WARE REPRIEVED? HARROW REPRIEVED?

[Dagger03]

FROM THE WARE FC WEB SITE - IT HAS NOT BEEN OFFICIALLY CONFIRMED

 

 

Worcester City take a voluntary drop to Step 5 leaving a gap in the pyramid for Ware to fill.

Having finished in a relegation position in the National League North at the end of 2016/7 Worcester were wrestling with financial problems and the need to groundshare until a new ground becomes available in the city.

 

As a result they considered that it was more beneficial in the immediate future to voluntarily drop to Step 5 which will make travelling and playing budgets noticeably smaller. It is expected that they will enter the Midland League Premier Division.

 

This will mean there is a club short at Step 3, a gap that will be filled by reprieving Harrow Borough who were due to be relegated from the Ryman Premier. That in turn leaves a gap at Step 4 which will be filled by giving a reprieve to Ware who have by far the best points per game record of those clubs due to be relegated to Step 5. It is likely that we will stay in the Isthmian League.

 

This is excellent news for Ware who finished the season with 51 points from their 46 league games. It is less so for Worcester City and their fans but hopefully they will be able to build from their new position. It would seem unlikely that a club of that size will be playing at Step 5 for long. We wish them well.

 

 

[andydick]

Provisional line-ups for 2017 / 18.

 

http://www.thefa.com/news/2017/may/12/national-league-system-steps-1-to-4-allocated-140517

 

in - AFC Sudbury, Canvey Island and Grays Athletic (relegated from Isthmian Premier)
in - Barking (promoted from Essex Senior)
in - Mildenhall Town (promoted from Thurlo Nunn)
in - London Colney (promoted from South Midland League)

in - Potters Bar Town (transferred)

 

out - Brightlingsea Regent and Thurrock (promoted)
out - Wroxham and Great Wakering Rovers (relegated)
out - Phoenix Sports, Thamesmead Town and VCD Athletic (transferred)

 

Ware reprieved.
 

 

AFC Hornchurch IL 1 (N)

AFC Sudbury ILP

Aveley IL 1 (N)

Barking ESL

Bowers & Pitsea IL 1 (N)

Brentwood Town IL 1 (N)

Bury Town IL 1 (N)

Canvey Island ILP

Cheshunt IL 1 (N)

Dereham Town IL 1 (N)

Grays Athletic ILP

Haringey Borough IL 1 (N)

Heybridge Swifts IL 1 (N)

London Colney SML

Maldon & Tiptree IL 1 (N)

Mildenhall Town ECL

Norwich United IL 1 (N)

Potters Bar Town SL 1 (Cen)

Romford IL 1 (N)

Soham Town Rangers IL 1 (N)

Tilbury IL 1 (N)

Waltham Abbey IL 1 (N)

Ware IL 1 (N)

Witham Town IL 1 (N)