Just looking through the NCEL website, I noticed this article which suggests Scarborough Town could be playing NCEL football in the not too distant future......................... that would be some jump up from "Teeside Div 2".
NCEL News - Season 2008/09
24th March, 2009
"Proposal To Expand Division OneKoolSport NCEL Division One could be increased to twenty-two teams from the start of the 2009/10 season.The League is considering the expansion to compensate for the lack of FA Cup action for the majority of the Division's clubs as only this season's top four sides will be guaranteed a place in the knock-out competition next season.Five clubs are currently in the running to join the League: FC Brimington, Kimberley Town, Ollerton Town and Calverton Miners Welfare from the Central Midlands League and Scarborough Town from the Teesside League".
I see on their own website that they have applied to the Wearside League as well as the NCEL.
Glancing through NCEL rules. Rule2.2 states
(No club which is a "nursery" club or a reserve side of another football club shall be eligible for membership of the Company.
A club shall be deemed a "nursery" club if it is under obligation, written or otherwise, to another football club by reason of which it has not the sole and entire control of its own management, finance and players.)
I wonder if the involvment of Sheffield Utd could have any bearing on their application, fair enough they are not a nursery club as such, but there is direct involvement with Sheffield United as their own website confirms.
It will also be difficult for them to charge admission into the ground, if they are to remain where they presently play, this is relevent as there is a minimum charge set by the league, presently £2.
Anyway, it will be interesting to see where they are playing next season
SCARBOROUGH FOOTBALL CLUB WERE FORCED INTO LIQUIDATION AT THE END OF THE 2006-07 SEASON. A NEW TRUST RUN CLUB HAS NOW BEEN FORMED "SCARBOROUGH ATHLETIC" AND THIS BLOG WILL FOLLOW THEIR FORTUNES, BOTH ON AND OFF THE FOOTBALL FIELD. UP THE BORO !!!
THIS BLOG WAS CREATED FROM THE VERY BEGINNINGS OF SCARBOROUGH ATHLETIC'S FORMATION
Scarborough Athletic F.C were formed on June 25th 2007 following the winding up order imposed on the old club after the local council turned down the club's survival plans. The club were finally forced into liquidation with debts of £2.5 million by a High Court judge, and so ended the club's magnificent 128 year history, no thoughts or consideration was to be spared for anyone connected with the club or the towns footballing public. However a trust had been formed and we were prepared for such a situation should it arise. The Seadog Trust applied to the Northern Counties East League to enter newly formed Scarborough Athletic and they were succesful in their application.
The new club are a continuation of the old one, they have the same kit, badge, motto etc and most importantly have kept a large number of the old supporters. This blog was started by me from the very beginnings of Scarborough Athletic FC and will follow the fortunes, both good and bad of the newly formed club as they try to get back to the higher levels of the football pyramid where they rightly belong. A rival team has also been formed 'Scarborough Town', I do not expect that particular club will have much of a future, but do they realise the damage that they are causing to the future success of football in the town, our town cannot support 2 teams, Athetic are here to stay, we are the town's number one football team and will return to the higher levels of the game in the next few seasons..
THIS BLOG WAS ESTABLISHED FROM THE BEGINNINGS OF SCARBOROUGH ATHLETIC AND WILL CONTINUE TO FOLLOW THE CLUB ON THEIR JOURNEY BACK TO THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE. I AM NOT HERE TO ADVERTISE OR MAKE MONEY FROM 3RD PARTY LISTINGS, I AM HERE TO SIMPLY FOLLOW THE CLUB AND TRY TO KEEP THIS BLOG AS INTERESTING AS POSSIBLE. COMMENTS ARE WELCOME.
