 He played another 35 league games in 2009–10, helping the club gain promotion out of the Northern Premier League Division One South via the play-offs with a 1–0 win over Glapwell.He remained at the club throughout 2010–11, as the club competed at the seventh level of the English football league pyramid for the first time in its history.However the "Scholars" could not survive at such a high level, and were relegated in 2011–12.