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Complete Restructure Regional Football League Level 3 North & South Plus a Midland Premier League |
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Complete Restructure Regional Football League Level 3 North & South Plus a Midland Premier League |
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This page is purely for interest. The FA probably wouldn't consider something this radical. But, in hard economic times, it is interesting to explore a little 'fantasy' restructuring.
The maps and line-ups show how a regionalised Football League 1 & 2 could be positioned in a new league structure that provides less travelling, less costs and more local interest with potentially higher attendances.
| Premier League | |||||||
| Football League Championship or National Division | |||||||
| Football League Northern Division | Football League Southern Division | ||||||
| Northern Premier League (NPL) Premier Division | Midland Premier League (MPL) Premier Division | Western Premier League (WPL) Premier Division | Southern Premier League (SPL) Premier Division | ||||
| NPL Western Div | NPL Eastern Div | MPL Western Div | MPL Eastern Div | WPL Western Div | WPL Eastern Div | SPL Western Div | SPL Eastern Div |
| Level 6 - Expanding the current Step 5 from 14 to 16 Leagues | |||||||
| Level 7 - 32 Divisions (2 regional divisions for each of the 16 Leagues at Level 6 | |||||||
| Level 8 and below 96 Fixed boundary leagues based on postcodes | |||||||
These line ups are just for example only, and should only be considered as such. The teams used are purely for indicative purposes, they are not necessarily the teams that would make up any revised constitution and are used simply to show the general geographical spread of this type of structure:
| Level 1 | |||
| Premier League | |||
| Team | From | ||
| Arsenal | PREM | ||
| Aston Villa | PREM | ||
| Birmingham City | PREM | ||
| Blackburn Rovers | PREM | ||
| Bolton Wanderers | PREM | ||
| Chelsea | PREM | ||
| Everton | PREM | ||
| Fulham | PREM | ||
| Liverpool | PREM | ||
| Manchester City | PREM | ||
| Manchester United | PREM | ||
| Newcastle United | CHAMP | ||
| Nottingham Forest | CHAMP | ||
| Stoke City | PREM | ||
| Sunderland | PREM | ||
| Tottenham Hotspur | PREM | ||
| West Bromwich Albion | CHAMP | ||
| West Ham United | PREM | ||
| Wigan Athletic | PREM | ||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | PREM | ||
| Level 2 | |||
| Football League Championship | |||
| Team | From | ||
| Barnsley | CHAMP | ||
| Blackpool | CHAMP | ||
| Bristol City | CHAMP | ||
| Burnley | PREM | ||
| Cardiff City | CHAMP | ||
| Coventry City | CHAMP | ||
| Derby County | CHAMP | ||
| Doncaster Rovers | CHAMP | ||
| Hull City | PREM | ||
| Ipswich Town | CHAMP | ||
| Leeds United | LGE 1 | ||
| Leicester City | CHAMP | ||
| Middlesbrough | CHAMP | ||
| Millwall | LGE 1 | ||
| Norwich City | LGE 1 | ||
| Portsmouth | PREM | ||
| Preston North End | CHAMP | ||
| Queens Park Rangers | CHAMP | ||
| Reading | CHAMP | ||
| Scunthorpe United | CHAMP | ||
| Sheffield United | CHAMP | ||
| Sheffield Wednesday | CHAMP | ||
| Swansea City | CHAMP | ||
| Watford | CHAMP | ||
| Level 3 | ||||||
| Football League Northern Division | Football League Southern Division | |||||
| Team | From | Team | From | |||
| Accrington Stanley | LGE 2 | Aldershot Town | LGE 2 | |||
| Bradford City | LGE 2 | Barnet | LGE 2 | |||
| Burton Albion | LGE 2 | Bournemouth (AFC Prefix) | LGE 2 | |||
| Bury | LGE 2 | Brentford | LGE 1 | |||
| Carlisle United | LGE 1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | LGE 1 | |||
| Chesterfield | LGE 2 | Bristol Rovers | LGE 1 | |||
| Crewe Alexandra | LGE 2 | Charlton Athletic | LGE 1 | |||
| Hartlepool United | LGE 1 | Cheltenham Town | LGE 2 | |||
| Hereford United | LGE 2 | Colchester United | LGE 1 | |||
| Huddersfield Town | LGE 1 | Crystal Palace | CHAMP | |||
| Lincoln City | LGE 2 | Dagenham & Redbridge | LGE 2 | |||
| Macclesfield Town | LGE 2 | Exeter City | LGE 1 | |||
| Morecambe | LGE 2 | Gillingham | LGE 1 | |||
| Northampton Town | LGE 2 | Leyton Orient | LGE 1 | |||
| Notts County | LGE 2 | Milton Keynes Dons | LGE 1 | |||
| Oldham Athletic | LGE 1 | Oxford United | 1 Conf | |||
| Peterborough United | CHAMP | Plymouth Argyle | CHAMP | |||
| Port Vale | LGE 2 | Southampton | LGE 1 | |||
| Rochdale | LGE 2 | Southend United | LGE 1 | |||
| Rotherham United | LGE 2 | Stevenage Borough | 1 Conf | |||
| Shrewsbury Town | LGE 2 | Swindon Town | LGE 1 | |||
| Stockport County | LGE 1 | Torquay United | LGE 2 | |||
| Tranmere Rovers | LGE 1 | Wycombe Wanderers | LGE 1 | |||
| Walsall | LGE 1 | Yeovil Town | LGE 1 | |||
| Level 4 | ||||||||||||
| Northern Premier League Premier Division | Midland Premier League Premier Division | Western Premier League Premier Division | Southern Premier League Premier Division | |||||||||
| Team | From | Team | From | Team | From | Team | From | |||||
| Altrincham | 1 Conf | Alfreton Town | 2 ConfN | Bashley | 3 SLPD | Aveley | 3 ILPD | |||||
| Barrow | 1 Conf | Boston United | 3 NPLPD | Basingstoke Town | 2 ConfS | Bishop's Stortford | 2 ConfS | |||||
| Blyth Spartans | 2 ConfN | Buxton | 3 NPLPD | Bath City | 2 ConfS | Boreham Wood | 3 ILPD | |||||
| Bradford Park Avenue | 3 NPLPD | Corby Town | 2 ConfN | Brackley Town | 3 SLPD | Braintree Town | 2 ConfS | |||||
| Darlington | LGE 2 | Eastwood Town | 2 ConfN | Chippenham Town | 3 SLPD | Bromley | 2 ConfS | |||||
| Droylsden | 2 ConfN | Halesowen Town | 3 SLPD | Dorchester Town | 2 ConfS | Cambridge City | 3 SLPD | |||||
| Fleetwood Town | 2 ConfN | Hednesford Town | 3 SLPD | Eastleigh | 2 ConfS | Cambridge United | 1 Conf | |||||
| Gainsborough Trinity | 2 ConfN | Hinckley United | 2 ConfN | Farnborough | 3 SLPD | Chelmsford City | 2 ConfS | |||||
| Gateshead | 1 Conf | Histon | 1 Conf | Forest Green Rovers | 1 Conf | Crawley Town | 1 Conf | |||||
| Grimsby Town | LGE 2 | Ilkeston Town | 2 ConfN | Gloucester City | 2 ConfN | Dartford | 3 ILPD | |||||
| Guiseley | 3 NPLPD | Kettering Town | 1 Conf | Hampton & Richmond B | 2 ConfS | Dover Athletic | 2 ConfS | |||||
| Harrogate Town | 2 ConfN | Kidderminster Harriers | 1 Conf | Havant & Waterlooville | 2 ConfS | Eastbourne Borough | 1 Conf | |||||
| Hyde United | 2 ConfN | Leamington | 3 SLPD | Hayes & Yeading United | 1 Conf | Ebbsfleet United | 1 Conf | |||||
| Kendal Town | 3 NPLPD | Mansfield Town | 1 Conf | Luton Town | 1 Conf | Grays Athletic | 1 Conf | |||||
| Marine | 3 NPLPD | Matlock Town | 3 NPLPD | Maidenhead United | 2 ConfS | Hastings United | 3 ILPD | |||||
| North Ferriby United | 3 NPLPD | Nuneaton Town | 3 SLPD | Newport County | 2 ConfS | Hornchurch | 3 ILPD | |||||
| Northwich Victoria | 2 ConfN | Redditch United | 2 ConfN | Salisbury City | 1 Conf | Kingstonian | 3 ILPD | |||||
| Retford United | 3 NPLPD | Rushden & Diamonds | 1 Conf | St Albans City | 2 ConfS | Lewes | 2 ConfS | |||||
| Southport | 2 ConfN | Solihull Moors | 2 ConfN | Staines Town | 2 ConfS | Sutton United | 3 ILPD | |||||
| Stalybridge Celtic | 2 ConfN | Stafford Rangers | 2 ConfN | Wealdstone | 3 ILPD | Thurrock | 2 ConfS | |||||
| Vauxhall Motors | 2 ConfN | Stourbridge | 3 SLPD | Weston-super-Mare | 2 ConfS | Tonbridge Angels | 3 ILPD | |||||
| Whitby Town | 3 NPLPD | Tamworth | 1 Conf | Weymouth | 2 ConfS | Tooting & Mitcham United | 3 ILPD | |||||
| Workington | 2 ConfN | Telford United | 2 ConfN | Woking | 2 ConfS | Welling United | 2 ConfS | |||||
| York City | 1 Conf | Wrexham | 1 Conf | Worcester City | 2 ConfS | Wimbledon | 1 Conf | |||||
| Level 5 | ||||||||||||
| Northern Premier League Western Division | Northern Premier League Eastern Division | Midland Premier League Western Division | Midland Premier League Eastern Division | |||||||||
| Team | From | Team | From | Team | From | Team | From | |||||
| Bamber Bridge | 4 NPL1N | Ashton Utd | 3 NPLPD | Atherstone Town | 4 SLD1M | Arlesey Town | 4 SLD1M | |||||
| Burscough | 3 NPLPD | Belper Town | 4 NPL1S | Banbury United | 3 SLPD | Aylesbury United | 4 SLD1M | |||||
| Cammell Laird | 4 NPL1S | Bridlington Town | NCE 5 | Barwell | MFA 5 | Barton Rovers | 4 SLD1M | |||||
| Chester (New Team) | New | Brigg Town | 4 NPL1S | Bedworth United | 4 SLD1M | Bedford Town | 3 SLPD | |||||
| Chorley | 4 NPL1N | Durham City | 3 NPLPD | Bishops Cleeve | 4 SL1SW | Biggleswade Town | 4 SLD1M | |||||
| Clitheroe | 4 NPL1N | Farsley (New Team) | New | Bromsgrove Rovers | 4 SLD1M | Bury Town | 4 SLD1M | |||||
| Colwyn Bay | 4 NPL1N | Frickley Athletic | 3 NPLPD | Chasetown | 4 NPL1S | Carlton Town | 4 NPL1S | |||||
| Curzon Ashton | 4 NPL1N | Garforth Town | 4 NPL1N | Cinderford Town | 4 SL1SW | CRC | EAST 5 | |||||
| Fylde | 4 NPL1N | Glapwell | 4 NPL1S | Evesham United | 3 SLPD | Daventry Town | UCL 5 | |||||
| Kidsgrove Athletic | 4 NPL1S | Goole | 4 NPL1S | Loughborough Dynamo | 4 NPL1S | Grantham Town | 4 NPL1S | |||||
| Lancaster City | 4 NPL1N | Halifax Town | 4 NPL1N | Market Drayton Town | 4 NPL1S | Hitchin Town | 4 SLD1M | |||||
| Leigh Genesis | 4 NPL1N | Harrogate Railway Athletic | 4 NPL1N | Mickleover Sports | 4 NPL1S | Leighton Town | 4 SLD1M | |||||
| Nantwich Town | 3 NPLPD | Hucknall Town | 3 NPLPD | Newcastle Town | NWC 5 | Lowestoft Town | 4 ILD1N | |||||
| Prescot Cables | 4 NPL1N | Leek Town | 4 NPL1S | North Leigh | 4 SL1SW | Oxford City | 3 SLPD | |||||
| Radcliffe Borough | 4 NPL1N | Lincoln United | 4 NPL1S | Romulus | 4 SLD1M | Quorn | 4 NPL1S | |||||
| Rossendale United | 4 NPL1N | Mossley | 4 NPL1N | Rugby Town | 3 SLPD | Rothwell Town | 4 SLD1M | |||||
| Salford City | 4 NPL1N | Ossett Albion | 4 NPL1N | Rushall Olympic | 4 NPL1S | Soham Town Rangers | 4 SLD1M | |||||
| Skelmersdale United | 4 NPL1N | Ossett Town | 3 NPLPD | Shepshed Dynamo | 4 NPL1S | Spalding United | 4 NPL1S | |||||
| Trafford | 4 NPL1N | Sheffield | 4 NPL1S | Stourport Swifts | 4 SLD1M | Stamford | 4 NPL1S | |||||
| United of Manchester | 3 NPLPD | Stocksbridge Park Steels | 3 NPLPD | Sutton Coldfield Town | 4 SLD1M | Sudbury | 4 SLD1M | |||||
| Warrington Town | 4 NPL1N | Wakefield | 4 NPL1N | Willenhall Town | 4 NPL1S | Ware | 4 ILD1N | |||||
| Witton Albion | 4 NPL1S | Woodley Sports | 4 NPL1N | Worksop Town | 3 NPLPD | Woodford United | 4 SLD1M | |||||
| Western Premier League Western Division | Western Premier League Eastern Division | Southern Premier League Western Division | Southern Premier League Eastern Division | |||||||||
| Team | From | Team | From | Team | From | Team | From | |||||
| Abingdon Utd | 4 SL1SW | Ashford Town (Mx) | 3 ILPD | Burgess Hill Town | 4 ILD1S | Ashford Town | 4 ILD1S | |||||
| Almondsbury Town | HELL 5 | Beaconsfield SYCOB | 4 SLD1M | Carshalton Athletic | 3 ILPD | Billericay Town | 3 ILPD | |||||
| Andover | 4 SL1SW | Bedfont Green | 4 SL1SW | Cheshunt | 4 ILD1N | Brentwood Town | 4 ILD1N | |||||
| Bridgwater Town | 4 SL1SW | Bognor Regis Town | 3 ILPD | Chipstead | 4 ILD1S | Canvey Island | 3 ILPD | |||||
| Cirencester Town | 4 SL1SW | Bracknell Town | 4 SL1SW | Corinthian-Casuals | 4 ILD1S | Chatham Town | 4 ILD1S | |||||
| Clevedon Town | 3 SLPD | Burnham | 4 SLD1M | Cray Wanderers | 3 ILPD | Concord Rangers | 4 ILD1N | |||||
| Didcot Town | 3 SLPD | Chesham United | 4 SLD1M | Croydon Athletic | 4 ILD1S | East Thurrock United | 4 ILD1N | |||||
| Frome Town | 4 SL1SW | Fleet Town | 4 ILD1S | Dulwich Hamlet | 4 ILD1S | Eastbourne Town | 4 ILD1S | |||||
| Gosport Borough | 4 SL1SW | Godalming Town | 4 ILD1S | Enfield Town | 4 ILD1N | Faversham Town | KENT 5 | |||||
| Hungerford Town | 4 SL1SW | Harrow Borough | 3 ILPD | Harlow Town | 4 ILD1N | Folkestone Invicta | 4 ILD1S | |||||
| Mangotsfield United | 4 SL1SW | Hayes | 4 SL1SW | Hendon | 3 ILPD | Great Wakering Rovers | 4 ILD1N | |||||
| Merthyr Tydfil | 3 SLPD | Hemel Hempstead Town | 3 SLPD | Horsham | 3 ILPD | Heybridge Swifts | 4 ILD1N | |||||
| Paulton Rovers | 4 SL1SW | Leatherhead | 4 ILD1S | Horsham YMCA | 4 ILD1S | Maidstone United | 3 ILPD | |||||
| Poole Town | WSSX 5 | Marlow | 4 SLD1M | Ilford | 4 ILD1N | Maldon Town | 4 ILD1N | |||||
| Swindon Supermarine | 3 SLPD | Metropolitan Police | 4 ILD1S | Leyton | 4 ILD1N | Margate | 3 ILPD | |||||
| Taunton Town | 4 SL1SW | Northwood | 4 ILD1N | Merstham | 4 ILD1S | Ramsgate | 4 ILD1S | |||||
| Thatcham Town | 4 SL1SW | Slough Town | 4 SLD1M | Potters Bar Town | 4 ILD1N | Romford | 4 ILD1N | |||||
| Tiverton Town | 3 SLPD | Uxbridge | 4 SL1SW | Redbridge | 4 ILD1N | Sittingbourne | 4 ILD1S | |||||
| Totton | 4 SL1SW | Walton & Hersham | 4 ILD1S | Waltham Abbey | 3 ILPD | Thamesmead Town | 4 ILD1N | |||||
| Truro City | 3 SLPD | Walton Casuals | 4 ILD1S | Waltham Forest | 4 ILD1N | Tilbury | 4 ILD1N | |||||
| VT | 4 SL1SW | Windsor & Eton | 4 SL1SW | Whyteleafe | 4 ILD1S | VCD Athletic | 4 ILD1N | |||||
| Yate Town | 4 SL1SW | Worthing | 4 ILD1S | Wingate & Finchley | 4 ILD1N | Whitstable Town | 4 ILD1S | |||||
Allocations are ordered by Latitude & longitude coordinates. Each division having flexible boundaries, and teams allocated by co-ordinated rather than committees.
The teams used are based on PPG League tables from 25th March 2010 and are purely for indicative purposes to show how this sort of line up could look
Links to 2009-10 maps.
These maps are only for fun and based only on personal guesses. The actual constitutions will be agreed by the FA and the various League at the AGMs in June 2010. No value should be given to the content and no liability is taken what so ever. The Maps will be updated on a random basis to reflect the latest league positions.
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