Following confirmation of Chester City's expulsion from the Football Conference on Friday, the League has received a number of enquiries from media organisations regarding the possibility of a new club from Chester playing in the Vodkat League next season.
A group of supporters known as City Fans United have vowed to "continue to fight for the future of football in Chester", but League Secretary John Deal says: "We were contacted by an individual representing a club called FC Chester on 11th January, asking if we as a League would accept a new Club and asking for the League's point of view.
"We confirmed that this would not be a problem, as FC United of Manchester, AFC Liverpool and Runcorn Linnets have followed this route in recent years, but informed him of the initial steps they would need to taken if a newly formed club that was aiming to play in our Division One next season.
"These are that they need to be affiliated to a County FA, produce a business plan, seek approval from the FA Leagues Committee to bypass the normal entry level at Step 7 and obtain a ground up to the mimimum standard of Grade G.
"Once this criteria has been met, the new club could be presented to the League's member clubs at the AGM in June to seek election to our League, subject to there being vacancies and after promotion issues with the Step 7 Leagues has been satisfied. As there are 5 vacancies at present and only 3 applications from Step 7 clubs this should not present a problem.
"We also passed details of the enquiry to Mike Appleby, the FA National Leagues Manager, to make him aware of the interest.
"Since then, we have had no contact from them at all, but we have been contacted by both newspapers and radio stations in the past couple of days, asking if a newly formed club from Chester will be playing in our league next season.
"As it stands at the moment, the answer is no, as we have had no contact from anyone in Chester since the initial enquiry. However, if there is an intention that a new club is formed and the founders are interested in joining our League, we would urge them to get in contact as soon as possible, and we will be happy to provide any guidance and assistance they may require".
