While the nation sat gripped by a World Cup destined to end in another shambolic England failure, the domestic non-League game has undergone further significant transformation. The addition of an extra division at Step Four of the National League System, and a further expansion of the Nationwide Football Conference, have had a knock-on effect down the leagues.

The seventh edition of the Cherry Red Non-League Newsdesk Annual catalogues these inter-league changes, reporting which clubs have gone where and providing handy directories of the new divisions.

Topping 300 pages for the first time, the book provides a comprehensive statistical review of the past season. Full results are supplied for senior competitions, and tables for many local leagues. In all nearly 10,000 teams are covered, and all are fully indexed.

After sixteen years working on such titles such as The Non-League Club Directory, Team Talk and The Non-League Paper, James Wright is one of the most experienced reporters of the semi-pro and grassroots game in England and Wales.