Coalville Town will play on next season - after being admitted to the United Counties League.

Ten days after former chairman Glyn Rennocks stepped back from the club, the Ravens will start next season in Step 6 of the English National League System.

This follows efforts from club officials Wayne McDermott, the youth team secretary, and Steve Cartwright, first team secretary, who were set a 72-hour deadline to keep senior men's football at the club's Owen Street ground.

Mr Rennocks' decision left Coalville Town's future in the balance as they immediately resigned from the Southern Football League.

But the club have announced today (Monday) that the club can now play next season, albeit at a lower level.

A statement says: 'We are delighted to be able to offer the people of Coalville, and the surrounding area, the opportunity to still have a club to support."

The Ravens' website says: "Further to the recent announcement that Coalville Town had resigned from the Southern League, efforts were made to enter the club at Step 6 in the English National League System.

"Due to the timings of the announcement, The FA set the club a 72-hour deadline to submit their proposal for entry into a league along with a business plan to show the club will be sustainable.

"The plans were submitted on Friday, May 31, and we are pleased to confirm that The FA unanimously supported our proposal and, as such, Coalville Town will be placed in the United Counties League Division 1 for the 2024/25 season.

"We would like to thank The FA for their support. We would also like to thank Andy Walsh of the National Football Supporters Association whose help in getting us through the process was invaluable.

"We hope to announce a new Football Manager in the coming days, and we will be holding a supporters meeting later this week to outline the plan for the season.

"The messages of support from our own supporters and fans of other Non-League clubs have been overwhelming and we thank them for that.

"This is just the first step but we are delighted to be able to offer the people of Coalville and the surrounding area the opportunity to still have a club to support."

Alan Poulain, Chairman of the United Counties League, says he looks forward to welcoming Coalville Town into the UCL family.

He said: "The League's position is, and always has been, to facilitate the playing of football in our area and we will do our utmost to make Coalville Town FC's stay in our League a pleasant, competitive experience."

Coalville Town says they will be making further announcements in the coming days.