Il sistema delle leghe calcistiche inglesi, noto anche come piramide calcistica inglese, è una serie di leghe interconnesse fra loro, riservato alle squadre di calcio maschili inglesi, nel quale sono inclusi anche cinque club gallesi, uno di Guernsey, uno di Jersey ed uno dell'Isola di Man. Il sistema ha un formato "gerarchico", con promozioni e retrocessioni tra i diversi livelli, che consente anche ai club più piccoli, di avere la possibilità teorica, di raggiungere il vertice della piramide. Essa comprende più di 140 leghe, suddivise in più di 480 divisioni.
Il numero esatto di club varia di anno in anno, in quanto essi si uniscono, oppure abbandonano le leghe, a causa di fusioni, rinunce o fallimenti, ma stimando una media di 15 società per divisione, si arriva ad avere un totale di circa 7.000 squadre, di cui almeno 5.300, appartenenti ad un campionato della piramide calcistica inglese.
La piramide del calcio femminile comprende invece nove livelli.
Il primo campionato di calcio inglese fu creato nel 1888 su iniziativa del dirigente dell'Aston VillaWilliam McGregor. I dodici club fondatori della Football League furono: Blackburn Rovers, Burnley, Bolton Wanderers, Accrington, Everton, Preston North End, Aston Villa, Derby County, Notts County, Stoke City, West Bromwich Albion e Wolverhampton Wanderers. La lega rimase con una sola categoria fino al 1892, quando venne istituita la Second Division, in seguito all'assorbimento della Football Alliance. Un nuovo allargamento avvenne nel 1920, con l'affiliazione delle principali squadre della Southern League, che diedero vita alla Third Division, suddivisa nell'anno successivo, in due gironi (North e South), grazie all'ammissione di società del nord dell'Inghilterra. Nel 1958 i migliori club delle due divisioni si unirono e diedero luogo ad un'unica terza divisione, mentre gli altri andarono a formare la Fourth Division. Il sistema rimase pressoché chiuso fino al 1987, fino ad allora, infatti, si poteva entrare a far parte della lega, solo attraverso un'elezione, che nella maggior parte dei casi premiò sempre le ultime quattro classificate della quarta divisione. Dalla stagione 1986-87 si decise quindi, di far entrare in connessione la Football League con la nascente piramide calcistica (i cui meccanismi saranno in seguito regolati dal National League System), permettendo la promozione automatica dei campioni della Conference League (torneo di quinta serie) e la retrocessione dell'ultima classificata della Fourth Division. La nascita della Premier League nel 1992, pur non cambiando il format, ridefinì l'assetto economico del calcio professionistico inglese, consentendo ai club della massima divisione l'indipendenza commerciale da Football Association e Football League.
Immagine che mostra le zone coperte dal Livello 9 del sistema campionato di calcio inglese.Mappa con la posizione dei team di livello 9-10 del sistema campionato di calcio inglese nel 2011-12
Il sistema è costituito da una vera e propria piramide di leghe, legate tra loro dal principio della promozione e della retrocessione. I club che primeggiano nel loro campionato, possono quindi salire in quello superiore, mentre le squadre che finiscono in fondo alla classifica scendono nel livello sottostante. Oltre alle prestazioni sportive, la promozione di una società è di solito subordinata ai criteri stabiliti dalla lega superiore, in particolare per quanto riguarda le strutture e le finanze.
È dunque possibile che una squadra amatoriale arrivi al massimo livello del calcio inglese e diventi campione della Premier League ed anche se tutto ciò, apparire improbabile (almeno, in un breve periodo), c'è sicuramente, all'interno della piramide un significativo movimento di squadre.
I primi cinque livelli si compongono di una sola divisione e sono su base nazionale. Al di sotto, i livelli hanno progressivamente più leghe parallele, ognuna delle quali copre aree geografiche sempre più piccole. Molti campionati hanno più di una divisione. Ai livelli più bassi l'esistenza di leghe diventa intermittente, anche se in alcune delle aree più densamente popolate ci sono leghe formate da molte serie, tanto da scendere oltre venti gradini sotto il vertice. Ci sono anche leghe che non fanno ufficialmente parte del sistema, in quanto non hanno accordi formali con altri campionati, ma sono riconosciuti a vari livelli, da associazioni di calcio di contea. I club provenienti da questi campionati possono, se rispettano lo standard adeguato di gioco e dispongono di strutture adeguate, entrare in una lega che fa parte della piramide.
I sei livelli immediatamente sotto la Premier League e la Football League sono conosciuti come il National League System e sono sotto la giurisdizione della Football Association. Nel maggio 2014 la Football Association ha annunciato piani provvisori per una nuova divisione tra la Football League e la National League, che includerebbe squadre "B" di club di livello superiore, ma l'idea è stata poi accantonata e non più riproposta.
Il sistema non include la versione amatoriale del gioco (che spesso si chiama "The Sunday's Football"). Queste leghe sono entità indipendenti, senza promozione o retrocessione, che non coinvolgono la piramide calcistica. Tuttavia, per i club del Sunday's Football, c'è la possibilità di unirsi alle leghe della piramide, così come per le leghe del "Saturday's Football", che non sono affiliate.
Al vertice c'è la Premier League (livello 1, spesso chiamato "massima divisione"), che comprende 20 club partecipanti. Sotto, abbiamo la English Football League (EFL), divisa in tre divisioni di 24 club ciascuno: la Football League Championship (livello 2), la Football League One (Livello 3) e la Football League Two (livello 4). I 20 club della Premier League ed i 72 della EFL sono tutti club professionistici a tempo pieno e sono solitamente etichettati come club di "league", mentre le squadre che partecipano alle leghe inferiori, sono indicate come "non league", cioè al di fuori dei quattro maggiori campionati professionistici inglesi.
Il livello più alto del sistema "non league" è rappresentato dalla National League (livello 5) ed è formato da una divisione nazionale (National League) con 24 squadre e da due (livello 6), che coprono il nord (National League North) ed il sud (National League South), dell'Inghilterra, con 24 club ciascuno. Alcuni di questi sono professionisti, altri semi-professionisti, mentre continuando a scendere sotto alla National League,[1] troviamo solo società dilettantistiche, le cui leghe di appartenenza fanno riferimento ad aree geografiche sempre più ristrette.
Al di sotto della National League ci sono tre campionati regionali, ognuno associato a diverse aree geografiche, anche se esiste una sovrapposizione fra loro. Sono: la Northern Premier League (che copre il nord dell'Inghilterra e il Galles del nord), la Southern Football League (che copre le Midlands, sud e sud-ovest dell'Inghilterra e il Galles meridionale) e la Isthmian Football League (che copre il sud-est dell'Inghilterra). Queste leghe hanno una o più divisioni maggiori (Premier Division) di 22 squadre (livello 7)[2] e due o tre divisioni minori (Division One) di 20 squadre (livello 8).[3] Il livello 9 contiene le divisioni principali di un grande gruppo di quattordici leghe subregionali.[4] Ognuno di questi campionati ha una diversa configurazione divisionale, ma tutti sono alimentati da leghe sotto di esse, ognuna delle quali copre livelli più piccoli e minori.
1 Premier League (livello 1, 20 squadre): il vincitore si laurea campione d'Inghilterra, le ultime tre squadre retrocedono.
2 Football League Championship (livello 2, 24 squadre): le prime due vengono promosse direttamente; le quattro seguenti disputano dei playoff, con il vincitore che ottiene la promozione. Le ultime tre squadre retrocedono.
3 Football League One (livello 3, 24 squadre): le prime due vengono promosse direttamente; le quattro seguenti disputano dei playoff, con il vincitore che guadagna la promozione. Le ultime quattro squadre retrocedono.
4 Football League Two (livello 4, 24 squadre): le prime tre vengono promosse direttamente; le quattro seguenti disputano dei playoff, con il vincitore che guadagna la promozione. Le ultime due squadre retrocedono.
5 National League (livello 5, 24 squadre): i campioni sono promossi; le sei seguenti disputano dei playoff, con il vincitore che ottiene la promozione. Le ultime quattro sono retrocesse a seconda della posizione geografica nella National League North o South.
6 National League North e National League South (livello 6, 2 gironi da 24 squadre ciascuno): i campioni in ogni divisione vengono promossi automaticamente; le sei squadre seguenti di ogni divisione competono nei playoff, con il vincitore che ottiene la promozione. Le ultime tre squadre di ogni divisione retrocedono, a seconda della loro posizione geografica in Northern Premier League Premier Division, Southern Football League Premier Diviosion, Isthmian Football League Premier Division. Se, dopo la promozione e la retrocessione, il numero di squadre nelle divisioni Nord e Sud non è uguale, una o più squadre vengono trasferite nell'altra.
7 Northern Premier League Premier Division, Southern Football League Central Division, Southern Football League South Division e Isthmian Football League Premier Division (livello 7, 4 gironi da 22 squadre ciascuno): i campioni di ogni divisione vengono automaticamente promossi, le quattro squadre seguenti di ogni divisione competono nei playoff, con il vincitore che ottiene la promozione. Le ultime quattro di ciascuna divisione sono relegate ad una divisione di livello 8. Se, dopo la promozione e la retrocessione, il numero di squadre nelle divisioni non è uguale, una o più squadre vengono trasferite tra le tre divisioni fino a rendere il numero di squadre di ogni divisione uguale.
8 Northern Premier League Division One East, Northern Premier League Division One Midlands, Northern Premier League Division One West, Southern Football League Division One Central, Southern Football League Division One South, Isthmian League Division One South Central, Isthmian League Division One North, Isthmian League Division One South East (livello 8, 8 gironi da 20 squadre ciascuno): i campioni di ogni divisione vengono automaticamente promossi, le quattro squadre seguenti di ogni divisione competono nei playoff, con il vincitore che ottiene la promozione. Le ultime due squadre di ciascuna divisione retrocedono in una lega del livello 9. Se, dopo la promozione e la retrocessione, il numero di squadre nelle divisioni non è uguale, una o più squadre vengono trasferite tra le divisioni.
9 Combined Counties League Premier Division North, Combined Counties League Premier Division South, Eastern Counties League Premier Division, Essex Senior League, Hellenic League Premier Division, Midland League Premier Division, North West Counties League Premier Division, Northern Counties East League Premier Division, Northern League Division One, Southern Counties East League Premier Division, Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division, Southern Combination Premier Division, United Counties League Premier Division North, United Counties League Premier Division South, Wessex League Premier Division, Western League Premier Division (livello 9, 16 divisioni): i campioni di lega vengono promossi. Le ultime due classificate retrocedono, a seconda della posizione geografica, in una lega del livello 10.
10 Combined Counties League Division One, Eastern Counties League Division One North, Eastern Counties League Division One South, Hellenic League Division One, Midland League Division One, North West Counties League Division One North, North West Counties League Division One South, Northern Counties East League Division One, Northern League Division Two, South West Peninsula League Premier Division East, South West Peninsula League Premier Division West, Southern Combination League Division One, Southern Counties East League Division One, Spartan South Midlands League Division One, United Counties League Division One, Wessex League Division One, Western League Division One (livello 10, 17 divisioni): i campioni di lega ed i secondi classificati vengono promossi. Il numero di retrocessioni è invece subordinato agli accordi che ogni singola lega ha stipulato con quelle "alimentatrici" collocate al livello 11.
11 Il livello 11 è formato da 50 divisioni, espressione di 44 leghe.
A partire dal livello 11, le coppe hanno una connotazione regionale, scendendo ancora più in basso nella piramide assumono invece un carattere provinciale. Queste competizioni di zona, non devono essere confuse con quelle denominate "Senior Cup", che sono al contrario dei tornei fra squadre professionistiche di una determinata contea.
Nella tabella sottostante è riportata l'attuale struttura del sistema calcistico inglese. Per ogni divisione vengono riportati il nome ufficiale ed il numero di squadre che partecipano al campionato. Il primo livello della piramide è organizzato dalla Premier League, i tre successivi dalla EFL ed insieme rappresentano la "league football". Al di sotto, ci sono i campionati "non league", che dal livello 5 al livello 10, rientrano nella giurisdizione della FA, attraverso il NLS (National League System). I sei livelli di questa parte del sistema sono denominati "step". Il livello 11, che fino al 2020 era lo step 7, è ora ribattezzato con il nome di "Regional Feeder Leagues".
Eastern Counties League Division One North – 19 clubs — 2p, 0–3r
Eastern Counties League Division One South – 19 clubs — 2p, 0–3r Hellenic League Division One – 19 clubs — 2p, 0–2r
Midland League Division One – 21 clubs — 2p, 0–1r
Northern Counties East League Division One – 20 clubs — 2p, 0–1r
Northern League Division Two – 21 clubs — 2p, 0–3r
North West Counties League Division One North – 18 clubs — 2p, 0–3r
North West Counties League Division One South – 20 clubs — 2p, 0–3r
South West Peninsula League Premier Division West – 17 clubs — 1p, 0–2r
Southern Combination League Division One – 17 clubs — 2p, 0–3r Southern Counties East League Division One – 17 clubs — 2p, 0–1r Spartan South Midlands League Division One – 20 clubs — 2p, 0–3r
United Counties League Division One – 22 clubs — 2p, 0–3r
Wessex League Division One – 20 clubs — 2p, 0–3r
Western League Division One – 22 clubs — 2p, 0–3r
Il sistema è definito solo fino al livello 11, segue poi una struttura fittizia, regolata da accordi fra le varie leghe.
Livello
Num. club
Lega/Divisioni
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Anglian Combination Division One – 16 clubs
Aylesbury and District League Premier Division – 9 clubs
Bedfordshire County League Division One – 13 clubs Bristol Premier Combination Premier Division – 13 clubs Bristol & Suburban League Premier Division One – 13 clubs
Cambridgeshire County League Senior A Division – 16 clubs
Central Midlands League Division One North – 11 clubs
Central Midlands League Division One South – 12 clubs
Central Midlands League Division One Central – 10 clubs
Cheshire League Division One – 16 clubs Cornwall Combination – 20 clubs Devon & Exeter League Premier Division – 16 clubs Dorset League Senior Division – 14 clubs East Cornwall League – 18 clubs East Sussex League Premier Division – 10 clubs
Essex Alliance League Premier Division – 12 clubs
Essex & Suffolk Border League Division One – 16 clubs
Essex Olympian League Senior Division One – 13 clubs Gloucester Northern Senior League Division One – 16 clubs
Hampshire Premier League Division One – 11 clubs
Hellenic League Division Two East – 15 clubs
Hellenic League Division Two North – 15 clubs
Hellenic League Division Two South – 14 clubs
Hellenic League Division Two West – 14 clubs
Herefordshire FA County League Division One – 13 clubs
Hertfordshire Senior County League Division One – 16 clubs
Humber Premier League Division One – 15 clubs
Kent County League Division One East – 11 clubs
Kent County League Division One West – 12 clubs
Leicestershire Senior League Division One – 16 clubs
Liverpool Premier League Division One – 14 clubs Manchester League Division One – 13 clubs Mid-Sussex League Championship – 12 clubs
Middlesex County League Division One Central & East – 10 clubs
Middlesex County League Division One South West – 11 clubs
Middlesex County League Division One West – 10 clubs
Midland League Division Three – 16 clubs North Berks League Division One – 11 clubs North Bucks & District League Premier Division – 13 clubs North Devon League Premier Division – 16 clubs
North Riding League Division One – 10 clubs
Northamptonshire Combination League Division One – 14 clubs
Northern Alliance Division One – 16 clubs
Nottinghamshire Senior League Division One – 15 clubs
Oxfordshire Senior League Division One – 11 clubs
Peterborough & District League Division One – 16 clubs Plymouth & West Devon League Premier Division – 12 clubs
Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League Division One – 14 clubs
Somerset County League Division One – 14 clubs South Devon Football League Premier Division – 14 clubs
Staffordshire County Senior League Division One – 16 clubs
Suffolk & Ipswich League Division One – 14 clubs Surrey County Intermediate League (Western) Premier Division – 14 clubs Surrey South Eastern Combination Intermediate Division One – 12 clubs
Swindon & District League Premier Division – 9 clubs
Thames Valley Premier League Division One – 11 clubs
Trowbridge & District League Division One – 12 clubs
Wearside League Division Two – 8 clubs
West Cheshire League Division Two – 16 clubs
West Lancashire League Division One – 14 clubs
West Midlands (Regional) League Division Two – 10 clubs West Sussex League Premier Division – 11 clubs
West Yorkshire League Division One – 16 clubs
York League Division One – 9 clubs
Yorkshire Amateur League Premier Division – 12 clubs
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Aldershot & District League Division One – 9 clubs
Andover and District League – 10 clubs
Anglian Combination Division Two – 15 clubs
Aylesbury and District League Division One – 11 clubs
Banbury District and Lord Jersey FA Premier Division – 11 clubs Basingstoke and District League Division One – 9 clubs
Bedfordshire County League Division Two – 12 clubs
Bristol Premier Combination Premier Division One – 14 clubs
Bristol and Suburban League Premier Division Two – 11 clubs
Cambridgeshire County League Senior B Division – 16 clubs
Cheshire League League Two – 12 clubs
Crook and District League Division One – 8 clubs Devon and Exeter League Division One – 13 clubs
Dorset League Division One – 14 clubs Duchy League Division One East – 14 clubs
Duchy League Division One West – 14 clubs East Riding County League Premier Division – 12 clubs
East Sussex League Division One – 7 clubs
Essex Alliance League Division One – 13 clubs
Essex & Suffolk Border League Division Two – 15 clubs
Essex Olympian League Senior Division Two – 12 clubs
Gloucester Northern Senior League Division Two – 16 clubs
Herefordshire FA County League Division Two – 13 clubs Hertford and District League Premier Division – 10 clubs
Kent County League Division Two East – 11 clubs
Kent County League Division Two West – 12 clubs
Leicestershire Senior League Division Two – 12 clubs
Liverpool County Premier League Division Two – 11 clubs Manchester League Division Two – 15 clubs
Middlesex County League Division Two – 12 clubs Mid-Essex League Premier Division – 11 clubs
Mid-Sussex League Division One – 11 clubs
Midlands Regional Alliance Premier Division – 14 clubs
North Berks League Division Two – 11 clubs
North Bucks and District League Intermediate Division – 13 clubs
North Devon League Senior Division – 16 clubs North Leicestershire League Premier Division – 10 clubs
Northamptonshire Combination League Division Two – 14 clubs
Northern Alliance Division Two – 15 clubs
Nottinghamshire Senior League Division Two – 16 clubs
Peterborough and District League Division Two – 15 clubs
Plymouth and West Devon League Division One – 11 clubs
Scarborough & District Football League Division One – 6 clubs
Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League Division Two – 12 clubs Shropshire Premier League – 11 clubs
Somerset County League Division Two – 14 clubs South Devon Football League Division One – 14 clubs
Southampton Saturday League Premier Division – 10 clubs
Southend Borough Combination Premier Division – 6 clubs
Staffordshire County Senior League Division Two North – 12 clubs
Staffordshire County Senior League Division Two South – 11 clubs
Suffolk and Ipswich League Division Two – 14 clubs
Surrey South Eastern Combination Intermediate Division Two – 13 clubs
Swindon & District League Division One – 10 clubs
Thames Valley Premier League Division Two – 11 clubs Trelawny League Premiership – 13 clubs
Trowbridge & District League Division Two – 11 clubs
West Cheshire League Division Three – 16 clubs
West Lancashire League Division Two – 12 clubs
West Sussex League Division One – 11 clubs
West Yorkshire League Division Two – 16 clubs
Witney and District League Premier Division – 11 clubs
York League Division Two – 11 clubs
Yorkshire Amateur League Championship Division – 12 clubs
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Aldershot & District League Division Two – 6 clubs
Altrincham and District Amateur League Division One – 11 clubs
Anglian Combination Division Three – 18 clubs
Aylesbury and District League Division Two – 10 clubs
Banbury District and Lord Jersey FA Division One – 11 clubs
Basingstoke and District League Division Two – 10 clubs
Bedfordshire County League Division Three – 12 clubs Brighton, Worthing & District League Division One – 11 clubs Bristol and District League Senior Division – 14 clubs Bristol and Suburban Association League Division One – 14 clubs
Cambridgeshire County League Division One A – 13 clubs
Cambridgeshire County League Division One B – 14 clubs Cheltenham League Division One – 12 clubs
Craven and District League Premier Division – 12 clubs
Crewe and District League Premier Division – 12 clubs
Crook and District League Division Two – 7 clubs
Devon and Exeter League Division Two – 14 clubs Doncaster and District Senior League Premier Division – 8 clubs
Dorset League Division Two – 12 clubs Duchy League Division Two – 12 clubs
East Riding County League Division One – 12 clubs
East Sussex League Division Two – 10 clubs
Essex Alliance League Division Two – 12 clubs
Essex Olympian League Senior Division Three – 13 clubs
Furness Premier League Premier Division – 14 clubs
Guildford and Woking Alliance League Premier Division – 11 clubs
Halifax and District League Premier Division – 11 clubs Harrogate and District League Premier Division – 12 clubs
Hertford and District League Division One – 12 clubs
Hope Valley Amateur League Premier Division – 14 clubs Huddersfield and District Association League Division One – 12 clubs I Zingari Combination – 12 clubs
Kent County League Division Three East – 12 clubs
Kent County League Division Three West – 14 clubs
Kingston and District League Premier Division – 11 clubs Lancashire Amateur League Premier Division – 12 clubs
Lancashire and Cheshire Amateur League Premier Division – 10 clubs Leicester and District League Premier Division – 10 clubs
Liverpool Old Boys' League Division One – 10 clubs
Middlesex County League Combination – 11 clubs
Mid-Essex League Division One – 12 clubs
Mid-Sussex Football League Division Two North – 9 clubs
Mid-Sussex Football League Division Two South – 10 clubs
Mid-Somerset League Premier Division – 11 clubs
Midlands Regional Alliance Division One – 11 clubs
North Berks League Division Three – 11 clubs
North Bucks and District League Division One – 13 clubs
North Devon League Intermediate Division One – 14 clubs
North East Combination League Division One – 12 clubs
North Gloucestershire League Premier Division – 14 clubs
North Leicestershire League Division One – 10 clubs
Northamptonshire Combination League Division Three – 14 clubs
Northern Football Alliance Development Division – 16 clubs
Peterborough and District League Division Three – 15 clubs Perry Street and District League Premier Division – 13 clubs
Scarborough & District Football League Division Two – 8 clubs
Somerset County League Division Three – 14 clubs South Devon Football League Division Two – 14 clubs
Southampton Saturday League Senior Division One – 10 clubs
Southend Borough Combination Division One – 12 clubs Stroud and District League Division One – 14 clubs
Suffolk and Ipswich League Division Three – 13 clubs
Swindon & District League Division Two – 10 clubs
Taunton & District Saturday League Division One – 11 clubs
Thames Valley Premier League Division Three – 11 clubs
Trelawny League Championship – 13 clubs
Wakefield and District League Premier Division – 11 clubs
West Sussex League Division Two North – 12 clubs
West Sussex League Division Two South – 11 clubs
Weston-super-Mare and District League Division One – 11 clubs
Wimbledon & District League Premier Division – 10 clubs
Witney and District League Division One – 12 clubs Yeovil and District League Premier Division – 12 clubs
York League Division Three – 11 clubs
Yorkshire Amateur League Division One – 11 clubs
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Anglian Combination Division Four – 15 clubs
Banbury District and Lord Jersey FA Division Two – 11 clubs
Bristol and District League Division One – 13 clubs
Bristol and Suburban Association Football League Division Two – 14 clubs
Cambridgeshire Football Association County League Division Two A – 14 clubs
Cambridgeshire Football Association County League Division Two B – 14 clubs
Cheltenham League Division Two – 12 clubs Cirencester and District League Division One – 12 clubs
Colchester and East Essex Football League Premier Division – 9 clubs
Craven and District League Division One – 12 clubs
Devon and Exeter Football League Division Three – 14 clubs
Doncaster and District Senior League Division One – 7 clubs
Dorset Football League Division Three – 12 clubs
East Riding County League Division Two – 12 clubs
East Sussex Football League Division Three – 11 clubs
Essex Alliance League Division Three – 13 clubs
Essex Olympian League Senior Division Four – 14 clubs
Furness Premier League Division One – 10 clubs
Guildford and Woking Alliance League Division One – 11 clubs
Halifax and District League Division One – 13 clubs
Harrogate and District League Division One – 13 clubs
Hertford and District League Division Two – 11 clubs
Hope Valley Amateur League A Division – 17 clubs
Huddersfield and District Association Football League Division Two – 12 clubs Isle of Wight Saturday League Division One – 11 clubs
Kingston and District Football League Division One – 10 clubs Lancashire Amateur League Division One – 14 clubs
Lancashire and Cheshire Amateur League Division One – 8 clubs
Leicester and District League Division One – 13 clubs
Liverpool Old Boys' League Division Two – 10 clubs
Mid-Essex League Division Two – 13 clubs
Mid-Sussex Football League Division Three North – 10 clubs
Mid-Sussex Football League Division Three South – 10 clubs
Mid-Somerset Football League Division One – 11 clubs
Midlands Regional Alliance Division Two – 11 clubs
North East Combination Saturday League Division One – 12 clubs
North Berks Football League Division Four – 12 clubs
North Bucks and District League Division Two – 12 clubs
North Devon League Intermediate Division Two – 12 clubs
North East Combination League Division Two – 12 clubs
North Gloucestershire League Division One – 12 clubs
North Leicestershire League Division Two – 10 clubs
Northamptonshire Combination Football League Division Four – 14 clubs
Plymouth and West Devon Football League Division Three – 10 clubs
Perry Street and District League Division One – 13 clubs
Peterborough and District Football League Division Four – 15 clubs
Plymouth and West Devon Combination Football League Division Three – 11 clubs
Sevenoaks and District Football League Premier Division – 11 clubs South Devon Football League Division Three – 14 clubs
Southend Borough Combination Division Two – 11 clubs
Stroud and District League Division Two – 13 clubs
Suffolk and Ipswich League Division Four – 13 clubs
Taunton & District Saturday League Division Two – 11 clubs
Thames Valley Premier Football League Division Four – 10 clubs
Trelawny League League One – 14 clubs
Wakefield and District League Division One – 11 clubs
West Sussex League Division Three North – 11 clubs
West Sussex League Division Three South – 10 clubs
Weston-super-Mare and District Football League Division Two – 11 clubs
Wimbledon & District Football League Division One – 10 clubs
Witney and District League Division Two – 13 clubs
Yeovil and District League Division One – 12 clubs
Yorkshire Amateur League Division Two – 12 clubs
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Anglian Combination Division Five North – 15 clubs
Anglian Combination Division Five South – 16 clubs
Banbury District and Lord Jersey FA Division Three – 12 clubs
Bristol and District League Division Two – 15 clubs
Bristol and Suburban Association Football League Division Three – 13 clubs
Cambridgeshire Football Association County League Division Three A – 14 clubs
Cambridgeshire Football Association County League Division Three B – 14 clubs
Cheltenham League Division Three – 12 clubs
Cirencester and District League Division Two – 14 clubs
Colchester and East Essex Football League Division One – 13 clubs
Craven and District League Division Two – 14 clubs
Devon and Exeter Football League Division Four – 13 clubs
Dorset Football League Division Four – 11 clubs East Berkshire Football League Premier – 9 clubs
East Riding County League Division Three – 12 clubs
East Sussex Football League Division Four – 11 clubs
Essex Alliance League Division Four – 12 clubs
Essex Olympian League Senior Division Five – 13 clubs
Furness Premier League Division Two – 11 clubs
Guildford and Woking Alliance League Division Two – 13 clubs
Halifax and District League Division Two – 12 clubs
Hertford and District League Division Three – 13 clubs
Huddersfield and District Association Football League Division Three – 12 clubs
Isle of Wight Saturday League Division Two – 11 clubs
Kingston and District Football League Division Two – 12 clubs Lancashire Amateur League Division Two – 14 clubs
Lancashire and Cheshire Amateur League Division Two – 11 clubs
Leicester and District League Division Two – 12 clubs
Liverpool Old Boys' League Division Three – 12 clubs
Mid-Essex League Division Three – 13 clubs
Mid-Sussex Football League Division Four North – 10 clubs
Mid-Sussex Football League Division Four South – 11 clubs
Mid-Somerset Football League Division Two – 13 clubs
North East Combination Saturday League Division Two – 11 clubs
North Berks Football League Division Five – 13 clubs
North East Combination League Division Three – 13 clubs
North Gloucestershire League Division Two – 12 clubs
North Leicestershire League Division Three – 12 clubs
Northampton Town and District Football League Division One – 4 clubs
Perry Street and District League Division Two – 13 clubs
Peterborough and District Football League Division Five – 13 clubs
Sevenoaks and District Football League Division One – 11 clubs
Southend Borough Combination Division Three – 11 clubs
Stroud and District League Division Three – 13 clubs
Suffolk and Ipswich League Division Five – 12 clubs
Taunton & District Saturday League Division Three – 9 clubs
Trelawny League League Two – 14 clubs
Wakefield and District League Division Two – 11 clubs
West Sussex League Division Four North – 11 clubs
West Sussex League Division Four South – 10 clubs
Weston-super-Mare and District Football League Division Three – 12 clubs
Wimbledon & District Football League Division Two – 10 clubs
Witney and District League Division Three – 13 clubs
Yeovil and District League Division Two – 10 clubs
Yorkshire Amateur League Division Three – 11 clubs
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Bristol and District League Division Three – 14 clubs
Bristol and Suburban Association Football League Division Four – 12 clubs
Cambridgeshire Football Association County League Division Four A – 12 clubs
Cambridgeshire Football Association County League Division Four B – 14 clubs Central and South Norfolk League Division One – 12 clubs
Cheltenham League Division Four – 11 clubs
Craven and District League Division Three – 13 clubs
Dorset Football League Division Five – 11 clubs
Devon and Exeter Football League Division Five – 13 clubs
East Berkshire Football League Division One – 9 clubs
East Riding County League Division Four – 12 clubs
East Sussex Football League Division Five – 9 clubs
Great Yarmouth & District Football League – 10 clubs
Guildford and Woking Alliance League Division Three – 11 clubs
Huddersfield and District Association Football League Division Four – 14 clubs Lancashire Amateur League Division Three – 14 clubs
Lancashire and Cheshire Amateur League Division Three – 10 clubs
Liverpool Old Boys' League Division Four – 9 clubs
Lowestoft & District League Division One – 13 clubs
Mid-Essex League Division Four – 14 clubs
Mid-Sussex Football League Division Five North – 10 clubs
Mid-Sussex Football League Division Five South – 10 clubs
Mid-Somerset Football League Division Three – 14 clubs
North East Combination Saturday League Division Three – 13 clubs
North East Norfolk League – 12 clubs
North Gloucestershire League Division Three – 12 clubs
North West Norfolk League Division One – 10 clubs
Northampton Town and District Football League Division Two – 6 clubs
Perry Street and District League Division Three – 13 clubs
Stroud and District League Division Four – 14 clubs
Suffolk and Ipswich League Division Six – 13 clubs
West Sussex League Division Five North – 10 clubs
West Sussex League Division Five South – 10 clubs
Weston-super-Mare and District Football League Division Four – 11 clubs
Wimbledon & District Football League Division Three – 10 clubs
Yorkshire Amateur League Division Four – 12 clubs
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Bournemouth Saturday League Premier Division – 6 clubs
Bristol and District League Division Four – 13 clubs
Bristol and Suburban Association Football League Division Five – 12 clubs
Cambridgeshire Football Association County League Division Five A – 13 clubs
Cambridgeshire Football Association County League Division Five B – 12 clubs
Central and South Norfolk League Division Two – 12 clubs
Devon and Exeter Football League Division Six – 14 clubs
East Berkshire Football League Division Two – 10 clubs
East Riding County League Division Five – 12 clubs
Guildford and Woking Alliance League Division Four – 14 clubs Lancashire Amateur League Division Four – 12 clubs
Lancashire and Cheshire Amateur League Division A – 13 clubs
Lowestoft & District League Division Two – 12 clubs
Mid-Essex League Division Five – 14 clubs
North Gloucestershire League Division Four – 12 clubs
North West Norfolk League Division Two – 12 clubs
Stroud and District League Division Five – 14 clubs
Yorkshire Amateur League Division Five – 12 clubs
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Bournemouth Saturday League Division One – 11 clubs
Bristol and District League Division Five – 12 clubs
Central and South Norfolk League Division Three – 9 clubs
Devon and Exeter Football League Division Seven – 12 clubs
Driffield and District League Premier Division – 9 clubs
East Berkshire Football League Division Three – 10 clubs Lancashire Amateur League Division Five – 13 clubs
Lancashire and Cheshire Amateur League Division B – 11 clubs
North West Norfolk League Division Three – 9 clubs
Stroud and District League Division Six – 14 clubs
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Central and South Norfolk League Division Four – 12 clubs
Lancashire and Cheshire Amateur League Division C – 13 clubs
Stroud and District League Division Seven – 14 clubs
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Central and South Norfolk League Division Five – 10 clubs
Lancashire and Cheshire Amateur League Division D – 10 clubs
Stroud and District League Division Eight – 12 clubs
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