Projected Structure for 2008

Bottom of the 'food chain'

A number of things will affect the way the League will look in 2008.
As part of a feeder structure (with the WCL) into the Norfolk Alliance, we expect our Div 1 champions to be promoted. In return we expect teams to be relegated from the NA. These teams will either be:

  1. one from each of the feeder Leagues (NCL & WNCL)
  2. two from one feeder, none from the other
1
 Hillington
WNCL
2
 Hunstanton WNCL
3
 Fakenham
WNCL
4
 Downham A
WNCL
5
 Swaffham
WNCL
6
 East Harling
NCL
7
 Hales
NCL
8
 Norw & Colt W A
NCL
9
 Thetford
WNCL
10
 Ashmanhaugh
NCL

So, our own promotion and relegation will depend on who comes down from the Alliance, and will also be affected by the EAPL Factor (see below).

Because we are the bottom of the feeder pyramid, it will always be the case that our final standings cannot be known until the higher Leagues have completed their re-shuffles.

The current NA Div 3 is shown left.


1
 Swardeston
2
 Vauxhall Mallards
3
 Clacton
4
 Horsford
5
 Godmanchester
6
 Bury St Edmunds
7
 Cambridge Granta
8
 Gt Witchingham
9
 Fakenham
10
 Norwich

EAPL Factor

Final decisions on promotion and relegation in the KNCL may not be determined until well after the end of the normal season. This is because our final positions may be affected by what happens with the East Anglian Premier League, which stands at the top of the 'food chain'.

There are currently six Norfolk teams (shaded in green) in the EAPL and so there is a possibility that one of these will finish in 10th place and be replaced in the EAPL by a non-Norfolk team as a result of the play-offs. These will not be decided until mid-September.
Div 1 Div 2 Div 3 Div 4 Div 5
Ashmanhaugh Rollesby Halvergate St Andrews Garb A
Heth & Tas Valley Beccles A Gt Yarmouth Loddon Bradfield A
Aldboro Ket'ham Hall Cromer A CEYMS Civ Service
Acle A Topcroft A Old Catton Mattishall A H & TV A
Gt Melton Drayton Cr'ford Lodge Rocklands Happisburgh
Bungay Sprowston A Diss A Saxlingham A S Toney A
Gt Witch'ham A Shipdham Nor Union Overstrand V Mallards B
Norwich C Hardingham Belton Rackheath Aylsham
Caister Brooke A Gt Melt A Hors B Gt Melton B
Winterton Kirkley Sports Bradenham A Lowestoft A Costessey
Div 6 Div 7 Div 8 Div 9 Div 10
K&LR A Winterton A Nor Union A Happisburgh A Rollesby A
Bungay A Drayton A Watton Hardingham A Hales Colts
East Harling A Felthorpe Hingham Brisley H & TV B
Cr'ford Lodge A Tacolneston Aldboro A Sprowston C Garboldisham B
Gt Yarmouth A Old Catton A Lowestoft B Hemsby North Elmham A
Eaton Ashman A Diss B Beccles B Shipdham A
Hales A Colney Halvergate A Horsford C Nor Union B
N&CWand B New Buckenham Happisburgh A Loddon A Gt Melton C
Martham Rocklands A Topcroft B Blundeston Felthorpe A
Sprowston B Old Buck'ham B Ket'ham Hall A Old Catton B vacant
  1. Accelerated promotion was scrapped at last AGM, so from 2008
  2. Straight two-up and two-down for all divisions - except
  3. North Elmham have withdrawn from Div 4
  4. ONly one team relegated from Divs 4-9
  5. Only bottom team in Div 10 to apply for re-election

updated on 1 June 2008