Promotion and Relegation
Structure

There are three promotion / relegation steps within the
proposed structure.

1. National
Conference to Regional Conference

2. Regional Conference to Region

3.
Region to Section

Relegation (Definite): The
bottom three teams in the National Conference, the Conferences and the
Regions will be relegated.

Promotion (Definite): Each
Champion club in each Section, Region or Regional Conference are promoted.

Following the guaranteed movements, there are two different
playoff structures:

(1)+(2) Play
offs: Between National Conference
--> Regional Conferences AND Between Regional Conferences --> Regions

The next three
lowest teams above those that are already relegated will take part in a
relegation play off with the second to fourth placed teams from the level
below by way of three groups of four.

Those clubs
would be the top seeded clubs receiving home advantage throughout, and would
each be allocated to a separate playoff "group" by means of
geography. As a result they could never meet in the playoffs.

For the purposes of promotion playoffs, three lower
Leagues will be temporarily linked to a higher one, although once playoffs
are completed pooling may still be applied and a playoff winner may find
themselves in a completely different area.

As an example of this, Evesham Town are currently
allocated to the Southern West Region which is temporarily linked to the
Northern Premier Conference, but if they went up, they would then be pooled
into the Southern Conference.

Example:

National
Conference (lowest seven clubs)

18

Red

Safe

19

Blue

20

Yellow

Relegation playoffs

21

Green

22

Purple

23

Orange

Relegated

24

Gold

The F.A. would
determine which of these three clubs from 19th-21st should be allocated to
each playoff group by means of geography.

Regional Conferences
(x3)

Northern Premier Conference

Southern Conference

Isthmian Conference

1

Grey

Indigo

Pink

Promoted as Champions

2

Violet

Rose

Scarlet

Promotion Play offs

3

Silver

Mauve

Black

Promotion Play offs

4

Tan

White

Cyan

Promotion Play offs

5

Brown

Lime

Magenta

No change

Allocated by
F.A. from Conference National:

Blue

Yellow

Green

Playoffs would be:

Blue (1) v Tan (4)

Yellow (1) v White (4)

Green (1) v Cyan (4)

Violet (2) v Silver (3)

Rose (2) v Mauve (3)

Scarlet (2) v Black (3)

The higher
ranked of the two finalists would play at home in the three Playoff Finals as
happens currently.

(3) Play offs:
Between Regions --> Sections

I believe that
the potential for six relegated clubs from a 22 team Region is too many, so
that potential number is reduced to five.

The next two
lowest teams above those three already relegated will take place in a playoff
with the second and third placed teams from the level below. They would be
the top seeded clubs and receive home advantage throughout.

The remaining
six teams would be ranked by League placing and by
then PPG so the clubs from the level above
would play third place teams in their first playoff match. Clubs from a
higher level could never meet in the playoffs.

As with the promotion playoffs from the Regions, three
Sections will be temporarily linked to a Region, although once playoffs are
completed pooling may still be applied and a playoff winner may find
themselves in a completely different area.

Example:

16

Red

Safe

Bottom of Region

17

Blue

Safe

18

Green

Relegation playoffs

19

Yellow

20

Purple

21

Orange

Relegated

22

Gold

Three Sections

Points per Game ratio

Points per Game ratio

Points per Game ratio

1

Grey

2.15

Indigo

2.40

Pink

1.97

Promoted as Champions

2

Violet

2.01

Rose

2.35

Scarlet

1.96

Promotion Play offs

3

Silver

1.96

Mauve

1.94

Black

2.20

Promotion Play offs

4

Tan

1.87

White

1.90

Cyan

2.00

No change

5

Brown

1.83

Lime

1.88

Magenta

1.65

No change

Playoffs would be:

Green (1) v Mauve (8)

Yellow (2) v Silver (7)

Rose (3) v Black (6)

Violet (4) v Scarlet (5)

The higher
ranked of the two finalists play at home to the lowest ranked team in the two
Playoff Finals.

Relegation from the Sections: The bottom two clubs could
go down. in reality though, 54 applications from County League teams are
unlikely, so many reprieves would probably occur between the new boundary of
Senior / Intermediate football.

As is currently the case, any pooling required would be
applied once the promotion / relegation procedure and playoffs have taken
place.