Story posted: Wednesday, 11th May 2005
Promotion
Following a meeting of the Alliance Committee today, it was agreed to recommend to the Leagues Committee that the nine champion clubs from the Step 5 Leagues be promoted to Step 4 for Season 2005/06. This alleviates the necessity for play-off matches.
These clubs will be joined by Enfield FC who finished as runners-up in the Isthmian League Division Two. This additional place allocated to the Isthmian League Division Two is as a result of an agreement between the Isthmian League and its former feeder leagues which allowed for two promotion places, this being the final Season for this agreement.
Subject to ratification by the Leagues Committee the promoted clubs have been placed in the following competitions:
Northern Premier League Division One
Goole
Fleetwood Town
Southern League Division One West
Rushall Olympic
Southern League Division One East
Enfield FC
Enfield Town
Ilford
Potters Bar Town
Isthmian League Division One
Ramsgate
Lymington & New Milton FC
Walton Casuals
Whilst this exceeds the number of promotion places available, in the opinion of the Committee, the decision to promote all champion clubs was in the best interests of the game.
