THE Football Association have released the list of Step 7 clubs that have applied for promotion – with 56 clubs nationwide seeking to go up.
The Central Midlands League, which includes two Step 7 divisions, have the highest number of applicants and the full list can be seen below.
Cambridgeshire County League
Wisbech St Mary FC
Central Midlands League
Askern FC, Belper United FC, Clay Cross Town FC, Harworth Colliery FC, Hucknall Town FC, Ollerton Town FC, Pinxton FC, Sherwood Colliery FC
Cheshire League
Sandbach United FC
Dorset Premier League
Shaftesbury FC, Weymouth FC Reserves
Essex & Suffolk Border League
Coggeshall Town FC, Holland FC
Gloucestershire County League
AEK-BOCO FC, Bristol Telephones FC
Hampshire Premier League
Baffins Milton Rovers FC, Hamble Club FC, Stockbridge FC
Herts Senior County League
Hadley Wood & Wingate FC
Kent County League
Erith 147 Sports FC, Guru Nanak FC, Snodland Town FC
Leicestershire Senior League
Birstall United Social FC, Melton Mowbray FC, Saffron Dynamo FC
Manchester League
Prestwich Heys AFC
Middlesex County League
British Airways FC, Cricklewood Wanderers FC, LPOSSA FC, Tooting & Mitcham Wanderers FC, West Essex FC
Northants Combination
Weldon United FC
Northern Football Alliance
Blyth Town FC, Carlisle City FC
Nottinghamshire Senior League
Clifton All Whites FC, Real United FC, Unity FC, West Bridgford FC
Peterborough & District League
Netherton United FC, Whittlesey Athletic FC
Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League
Swallonest FC
Somerset County League
Bishops Lydeard AFC, Fry Club FC
Staffordshire County Senior League
Suffolk & Ipswich League
Framlingham Town FC
Surrey Elite Intermediate League
Balham FC, Virginia Waters FC
Thames Valley Premier League
AFC Aldermaston
Wearside League
Redcar Athletic FC, Stockton Town FC, Whitehaven Amateurs FC
West Lancashire League
Charnock Richard FC
West Riding County Amateur League
Campion AFC, Huddersfield YMCA FC
Wiltshire League
There have also been 17 clubs from the independent Step 6 leagues that have applied for promotion to Step 5 and they are as follows.
East Midlands Counties League
Anstey Nomads FC, Ashby Ivanhoe FC, Borrowash Victoria FC, Radford FC, St Andrews FC, South Normanton Athletic FC
Kent Invicta League
AC London FC, Bearsted FC, Glebe FC, Lydd Town FC, Meridian VP FC, Sheppey United FC
West Midlands (Regional) League
AFC Bridgnorth, Black Country Rangers FC, Cradley Town FC, Shawbury United FC, Wolverhampton Sporting Community FC