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The English Football Association - Non-League Structure
The National Pyramid (Showing how the CT postcode clubs are situated)
STEP 1 - The National League (1 league) (Dover Athletic)
STEP 2 - National League North & South (2 leagues)
STEP 3 - 1 Evo-Stik Northern Premier , 2 Evo-Stik Southern Central Premier, 3 Evo-Stik Southern South Premier, 4
Bostik League Premier, (4 leagues). (Folkestone Invicta, Margate)
STEP 4 - 1 Evo-Stik Northern East, 2 Evo-Stik Northern West, 3 Evo-Stik Southern Division 1 Central, 4 Evo-Stik
Southern Division 1 South, 5 Bostik League North, 6 Bostik League South Central, 7 Bostik League South East, (7
leagues). (Herne Bay, Hythe Town, Ramsgate, Whitstable Town)
STEP 5 - 1 Cherry Red Combined Counties Premier, 2 EBAC Northern League, 3 Essex Senior League, 4 Future Lions
United Counties League Premier, 5 Hallmark Security North West Counties League Premier, 6 Macron Southern Com-
bination Premier, 7 Southern Counties East League Premier (Canterbury City, Deal Town), 8 Spartan South
Midlands League Premier, 9 Sydenhams Wessex League Premier, 10 Thurlow Nunn Eastern Counties League Premier,
11 Toolstation Northern Counties East League Premier, 12 Toolstation Western League Premier, 13 Total Motion Midland
League Premier, 14 Uhlsport Hellenic League Premier, (14 leagues) (Canterbury City, Deal Town)
STEP 6 - 1 Combined Counties Div 1, 2 East Midland Counties Prem, 3 Eastern Counties Div 1, 4 Eastern Counties East
Senior, 5 Hellenic Div 1 East, 6 Hellenic Div 1 West, 7 Midlands Div 1, 8 North East Counties Div 1 North, 9 North East
Counties Div 1 South 10 Northern Counties East Div 1, 11 Northern Div 1, 12 South East Peninsula Prem, 13 Southern
Combination Div 1, 14 Southern Counties East Div 1, 15 Spartan South Midlands Div 1, 16 United Counties Div 1,
17 Wessex Div 1, 18 Western Prem, 19 West Midlands Prem, (19 leagues).
STEP 7 - Step 6 and 7. At the end of the Regular Playing Season the Clubs in the bot-
tom two positions of each of the nineteen Step 6 divisions will be liable to relegation.
No more than 38 Clubs will be promoted from Step 7. Where the eligible Clubs count does not
reach 38 in number, reprieves of Step 6 Clubs shall come into effect on a points per game ba-
sis. Clubs seeking promotion to Step 6 will have to comply to the FAs Ground Grading requirements.
Kent County League Premier (Hawkinge Town) STEP 7a -Kent County League Div 1 Central & East (Burgess Hodg-
son,Thanet Sports) Kent County League Division 2 Central & East (Deal Town Rangers, Sturry, Whitstable
Town Reserves) Kent County League Division 3 Central &East (Canterbury City University, Cinque Ports FC,
Lokomotiv Canterbury, Minster, Woodnesborough)
The Ship The Prince
Inn Albert
141 Middle Street, Deal Middle Street, Deal
Real Ale - Beer Garden Enjoy our superb restaurant and
Warm, Friendly Atmosphere selection of real ales and fine wines
Live Music (Phone for details)
01304 372 222 01304 375 425
Deal Seafood Stall
Beach Street, (Near the Roayal Hotel)
Fresh Fish Caught From Our Own
Boats, Operating From Walmer Beach
We Gut Out The Middle Man
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