As league constitutions continue to be displayed left, right, and centre, across the country, the Premier Division of the Nottinghamshire Senior League takes on a fun, new look, this coming season.

In theory there as four new additions to the NSL top flight, and a couple of departures also, with the biggest move being that of Arnold Town (in) and Borrowash Victoria (out); the Eagles swoop into the NSL from the Central Midlands Alliance Premier South, where they finished eleventh last time around, whilst the Vics head in the opposite direction and will take their place in the same.

There’ll be seventeen sides competing for the title won by FCV Grace Dieu last season, they having been promoted, amongst which will also be the promoted pairing of Kimberley Miners Welfare Reserves (champions) and Bingham Town (runners-up) stepping up from Division One.

Both of those lost but a handful of games last time around, the runners-up having kept themselves in the mix with both a win, and a draw, against the champions, two of the ten games in which Kimberley dropped points in.

The other newcomer of sorts to the NSL Premier follows the merging of FC Sez and Notts Olympic, with the latter name now being the senior team and with whom there’ll be a reserves sides competing in Division Two.

The seventeen-strong divisional constitution for the new NSL PREMIER DIVISION season will be as follows –

Arnold Town, Aslockton & Orston, Awsworth Villa, Beeston, Bingham Town, Collingham, Cotgrave, Dunkirk, FC Cavaliers, Keyworth United, Kimberley Miners Welfare Reserves, Notts Olympic, Ruddington Village, Southwell City Reserves, West Bridgford Reserves, Wollaton, Woodthorpe Park Rangers

Of last season’s top division, only Radcliffe Olympic have been relegated to Division One, with those at the bottom end of the division hoping to do better next time around; speaking of going better again, eyes could well be on Aslockton & Orston, who finished in third place, and runners-up Cotgrave, as potential title-challengers again.

Overall, in the Notts Senior League, there are up to two dozen new clubs across the league, with lower divisions most certainly taking on a whole new look.

The new-look divisions for the remainder of the NSL will therefore be as follows –

DIVISION ONE (16 sides) – AC United, AFC Sandiacre, Bilborough TRD, Calverton Miners Welfare, Clifton All Whites Reserves, East Leake Robins, Elston United, Gedling Southbank, Grantham Town, Hucknall Town Reserves, Keyworth United Reserves, Meden Vale Colts, Pass Move Grin Excel, Radcliffe Olympic, Ravenshead, Stapleford Town

DIVISION TWO (16 sides) – AFC Parabellum, AJ Sport, Arnold Town Reserves, Beeston Old Boys Association, Beeston Reserves, Collingham Reserves, Cotgrave Reserves, FC Cavaliers Reserves, FC Pelican, Langwith Whitestar, Newark & Sherwood United Reserves, Notts Olympic Reserves, Reindeer, Rossoneri, Southwell City Development, Wollaton Reserves

DIVISION THREE (15 sides) – AJ Sport Reserves, Attenborough, Awsworth Villa Reserves, Calverton Miners Welfare Reserves, City United, East Leake Robins Reserves, Harrowby United Reserves, Nottingham City Rangers, Nottingham Greens, Pass Move Grin Excel Reserves, Phoenix Athletic, Ravenshead Reds, Robin Hood Colts, Rolls Royce, Trent Vineyard

DEVELOPMENT DIVISION (POOL A, 9 sides) – AFC Warriors Development, Arnold Town Development, Bingham Town Development, Burton Joyce U23s, Cotgrave Development, Grantham Town U23s, Pegasus, South Notts Development, Stapleford Town U23s

DEVELOPMENT DIVISION (POOL B, 8 sides) – Beaufort United Development, Calverton Miners Welfare U23s, Collingham Development, Linby Colliery Welfare Development, Newark Town U23s, Quorn Methodists, Radcliffe Olympic U23s, West Bridgford Development

The respective divisional golden boot winners for the 2024/25 season were Patrick Ferguson (Cotgrave), Callum Baker (Rushcliffe), Kelavita Mareson (Rossoneri), Dillon Roberts (Parabellum), and Kevin Osborn (Newark & Sherwood United Development), whilst the overall Fair Play Award was presented to West Bridgford Reserves.

The 2025/26 NSL season will begin on 9 August 2025 (Premier – Division Three), and 13 September (Development Division); keep up-to-date with everything NSL via their X HERE

*Article provided by Peter Mann (Senior Correspondent).

*Main image @ElstonUnitedFC Last season’s Div 2 champions Elston United are promoted to Division One