The following is a list of clubs who have played in the Northern Counties East Football League since its formation in 1982 to the current season.
Current clubs
Former clubs
- AFC Mansfield
- Alfreton Town
- Appleby Frodingham
- Arnold
- Arnold Kingswell
- Arnold Town
- Askern
- Basford United
- Belper Town
- Bentley Victoria Welfare
- Blidworth Welfare
- Borrowash Victoria
- Boston Town
- Bradley Rangers
- Bridlington Town
- Bridlington Trinity
- Brighouse Town
- Brodsworth Welfare
- Brook Sports
- Buxton
- Carlton Town
- Clay Cross Town
- Cleethorpes Town
- Clipstone
- Collingham
- Creswell Colliery
- Curzon Ashton
- Denaby United
- Dinnington Town
- Eastwood Town
- Emley (1903)
- Emley
- Farsley
- Farsley Celtic
- FC Bolsover
- FC Humber United
- Frecheville Community Association
- Fryston Colliery Welfare
- Garforth Town
- Gedling Town
- Glapwell
- Goole Town
- Graham Street Prims
- Grimethorpe Miners Welfare
- Grimsby Borough
- Guisborough Town
- Guiseley
- Hall Road Rangers
- Handsworth (2003)
- Harrogate Town
- Harworth Colliery
- Hatfield Main
- Heanor Town
- Hemsworth Miners Welfare
- Hucknall Rolls Royce
- Hucknall Town
- Hull United
- Ilkeston Town
- Immingham Town
- Kimberley Town
- Kiveton Park
- Leeds Ashley Road
- Leeds Carnegie
- Lincoln Moorlands Railway
- Lincoln United
- Liversedge
- Long Eaton Grange
- Long Eaton United
- Louth United
- Mexborough Town
- Mickleover Sports
- North Ferriby
- North Ferriby United
- North Shields
- Norton Woodseats
- Oakham United
- Ollerton Town
- Ossett Albion
- Ossett Town
- Phoenix Park
- Pilkington Recreation
- Pontefract Collieries
- Rainworth Miners Welfare
- Retford
- Retford Rail
- Retford Town
- Retford United
- Rowntree Mackintosh
- Scarborough Athletic
- Shaw Lane Aquaforce
- Sheffield
- Shepshed Charterhouse
- Sherwood Colliery
- Shirebrook Town
- Skegness Town
- South Normanton Athletic
- Spalding United
- Spennymoor United
- Staveley Miners Welfare
- Staveley Works
- Stocksbridge Park Steels
- Stocksbridge Works
- Sutton Town
- Sutton Trinity
- Teversal
- Thorne Colliery
- Westella & Willerby
- Winterton Rangers
- Wombwell Sports Association
- Woolley Miners Welfare
- Worksop Town
- York Railway Institute
- Yorkshire Main