2024–25 Northern Counties East Football League
Season | 2024–25 |
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← 2023–24 2025–26 → |
The 2024–25 Northern Counties East Football League season is the 43rd in the history of the Northern Counties East Football League, a football competition in England.
The allocations for Steps 5 and 6 this season were announced by The Football Association on 17 May 2024.[1]
Premier Division
[edit]The Premier Division consists of 20 clubs.
The following four teams left the division at the end of the 2023–24 season:
- Emley - promoted to Northern Premier League Division One East
- Garforth Town - promoted to Northern Premier League Division One East
- Maltby Main - relegated to NCEL Division One
The following four teams joined the division ahead of the 2024–25 season:
- Beverley Town - promoted from NCEL Division One
- Parkgate - promoted from NCEL Division One
- Winterton Rangers - relegated from Northern Premier League Division One East
League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | Silsden | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 36 | 19 | +17 | 39 | Promotion to the Northern Premier League |
2 | Golcar United | 17 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 42 | 21 | +21 | 37 | Qualification for the play-offs |
3 | Penistone Church | 20 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 45 | 34 | +11 | 34 | |
4 | Thackley | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 36 | 27 | +9 | 32 | |
5 | Albion Sports | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 36 | 20 | +16 | 31 | |
6 | Beverley Town | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 39 | 29 | +10 | 30 | |
7 | Hallam | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 38 | 22 | +16 | 28 | |
8 | Barton Town | 17 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 30 | 25 | +5 | 26 | |
9 | Parkgate | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 28 | 35 | −7 | 24 | |
10 | Rossington Main | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 35 | 31 | +4 | 22 | |
11 | Eccleshill United | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 26 | +2 | 22 | |
12 | Campion | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 23 | 22 | +1 | 22 | |
13 | Frickley Athletic | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 38 | 42 | −4 | 22 | |
14 | Handsworth | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 32 | 36 | −4 | 21 | |
15 | Tadcaster Albion | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 29 | 32 | −3 | 19 | |
16 | Pickering Town | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 32 | 43 | −11 | 19 | |
17 | Bottesford Town | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 26 | 35 | −9 | 18 | |
18 | Knaresborough Town | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 33 | −7 | 15 | |
19 | Winterton Rangers | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 36 | −23 | 15 | Relegation to Division One |
20 | Goole | 19 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 59 | −44 | 9 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) head-to-head results[2]
Stadia and locations
[edit]Club | Stadium | Capacity |
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Albion Sports | Horsfall Stadium[a] | 3,500 |
Barton Town | Marsh Lane | 3,000 |
Beverley Town | Norwood Park | 1,000 |
Bottesford Town | Birch Park | 1,000 |
Campion | Scotchman Road | 1,000 |
Eccleshill United | Plumpton Park, Kingsway, Wrose | 2,225 |
Frickley Athletic | Westfield Lane | 2,087 |
Golcar United | Skye Direct Stadium, Longfield Avenue | 1,200 |
Goole | Victoria Pleasure Grounds | 3,000 |
Hallam | Sandygate | 1,300 |
Handsworth | Oliver's Mount | 2,500 |
Knaresborough Town | Manse Lane | 1,000 |
Parkgate | Roundwood Sports Complex | 1,000 |
Penistone Church | Church View Road | 1,000 |
Pickering Town | Mill Lane | 2,000 |
Rossington Main | Welfare Ground | 2,000 |
Silsden | Keighley Road Stadium | 1,500 |
Tadcaster Albion | Ings Lane | 2,000 |
Thackley | Dennyfield | 3,000 |
Winterton Rangers | West Street | 3,000 |
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Division One
[edit]Division One consists of 22 clubs.
The following eight clubs left Division One before the season:
- Beverley Town - promoted to Northern Counties East League Premier Division
- Clay Cross Town - transferred to United Counties League Division One
- Ollerton Town - relegated to Regional Feeder Leagues
- Parkgate - promoted to Northern Counties East League Premier Division
- Retford - transferred to United Counties League Division One
- Retford United - transferred to United Counties League Division One
- Shirebrook Town - promoted to United Counties League Premier Division North
- Staveley Miners Welfare - transferred to United Counties League Division One
The following seven clubs joined Division One before the season:
- Appleby Frodingham - promoted from Lincolnshire League
- Club Thorne Colliery - promoted from Humber Premier League
- Dearne & District - promoted from Central Midlands League Premier Division North
- Ilkley Town - transferred from North West Counties League Division One North
- Maltby Main - relegated from NCEL Premier Division
- Shelley - transferred from North West Counties League Division One North
- South Leeds (known as Middleton when first admitted) - promoted from Yorkshire Amateur League Supreme Division
League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | Horbury Town | 20 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 45 | 12 | +33 | 50 | Promotion to the Premier Division |
2 | Dearne & District | 21 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 48 | 25 | +23 | 42 | Qualification for the play-offs |
3 | Wombwell Town | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 48 | 22 | +26 | 39 | |
4 | Ilkley Town | 19 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 38 | 32 | +6 | 34 | |
5 | Brigg Town | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 51 | 27 | +24 | 33 | |
6 | South Leeds | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 47 | 40 | +7 | 33 | |
7 | Maltby Main | 19 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 39 | 34 | +5 | 32 | |
8 | Athersley Recreation | 20 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 31 | 29 | +2 | 32 | |
9 | Wakefield | 17 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 46 | 23 | +23 | 31 | |
10 | Selby Town | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 35 | 29 | +6 | 30 | |
11 | Glasshoughton Welfare | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 29 | +2 | 30 | |
12 | Worsbrough Bridge Athletic | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 32 | 38 | −6 | 24 | |
13 | Harrogate Railway Athletic | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 28 | +2 | 23 | |
14 | Club Thorne Colliery | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 20 | +6 | 22 | |
15 | Shelley | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 28 | 43 | −15 | 21 | |
16 | Dronfield Town | 19 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 35 | 34 | +1 | 20 | |
17 | Armthorpe Welfare | 19 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 37 | 40 | −3 | 20 | |
18 | Louth Town | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 34 | 51 | −17 | 20 | |
19 | Swallownest | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 43 | −23 | 19 | |
20 | Nostell Miners Welfare | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 38 | −14 | 16 | Relegation to a feeder league |
21 | Appleby Frodingham | 18 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 17 | 56 | −39 | 7 | |
22 | Yorkshire Amateur | 18 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 14 | 63 | −49 | 4 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) head-to-head results[2]
Stadia and locations
[edit]Club | Stadium | Capacity |
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Appleby Frodingham | Brumby Hall Sports Ground | 1,100 |
Armthorpe Welfare | The Marra Falcons Stadium | 2,500 |
Athersley Recreation | Sheerien Park | 2,050 |
Brigg Town | The Hawthorns | 2,500 |
Club Thorne Colliery | Welfare Ground, Moorends | 1,200 |
Dearne & District | Welfare Community Ground, Goldthorpe | 700 |
Dronfield Town | Stonelow Ground | 500 |
Glasshoughton Welfare | Glasshoughton Centre | 2,000 |
Harrogate Railway Athletic | Station View | 3,500 |
Horbury Town | Slazengers Sports Complex | 500 |
Ilkley Town | Ben Rhydding Sports club | 559 |
Louth Town | Marshlands | 500 |
Maltby Main | Muglet Lane | 2,000 |
Nostell Miners Welfare | The Welfare Ground | 1,500 |
Selby Town | Richard Street | 5,000 |
Shelley | Stafflex Arena | 700 |
South Leeds | South Leeds Stadium | 3,450 |
Swallownest | (The Swall Siro) Miners Welfare Ground | 500 |
Wakefield | Post Office Road | 6,594 |
Wombwell Town | Recreation Ground | 500 |
Worsbrough Bridge Athletic | Park Road | 2,000 |
Yorkshire Amateur | Bracken Edge | 1,550 |
League Cup
[edit]Tournament details | |
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Country | England |
Teams | 42 |
The 2024–25 Northern Counties East Football League League Cup is the 42nd season of the league cup competition of the Northern Counties East Football League.
References
[edit]- ^ "NLS allocations for 2024-25". The Football Association. 17 May 2023.
- ^ a b "The FA Handbook 2020/2021 Part 29 Standardised Rules Section 12.2". The FA.