The history of the English non-League football system encompasses the history of Non-League football in England. The non-League football system describes the hierarchical system interconnected leagues for men's association football clubs that sits below the Football League. Currently, The Football Association administers the top six levels of the English non-League football system. It has named this the National League System (NLS). The NLS spans seven levels of the overall English football league system, and consists of around 80 divisions in total.