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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 Northern Premier , 2 Southern Central Premier, 3 Southern South Premier, 4 Isthmian Premier, (4 leagues).
(Folkestone Invicta, Margate)
STEP 4 - 1 Northern Prem East, 2 Northern Prem West, 3 Northern Prem Midlands, 4 Southern Division 1 Central,
5 Southern Division 1 South, 6 Isthmian League North, 7 Isthmian League South Central, 8 Isthmian League SouthEast,
(Herne Bay, Hythe Town, Ramsgate, Whitstable Town) (8 leagues)
STEP 5 - 1 Combined Counties League South, 2 Combined Counties League North, 3 Eastern Counties League, 4 Essex
Senior League, 5 Hellenic League, 6 Midland League, 7 North West Counties League, 8 Northern Counties East League,
9 Northern League Div 1, 10 Southern Combination League, 11 Spartan South Midlands League, 12 United Counties
League North, 13 United Counties League South, 14 Wessex League, 15 Western League,
16 Southern Counties East League Premier (Canterbury City, Deal Town), (16 leagues)
STEP 6 - 1 Combined Counties Div 1, 2 Eastern Counties Div 1 North, 3 Eastern Counties Div 1 South, 4 Hellenic
League Div 1, 5 Midland League Div 1, 6 North West Counties League Div 1 North, 7 North West Counties League Div
1 South, 8 Northern Counties East League Div 1, 9 Northern League Div 2, 10 South West Peninsula League East, 11
South West Peninsula League West, 12 Southern Combination League Div 1, 13 Spartan South Midland League Div 1,
14 United Counties League Div 1, 15 Wessex League Div 1, 16 Western League Div 1,
17 Southern Counties East Div 1, (17 leagues).
STEP 7 - Step 6 and 7. At the end of the 2020/21 Regular Playing Season the Clubs in the
bottom 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 basis.
Clubs seeking promotion to Step 6 will have to comply to the FAs Ground Grading requirements.
Kent County League Premier.
Promoted clubs to the Southern Counties East League for the 2021/22 season are; Faversh-
am Strike Force, Larkfield & New Hythe, Staplehurst Monarchs United.
STEP 7a - Kent County League Division 2 Central & East (CINQUE PORTS FC)

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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