The top club may apply for promotion to Division One of the Eastern Counties League.
All member clubs compete in the Border League Knock-Out Cup.
Over the last 100 years the league has seen many changes in its status with many clubs progressing to a higher level.
For much of the last 20 years the Border League has run 4 divisions which included a significant proportion of reserve teams.
There is a high representation of village teams but a new trend has emerged with the acceptance of Barnston from Division Three of the Essex Olympian League and Newbury Forest from the Romford and District Football League in the London Borough of Redbridge.