THE race for Step 4 is on after this season’s hopefuls made their intentions clear by applying for promotion.
Step 5 clubs had until Saturday, November 30 to apply with each league having at least one team included and a total of 73 clubs registering.
The divisions with the least amount of applicants were the Hellenic League and United Counties League with two each while the Midland Alliance and North West Counties League have eight teams apiece.
Sholing, currently flying high in the Wessex League, will be looking to bounce back up to Step 4 after resigning from the Southern League last season due to financial constraints.
FA Vase holders Spennymoor Town are one of three Northern League sides to have applied while last season’s losing finalists Tunbridge Wells are one of seven applications from the Southern Counties East League.
Full list of applicants (Step 5 Club Promotion Applications 2014):
Combined Counties League
Camberley Town FC
Epsom & Ewell FC
Hanworth Villa FC
Molesey FC
South Park FC
Wembley FC
Windsor FC
Eastern Counties League
Brantham Athletic FC
Brightlingsea Regent FC
Godmanchester Rovers FC
Gorleston FC
Haverhill Rovers FC
Essex Senior League
Barking FC
Enfield 1893 FC
Great Wakering Rovers FC
Haringey Borough FC
FC Romania
Takeley FC
Tower Hamlets FC
Hellenic League
Ardley United FC
Wantage Town FC
Midland Football Alliance
Boldmere St Michael FC
Causeway United FC
Coleshill Town FC
Highgate United FC
Quorn FC
Stourport Swifts FC
Tividale FC
Westfields FC
North West Counties League
Bootle FC
Congleton Town FC
Glossop North End FC
AFC Liverpool
Maine Road FC
Norton United FC
Runcorn Linnets FC
Runcorn Town FC
Northern Counties East League
Basford United FC
Bridlington Town FC
Brighouse Town AFC
Retford United FC
Tadcaster Albion FC
Thackley AFC
Worksop Parramore FC
Northern League
Bishop Auckland FC
Celtic Nation FC
Spennymoor Town FC
Southern Counties East League
Ashford United FC
Cray Valley PM FC
Erith Town FC
Greenwich Borough FC
Phoenix Sports FC
Tunbridge Wells FC
Whyteleafe FC
Spartan South Midlands League
Ampthill Town FC
Berkhamsted FC
Hanwell Town FC
Sussex County League
Crowborough Athletic FC
East Grinstead Town FC
East Preston FC
Hassocks FC
Horsham YMCA FC
Newhaven FC
United Counties League
AFC Rushden & Diamonds
Spalding United FC
Wessex League
Newport (IW) FC
AFC Portchester
Sholing FC
Winchester City FC
Western League
Brislington FC
Bristol Manor Farm FC
Hallen FC
Larkhall Athletic AFC
