WELCOME TO SOHAM TOWN RANGERS

Aveley have been reprived from relegation out of the Ryman Premier Division following the problems at Rushden and Diamonds meaning Soham Town Rangers have been moved from the Southern League Central Division -

AFC Sudbury
Brentwood Town
Cheshunt
Chatham Town - Moved from Division One (South)
Enfield Town
Grays Athletic
Great Wakering Rovers
Harlow Town
Heybridge Swifts
Ilford
Leiston - Promoted from Eastern Counties League
Maldon and Tiptree
Needham Market
Potters Bar Town
Redbridge
Romford
Soham Town Rangers - Moved from the Southern League Central Division
Thamesmead Town
Tilbury
Waltham Abbey
Waltham Forest

So, the Ryman Division One (North) now has 21 teams for the 2011/12 season.

Since being crowned Eastern Counties League champions in 2008 they have finished 15th,11th and 18th at Step 4 of the non-league pyramid. They play in Julius Martin Lane in the Town and were managed by Ian Benjamin who had a succesful professional career with a host of clubs between 1979 and 1996 (spending time at Sheffield Utd, West Bromwich Albion, Notts County, Peterborough Utd, Cambridge Utd, Chester City, Exeter City, Southend United, Luton Town, Brentford, and Wigan Athletic) until the end of last season. He has been replaced by Andy Furnell who previously spent 7 years at Rovers, He joins as player-manager from Wisbech Town (where he was top scorer last season) after being recommended by outgoing boss Benjamin.
One of their joint players of the year was Deakan Napier who has left the club recently but will still face Enfield Town next season as he has signed for Needham Market. Napier is a goal-scoring midfielder (24 goals in 94 appearances for the club) who signed in 2009 from Kershaw Cambridge side Cottenham United. It looks like he is a possible replacement for the outgoing Craig Parker at Needham.

Fans of Enfield FC will remember travelling to Soham Town Rangers in 1999 in the 2nd Qualifying Round of the FA Cup where the E's recorded a 1-3 win. Enfield Town went to Soham again in 2005 in the Preliminary Round and won 1-2.

517 people saw Jim Chandler's E's side win in 1999 thanks to a brace from Lee Protheroe and one goal from Richard Dunwell.

254 people saw Town managed by Chandler win in 2005 thanks to goals from Dean Green and Richard Howard.

Rushden and Diamonds have yet to announce if they will appeal the decision made to remove them from the Blue Sqaure Premier but with Bishops Stortford appealing the decision of placing them in the Blue Square North there may still be another twist in the make up of the division for next season.