Last updated at 11:53, Thursday, 31 May 2012

Workington Reds will travel 8,650 miles next season, as the Football Conference looks set to rubber-stamp more travelling to the Blue Square Bet North’s most northerly club.

Brackley Town and Oxford City have been promoted from the Evo-Stik South League Premier Division – a combined 1,106 round trip.

If the Conference accepts their inclusion at its annual meeting next month, Evo-Stik Northern Premier Division champions Chester and Bradford Park Avenue will also come up.

The Football Association’s leagues committee met recently to discuss where clubs would play, but the Football Conference must agree before the final tables are decided.

Before that meeting, Kettering Town resigned from the Football Conference following their relegation from the Blue Square Bet Premier.

Kettering’s absence means a reprieve for Hinckley United, who were relegated on the last day of last season.

Darlington, who were also demoted, will ply their trade in the Northern League unless their appeal is successful.

It comes after the FA relegated the stricken club four divisions because members were unable to secure the official licence from ex-chairman Raj Singh.

As things stand, Workington will travel an extra 330 miles on last year.

The longest trip of the season is the 600-mile round trip to Hertfordshire to take on Bishop’s Stortford.

Stortford had a request to be switched to the Blue Square Bet South turned down.

First published at 11:26, Thursday, 31 May 2012
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