Coming up from step 5 as a result of the re-structure are 1874 Northwich, Bootle and Warrington Rylands (NPL West), Shepshed Dynamo and Sporting Khalsa (NPL Midlands) and Bridlington Town, Hebburn Town, Liversedge, Shildon, Stockton Town and Yorkshire Amateur (NPL East).

A further nine clubs join the NPL as a result of lateral movement in the pyramid - Bedworth United, Cambridge City, Coleshill Town, Corby Town, Daventry Town, Halesowen Town, Histon, Soham Town Rangers and Yaxley.

NPL Premier Division

Ashton United
Atherton Collieries
Bamber Bridge
Basford United
Buxton
FC United
Gainsborough Trinity
Grantham Town
Hyde United
Lancaster City
Matlock Town
Mickleover Sports
Morpeth Town
Nantwich Town
Radcliffe
Scarborough Athletic
South Shields
Stafford Rangers
Stalybridge Celtic
Warrington Town
Whitby Town
Witton Albion

NPL East

Bridlington Town
Brighouse Town
Cleethorpes Town
Dunston
Frickley Athletic
Hebburn Town
Lincoln United,
Liversedge
Marske United
Ossett United
Pickering Town
Pontefract Collieries
Sheffield
Shildon
Stocksbridge Park Steels
Stockton Town
Tadcaster Albion
Worksop Town
Yorkshire Amateur

NPL West

1874 Northwich
Bootle
City of Liverpool
Clitheroe
Colne
Glossop North End
Kendal Town
Kidsgrove Athletic
Leek Town
Marine
Market Drayton Town
Mossley
Newcastle Town
Prescot Cables
Ramsbottom United
Runcorn Linnets
Trafford
Warrington Rylands
Widnes
Workington

NPL Midlands

Bedworth United
Belper Town
Cambridge City
Carlton Town
Chasetown
Coleshill Town
Corby Town
Daventry Town
Halesowen Town
Histon
Ilkeston Town
Loughborough Dynamo
Shepshed Dynamo
Soham Town Rangers
Spalding United
Sporting Khalsa
Stamford
Sutton Coldfield Town
Wisbech Town
Yaxley