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ARNOLD TOWN RESERVES

Arnold Town's Reserve side will participate in the NSL First Division next season as the club settle gently in to their new Eagle Valley home. With the first team playing in NCEL East League next season, the club see the Nottinghamshire Senior League as a suitable step for the seconds to continue with good competitive football without the hassle of traveling too far.

ATTENBOROUGH

Boro Reserves are to disband following another low finish in the NSL and with new Trent Water Defences being planned, Boro's home at the Strand is to come under threat as the ground itself is planned to be used as a flood defence for future downpours. Both Boro sides have played games at Boots Athletic's Trent Vale Road during the season due to the Strand's ability to quickly water log.

AWSWORTH VILLA & RESERVES

 Following relegation to the First Division, Villa's Reserves, who finished second in the Second Division will not be promoted in to Division One.

BASFORD UNITED & RESERVES

Basford United have secured the services of former Caribbean Cavaliers Chairman Wayne Morrison as club secretary for the 2009/10 season, Morrison, who left Cav's at the end of the campaign steps into a role that has largely been vacant at United for 18 months. The club have also announced the re-signing of Neil Smith who in charge of the Reserves from the new year lead his side to a third place finish in Division One.

BEESTON AFC

The NSL would like to welcome Beeston AFC to the league, the side have joined from the Midlands Regional Alliance and are formerly of the Notts Amateur League which they left in 2003 as a Premier Division side. Last season Beeston finished ninth in the MRA First Division, a league that includes sides from as far away as Matlock and Dronfield in North Derbyshire.

BILBOROUGH PELICAN & RESERVES

Bilborough Pelican legend Mark Gadsby has been appointed as club Manager for the up and coming season. Gadsby, a much traveled striker across the local non league scene takes over from Darren Saunders who lead the side to it's first NSL Senior Division championship after just one year in charge. Gadsby is likely to be assisted by club chairman Glenn Russell in running the side.

BILBOROUGH TOWN

Bilborough Town have boosted their squad with four new players signing for the following season. Former Carlton Town player Lance Chambers has joined the club, as has Jerrod Hayes and Sam Berresford both of Gedling Southbank and Krzystof Bator who was unattached.

BOOTS ATHLETIC & RESERVES

Boots Athletic have secured a lucrative long term deal to be housed at Rolls Royce Leisure's Watnall Road Ground from the 2009/10 campaign. In a club statement, Boots announced on there website "Brian Willows, General Manager at Rolls has agreed the deal and we are grateful to him for his co-operation and commercial minded approach. We will share the facility with Hucknall Rolls Leisure, also of the NSL.The plan is for Rolls to have both of their teams at home one week and us at home the next which should make for a superb atmosphere both during and after games." Boots will house both first and reserve teams at Rolls Royce although there third team venue is still to be decided upon.

BOTTESFORD

A tough first debut season for NSL side Bottesford, finally finishing ninth in the Second Division they will hope to build in the 2009/10 campaign and come back a stronger outfit.

BULWELL & RESERVES

Bulwell have been busy strengthening their squad after promotion to the Senior Division. Manager Geoff Pallett has already secured the services of Alan Jeffries, not just in a playing position but in a coaching capacity as well. Pallet has also brought in Scott Litchfield from Keyworth as well as Lance Chambers who was rumored to be signing for Bilborough Town and defender Chris Bell. Pallett said "We have been speaking to one other CML player who we are hopefull of signing when back off his holiday".

CALVERTON MW ACADEMY

Calverton have made changes in their Academy Management team with former Limekiln player and more recently Gedling Southbank Assistant Manager Lee Batten joining Tony Prior who took Grey Mare United to second spot in the NAA Premier Division last season. Prior has also experience previously with the likes of AC Bulwell, Ruddington United, Basford United and Kimberley Town.

CARIBBEAN CAVALIERS & RESERVES

Caribbean Cavaliers have been handed a fine and a three point deduction after failing to field a side against Keyworth United on the 5th May 2009. The match, scheduled for the last day of the campaign has been entered as a nil-nil draw by the committee, no further action will be taken

CARLTON TOWN ACADEMY

Carlton Town's young team has joined the NSL and will participate in the leagues Second Division from 2009/10. The side are becoming quite a trend of new clubs in the NSL with the likes of Calverton MW Academy and Keyworth United Academy both joining the league last year.

CLIFTON & RESERVES

Clifton FC have officially confirmed that management duo of Steve Bee and Bill Belshaw have stepped down and are to be replaced by Chris Driffil and James Turner, the management pair that won the 2007 First Division Championship with the All Whites Reserve team before recently taking Wollaton FC to Senior Cup Final victory after two years at the WSA. Driffil and Turner become Clifton's joint first team managers for the 2009/10 campaign and rumour is that an influx of players will be brought in to Green Lane with title ambitions high on their agenda after two disappointing campaigns recently.

COTGRAVE WELFARE & RESERVES

Cotgrave have boosted their Management team after capturing Steve Bee who Managed Clifton last season. Cotgrave's current Manager Mark Turner stated "We have been looking for someone to fill this role for sometime and are delighted that we are able to appoint someone with Steve's experience and knowledge of the game." Bee is likeley to assist Turner in a Management capacity at the club.

GEDLING SOUTHBANK & RESERVES

New Gedling Southbank Manager Roberto Pietrafort has announced a triple capturing of players in a bid to bolster his new squad. Former Grimsby Town and Hucknall Captain Matt MacKenzie (pictured) has expressed desire to join the club by putting pen to paper, former Wollaton star Paul Gadsby is also signing for the Carlton based club with journeyman but talented striker Anthony Shannon also moving to the Dip.

GREENWOOD MEADOWS RESERVES

Greenwood Meadows have capped a marvelous debut season in the NSL after a second place finish in Division One, they are now the John Pye Reserve Section Cup winners for 2008/09. Meadows beat Keyworth Reserves 1-0 thanks to a second half Danny Miller goal at Hucknall Town FC in front of a crowd of 250.

HUCKNALL ROLLS LEISURE & RESERVES

Former Linby CW striker Andy Start has signed for Hucknall Rolls Leisure. The NSL's second best Senior Division marksmen has scored over one hundred goals in the top flight and will prove a valuable asset to Jez Corthorn and Paul Jordan's team. Start signs for the club after a short stint at relegated Awsworth Villa last season. Roll's Assistant Manager Jordan quoting "It's only took us five years to get him".

KEYWORTH UNITED & RESERVES & ACADEMY

Keyworth Reserves narrowly lost out in the final of the NSL Reserve Section Cup against Greenwood Meadows Reserves after being beaten by a single Danny Miller goal scored midway through the second half. Keyworth's first team await to find out after next weeks committee meeting what is going to happen with there last match postponed fixture against Caribbean Cavaliers. The club are hopeful of gaining all three points after Cav's failed to show up.

KIMBERLEY MW & RESERVES

Welfare's Reserve star Sean 'Sausage' Austin is to call it a day on his playing career and finish off by hanging up his boots for good. Austin, who was also formerly at Linby CW stated "I've got a degree and knocked about a bit but now is the time to do the footballing world a massive favour and hang up my boots". Former team ,mate Gareth Parkin at Linby CW said "Sean will be sorely missed".

LINBY CW & RESERVES

Linby may be the side that comes out worst off by the non fulfillment of the Keyworth United verses Caribbean Cavaliers match because of three points which are likely to be awarded to Keyworth. That would mean 'the greens' would leapfrog Linby to eighth place in the table. The controversy being eighth position is a possible cut off point for the top NSL sides in reaching the Senior Section County Cup.

MAGDALA AMATEURS & RESERVES

Eight members of the Magdala Amateurs squad are taking part in a fund raising competition called the Tackle Africa Marathon Football Tournament on 11th July. Tackle Africa is a UK Charity that teaches young people in Africa about the stigmatisms and misconceptions surrounding HIV & AIDS by using football to help deliver the message. The Charity does trips to various African Countries in which they bring villages together for Football Tournaments at the same time raising awareness of its cause through workshops. Under the name Gilmours Galacticos, in honour of the retiring Alan Gilmour's fifty years commitment at Magdala, a team lead by Dave Charlton will play in a tournament starting at 8am and lasting until 8pm. To sponsor the cause please go to www.justgiving.com/gilmoursgalacticos 

MATRIXGRADE

Two Anthony Buck goals helped 'The Bees' win there final match of the season against Bilborough Pelican Reserves who they leapfrog to finish another good year in the top four. Following last years second spot in Division One, Steve Farmery's side have had it slightly tougher but have still finished in a credible way just three points off runners up Greenwood Meadows Reserves.

NEWARK FLOWSERVE & RESERVES

The First new team announced in the NSL for the 2009/10 campaign brings along a good pedigree of Central Midlands standard football. Flowserve, originally left the Notts Alliance to join the CML play at the fantastic Lowfields Ground and bring with them two sides, the first team playing in the Senior Division whilst the Reserves are in Division Two.

NOTTINGHAMSHIRE

One of the oldest clubs in the county have a long tradition of success, mainly in the MAA in which they played last season. Notts join the NSL and will start in the Second Division of the league and will very much consider themselves fancied in bringing home some silverware in their debut season.

NOTTS POLICE

The Police will be buoyed by the news of Rolls Royce Leisure withdrawing their request to enter the NSL as it means they won't be relegated after two Reserve sides finished below Bulwell in the top three in last seasons First Division. Notts Police will continue to compete in the expanded 18 team Senior Division for the 2009/10 campaign.

RADCLIFFE OLYMPIC RESERVES

Radcliffe's second team will play in the NSL First Division from the 2009/10 campaign after five years in the Central Midlands League. The former Alliance sides first team were winners of the same competition's Supreme Division last season and have as a result gained promotion to the East Midlands Counties League.

RUDDINGTON VILLAGE & RESERVES

Reserve striker Luke Foster is the top goalscorer for the Second Division, and it's Foster who has been named by some piers as the Division's player of the year. Foster scored 24 goals all campaign averaging more than a goal a game dispite 'Rud' finishing seventh in an eleven team league.

SANDHURST & RESERVES

A late season dip in form contributed not only in the Walesby outfit not winning the First Division but after sharing the top two spots for so long with eventual champions Bulwell, Sandhurst slumped to a fourth place finish after losing five out of there last six games. If they had won them all, they could have been clear champions.

SOUTHWELL CITY RESERVES

With the first team still playing in the Central Midlands League, Southwell's Reserve team will participate in the NSL First Division for the coming 2009/10 campaign. Situated at idyllic surroundings under the Minster, the War Memorial Ground is one of the nicest in the league.

UNDERWOOD VILLA

After a strong year the previous campaign, Underwood finished this year in fourteenth place out of fifteen teams in Division One. Villa might have clearly avoided there unfortunate position had they not lost there final eight games of the campaign.