CLUB ALLOCATIONS – STEP 1 to STEP 4

There were some difficult decisions to make, especially at Step 4 and in particular in the Southern League South & West Division. Due to the fact that neither the Wessex nor Western Leagues were in a position to promote a club together with the requested relegation of Sholing Sports that division was left with three spaces to fill. This situation was not helped by the fact that no Step 3 club was relegated to that division. This has resulted in a group of three clubs, Fleet Town, Godalming Town and Guildford City FCs being transferred to the South & West division from the Central division. This had a knock on effect on other clubs at Step 4

Following the aborted Step 5 Review in 2012 a commitment was made to promote more clubs from Step 5. In order to achieve this it was also agreed that the Step 3 divisions would increase to 24 clubs and that the two Isthmian League Step 4 divisions would do likewise. This has resulted in 17 clubs being promoted from Step 5. Of these 17, Guernsey FC become the first Channel Island club to compete in the upper levels of the league structure following their second successive promotion. They have been allocated to the Isthmian League Division 1 South and it will be interesting to note if the club can continue its meteoric rise. The increase in the numbers promoted is obviously a one-off and in future 14 clubs will be eligible for promotion compared to the previous 12.

In Step 1, two reformed clubs have made it to the top level with Chester and FC Halifax Town regaining the positions help by their predecessors. At Step 2 it has been possible to re allocate Bishops Stortford FC to Conference South. This Step also sees Concord Rangers, Gosport Borough, Leamington, North Ferriby United and Whitehawk FCs making their debuts in the second tier of the “pyramid”

As in previous years, there are a number of issues that may yet impact of these allocations and therefore they remain subject to change until the dates of the AGMs of the four competitions.

STEP 1 – FOOTBALL CONFERENCE NATIONAL
Aldershot Town
Alfreton Town
Barnet
Braintree Town
Cambridge United
Chester
Dartford
FC Halifax Town
Forest Green Rovers
Gateshead
Grimsby Town
Hereford United
Hyde
Kidderminster Harriers
Lincoln City
Luton Town
Macclesfield Town
Nuneaton Town
Salisbury City
Southport
Tamworth
Welling United
Woking
Wrexham

STEP 2 – FOOTBALL CONFERENCE NORTH
AFC Telford United
Altrincham
Barrow
Boston United
Brackley Town
Bradford Park Avenue
Colwyn Bay
Gainsborough Trinity
Gloucester City
Guiseley
Hednesford Town
Leamington
Harrogate Town
Histon
North Ferriby United
Oxford City
Solihull Moors
Stalybridge Celtic
Stockport County
Vauxhall Motors
Worcester City
Workington

STEP 2 – FOOTBALL CONFERENCE SOUTH
Basingstoke Town
Bath City
Bishops Stortford
Boreham Wood
Bromley
Chelmsford City
Concord Rangers
Dorchester Town
Dover Athletic
Eastbourne Borough
Eastleigh
Ebbsfleet United
Farnborough
Gosport Borough
Havant & Waterlooville
Hayes & Yeading United
Maidenhead United
Staines Town
Sutton United
Tonbridge Angels
Weston Super Mare
Whitehawk

STEP 3 – ISTHMIAN LEAGUE PREMIER DIVISION
AFC Hornchurch
Billericay Town FC
Bognor Regis Town
Bury Town
Canvey Island
Cray Wanderers
Dulwich Hamlet
East Thurrock United
Enfield Town
Grays Athletic
Hampton & Richmond Borough
Harrow Borough
Hendon
Kingstonian
Leiston
Lewes
Lowestoft Town
Maidstone United
Margate
Metropolitan Police
Thamesmead Town
Thurrock
Wealdstone
Wingate & Finchley

STEP 3 – NORTHERN PREMIER LEAGUE PREMIER DIVISION
AFC Fylde
Ashton United
Barwell
Blyth Spartans
Buxton
Chorley
Droylsden
FC United of Manchester
Frickley Athletic
Grantham Town
Ilkeston
Kings Lynn Town
Marine
Matlock Town
Nantwich Town
Rushall Olympic
Skelmersdale United
Stafford Rangers
Stamford
Stocksbridge Park Steels
Trafford
Whitby Town
Witton Albion
Worksop Town

STEP 3 – SOUTHERN LEAGUE PREMIER DIVISION
AFC Totton
Arlesey Town
Banbury United
Bashley
Bedford Town
Biggleswade Town
Bideford
Burnham
Cambridge City
Chesham United
Chippenham Town
Corby Town
Frome Town
Hemel Hempstead Town
Hinckley United
Hitchin Town
Hungerford Town
Poole Town
Redditch United
St Albans City
St Neots Town
Stourbridge
Truro City
Weymouth

STEP 4 – ISTHMIAN LEAGUE DIVISION 1 NORTH
AFC Sudbury
Aveley
Barkingside
Brentwood Town
Burnham Ramblers
Chatham Town
Cheshunt
Dereham Town
Erith & Belvedere
Harlow Town
Heybridge Swifts
Maldon & Tiptree
Needham Market
Redbridge
Romford
Sittingbourne
Soham Town Rangers
Tilbury
VCD Athletic
Waltham Abbey
Waltham Forest
Ware
Witham Town
Wroxham

STEP 4 – ISTHMIAN LEAGUE DIVISION 1 SOUTH
Burgess Hill Town
Carshalton Athletic
Chipstead
Corinthian Casuals
Crawley Down Gatwick
Eastbourne Town
Faversham Town
Folkestone Invicta
Guernsey
Hastings United
Herne Bay
Horsham
Hythe Town
Leatherhead
Merstham
Peacehaven & Telscombe
Ramsgate
Redhill
Three Bridges
Tooting & Mitcham United
Walton Casuals
Walton & Hersham
Whitstable Town
Worthing

STEP 4 – NORTHERN PREMIER LEAGUE DIVISION 1 NORTH
Bamber Bridge
Burscough
Cammell Laird
Clitheroe
Curzon Ashton
Darlington 1883
Farsley
Harrogate Railway Athletic
Kendal Town
Lancaster City
Mossley
New Mills
Northwich Victoria
Ossett Albion
Ossett Town
Padiham
Prescott Cables
Radcliffe Borough
Ramsbottom United
Salford City
Wakefield
Warrington Town

STEP 4 – NORTHERN PREMIER LEAGUE DIVISION 1 SOUTH
Bedworth Town
Belper Town
Brigg Town
Carlton Town
Chasetown
Coalville Town
Eastwood Town
Goole
Gresley
Halesowen Town
Kidsgrove Athletic
Leek Town
Lincoln United
Loughborough Dynamo
Market Drayton Town
Mickleover Sports
Newcastle Town
Rainworth Miners Welfare
Romulus
Scarborough Athletic
Sheffield
Sutton Coldfield Town

STEP 4 – SOUTHERN LEAGUE DIVISION 1 CENTRAL
AFC Hayes
Ashford Town (Mddx)
Aylesbury
Aylesbury United
Barton Rovers
Beaconsfield SYCOB
Chalfont St Peter
Chertsey Town
Daventry Town
Dunstable Town
Egham Town
Kettering Town
Leighton Town
Marlow
North Greenford United
Northwood
Potters Bar Town
Royston Town
Rugby Town
St Ives Town
Slough Town
Uxbridge

STEP 4 – SOUTHERN LEAGUE DIVISION 1 SOUTH&WEST
Bishops Cleeve
Bridgwater Town
Cinderford Town
Cirencester Town
Clevedon Town
Didcot Town
Evesham United
Fleet Town
Godalming Town
Guildford City
Mangotsfield United
Merthyr Town
North Leigh
Paulton Rovers
Shortwood United
Stratford Town
Swindon Supermarine
Taunton Town
Thatcham Town
Tiverton Town
Wimborne Town
Yate Town