The 2022–23 season was the 116th in the history of the

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, a

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competition in England. The league operated three divisions in the

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, the Premier Divisions North and South at Step 5 and Division One at Step 6. The allocations for Steps 5 and 6 this season were announced by

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on 12 May 2022, and were subject to appeals.

Premier Division North

The Premier Division featured 15 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with five new clubs. * Promoted from Division One: ** Belper United ** Kimberley Miners Welfare * Transferred from the

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** AFC Mansfield ** Sherwood Colliery * Plus: ** Wisbech Town, relegated from the

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Also, Newark were renamed Newark and Sherwood United.

League table

Inter-step play-off

Stadia and locations

Premier Division South

The Premier Division featured 15 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with three new clubs: *

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, relegated from the

* March Town United, transferred from the Eastern Counties League * Milton Keynes Irish, transferred from the Spartan South Midlands League The club finishing the season in second position was initially required to play in an inter-step playoff with a team from step 4. Due to ground grading failures higher up the pyramid, three step 4 clubs were reprieved, and the three step 5 runners-up with the highest PPG (points per game) were automatically promoted. Rugby Town were one of those three.

League table

Stadia and locations

Division One

Division One featured 16 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with six new clubs. * Promoted from the Central Midlands Alliance: ** Bildworth Welfare ** Newark Town * Transferred from the

: ** Clipstone ** Rainworth Miners Welfare * Plus: ** Grantham Town academy, promoted from the Lincolnshire League ** Southwell City, promoted from the Nottinghamshire Senior League

League table

Play-offs

Stadia and locations

References

External links

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