town   NPW
3   Clitheroe   NPW
4   Colne   NPW
5   Dunston U.T.S.   NPW
6   Frickley Athletic   NPE
7   Glossop North End   NPE
8   Hebburn Town   NL1
9   Kendal Town   NPW
10   Liversedge   NEP
11   Marske United   NPW
12   Mossley   NPW
13   Ossett United   NPW
14   Pickering Town   NPW
15   Pontefract Collieries   NPW
16   Ramsbottom United   NPW
17   Shildon   NL1
18   Stockton Town   NL1
19   Tadcaster Albion   NPW
20   Yorkshire Amateur   NEP

Northern Premier League One South West

1   1874 Northwich   NWP
2   Bedworth United   SLC
3   Bootle   NWP
4   Chasetown   NPE
5   City of Liverpool   NPW
6   Coleshill Town   SLC
7   Daventry Town   SLC
8   Evesham United   SLS
9   Halesowen Town   SLC
10   Kidsgrove Athletic   NPE
11   Marine   NPW
12   Market Drayton Town   NPE
13   Newcastle Town   NPE
14   Prescot Cables   NPW
15   Runcorn Linnets   NPW
16   Rylands   NWP
17   Sporting Khalsa   MLP
18   Sutton Coldfield Town   NPE
19   Trafford   NPW
20   Widnes   NPW

According to this prediction, the teams from the NPL South East Division of last season who we won’t be playing against next season are :

Promoted
Leek Town

Moved to North Division :
Frickley Athletic
Glossop North End

Moved to South West Division
Chasetown
Kidsgrove Athletic
Market Drayton
Newcastle Town
Sutton Coldfield Town

Those 8 teams are replaced by :
Cambridge City
Corby Town
Histon
Quorn
Shepshed
Soham Town Rangers
St Neots Town
Yaxley

To me, that looks like more distances to travel, which in turn will result in an increase in away travel costs for fans.

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Matchman · 14/4/2021 11:37 AM

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Round trip distances - New teams versus teams from last season

Round trip mileage

Last season teams :
Leek Town 75 miles
Frickley Athletic 111 miles
Glossop North End 120 miles
Chasetown 95 miles
Kidsgrove Athletic 111 miles
Market Drayton 124 miles
Newcastle Town 102 miles
Sutton Coldfield Town 88 miles
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Total round trip miles 826 miles

Predicted new teams ;
Cambridge City 196 miles
Corby Town 137 miles
Histon 196 miles
Quorn 41 miles
Shepshed 34 miles
Soham Town Rangers 204 miles
St Neots Town 187 miles
Yaxley 135 miles
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Total round trip miles 1130 miles

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kevilsonlad · 14/4/2021 3:37 PM

Doesn't look good travel wise....

Matchman · 14/4/2021 8:27 PM

WhiteBallProject wrote:

This could be the new line up or something pretty close. Long hikes to Cambridgeshire but is it an easier league to get out of?

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If this turns out to be the league we're in, then next season looks like being really tough. It looks a really competitive league.

The newly promoted teams (Shepshed and Quorn) will be confident.

The only weak side (based on last year) is Wisbech Town.

All of the other teams look capable of pulling off a surprise.

Ilkeston face several long distance away games. (Cleethorpes, Spalding, Wisbech, Cambridge, Histon, Soham, St Neots)

Stamford will be favourites for the one promotion spot.

Belper, Carlton, Cleethorpes, Loughborough and Worksop are expected to be promotion contenders.

Of the sideways moved teams, Corby Town have the best record over the last two seasons.

These are the records of each team over the last two unfinished seasons :

Played Points    Points Avg.Home
per game     Attendance

Corby Town 36 75       2.0833    419
Cambridge City 32 48   1.5000    185
Yaxley 35 52    1.4857 116
Histon 31 46   1.4839    206
Soham Town Rgrs 35 44   1.2571      154
St Neots Town 36 34      0.9444 195

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kevilsonlad · 15/4/2021 6:40 PM

Wouldnt be good for us but feel for for the likes of Cambridge city and Cleethorpes plus others for a 5 hour round trip games.

Matchman · 15/4/2021 7:12 PM

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Click on the blue link below to see the map showing the 8 Step 4 leagues.

Looking at the three predicted Northern Premier Divisions, it can be seen that the division Ilkeston (orange icons) are in, covers quite a large area.

https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?hl=en&ll=51.7545890080044-2.51421009062494&z=7&mid=1xDDiBWj8Z7dH48qi1fs1uctdkDCvjTbu

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Matchman · 16/4/2021 8:04 AM

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Ollie Bayliss[/url][url=https://twitter.com/Ollie_Bayliss]@Ollie_Bayliss·Apr 12
Clubs at Step 3-6 have been asked asked to provide any ‘observations’ on the proposal by 5pm on Friday 16th April.
Clubs at Step 5 & 6 have also been asked to declare if they do not wish to be considered for upward movement.

So clubs eligible for promotion from Step 5 to Step 4 have the opportunity to decline promotion if they want to. (According to the NonLeagueMatters prediction that would mean Shepshed and Quorn)

Don't think the sideways moved clubs have any choice.

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WhiteBallProject · 16/4/2021 8:38 AM

I wonder if "any observations" means it still might not happen or we are doing it and if you don't like it tough!
Looking at the reorganisation I can never understand why the East Midland Counties League has been taken over by the United Counties League. In the projected formats it appears to have exactly the same teams but just a different name and I presume different people possibly in Northampton running it. I must however say I believe in the end it does not make any difference as any team winning the old East Midlands League do not now necessarily go into a league full of ex United Counties League based teams as they move up the pyramid.

Matchman · 19/4/2021 9:04 AM

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Ollie Bayliss[/url][url=https://twitter.com/Ollie_Bayliss]@Ollie_Bayliss
I’ve spoken to FA Alliance Committee & FA Council member Anthony Hughes. We discussed: Plans to elevate 110 clubs in the restructure Why the Step 2 mini league was rejected Why 19/20 Non-League Finals Day won't have fans Plans for next season

Well worth a click below to listen :

The Non-League Show - Plans For The Non-League Restructure - BBC Sounds[/url][url=https://t.co/Ovp33PjcCn?amp=1]Ollie Bayliss spoke to the Southern League vice chairman Anthony Hughesbbc.co.uk

So this Thursday should see a decision on whether the Non League re-organiation plans go ahead.

Step 5 teams who qualify for promotion on a points per game basis also need to be licensed to play at Step 4.
The granting of such a licence is dependent on clubs meeting facility standards such as ground grading and security of tenure.
Clubs would then be invited to apply for promotion.

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Matchman · 21/4/2021 8:41 AM

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Looks like no promotion for Leek despite have the highest points per game across all Step 4 Divisions.

OPINION: FA Restructure Ignoring Issues Higher Up

The announcement from The FA Alliance and Leagues Committees – as covered by Outside The 92 – is a welcome one. The additional divisions at Steps 4 and 5 will help to alleviate longstanding issues around travel times and distances and correct some injustices caused by the rash decision to declare the 2019-20 season null and void. However, there’s an area of the National Leagues System that doesn’t seem to be covered by the plan:
The Trident Leagues.
Clubs in the Pitching In Isthmian, Northern Premier and Southern Leagues are not being considered for promotion using the unweighted points per game (PPG) calculations which be applied lower down and which were used in the National League last season. This is despite the fact that the National League does have vacancies; the top tier is a club short due to the demise of Macclesfield Town, while the South Division consisted of 21 clubs during 2019-20. If the National League was looking to run three divisions of 24 clubs next season, they would need five clubs from Step 3 to make up the numbers. Expanding the National League to 72 clubs would enable the leading team from each of the four Step 3 divisions to move up; specifically, Worthing, Truro City, Tamworth and South Shields. In this scenario, the fifth spot would go to Tiverton Town, whose PPG is higher than two of the clubs ahead of them in the queue, but a tenth of a point lower than that of Truro City. That, then, would create vacancies for clubs at Step 4 to fill and increase, slightly, the number of teams who could be moved up from Step 5. This would allow clubs such as Ascot United who, as it stands, would miss out on promotion from the Combined Counties League by 0.0082 points, to move up to Step 4. Imagine missing out on promotion by such a tiny margin!
Imagine, also, how the clubs at the top of their Step 4 divisions must feel. Over the course of two incomplete seasons, Workington AFC have played 40 matches in the North / West Division of the Northern Premier League and accumulated some 90 points. Leek Town did even better, amassing 91 points from 36 matches to achieve the highest PPG (2.5278) across all 7 divisions at their level.
Further south, Maldon & Tiptree combined two spectacular runs in the FA Cup with outstanding Isthmian League form; they won 76 points from 31 matches at an average of 2.45 points per game.Yet, as it stands, none of these clubs will get the chance to test themselves at a higher level next season and the question should be asked: why? Is it because of a realisation in the corridors of power that 24 teams in each division of the top two tiers of non-League football is too many? Is it because the Trident Leagues are concerned that promoting clubs whilst simultaneously reorganising their competitions is potentially overburdening their organisations? Either way – supporters and officials of clubs at Steps 3 and 4 deserve to be told why their divisions are being treated differently to the rest of the Pyramid.

Matchman · 21/4/2021 8:22 PM

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Ollie Bayliss[/url][url=https://twitter.com/Ollie_Bayliss]@Ollie_Bayliss An extraordinary meeting of the FA Council will take place tomorrow. Members will consider the proposal to complete the non-league restructure by elevating 110 clubs at Steps 5-7. The plan (below) would see clubs at Steps 5&6 ranked based on PPG from the 19/20 & 20/21 seasons.

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Matchman · 23/4/2021 8:12 PM

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Non-League re-structure set to go ahead following today's approval of plans by FA

Ollie Bayliss[/url][url=https://twitter.com/Ollie_Bayliss]@Ollie_Bayliss·2h
BREAKING: The FA Council has approved plans to 'upwardly move' 110 clubs at Steps 5-7. At Steps 5&6, the combined PPG from the 2019/20 & 2020/21 seasons will be used to select which clubs can apply. At Step 7, leagues will considered applicants on a more 'subjective basis'.

Eligible clubs at Step 5&6 will be invited to apply for 'upward movement' next week.

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kevilsonlad · 23/4/2021 10:49 PM

So it's travel to Cambridge for us then. But on the good side we get to see our good friends Shep Shed

Matchman · 24/4/2021 3:26 AM

So 17th May is the date we should know what Division we are in and all of the other teams we will be playing against.

Matchman · 27/4/2021 8:22 AM

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Ollie Bayliss[/url][url=https://twitter.com/Ollie_Bayliss]@Ollie_Bayliss
The FA has invited clubs at Step 5 & 6 to apply for 'upward movement'. Clubs are asked to submit details of their ground grading, security of tenure & finances by Monday 3rd May. Here's the list of clubs invited to apply (clubs for initial/first consideration are in bold):

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So the teams in bold are in pole position for upward movement.

Re Promotion of local clubs from Step 5 to Step 4 (ie moving up to Ilkeston's level):

Sporting Khalsa will be the one club promoted from the Midland League providing they meet ground criteria with Coventry United then Romulus next in line if they fail.

Shepshed Dynamo will be the one club promoted from the United Counties League provided they meet ground criteria with Quorn then Rugby next in line if they fail

Re promotion of local clubs from Step 6 to Step 5, Heanor and Eastwood are in pole positions

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WhiteBallProject · 27/4/2021 2:21 PM

I am surprised Long Eaton United are not invited to join step4

Matchman · 27/4/2021 4:47 PM

WhiteBallProject wrote:
I am surprised Long Eaton United are not invited to join step4

Long Eaton had the best points per game for season 2020-21 but unfortunately their 2019-20 record was not so good (38 points from 26 matches)

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Matchman · 10/5/2021 9:14 AM

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Ollie Bayliss@Ollie_Bayliss · 1h
The make up of next season’s step 3-6 leagues are due to be announced next week, with around 110 clubs elevated. This week the FA will address any issues with club’s applications for upward movement. FA Sub-Committees may be used to decide matters arising from the applications.

The Non League restructure and how Ilkeston may be affected has been my obsession for months and it is finally going to be resolved.

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WhiteBallProject · 10/5/2021 12:18 PM

"finally resolved?" I love your optimism! I can see lots of moans and threats of court action etc. It will however be interesting to see how close all the guesses are to the final 22 or 24. I think we are more than likely to be travelling down the M1 rather than up it more often and those hikes through Derby and the southern hills of the Peak District might be a thing of the past. I did think in which season would we have done most travelling for league matches and decided on the time we were in the Southern League and we played teams like Dover and Newport IoW or is this another thing I have just imagined. I am no doubt that Matchman will have worked all this out by this evening!!!

Matchman · 10/5/2021 7:09 PM

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Personally I've only been an away regular for the last seven or eight seasons. I'm an absolute newby compared to many of our supporters who have loyally followed the club for decades.

During the time I've travelled away, Ilkeston have been in four different leagues enabling visits to many grounds:
Northern Premier League - Premier Division,
Midland Football League - Division One,
Midland Football League - Premier Division and
Northern Premier League - South East Division

The grounds of Blyth Spartans and Workington are the furthest ones I've travelled to.

Really looking forward to travelling to some new grounds next season following the non league re-structure.

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Matchman · 15/5/2021 6:47 PM

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Ollie Bayliss@Ollie_Bayliss · 47m
The make up of next season’s Step 3-6 leagues are due to be announced next week. Around 110 clubs will be elevated (20 from Step 5, 60 from Step 6 & 30 from Step 7).
Sideways movement is inevitable with a new division added at Step 4, 2 new divisions at Step 5 & 3 divisions removed at Step 6.

Matchman · 18/5/2021 2:08 PM

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BREAKING: The FA has published the 2021/22 Step 3-6 allocations. 20 clubs have been elevated to Step 4. 60 clubs have been elevated to Step 5. 27 clubs have been elevated to Step 6. Macclesfield FC will join at Step 5. Moneyfields have taken voluntary relegation to Step 5. [/url] [url=https://twitter.com/Ollie_Bayliss/status/1394654013174558720/photo/2][/url] [url=https://twitter.com/Ollie_Bayliss/status/1394654013174558720/photo/3]

So as you can clearly see, these are the teams in Ilkeston's league which is : NPL Midlands Division

1 Bedworth Utd
2 Belper Town
3 Cambridge City
4 Carlton Town
5 Chasetown
6 Coleshill Town
7 Corby Town
8 Daventry
9 Halesowen
10 Histon
11 Ilkeston
12 Loughborough Dynamo
13 Shepshed Dynamo
14 Soham Town Rangers
15 Spalding United
16 Sporting Khalsa
17 Stamford
18 Sutton Coldfield
19 Wisbech
18 Yaxley

It was widely predicted that Ilkeston would be in a south east division and this has proved to be incorrect.
Here is the new look @NorthernPremLge Midlands Division

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