East Midlands Counties Football League
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| East Midlands Counties League | |
| Country | England |
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| Founded | 2008 |
| Divisions | 1 |
| Number of teams | 18-20 |
The East Midlands Counties Football League is a new football league at level 10 of the football league system in England. It will commence play at the start of the 2008-09 season, drawing clubs from the Central Midlands League, Leicestershire Senior League and two teams from the Northern Counties East League (Gedling Town and Borrowash Victoria).[1]
On 15 May 2008 the FA Leagues Committee placed the new league at Step 6 in the National League System.[2]
Invited to be founder members of the new league are:
- from Central Midlands League - Blackwell Miners Welfare, Dunkirk, Gedling Miners Welfare, Graham Street Prims, Greenwood Meadows, Heanor Town, Holbrook Miners Welfare, Radford;
- from Leicestershire Senior League - Bardon Hill Sports, Barrow Town, Ellistown, Hinckley Downes, Holwell Sports, Ibstock United, Kirby Muxloe SC, St. Andrews;
- from Northern Counties East League - Borrowash Victoria, Gedling Town;
and there may possibly be two further admissions.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Six New Clubs For NCEL Northern Counties East League
- ^ FA press release 15May08 accessed 25 May 2008
- ^ News on Radford F.C. website accessed 24 May 2008
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