The Pyramid
To the best of our knowledge and belief the following is the season-on-season structure and organisation of the Non-League Pyramid. There may, from season to season, be variations on this structure to populate leagues with the (long term) required number of clubs.
Step 1
Football Conference (National) |
Step 1 - Bottom four relegated to feeder pool. Step 2 Champions & Play-off winners promoted to Step 1.
Step 2
Step 2
Conference North |
Conference South |
Step 2 - Bottom two (all divisions) relegated to feeder pool. Step 3 Champions & most successful play-off clubs promoted to Step 2.
Step 3
Step 3
Northern Premier League Premier Division |
Southern League Premier Division |
Isthmian (Ryman) League Premier Division |
Step 3 - Bottom three plus the one club finishing fourth from bottom with fewest points per game relegated to feeder pool. Step 4 Champions & most successful play-off clubs promoted to Step 3.
Step 4
Step 4
Northern Premier League Division 1 |
Southern League Division 1 - Midlands |
Southern League
Division 1 South & West |
Isthmian (Ryman) League Division 1 North |
Isthmian (Ryman) League Division 1 South |
Step 4 - Bottom two clubs relegated to Step 5. The ten most suitable clubs from Step 5 determined by the League Committee promoted to Step 4.
Step 5
Step 5
Combined Counties League Premier Division |
Eastern Counties League Division 1 |
Essex Senior League |
Hellenic League Premier Division |
Kent League |
Midland Football Alliance |
North West Counties League Division 1 |
Northern Counties East League Premier Division |
Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division |
Sussex County League Division 1 |
United Counties League Premier Division |
Wessex League Premier Division |
Western League Premier Division |
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Step 5 - Promotion & relegation through appropriate league divisions.
Step 6
Step 6
Combined Counties League Division 1 |
Eastern Counties League Division 2 |
Hellenic League Division 1 East |
Hellenic League Division 1 West |
Midland Combination League Premier Division |
North West Counties League Division 2 |
Northern Counties East League Division 1 |
Northern League Division 2 |
Spartan South Midlands League Division 1 |
Sussex County League Division 2 |
United Counties League Division 1 |
Wessex League Division 1 |
West Midlands (Regional) League Premier Division |
Western League Division 1 |
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Step 6 - Promotion & relegation through local league structure.
Step 7
Step 7
Anglian Combination League |
Bedford & District League |
Brighton, Hove & District League |
Cambridgeshire County League |
Crawley & District League |
Central Midlands League |
Devon League |
Dorset Premier League |
East Berkshire League |
East Sussex League |
Essex Olympian League |
Essex & Suffolk Border League |
Gloucestershire County League |
Hertfordshire Senior County League |
Kent County League |
Leicestershire Senior League |
Liverpool County Premier League |
Manchester League |
Mid Cheshire League |
Mid Sussex League |
Middlesex County League |
Midland Combination League -
Division 1 |
North Berkshire League |
Northampton Town League |
Northamptonshire Combination League |
Northern Football Alliance League |
Oxfordshire Senior League |
Peterborough & District League |
Reading League |
Somerset County League |
South Western League |
Spartan South Midland League Division 2 |
Staffordshire County Senior League |
Suffolk & Ipswich League |
Sussex County League Division 3 |
Wearside League |
Wessex League Division 2 |
West Cheshire League |
West Lancashire League |
West Midlands (Regional) League Division 1 |
West Sussex League |
Wiltshire Football League |
Worthing & District League |
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