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Northern Counties East Football League

Founded	1982
Country	England
Number of clubs	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.org.uk
Current: 2024–25 season

The Northern Counties East Football League is a semi-professional English football league. It has two divisions – Premier Division and Division One – which stand at the ninth and tenth levels of the English football pyramid respectively.

History

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 changes to 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 time to 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 (2024–25)

Premier Division Albion Sports Barton Town Beverley Town Bottesford Town Campion Eccleshill United Frickley Athletic Golcar United Goole Hallam Handsworth Knaresborough Town Parkgate Penistone Church Pickering Town Rossington Main Silsden Tadcaster Albion Thackley Winterton Rangers

Division One Appleby Frodingham Armthorpe Welfare Athersley Recreation Brigg Town Club Thorne Colliery Dearne & District Dronfield Town Glasshoughton Welfare Harrogate Railway Athletic Horbury Town Ilkley Town Louth Town Maltby Main Nostell Miners Welfare Selby Town Shelley South Leeds Swallownest Wakefield Wombwell Town Worsbrough Bridge Athletic Yorkshire Amateur

Albion SportsBarton TownBeverley TownBottesford TownCampionEccleshill UnitedFrickley AthleticGolcar UnitedGooleHallamKnaresborough TownParkgatePenistone ChurchPickering TownRossington MainSilsdenTadcaster AlbionThackleyArmthorpe WelfareAthersley RecreationBrigg TownDronfield TownGlasshoughton WelfareHarrogate RAHorbury TownLouth TownMaltby MainNostell Miners WelfareSelby TownSwallownestWakefieldWombwell TownWorsbrough Bridge AthleticYorkshire Amateurclass=notpageimage| Location of the NCEL member clubs for the 2023–24 season – Premier Division – Division One

Honours

Champions

Promoted

Since the league's formation in 1982, the following clubs have won promotion to higher levels of the English football league system – normally to the Northern Premier League –

1. Ranked according to total points per game between 2019 and 2021.

Cup competitions

League Cup

The league currently has one cup competition, the League Cup, which is contested by every club in the league.

Finals

President's Cup and Trophy

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.

Winners

Member clubs in national competitions

FA Cup first round

The following NCEL clubs have reached the First Round proper of the FA Cup –

FA Vase finalists

The following NCEL clubs have reached the Final of the FA Vase –

References

1. "Northern Counties (East) League". Nozdrul. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
2. "Division One Play-off Details Announced". Northern Counties East Football League. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
3. "BREAKING NEWS! NCEL Release Statement Regarding League Cup!". The Bootiful Game. 14 July 2018.

External links

• Official site
• NCEFL at the Football Club History Database

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