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Northern Counties East Football League
Eighth tier of English league football From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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History
The league was formed in 1982 following the merger of the Yorkshire League and Midland League.[1] 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.[2]
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.
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Current clubs (2024–25)
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Premier Division |
Division One
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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 Location of the NCEL member clubs for the 2023–24 season  – Premier Division  – Division One
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Honours
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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 –
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Cup competitions
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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
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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 –
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References
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