National League System Club Allocations – Steps 5/6, season 2019-20
Combined Counties Football League Combined Counties Football League Step 5 - Premier Division (CCLP) Step 6 - Division One (CCL1) 1 Abbey Rangers 1 AFC Hayes CCLP 2 Ascot United HLP 2 Ash United 3 Badshot Lea 3 Bagshot 4 Balham 4 Bedfont & Feltham 5 Banstead Athletic 5 British Airways 6 Camberley Town 6 Chessington & Hook U 7 CB Hounslow United 7 Dorking Wanderers Res 8 Cobham 8 Epsom & Ewell 9 Colliers Wood United 9 Eversley & California 10 Egham Town ILSC 10 Farnham Town 11 Guildford City 11 FC Deportivo Galicia 12 Hanworth Villa 12 Fleet Spurs 13 Knaphill 13 Frimley Green 14 Molesey ILSC 14 Godalming Town 15 Raynes Park Vale 15 Jersey Bulls NEW 16 Redhill 16 Kensington Borough 17 Sheerwater ^1 CCL1 17 Sandhurst Town 18 Southall 18 Tooting Bec 19 Spelthorne Sports 19 Walton & Hersham CCLP 20 Sutton Common Rovers 20 Westside SUR
East Midlands Counties Football League Step 6 - Premier Division (EMCP) 1 Barrow Town 2 Belper United 3 Borrowash Victoria 4 Clifton All Whites 5 Clipstone 6 Dunkirk MLP 7 Eastwood Community 8 FC Bolsover NCE1 9 Gedling Miners Welfare 10 Graham Street Prims 11 Heanor Town 12 Hucknall Town CML 13 Ingles 14 Kimberley Miners Welfare 15 Radford 16 Rainworth M W 17 Sherwood Colliery 18 Shirebrook Town NCE1 19 Teversal 20 West Bridgford
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Eastern Counties Football League Eastern Counties Football League Step 5 - Premier Division (ECLP) Step 6 - Division One (ECLN) 1 Brantham Athletic 1 AFC Sudbury Reserves 2 Ely City 2 Cornard United 3 FC Clacton 3 Debenham LC 4 Godmanchester Rovers 4 Diss Town 5 Gorleston 5 Downham Town 6 Hadleigh United 6 Fakenham Town 7 Haverhill Rovers 7 Felixstowe & Walton Res 8 Kirkley & Pakefield 8 Framlingham Town ECLP 9 Long Melford 9 Great Yarmouth Town ECLP 10 Mildenhall Town ILN 10 Haverhill Borough 11 Newmarket Town 11 Ipswich Wanderers 12 Norwich United 12 Kings Lynn Town Reserves 13 Stanway Rovers ESL 13 Lakenheath 14 Stowmarket Town 14 Leiston Reserves 15 Swaffham Town ECLN 15 March Town United 16 Thetford Town 16 Mulbarton Wanderers 17 Walsham le Willows 17 Needham Market Reserves 18 Whitton United 18 Norwich CBS 19 Woodbridge Town 19 Sheringham ACL 20 Wroxham 20 Wisbech St Mary
Essex Senior Football League Eastern Counties Football League Premier Division (ESLP) Step 6 - Eastern Senior League (ESLS) 1 Clapton 1 Barkingside ESL 2 Cockfosters SSMP 2 Benfleet 3 Colney Heath SSMP 3 Brightlingsea Regent Res 4 Enfield 1893 4 Burnham Ramblers 5 Hashtag United ESLS 5 Coggeshall United 6 Hoddesdon Town 6 Fire United ^2 7 Ilford 7 Frenford ^2 8 London Colney SSMP 8 Hackney Wick 9 Redbridge 9 Halstead Town 10 Saffron Walden Town 10 Harwich & Parkeston ^2 11 Sawbridgworth Town 11 Holland 12 Southend Manor 12 Leyton Athletic ESL 13 Sporting Bengal United 13 Little Oakley 14 St Margaretsbury 14 Lopes Tavares ^2 15 Stansted 15 May & Baker ^2 16 Takeley 16 Newbury Forest 17 Tower Hamlets 17 White Ensign ^2 18 Walthamstow 18 Wivenhoe Town 19 West Essex 19 Wormley Rovers ^2 20 Woodford Town
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Hellenic Football League Hellenic Football League Step 5 - Premier Division (HLP) Step 6 - Division One East (HL1E) 1 Ardley United 1 Abingdon Town 2 Binfield 2 Abingdon United 3 Bishop's Cleeve 3 AFC Aldermaston 4 Brackley Town Saints 4 Chalvey Sports 5 Brimscombe & Thrupp 5 Chinnor 6 Burnham HL1E 6 Didcot Town Development 7 Chipping Sodbury Town WLP 7 Holyport 8 Easington Sports HL1W 8 Marlow United TVP 9 Fairford Town 9 Milton United 10 Flackwell Heath 10 Penn & Tylers Green ^3 11 Holmer Green 11 Risborough Rangers SSM1 12 Longlevens 12 Thame Rangers 13 Lydney Town 13 Wallingford Town 14 Reading City 14 Wokingham & Emmbrook ^4 15 Royal Wootton Bassett 15 Woodley United 16 Shrivenham 17 Tuffley Rovers 18 Virginia Water 19 Westfields MLP 20 Windsor
Hellenic Football League Note: discussions are ongoing with a Step 6 - Division One West (HL1W) view to increasing the membership of 1 Cheltenham Saracens the two Hellenic League Step 6 divisions 2 Cirencester Town Dev’t to 16 clubs. 3 Clanfield 85 4 Hereford Lads Club WM1 5 Kidlington Development 6 Malmesbury Victoria 7 Malvern Town WM1 8 New College Swindon 9 Newent Town 10 Pegasus Juniors WM1 11 Shortwood United WLP 12 Thornbury Town 13 Tytherington Rocks 14 Wellington WM1
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Midland Football League Midland Football League Step 5 - Premier Division (MLP) Step 6 - Division One (ML1) 1 AFC Wulfrunians 1 Ashby Ivanhoe EMCL 2 Boldmere St Michael’s 2 Atherstone Town 3 Coventry Sphinx 3 Brocton 4 Coventry United 4 Cadbury Athletic 5 Gresley NPLE 5 Chelmsley Town 6 Haughmond WMP 6 Coventry Copsewood 7 Heather St John’s ML1 7 GNP Sports ML2 8 Highgate United 8 Heath Hayes 9 Long Eaton United 9 Hinckley 10 Lye Town 10 Kirby Muxloe UCLP 11 Newark Flowserve EMCL 11 Leicester Road 12 Racing Club Warwick ML1 12 Lichfield City 13 Romulus 13 NKF Burbage 14 Selston EMCL 14 Nuneaton Griff 15 South Normanton Athletic 15 Paget Rangers 16 Sporting Khalsa 16 Rocester 17 Stourport Swifts 17 Stafford Town STA 18 Tividale WMP 18 Stapenhill 19 Walsall Wood 19 Studley 20 Worcester City 20 Uttoxeter Town
North West Counties Football League North West Counties Football League Step 5 - Premier Division (NWCP) Step 6 - Division One North (NWCN) 1 1874 Northwich 1 AFC Blackpool 2 Ashton Athletic 2 AFC Darwen 3 Avro NWCN 3 AFC Liverpool 4 Barnoldswick Town 4 Ashton Town 5 Bootle 5 Atherton LR 6 Burscough 6 Bacup Borough 7 Charnock Richard 7 Chadderton 8 Congleton Town 8 Cleator Moor Celtic 9 Hanley Town 9 Daisy Hill 10 Irlam 10 Emley AFC NCE1 11 Litherland REMYCA 11 Garstang 12 Longridge Town NWCN 12 Golcar United WRA 13 Northwich Victoria 13 Holker Old Boys 14 Padiham 14 Lower Breck 15 Runcorn Town 15 Nelson 16 Rylands NWCS 16 Pilkington CHE 17 Skelmersdale United NPLW 17 Prestwich Heys 18 Squires Gate 18 Shelley Community 19 Whitchurch Alport 19 St Helens Town 20 Winsford United 20 Steeton
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North West Counties Football League Step 6 - Division One South (NWCS) 1 Abbey Hey NWCP 2 Abbey Hulton United 3 Alsager Town 4 Barnton 5 Cammell Laird 1907 6 Cheadle Heath Nomads 7 Cheadle Town 8 Eccleshall 9 Ellesmere Rangers 10 FC Oswestry Town 11 Maine Road 12 New Mills 13 Sandbach United 14 St Martins 15 Stockport Town 16 Stone Old Alleynians 17 Vauxhall Motors 18 West Didsbury & Chorlton NWCP 19 Wythenshawe Amateurs 20 Wythenshawe Town
Northern Counties East Football League Northern Counties East Football League Step 5 - Premier Division (NCEP) Step 6 - Division One (NCE1) 1 AFC Mansfield NPLE 1 Armthorpe Welfare 2 Albion Sports 2 Brigg Town CIC LIN 3 Athersley Recreation 3 Campion 4 Barton Town 4 Dronfield Town 5 Bottesford Town 5 East Hull 6 Bridlington Town 6 Glasshoughton Welfare 7 Eccleshill United 7 Hall Road Rangers NCEP 8 Garforth Town 8 Hallam 9 Goole AFC 9 Harrogate Railway Ath NCEP 10 Grimsby Borough NCE1 10 North Ferriby NEW 11 Handsworth Parramore 11 Nostell Miners Welfare 12 Hemsworth M W 12 Ollerton Town 13 Knaresborough Town 13 Parkgate 14 Liversedge 14 Retford CML 15 Maltby Main 15 Rossington Main 16 Penistone Church 16 Selby Town 17 Silsden NWCP 17 Skegness Town 18 Staveley M W 18 Swallownest 19 Thackley 19 Winterton Rangers 20 Yorkshire Amateur 20 Worsborough Bridge Ath
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Northern Football League Northern Football League Step 5 - Division One (NL1) Step 6 - Division Two (NL2) 1 Ashington 1 Bedlington Terriers 2 Billingham Town NL2 2 Billingham Synthonia 3 Bishop Auckland 3 Birtley Town 4 Consett 4 Brandon United 5 Guisborough Town 5 Carlisle City NWCN 6 Hebburn Town 6 Chester le Street Town 7 Newcastle Benfield 7 Crook Town 8 Newton Aycliffe 8 Durham City 9 North Shields 9 Easington Colliery 10 Northallerton Town NL2 10 Esh Winning 11 Penrith 11 Heaton Stannington 12 Ryhope Colliery Welfare 12 Jarrow 13 Seaham Red Star 13 Newcastle University NFA 14 Shildon 14 Redcar Athletic 15 Stockton Town 15 Ryton & Crawcrook Albion 16 Sunderland Ryhope CA 16 Sunderland West End WEA 17 Thornaby NL2 17 Tow Law Town 18 West Auckland Town 18 Washington 19 Whickham 19 West Allotment Celtic 20 Whitley Bay 20 Willington
South West Peninsula Football League Step 6 - Premier Division West (SWPW) 1 AFC St Austell 2 Bodmin Town 3 Callington Town 4 Camelford 5 Dobwalls SWP1W 6 Falmouth Town 7 Godolphin Atlantic 8 Helston Athletic 9 Launceston 10 Liskeard Athletic SWP1W 11 Mousehole SWP1W 12 Newquay 13 Penzance SWP1W 14 Porthleven SWP1W 15 Saltash United 16 St Blazey SWP1W 17 St Dennis SWP1W 18 Sticker 19 Wadebridge Town SWP1W 20 Wendron United SWP1W
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South West Peninsula Football League Step 6 - Premier Division East (SWPE) 1 Axminster Town SWP1E 2 Bovey Tracey SWP1E 3 Brixham SWP1E 4 Crediton United SWP1E 5 Cullompton Rangers 6 Dartmouth NEW 7 Elburton Villa 8 Elmore SWP1E 9 Holsworthy 10 Honiton Town SWP1E 11 Ilfracombe Town SWP1E 12 Ivybridge Town 13 Millbrook 14 Newton Abbot Spurs SWP1E 15 Plymouth Marjon SWP1W 16 Sidmouth Town SWP1E 17 Stoke Gabriel SWP1E 18 Torpoint Athletic 19 Torridgeside SWP1E 20 Torrington NEW
Southern Combination Southern Combination Step 5 - Premier Division (SCP) Step 6 - Division One (SC1) 1 AFC Uckfield Town 1 AFC Varndeanians 2 Alfold SC1 2 Arundel SCP 3 Broadridge Heath 3 Bexhill United 4 Crawley Down Gatwick 4 Billingshurst 5 East Preston 5 Hailsham Town 6 Eastbourne Town 6 Littlehampton Town 7 Eastbourne United Ass 7 Midhurst & Easebourne 8 Hassocks 8 Mile Oak 9 Horley Town CCLP 9 Oakwood 10 Horsham YMCA 10 Roffey SC2 11 Lancing 11 Seaford Town 12 Langney Wanderers 12 Selsey 13 Lingfield 13 Shoreham SCP 14 Little Common 14 Sidlesham 15 Loxwood 15 Southwick 16 Newhaven 16 Storrington Community 17 Pagham 17 Wick 18 Peacehaven & Telscombe 18 Worthing United 19 Saltdean United 20 Steyning Town Community SC1
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Southern Counties East Football League Southern Counties East Football League Step 5 - Premier Division (SCEP) Step 6 - Division One (SCE1) 1 AFC Croydon Athletic 1 Bridon Ropes 2 Bearsted 2 Croydon SCEP 3 Beckenham Town 3 FC Elmstead 4 Canterbury City 4 Forest Hill Park 5 Chatham Town 5 Greenways 6 Corinthian 6 Holmesdale 7 Crowborough Athletic 7 Kennington 8 Deal Town 8 Kent Football United 9 Erith & Belvedere SCE1 9 Lewisham Borough 10 Erith Town 10 Lydd Town 11 Fisher 11 Meridian Valley Park 12 Glebe 12 Rochester United 13 Greenwich Borough ILSE 13 Rusthall SCEP 14 Hollands & Blair 14 Snodland Town 15 K Sports 15 Sporting Club Thamesmead 16 Lordswood 16 Stansfeld 17 Punjab United 17 Sutton Athletic 18 Sheppey United 19 Tunbridge Wells 20 Welling Town SCE1
Spartan South Midlands Football League Spartan South Midlands Football League Step 5 - Premier Division (SSMP) Step 6 - Division One (SSM1) 1 Arlesey Town 1 Amersham Town 2 Aylesbury Vale Dynamos SLC 2 Ampthill Town 3 Baldock Town 3 Bedford 4 Biggleswade United 4 Brimsdown 5 Broadfields United SSM1 5 Buckingham Athletic 6 Crawley Green 6 Enfield Borough 7 Dunstable Town SLC 7 FC Broxbourne Borough 8 Edgware Town 8 Hillingdon Borough 9 Eynesbury Rovers UCLP 9 Langford 10 Hadley 10 London Tigers SSMP 11 Harefield United SSM1 11 London Lions 12 Harpenden Town 12 Milton Keynes Robins 13 Leighton Town 13 New Salamis HCL 14 Leverstock Green 14 Park View 15 Newport Pagnell Town UCLP 15 Rayners Lane 16 North Greenford United 16 Shefford Town & Campton BED 17 Oxhey Jets 17 St Panteleimon MID 18 Potton United 18 Stotfold SSMP 19 Tring Athletic 19 Winslow United 20 Wembley 20 Wodson Park
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United Counties Football League United Counties Football League Step 5 - Premier Division (UCLP) Step 6 - Division One (UCL1) 1 Anstey Nomads UCL1 1 Aylestone Park 2 Boston Town 2 Birstall United Social 3 Cogenhoe United 3 Blackstones 4 Deeping Rangers 4 Bourne Town 5 Desborough Town 5 Bugbrooke St Michaels 6 Harborough Town 6 Burton Park Wanderers 7 Holbeach United 7 Harrowby United 8 Leicester Nirvana 8 Holwell Sports 9 Loughborough University MLP 9 Huntingdon Town 10 Lutterworth Town UCL1 10 Irchester United 11 Northants’ ON Chenecks 11 Long Buckby 12 Oadby Town 12 Lutterworth Athletic 13 Peterborough N S 13 Melton Town 14 Pinchbeck United 14 Northampton Sileby Rgrs 15 Quorn MLP 15 Raunds Town 16 Rothwell Corinthians 16 Rushden & Higham Utd 17 Rugby Town 17 Saffron Dynamo LSL 18 Shepshed Dynamo MLP 18 St Andrews 19 Sleaford Town 19 Wellingborough Whitw’th UCLP 20 Wellingborough Town 20 Whittlesey Atheltic PDL
Wessex Football League Wessex Football League Step 5 - Premier Division (WXP) Step 6 - Division One (WX1) 1 AFC Portchester 1 Alton 2 AFC Stoneham WX1 2 Andover New Street WXP 3 Alresford Town 3 Andover Town 4 Amesbury Town WX1 4 Bemerton Heath Harleq’ns WXP 5 Baffins Milton Rovers 5 Downton 6 Bashley 6 East Cowes Victoria Ath 7 Bournemouth 7 Fawley 8 Brockenhurst 8 Folland Sports 9 Christchurch 9 Hythe & Dibden 10 Cowes Sports 10 Laverstock & Ford 11 Fareham Town 11 New Milton Town 12 Fleet Town SLS 12 Newport (IOW) 13 Hamble Club 13 Petersfield Town 14 Hamworthy United 14 Pewsey Vale HLW 15 Horndean 15 Ringwood Town 16 Lymington Town 16 Romsey Town 17 Portland United 17 Totton & Eling 18 Shaftesbury Town 18 U S Portsmouth 19 Tadley Calleva 19 Verwood Town 20 Team Solent 20 Whitchurch United
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West Midlands (Regional) League Step 6 – Premier Division (WMP) 1 AFC Bridgnorth 2 Bewdley Town 3 Bilston Town Community 4 Black Country Rangers 5 Cradley Town 6 Darlaston Town 1874 WM1 7 Dudley Sports 8 Dudley Town 9 Littleton ML1 10 Pershore Town 11 Shawbury United 12 Shifnal Town 13 Smethwick Rangers 14 Wednesfield 15 Wem Town 16 Wolverhampton Casuals 17 Wolverhampton SC MLP 18 Worcester Raiders WM1
Western Football League Western Football League Step 5 - Premier Division (WLP) Step 6 - Premier Division (WL1) 1 Bitton 1 Almondsbury HLW 2 Bradford Town 2 Ashton & Backwell Utd 3 Bridgwater Town 3 Bishop Sutton 4 Bridport 4 Bishops Lydeard 5 Brislington 5 Bristol Telephones 6 Buckland Athletic 6 Calne Town 7 Cadbury Heath 7 Cheddar 8 Clevedon Town 8 Corsham Town 9 Cribbs 9 Devizes Town 10 Exmouth Town SWP 10 Hengrove Athletic WLP 11 Hallen 11 Lebeq United GCL 12 Keynsham Town WL1 12 Longwell Green Sports 13 Odd Down (Bath) 13 Oldland Abbotonians 14 Plymouth Parkway 14 Portishead Town 15 Roman Glass St George 15 Radstock Town 16 Shepton Mallet 16 Sherborne Town 17 Street SLW 17 Warminster Town 18 Tavistock SWP 18 Wells City 19 Wellington 19 Welton Rovers 20 Westbury United 20 Wincanton Town
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Key
Promoted Relegated Lateral Movement Voluntary Relegation New Club Reprieve WD Withdrawn
^1 Club ground sharing at Woking FC whilst new ground under construction ^2 Subject to ground complying with ongoing staged grading requirements ^3 Club won appeal against planning permission decision – given until 31 March 2020 to achieve grade. Must ground share at compliant G Grade ground in interim ^4 Club allocated on condition that they play at a G Grade compliant ground until works complete
Relegations to Step 7 or below Club From Expected to be allocated to * Arnold Town East Midlands Counties League Central Midlands League Chard Town ** Western League Somerset County League Codicote Spartan South Midlands League Spartan South Midlands League Cove Combined Counties League Hampshire Premier League Harleston Town ** Eastern Counties League North Anglian Combination Harworth Colliery Northern Counties East League Central Midlands League Hatfield Town Spartan South Midlands League Herts Senior County League Stone Dominoes North West Counties League South Staffordshire County League Thrapston Town United Counties League Northants Combination
* Club allocations at Step 7 will be discussed week commencing 20 May – note that these are initial views as to where clubs are expected to be placed based purely on postcode/historical allocation.
** Relegated due to failure to achieve required ground grading
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