The announcement was made at the annual meeting of the league, sponsored by Cropley's Suzuki.

Five new clubs were elected. Boston Town Old Boys FC and Eastville, Midville and New Leake FC and Sportsman FC joined the league while former team Holbeach St Marks FC returned.

Pointon FC joined up from the Grantham League while Woodhall Spa United have now entered a reserve side.

The league constitution saw Kirton Town F.C. promoted into the Premier Division to bring the Division up to 12 strong and their decision was warmly applauded by the other clubs.

Pointon FC were placed in Division One and Sportsman FC placed into Division Two.

The other new teams will all begin in Division Three.

The meeting also saw presentations of two new trophies.

One – Secretary of the Year – was given in memory of long-serving treasurer Alf Stones, who passed away towards the end of 2006.

This award was presented by Alf's eldest son David, who thought it very appropriate that the first award should go to somebody who had started in football administration at about the same time as his father.

The recipient was Fred Hunt, secretary of Park United FC, from Carrington.

It was a double celebration for Park United as they were also winners of the inaugural Eric Johnson Memorial Trophy, presented to the team with the best disciplinary record.

Graham and Mark Johnson reminded the meeting of their father's clean playing record, having never been cautioned or sent off.

The Referee of the Year Award went to a new ref, David Bent.

A special presentation was made to retiring referee Trevor Page, who was hanging up his boots after 48 years.

Trevor had officiated at the highest possible level, including the 1979 international fixture between East Germany and Poland.

The next presentations were to the league's leading goalscorers.

The Premier Division award went to Michael Gardner (Wyberton FC, 13 goals) and the Division One award to Dean Seiner (Freiston FC), who topped the Division Two charts last season.

Andy Brown (Fosdyke, 35) won the Division Two award and the Division Three award went to Neil Featherstone (Wyberton Reserves, 38),
The referees' match fee has increased to £16 and their travelling expenses have gone up to 30p per mile.

Clubs will be allowed to e-mail their match reports, subject to each club agreeing a suitable template with the league secretary, Neil Johnson.

The season will start on August 30 and run all the way through until the final day, which will be May 16.

CLUBS

Premier Division: Billinghay Athletic, Coningsby, Freiston, Kirton Town, North Sea United, Skegness Town Reserves, Spilsby Town, Swineshead Institute, West End Tigers, Westside Rangers, Wrangle United, Wyberton.

Division One: Coningsby Reserves, Fishtoft, Holbeach Bank, Nortoft United, Old Doningtonians, Old Leake, Park Road Old Boys, Pointon, Spilsby Town Reserves, Swineshead Institute Reserves, Wainfleet United, Woodhall Spa United.

Division Two: Black Bull United, Boston Town Old Boys, Fosdyke, Friskney, Mareham United, Skegness Working Men's Club, Spalding Harriers, Spalding Town, Sportsman, Sutterton, Tydd St Mary, Westside Rangers Reserves, Wrangle United Reserves, Wyberton Reserves.

Division Three: Billinghay Athletic Reserves, Eastville, Midville & New Leake, Fishtoft Reserves, Freiston Reserves, Holbeach St Marks, Kirton Town Reserves, Mareham United Reserves, Old Doningtonians Reserves, Park United, Pointon Reserves, Spalding Harriers Reserves, Spalding Town Reserves, West End Tigers Reserves, Woodhall Spa United Reserves.

CUP DRAWS

Main Ridge Take Away Reserve Cup round one (Saturday, November 1): Kirton Town Res v Spalding Town Res.
Round two (November 29): West End Tigers Res v Mareham United Res, Wyberton Res v Old Dons Res, Fishtoft Res v Spilsby Town Res, Swineshead Institute Res v Kirton Town Res or Spalding Town Res, Wrangle United Res v Billinghay Athletic Res, Woodhall Spa United Res v Freiston Res, Westside Rangers Res v Coningsby Res, Pointon Reserves v Spalding Harriers Res.

Target Newspapers Challenge Cup round one (Saturday, September 27): Spalding Town v Sutterton, Holbeach St Marks v Holbeach Bank, Old Dons v Park United, Wainfleet United v Old Leake, Sportsman v Spalding Harriers, Tydd St Mary v Skegness WMC, Fishtoft v Nortoft United.
Round two (November 15): Byes – Black Bull United, Boston Town Old Boys, Eastville, Midville & New Leake, Fosdyke, Friskney, Mareham United, Park Road Old Boys, Pointon and Woodhall Spa United

Eleys Newton Fallowell Sports Cup round one (October 4): Woodhall Spa United v Fishtoft, Fosdyke v Old Dons.
Round two (November 22): Swineshead Institute v Mareham United, Kirton Town v Wyberton, Freiston v Westside Rangers, Skegness WMC v Fosdyke or Old Dons, Nortoft United, v West End Tigers, Skegness Town Res v Wrangle United, Friskney v Holbeach St Marks, Sutterton v Billinghay Athletic, Holbeach Bank v Spilsby Town, Old Leake v Pointon, Eastville, Midville & New Leake v Coningsby, Sportsman v Black Bull United, Boston Town Old Boys v Tydd St Mary, Spalding Harriers v Woodhall Spa United or Fishtoft, Park United v Wainfleet United, Park Road Old Boys v Spalding Town.

Willoughby Cup round one (January 24): Fosdyke v Old Leake, Spilsby Town v Wrangle United, Mareham United v Billinghay Athletic, Fishtoft v Wainfleet United, Park United v Wyberton, Coningsby v Freiston, Swineshead Institute v Kirton Town, Skegness Town Res v Old Dons.

Willoughby Shield, round one (February 14): Swineshead Institute Res v Coningsby Res, Billinghay Athletic Res v Freiston Res, Old Dons Res v Wrangle United Res.
Round two (March 7): Byes – Fishtoft Res, Kirton Town Res, Mareham United Res, Spilsby Town Res and Wyberton Res