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Ground Grading
Pyramid Structure

Pyramid Structure
An article showing the structure of Non League football in the UK, and how it fits in with the Football League.
Also see the Ground Grading requirements for steps 1-7

Level Step League / Division
1   Premier League
(Barclays Premier League)
2   Football League Championship
(npower Championship)
3   League One
(npower Division One)
4   League Two
(npower Division Two)
5 1 Conference National
(Blue Square Premier)
6 2 Conference North
(Blue Square North)		 Conference South
(Blue Square South)
7 3 Northern Premier League
(Evo-Stik Northern League)
Premier Division		 Southern League
(Evo-Stik Southern League)
Premier Division		 Isthmian League
(Ryman League)
Premier Division
8 4 Northern Premier League
(Evo-Stik N League)
Division One North		 Northern Premier League
(Evo-Stik N League)
Division One South		 Southern Football League
(Evo-Stik S League)
Division One Central		 Southern Football League
(Evo-Stik S League)
Division One South & West		 Isthmian League
(Ryman League)
Division One South		 Isthmian League
(Ryman League)
Division One North
9 5 Combined Counties League Premier Division | Eastern Counties League Premier Division | Essex Senior League | Hellenic League Premier Division | Kent League Premier Division | Midland Football Alliance | Northern Counties East League Premier Division | Northern League Division One | North West Counties League Premier Division | Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division | Sussex County League Division One | United Counties League Premier Division | Wessex League Premier Division | Western League Premier Division
10 6 Combined Counties League Division One | East Midlands Counties League | Eastern Counties League Division One | Hellenic League Division One East | Hellenic League Division One West | Kent Invicta League | Midland Combination Premier Division | Northern Counties East Division One | Northern League Division Two | North West Counties League Division One | South West Peninsula League Premier Division | Spartan South Midlands League Division One | Sussex County League Division Two | United Counties League Division One | Wessex League Division One | West Midlands (Regional) League Premier Division | Western League Division One
11 7 Anglian Combination Premier Division | Bedfordshire Football League Premier Division | Brighton Hove and District League Premier Division | Cambridgeshire League Premier Division | Central Midlands League Supreme Division | Cheshire Football League Division One | Crawley and District League Premier Division | Dorset Premier League | East Berkshire League Premier Division | East Sussex Football League Premier Division | Essex & Suffolk Border League | Essex Olympian Football League Premier Division | Gloucestershire County League | Hampshire Premier League | Herts Senior County League Premier Division | Kent County League Premier Division | Leicestershire Senior League Premier Division | Liverpool County Premier League | Manchester Football League Premier Division | Mid-Sussex Football League Premier Division | Middlesex County Football League Premier Division | Midland Combination Division One | North Berks Football League Division One | Northamptonshire Football Combination Premier Division | Northampton Town Football League Premier Division | Northern Football Alliance Premier Division | Oxfordshire Senior Football League Premier Division | Peterborough and District Football League Premier Division | Reading Football League Senior Division | Somerset County Football League Premier Division | South West Peninsula League Division One East | South West Peninsula League Division One West | Spartan South Midlands League Division Two | Staffordshire County Senior League Premier Division | Suffolk and Ipswich Football League Senior Division | Sussex County League Division Three | Wearside Football League | West Cheshire Amateur Football League Division One | West Lancashire Football League Premier Division | West Midlands (Regional) League Division One | West Sussex Football League | Wiltshire Football League Premier Division | Worthing and District Football League Premier Division



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