League Statement - Hinckley Leicester Road
Hinckley Leicester Road resignation - Rugby Town reprieved at Step 4
Following the resignation of Hinckley LR FC from the NPL Midlands division on Friday 6th June, the FA’s Operations Committee (Steps 1-4) has unanimously decided that Rugby Town FC be reprieved and will take Hinckley LRFC’s place in the NPL Midlands division for season 2025/26.
The basis for this decision is FA rule 5.5.2(c), which was introduced in the wake of Shaw Lane FC’s resignation from the NLS, which states that:-
Where a vacancy occurs at Step 3 and 4 after the allocations for the following season have been published and prior to the holding of the League’s AGM, the vacancy created shall be dealt with at the sole discretion of the Committee in order to minimise disruption.
The committee determined that the intra-divisional reprieve of Rugby Town FC would cause minimal disruption compared to a strict points per game approach. Rugby Town FC will therefore be included in the constitution of the Northern Premier League for season 2025/26, which will be confirmed at the NPL’s AGM on Saturday 14th June 2025.
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