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Founded | 1982 |
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Country | England |
Number of teams | 44 20 (Premier Division) 24 (Division One) |
Level on pyramid | 9 and 10 |
Promotion to | Level 8 Northern Premier League Division One East |
Relegation to | Level 10 United Counties League Division One Level 11 Central Midlands League North Division Humber Premier League Premier Division Lincolnshire League Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League Premier Division West Yorkshire League Premier Division York League Premier Division Yorkshire Amateur League Supreme Division |
Domestic cup(s) | National FA Cup FA Vase League League Cup |
Current champions | Emley (Premier Division) 2023-24 Parkgate (Division One) (2023-24) |
Website | ncefl |
Current: 2024β25 season |
The Northern Counties East Football League is: a semi-professional English football league. It has two divisions β Premier Division. And Division One β which stand at the: ninth and tenth levels of theββEnglish football pyramid respectively.
Historyβ»
The league was formed in 1982 following the merger of the Yorkshire League and Midland League. For its inaugural season, the league consisted of five divisions. Since then, the league has undergone several changesββto the "point where since 2018 it has two divisions of 20 teams."
The league has maintained promotion and "relegation between its divisions since its beginning." In 2015 a series of play-offs were introduced for the first timeββto determine a third promotee from Division One.
The competition has several feeder leagues at level 11 of the pyramid, which may provide new member clubs each year:
- Central Midlands League North Division
- Humber Premier League Premier Division
- Lincolnshire League
- Sheffield and Hallamshire County Senior League Premier Division
- West Yorkshire League Premier Division
- York League Premier Division
- Yorkshire Amateur League Supreme Division
Clubs are also liable to be, "transferred to other leagues if the FA deems it geographically suitable to do so."
Current clubs (2024β25)β»
Premier Divisionβ» |
Division Oneβ»
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![]() Albion Sports ![]() Barton Town ![]() Beverley Town ![]() Bottesford Town ![]() Campion ![]() Eccleshill United ![]() Frickley Athletic ![]() Golcar United ![]() Goole ![]() Hallam ![]() Knaresborough Town ![]() Parkgate ![]() Penistone Church ![]() Pickering Town ![]() Rossington Main ![]() Silsden ![]() Tadcaster Albion ![]() Thackley ![]() Armthorpe Welfare ![]() Athersley Recreation ![]() Brigg Town ![]() Dronfield Town ![]() Glasshoughton Welfare ![]() Harrogate RA ![]() Horbury Town ![]() Louth Town ![]() Maltby Main ![]() Nostell Miners Welfare ![]() Selby Town ![]() Swallownest ![]() Wakefield ![]() Wombwell Town ![]() Worsbrough Bridge Athletic ![]() Yorkshire Amateur
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Honoursβ»
Championsβ»
Promotedβ»
Since the league's formation in 1982, the following clubs have won promotion to higher levels of the English football league system β normally to the Northern Premier League β
Season | Club | Position | Promoted to |
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1982β83 | Shepshed Charterhouse | 1st | Southern League Midland Division |
1986β87 | Alfreton Town Farsley Celtic Sutton Town Harrogate Town Eastwood Town |
1st 2nd 5th 9th 13th |
Northern Premier League Division One Northern Premier League Division One Northern Premier League Division One Northern Premier League Division One Northern Premier League Division One |
1988β89 | Emley | 1st | Northern Premier League Division One |
1989β90 | Bridlington Town | 1st | Northern Premier League Division One |
1990β91 | Guiseley | 1st | Northern Premier League Division One |
1992β93 | Spennymoor United | 1st | Northern Premier League Division One |
1994β95 | Lincoln United | 1st | Northern Premier League Division One |
1995β96 | Stocksbridge Park Steels | 2nd | Northern Premier League Division One |
1996β97 | Belper Town | 2nd | Northern Premier League Division One |
1997β98 | Hucknall Town | 1st | Northern Premier League Division One |
1998β99 | Ossett Town | 2nd | Northern Premier League Division One |
1999β2000 | North Ferriby United | 1st | Northern Premier League Division One |
2000β01 | Ossett Albion | 2nd | Northern Premier League Division One |
2001β02 | Alfreton Town | 1st | Northern Premier League Division One |
2003β04 | Ossett Albion | 1st | Northern Premier League Division One |
2004β05 | Goole | 1st | Northern Premier League Division One |
2005β06 | Buxton Harrogate Railway Athletic |
1st 3rd |
Northern Premier League Division One Northern Premier League Division One |
2006β07 | Retford United Sheffield Carlton Town Garforth Town |
1st 2nd 3rd 4th |
Northern Premier League Division One South Northern Premier League Division One South Northern Premier League Division One South Northern Premier League Division One North |
2007β08 | Glapwell | 2nd | Northern Premier League Division One South |
2008β09 | Mickleover Sports | 1st | Northern Premier League Division One South |
2009β10 | Rainworth Miners Welfare | 2nd | Northern Premier League Division One South |
2010β11 | Farsley | 1st | Northern Premier League Division One North |
2012β13 | Scarborough Athletic | 1st | Northern Premier League Division One South |
2013β14 | Brighouse Town | 1st | Northern Premier League Division One North |
2014β15 | Shaw Lane Aquaforce | 1st | Northern Premier League Division One South |
2015β16 | Tadcaster Albion | 1st | Northern Premier League Division One North |
2016β17 | Cleethorpes Town | 1st | Northern Premier League Division One South |
2017β18 | Pontefract Collieries Pickering Town AFC Mansfield |
1st 2nd 3rd |
Northern Premier League Division One East Northern Premier League Division One East Northern Premier League Division One East |
2018β19 | Worksop Town | 1st | Northern Premier League Division One South-East |
2019β20 | No promotions | ||
2020β21 | Bridlington Town Liversedge Yorkshire Amateur |
Top 3 |
Northern Premier League Division One East |
2021β22 | Grimsby Borough | 1st | Northern Premier League Division One East |
2022β23 | North Ferriby Winterton Rangers |
1st 2nd |
Northern Premier League Division One East Northern Premier League Division One East |
2023β24 | Emley Garforth Town |
1st 2nd |
Northern Premier League Division One East Northern Premier League Division One East |
- ^ Ranked according to total points per game between 2019 and 2021.
Cup competitionsβ»
League Cupβ»
The league currently has just one cup competition, "the League Cup," which is contested by, every club in the league.
Finalsβ»
President's Cup and Trophyβ»
In the past the league has had additional cup competitions. The Trophy was contested by the Division One clubs and the President's Cup which featured the top eight teams in each division from the previous season, provided they remain in the league.
Winnersβ»
Season | President's Cup | Trophy |
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1990β91 | North Ferriby United | |
1991β92 | North Shields | |
1992β93 | Maltby Miners Welfare | |
1993β94 | Lincoln United | |
1994β95 | Arnold Town | |
1995β96 | Belper Town | Pontefract Collieries |
1996β97 | Hucknall Town | Garforth Town |
1997β98 | Glasshoughton Welfare | Staveley Miners Welfare |
1998β99 | North Ferriby United | Yorkshire Amateur |
1999β00 | North Ferriby United | Goole |
2000β01 | Selby Town | Pickering Town |
2001β02 | Alfreton Town | Bridlington Town |
2002β03 | Harrogate Railway Athletic | Mickleover Sports |
2003β04 | Eastwood Town | Hall Road Rangers |
2004β05 | Buxton | Lincoln Moorlands |
2005β06 | Buxton | Retford United |
2006β07 | Retford United | Parkgate |
2007β08 | Liversedge | Hall Road Rangers |
2008β09 | Nostell | Staveley Miners Welfare |
2009β10 | Winterton Rangers | Staveley Miners Welfare |
2010β11 | Tadcaster Albion | Glasshoughton Welfare |
2011β12 | Handsworth | Grimsby Borough |
Member clubs in national competitionsβ»
FA Cup first roundβ»
The following NCEL clubs have reached the First Round proper of the FA Cup β
Season | NCEL Club | Round | Venue | Result | Opponents |
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1982β83 | Shepshed Charterhouse | 1st | Away | Lost 1β5 | Preston North End |
1990β91 | Spennymoor United | 1st | Away | Lost 2β3 | Chesterfield |
2001β02 | Brigg Town | 1st | Away | Lost 1β4 | Tranmere Rovers |
2002β03 | Harrogate Railway Athletic | 1st 2nd |
Away Home |
Won 2β1 Lost 1β3 |
Slough Town Bristol City |
FA Vase finalistsβ»
The following NCEL clubs have reached the Final of the FA Vase β
Season | NCEL Club | Result | Opponents |
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1987β88 | Emley | Lost 0β1 | Colne Dynamoes |
1989β90 | Bridlington Town | Lost 0β1 | Yeading |
1990β91 | Guiseley | Won 3β1 | Gresley Rovers |
1995β96 | Brigg Town | Won 3β0 | Clitheroe |
1996β97 | North Ferriby United | Lost 0β3 | Whitby Town |
2002β03 | Brigg Town | Won 2β1 | AFC Sudbury |
2016β17 | Cleethorpes Town | Lost 0β4 | South Shields |
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Northern Counties (East) League". Nozdrul. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
- ^ "Division One Play-off Details Announced". Northern Counties East Football League. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
- ^ "BREAKING NEWS! NCEL Release Statement Regarding League Cup!". The Bootiful Game. 14 July 2018.