FA Releases List of 2013/14 Step 6 Applicants
12th January, 2013
The Football Association has revealed that 32 clubs have applied nationally to move up into Step 6 of the National League System which includes Baris NCEL Division One.
Clubs must meet ground grading criteria and finish in an appropriate position in their current league in order to be considered for promotion into a division that will be determined by the FA.
The full list is as follows:
Bedfordshire Premier League: Arlesey Town FC Reserves
Cambridgeshire County League: Wisbech St Mary FC
Central Midlands League: AFC Mansfield, Bilborough Pelican FC, Dronfield Town FC, Pinxton FC, Sutton Town FC
Essex & Suffolk Border League: Haverhill Sports FC
Dorset Premier League: Wincanton Town FC
Gloucestershire County League: Bristol Academy FC, Tuffley Rovers FC
Hampshire Premier League: Locks Heath FC
Hertfordshire Senior County League: Baldock Town FC, Letchworth Garden Eagles FC
Kent County League: Fleet Leisure FC, Metrogas FC
Leicestershire Senior League: Highfield Rangers FC, Stapenhill FC
Middlesex County League: FC Romania, Broadfields United FC
Northern Alliance: Heaton Stannington FC
Peterborough & District League: Netherton United FC, Peterborough Sports Parkway FC
Reading League: Mortimer FC
Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League: Handsworth FC, Penistone Church FC, Shaw Lane Aquaforce Barnsley FC
Somerset County League: Ashton & Backwell United FC, Minehead FC
Staffordshire County League: Hanley Town FC
Surrey Elite Intermediate League: Old Farnborians FC
Wiltshire League: Chippenham Park FC
Applications have also been received from two new clubs seeking to enter the National League System at Step 6: 1874 Northwich FC, (Widnes) Vikings FC
(Story Source: The FA)