Level | Total clubs (1857 +-) | League(s) / division(s) |
1 | 20 | Premier League 20 clubs – 3 clubs degraderen |
2 | 24 | EFL Championship 24 clubs – 3 clubs promoveren, 3 clubs degraderen |
3 | 24 | EFL League One 24 clubs – 3 clubs promoveren, 4 clubs degraderen |
4 | 24 | EFL League Two 24 clubs – 4 clubs promoveren, 2 clubs degraderen |
5 (Step 1) | 24 | National League 24 clubs – 2 clubs promoveren, 4 clubs degraderen |
6 (Step 2) | 48 | National League North 24 clubs – 2 clubs promoveren, 4 clubs degraderen | National League South 24 clubs – 2 clubs promoveren, 4 clubs degraderen |
7 (Step 3) | 88 | Northern Premier League Premier Division 22 clubs – 2 clubs promoveren, 4 clubs degraderen | Southern League Premier Division Central 22 clubs – 2 clubs promoveren,[a] 4 clubs degraderen | Southern League Premier Division South 22 clubs – 2 clubs promoveren,[a] 4 clubs degraderen | Isthmian League Premier Division 22 clubs – 2 clubs promoveren, 4 clubs degraderen |
8 (Step 4) | 176 | Northern Premier League Division One East 22 clubs – 2p, 4r | Northern Premier League Division One West 22 clubs – 2p, 4r | Northern Premier League Division One Midlands 22 clubs – 2p, 4r | Southern League Division One Central 22 clubs – 2p, 4r | Southern League Division One South 22 clubs – 2p, 4r | Isthmian League Division One South Central 22 clubs – 2p, 4r | Isthmian League Division One North 22 clubs – 2p, 4r | Isthmian League Division One South East 22 clubs – 2p, 4r |
9 (Step 5) | 318 | Northern League Division One 22 clubs — 2p, 2r | Northern Counties East League Premier Division 20 clubs — 2p, 2r | North West Counties League Premier Division 24 clubs — 2p, 2r | Midland League Premier Division 18 clubs — 2p, 2r | United Counties League Premier Division North 18 clubs — 2p, 2r | United Counties League Premier Division South 20 clubs — 2p, 2r | Hellenic League Premier Division 20 clubs — 2p, 2r | Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division 18 clubs — 2p, 2r | Wessex League Premier Division 20 clubs — 2p, 2r | Western League Premier Division 18 clubs — 2p, 1r | Combined Counties League Premier Division North 20 clubs — 2p, 2r | Combined Counties League Premier Division South 20 clubs — 2p, 2r | Eastern Counties League Premier Division 20 clubs — 2p, 2r | Essex Senior League 20 clubs — 2p, 2r | Southern Combination League Premier Division 20 clubs — 2p, 2r | Southern Counties East League Premier Division 20 clubs — 2p, 2r |
10 (Step 6) | 340 | Northern League Division Two – 22 clubs — 2p, 0–3r Northern Counties East League League Division One – 22 clubs — 2p, 0–3r North West Counties League Division One North – 18 clubs — 2p, 0–3r North West Counties League Division One South – 18 clubs — 2p, 0–3r Midland League Division One – 22 clubs — 2p, 0–3r United Counties League Division One – 20 clubs — 2p, 0–3r Hellenic League Division One – 22 clubs — 2p, 0–3r Spartan South Midlands League Division One – 20 clubs — 2p, 0–3r | Wessex League Division One – 20 clubs — 2p, 0–3r Western League Division One – 22 clubs — 2p, 0–3r South West Peninsula League Premier Division East – 16 clubs — 1p, 0–3r South West Peninsula League Premier Division West – 17 clubs — 1p, 0–3r Combined Counties League Division One – 23 clubs — 2p, 0–3r Eastern Counties League Division One North – 20 clubs — 2p, 0–3r Eastern Counties League Division One South – 20 clubs — 2p, 0–3r Southern Combination Football League Division One – 20 clubs — 2p, 0–3r Southern Counties East League Division One – 18 clubs — 2p, 0–3r |
11 (Step 7 - Regional Feeder League) | 787 | Anglian Combination Premier Division – 16 clubs Bedfordshire County League Premier Division – 14 clubs Cambridgeshire County League Premier Division – 13 clubs Central Midlands League Premier Division North – 16 clubs Central Midlands League Premier Division South – 18 clubs Cheshire League Premier Division – 16 clubs Devon Football League – 18 clubs Dorset Premier League – 17 clubs Essex Alliance League – 16 clubs Essex & Suffolk Border League Premier Division – 16 clubs Essex Olympian League Premier Division – 14 clubs Gloucestershire County League – 16 clubs Hampshire Premier League Senior Division – 16 clubs Herefordshire Football League Premier Division – 14 clubs Hertfordshire Senior County League Premier Division – 18 clubs Humber Premier League Premier Division – 16 clubs Isle of Wight Saturday League Division One – 12 clubs Kent County League Premier Division – 17 clubs Leicestershire Senior League Premier Division – 16 clubs Lincolnshire League – 18 clubs Liverpool County Premier League Premier Division – 14 clubs Manchester League Premier Division – 16 clubs Mid-Sussex League Premier Division – 14 clubs Middlesex County League Premier Division – 17 clubs Midland League Division Two – 16 clubs | Northamptonshire Combination League Premier Division – 17 clubs Northern Alliance Premier Division – 16 clubs North Riding League Premier Division – 15 clubs Nottinghamshire Senior League Senior Division – 20 clubs Oxfordshire Senior League Premier Division – 14 clubs Peterborough & District League Premier Division – 17 clubs Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League Premier Division – 15 clubs Shropshire County Football League Premier Division – 17 clubs Somerset County League Premier Division – 16 clubs Southern Combination League Division Two – 13 clubs Spartan South Midlands League Division Two – 18 clubs St Piran League Premier Division East – 14 clubs St Piran League Premier Division West – 15 clubs Staffordshire County Senior League Premier Division – 18 clubs Suffolk & Ipswich League Senior Division – 17 clubs Surrey Premier County Football League – 15 clubs Thames Valley Premier League Premier Division – 14 clubs Wearside League Premier Division – 18 clubs West Cheshire League Division One – 16 clubs West Lancashire League Premier Division – 17 clubs West Midlands (Regional) League Division One – 16 clubs West Yorkshire League Premier Division – 16 clubs Wiltshire Senior League Premier Division – 18 clubs York League Premier Division – 14 clubs Yorkshire Amateur League Supreme Division – 15 clubs |