Level | League(s)/division(s) |
1 | Premier League 20 clubs – 3 clubs degraderen |
2 | EFL Championship 24 clubs – 3 clubs promoveren, 3 clubs degraderen |
3 | EFL League One 24 clubs – 3 clubs promoveren, 4 clubs degraderen |
4 | EFL League Two 24 clubs – 4 clubs promoveren, 2 clubs degraderen |
5 (Step 1) | National League 24 clubs – 2 clubs promoveren, 4 clubs degraderen |
6 (Step 2) | 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) | Northern Premier League Premier Division 22 clubs – 2 clubs promoveren, 4 clubs degraderen | Southern Football League Premier Central 22 clubs – 2 clubs promoveren, 4 clubs degraderen | Southern Football League Premier South 22 clubs – 2 clubs promoveren, 4 clubs degraderen | Isthmian Football League Premier Division 22 clubs – 2 clubs promoveren, 4 clubs degraderen |
8 (Step 4) | 160 | Northern Premier League Division One East 20 clubs – 2p, 2r | Northern Premier League Division One West 20 clubs – 2p, 2r | Northern Premier League Division One Midlands 20 clubs – 2p, 2r | Southern League Division One Central 20 clubs – 2p, 2r | Southern League Division One South 20 clubs – 2p, 2r | Isthmian League Division One South Central 20 clubs – 2p, 2r | Isthmian League Division One North 20 clubs – 2p, 2r | Isthmian League Division One South East 20 clubs – 2p, 2r |
9 (Step 5) | 320 | Northern League Division One 20 clubs — 1p, 2r | Northern Counties East League Premier Division 20 clubs — 1p, 2r | North West Counties League Premier Division 22 clubs — 1p, 2r | Midland League Premier Division 20 clubs — 1p, 2r | United Counties League Premier Division North 20 clubs — 1p, 2r | United Counties League Premier Division South 18 clubs — 1p, 2r | Hellenic League Premier Division 20 clubs — 1p, 2r | Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division 20 clubs — 1p, 2r | Wessex League Premier Division 20 clubs — 1p, 2r | Western League Premier Division 20 clubs — 1p, 2r | Combined Counties League Premier Division North 20 clubs — 1p, 2r | Combined Counties League Premier Division South 20 clubs — 1p, 2r | Eastern Counties League Premier Division 20 clubs — 1p, 2r | Essex Senior League 20 clubs — 1p, 2r | Southern Combination League Premier Division 20 clubs — 1p, 2r | Southern Counties East League Premier Division 20 clubs — 1p, 2r |
10 (Step 6) | 335 | Combined Counties League Division One – 21 clubs — 2p, 0–3r Eastern Counties League Division One North – 19 clubs — 2p, 0–3r Eastern Counties League Division One South – 19 clubs — 2p, 0–3r Hellenic League Division One – 19 clubs — 2p, 0–3r Midland League Division One – 21 clubs — 2p, 0–3r North West Counties League Division One North – 18 clubs — 2p, 0–3r North West Counties League Division One South – 20 clubs — 2p, 0–3r Northern Counties East League Division One – 21 clubs — 2p, 0–3r Northern League Division Two – 21 clubs — 2p, 0–3r | South West Peninsula League Premier Division East – 19 clubs — 1p, 0–3r South West Peninsula League Premier Division West – 18 clubs — 1p, 0–3r Southern Combination League Division One – 17 clubs — 2p, 0–3r Southern Counties East League Division One – 18 clubs — 2p, 0–3r Spartan South Midlands League Division One – 20 clubs — 2p, 0–3r United Counties League Division One – 22 clubs — 2p, 0–3r Wessex League Division One – 20 clubs — 2p, 0–3r Western League Division One – 22 clubs — 2p, 0–3r |
11 (Regional Feeder League) | 792 | Anglian Combination Premier Division – 16 clubs Bedfordshire County League Premier Division – 16 clubs Cambridgeshire County League Premier Division – 16 clubs Central Midlands League Premier Division North – 18 clubs Central Midlands League Premier Division South – 17 clubs Cheshire League Premier Division – 18 clubs Devon Football League North & East Division – 13 clubs Devon Football League South & West Division – 15 clubs Dorset Premier League – 18 clubs Essex Alliance League – 14 clubs Essex & Suffolk Border League Premier Division – 18 clubs Essex Olympian League Premier Division – 15 clubs Gloucestershire County League – 16 clubs Hampshire Premier League Senior Division – 16 clubs Herefordshire FA County League Premier Division – 15 clubs Hertfordshire Senior County League Premier Division – 16 clubs Humber Premier League Premier Division – 15 clubs Kent County League Premier Division – 16 clubs Leicestershire Senior League Premier Division – 18 clubs Lincolnshire League – 18 clubs Liverpool County Premier League Premier Division – 15 clubs Manchester League Premier Division – 15 clubs Mid-Sussex League Premier Division – 14 clubs Middlesex County League Premier Division – 15 clubs Midland League Division Two – 15 clubs | Northamptonshire Combination League Premier Division – 14 clubs Northern Alliance Premier Division – 16 clubs North Riding League Premier Division – 14 clubs Nottinghamshire Senior League Senior Division – 18 clubs Oxfordshire Senior League Premier Division – 16 clubs Peterborough & District League Premier Division – 16 clubs Salop Leisure League Premier Division – 14 clubs Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League Premier Division – 14 clubs Somerset County League Premier Division – 16 clubs Southern Combination League Division Two – 14 clubs Spartan South Midlands League Division Two – 18 clubs St Piran League East Division – 16 clubs St Piran League West Division – 16 clubs Staffordshire County Senior League Premier Division – 16 clubs Suffolk & Ipswich League Senior Division – 16 clubs Surrey Elite Intermediate League – 16 clubs Thames Valley Premier League Premier Division – 15 clubs Wearside League Division One – 18 clubs West Cheshire League Division One – 16 clubs West Lancashire League Premier Division – 16 clubs West Midlands (Regional) League Division One – 16 clubs West Yorkshire League Premier Division – 16 clubs Wiltshire Senior League – 17 clubs York League Premier Division – 14 clubs Yorkshire Amateur League Supreme Division – 16 clubs |