The facts - Step 5.

[Mark (Flag) Braintree]

For those who don't know me I am a Match Secretary of a Ryman League Club and U18's Secretary. I received this email from the Ridgeons League.

 

APPLICATIONS FOR PROMOTION TO STEP 4 AT THE END OF SEASON 2004/2005

60 Clubs from thirteen Step 5 Leagues have indicated to the Football Association that, subject to finishing as Champions or Runners-up of their League and having facilities of the required standard, they wish to be considered for promotion to a Step 4 League for next season.

Unfortunately, along with the Northern League, the only other League not providing a potential promotee is the Ridgeons Football League.

There are only eight places available for promotion to the Step 4 Leagues, which are the Isthmian First Division, the two Southern League First Divisions and the Northern Premier League First Division. Play-offs will take place at the beginning of May with each League providing one club provided it has one that meets the pre-requisites required to be considered for promotion.

Each club has had to pay the Football Association a £*** fee alongside its application.

 

The full list of clubs applying is:

Combined Counties League (2)

Colliers Wood United FC

Walton Casuals FC

 

Essex Senior League (3)

Burnham Ramblers FC

Enfield Town FC

Waltham Abbey FC

 

Hellenic League (5)

Abingdon United FC

Bishops Cleeve FC

Didcot Town FC

North Leigh FC

Slimbridge FC

 

Isthmian League Division 2 (9)

Brook House FC

Chertsey Town FC

Edgware Town FC

Enfield FC

Epsom & Ewell FC

Flackwell Heath FC

Hertford Town FC

Ilford FC

Witham Town FC

 

Kent League (5)

Herne Bay FC

Maidstone United FC

Ramsgate FC

Thamesmead Town FC

Tunbridge Wells FC

 

Midland Football Alliance (9)

Boldmere St Michaels FC

Chasetown FC

Coalville Town FC

Oadby Town FC

Quorn FC

Racing Club Warwick FC

Rushall Olympic FC

Stourbridge FC

Stratford Town FC

 

Northern Counties East League (7)

Buxton FC

Goole AFC

Harrogate Railway Athletic FC

Mickleover Sports

Selby Town FC

Sheffield FC

Shirebrook Town FC

 

North West Counties League (9)

Bacup Borough FC

Colne FC

Fleetwood Town FC

Newcastle Town FC

Ramsbottom United FC

Skelmersdale United FC

St Helens Town FC

Stone Dominoes FC

Trafford FC

 

Spartan South Midlands League (4)

Hanwell Town FC

London Colney FC

Potters Bar Town FC

Welwyn Garden City FC

 

Sussex County League (1)

Horsham YMCA FC

 

United Counties League (1)

Harrowby United FC

 

Wessex League (4)

AFC Newbury

Gosport Borough FC

Lymington & New Milton FC

Winchester City FC

 

Western League (1)

Frome Town FC

[zody]

Mark, you are a good lad, typing this, thanks for the info, very useful.

 

To the readers of this forum, Mark is a diamond and would help anyone, so fire away.

[Mark (Flag) Braintree]

Can't claim to have typed it, I get a Ridgeons League Bulletin, as secretary of the U18's who play in this league, you get lots of news from the Ridg League and as this had been spoken about on this forum, thought I would cut and paste.

[Guest]

Isn't it amazing how the ESL and the Ridgeon's League have given out this information in their bulletin's this week yet not a cheep from the Non League Paper - so much for our "leading" paper .. come on you investigative journalists , where were you when this vitally important information was given out ?

[MbrunoB]

AFC Wimbledon or a GLS club?

[vienna1964]

For those who are interested in such matters... the application fee is actually £ 150 !

[Mark (Flag) Braintree]

I took it out (fee), as I did not know if this was common knowledge, whether clubs wanted it to be common knowledge.

[Guest]

It is as common as Braintree were signing a Latvia International. Why do you want Fruitbat?