The allocations for Steps 5 and 6 for this season were announced by The Football Association on 18 May 2021,[1] and were subject to appeal.
After the abandonment of the 2019–20 and 2020–21 seasons due to the COVID-19 pandemic in England, numerous promotions were decided on a points per game basis over the previous two seasons.
[2][3][4] The Premier Division featured 11 clubs which competed in the previous season, along with eight new clubs.
Congleton Town's initial transfer to this division from the North West Counties League was reversed on appeal.
Division One featured eight clubs which competed in the previous season, along with eleven new clubs, from the West Midlands (Regional) League: