RACING Club Warwick will play in the Northern Premier League Midlands next season after the FA released the National League System (NLS) club allocations for steps one to six.
The Racers clinched promotion from the United Counties League Premier Division South last season after beating Aylestone Park 2-1 in the play-off final.
And Warwick will play at Step Four next season for the first time in more than 30 years.
Racing are one of seven teams coming into the 22-team league with Darlaston Town, Loughborough Students, Wellingborough Town and Worcester City the other promoted clubs.
Long Eaton United drop into the NPL Midlands after suffering relegation last season while AFC Rushden and Diamonds remain in the division through a reprieve despite finishing in the bottom two last term.
And Grantham Town will also play in the NPL Midlands next season after moving laterally from another Step Four league.
The other teams the Racers will come up against next season are: Anstey Nomads, Bedworth United, Boldmere St. Michaels, Coleshill Town, Corby Town, Coventry Sphinx, Hinckley LR, Lye Town, Quorn, Rugby Town, Shepshed Dynamo, Sporting Khalsa, Sutton Coldfield Town and Walsall Wood.
All leagues are subject to FA Council ratification.
