2022–23 Northern Counties East Football League
The 2022–23 Northern Counties East Football League season was the 41st in the history of the Northern Counties East Football League, a football competition in England.
Season | 2022–23 |
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← 2021–22 2023–24 → |
The allocations for the league this season were announced by The Football Association (The FA) on 12 May 2022.[1]
Premier Division
The Premier Division consists of 20 clubs.
The following five teams left the division at the end of the 2021-22 season:
- Athersley Recreation - relegated to NCEL Division One
- Grimsby Borough - promoted to Northern Premier League Division One East
- AFC Mansfield - transferred to United Counties League Premier Division North
- Sherwood Colliery - transferred to United Counties League Premier Division North
- Staveley Miners Welfare - relegated to NCEL Division One
The following five teams joined the division ahead of the 2022-23 season:
- Frickley Athletic - relegated from Northern Premier League Division One East
- Golcar United - promoted from North West Counties League Division One North
- Hallam - promoted from Northern Counties East League Division One
- North Ferriby - promoted from NCEL Division One
- Yorkshire Amateur - relegated from Northern Premier League Division One East
Premier Division table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | North Ferriby (C, P) | 38 | 31 | 2 | 5 | 93 | 38 | +55 | 95 | Promotion to the Northern Premier League |
2 | Winterton Rangers (O, P) | 38 | 25 | 6 | 7 | 86 | 46 | +40 | 81 | Qualified for an inter-step play-off |
3 | Emley | 38 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 86 | 43 | +43 | 77 | |
4 | Garforth Town | 38 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 83 | 47 | +36 | 70 | |
5 | Penistone Church | 38 | 22 | 2 | 14 | 70 | 51 | +19 | 68 | |
6 | Hallam | 38 | 21 | 4 | 13 | 75 | 54 | +21 | 67 | |
7 | Barton Town | 38 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 65 | 44 | +21 | 64 | |
8 | Hemsworth Miners Welfare (D) | 38 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 68 | 60 | +8 | 55 | Demotion to the Sheffield & Hallamshire Co. Senior League |
9 | Golcar United | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 72 | 59 | +13 | 54 | |
10 | Knaresborough Town | 38 | 16 | 5 | 17 | 58 | 60 | −2 | 53 | |
11 | Silsden | 38 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 59 | 63 | −4 | 51 | |
12 | Albion Sports | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 49 | 53 | −4 | 51 | |
13 | Maltby Main | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 59 | 74 | −15 | 48 | |
14 | Thackley | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 72 | 76 | −4 | 46 | |
15 | Eccleshill United | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 58 | 69 | −11 | 43 | |
16 | Handsworth | 38 | 12 | 6 | 20 | 60 | 73 | −13 | 42 | |
17 | Frickley Athletic | 38 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 51 | 71 | −20 | 36 | |
18 | Bottesford Town | 38 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 48 | 85 | −37 | 29 | |
19 | Goole | 38 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 30 | 96 | −66 | 25 | Reprieve from relegation |
20 | Yorkshire Amateur (R) | 38 | 4 | 3 | 31 | 33 | 113 | −80 | 15 | Relegation to Division One |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) head-to-head results[2]
(C) Champions; (D) Disqualified; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Play-off
Inter-step play-off
29 April 2023 | Coggeshall Town | 1–2 | Winterton Rangers | Coggeshall |
15:00 |
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Stadium: West Street Attendance: 206 |
Stadia and locations

Division on a map of Yorkshire and the Humber
Club | Stadium | Capacity |
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Albion Sports | Throstle Nest[lower-alpha 1] | 3,500 |
Barton Town | Euronics Ground | 3,000 |
Bottesford Town | Birch Park | 1,000 |
Eccleshill United | Kings Way | 2,225 |
Emley | Fantastic Media Welfare Ground | 2,000 |
Frickley Athletic | Westfield Lane | 2,087 |
Garforth Town | Wheatley Park | 3,000 |
Golcar United | Longfield Avenue | 1,200 |
Goole | Victoria Pleasure Grounds | 3,000 |
Hallam | Sandygate Road | 1,000 |
Handsworth | Oliver's Mount | 2,500 |
Hemsworth Miners Welfare | Fitzwilliam Stadium | 2,000 |
Knaresborough Town | Manse Lane | 1,000 |
Maltby Main | Muglet Lane | 2,000 |
North Ferriby | The Dransfield Stadium | 3,000 |
Penistone Church | Church View Road | 1,000 |
Silsden | Keighley Road Stadium | 1,500 |
Thackley | Dennyfield | 3,000 |
Winterton Rangers | West Street Stadium | |
Yorkshire Amateur | Bracken Edge | 1,550 |
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Division One
Division One consists of 20 clubs.
The following seven clubs left Division One before the season:
- Clipstone - transferred to United Counties League Division One
- FC Humber United – withdrew
- Hallam - promoted to Northern Counties East League Premier Division
- Hall Road Rangers - demoted to Humber Premier League
- North Ferriby - promoted to Northern Counties East League Premier Division
- Rainworth Miners Welfare - transferred to United Counties League Division One
- Teversal - relegated to Central Midlands League
The following six clubs joined Division One before the season:
- Athersley Recreation - relegated from NCEL Premier Division
- Beverley Town - promoted from Humber Premier League
- Campion – transferred from North West Counties League Division One North
- Horbury Town - promoted from West Yorkshire Association League
- Staveley Miners Welfare - demoted from NCEL Premier Division
- Wakefield - promoted from Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League Premier Division
Staveley Miners Welfare were not eligible for promotion after taking voluntary demotion from the Premier Division the previous season.[3]
Division One table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | Campion (C, P) | 38 | 32 | 2 | 4 | 136 | 34 | +102 | 98 | Promotion to the Premier Division |
2 | Harrogate Railway Athletic | 38 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 82 | 31 | +51 | 86 | Qualification for the play-offs |
3 | Rossington Main (O, P) | 38 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 105 | 48 | +57 | 84 | |
4 | Wakefield | 38 | 22 | 4 | 12 | 91 | 57 | +34 | 70 | |
5 | Staveley Miners Welfare | 38 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 82 | 60 | +22 | 63 | |
6 | Horbury Town | 38 | 19 | 3 | 16 | 92 | 64 | +28 | 60 | Qualification for the play-offs |
7 | Retford | 38 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 67 | 64 | +3 | 59 | |
8 | Armthorpe Welfare | 38 | 19 | 1 | 18 | 68 | 73 | −5 | 58 | |
9 | Brigg Town | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 69 | 61 | +8 | 55 | |
10 | Selby Town | 38 | 16 | 4 | 18 | 69 | 78 | −9 | 52 | |
11 | Beverley Town | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 76 | 77 | −1 | 51 | |
12 | Nostell Miners Welfare | 38 | 13 | 5 | 20 | 65 | 79 | −14 | 44 | |
13 | Ollerton Town | 38 | 13 | 2 | 23 | 46 | 118 | −72 | 41 | |
14 | Parkgate | 38 | 13 | 1 | 24 | 68 | 83 | −15 | 40 | |
15 | Worsbrough Bridge Athletic | 38 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 60 | 79 | −19 | 40 | |
16 | Dronfield Town | 38 | 12 | 4 | 22 | 50 | 75 | −25 | 40 | |
17 | Glasshoughton Welfare | 38 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 46 | 77 | −31 | 40 | |
18 | Shirebrook Town | 38 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 45 | 77 | −32 | 36 | |
19 | Swallownest | 38 | 10 | 6 | 22 | 44 | 79 | −35 | 36 | |
20 | Athersley Recreation | 38 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 45 | 92 | −47 | 30 | Reprieved from relegation |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) head-to-head results[2]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Play-offs
Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
2 | Harrogate Railway Athletic | 0 | |||||||
6 | Horbury Town | 1 | |||||||
6 | Horbury Town | 1 | |||||||
3 | Rossington Main | 3 | |||||||
3 | Rossington Main | 1 | |||||||
4 | Wakefield | 0 |
Stadia and locations

Club | Stadium | Capacity |
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Armthorpe Welfare | Welfare Ground | 2,500 |
Athersley Recreation | Sheerien Park | 2,000 |
Beverley Town | Norwood Recreation Ground | |
Brigg Town | The Hawthorns | 2,500 |
Campion | Scotchman Road | |
Dronfield Town | Stonelow Ground | 500 |
Glasshoughton Welfare | Glasshoughton Centre | 2,000 |
Harrogate Railway Athletic | Station View | 3,500 |
Horbury Town | Slazengers Sports Complex | 300 |
Nostell Miners Welfare | The Welfare Ground | 1,500 |
Ollerton Town | Walesby Lone Sports Ground | |
Parkgate | Roundwood Sports Complex | 1,000 |
Retford | The Rail | 1,000 |
Rossington Main | Welfare Ground | 2,000 |
Selby Town | Richard Street | 5,000 |
Shirebrook Town | Langwith Road | 2,000 |
Staveley Miners Welfare | Inkersall Road | 5,000 |
Swallownest | Miners Welfare Ground | |
Wakefield | Millenium Stadium | 7,000 |
Worsbrough Bridge Athletic | Park Road | 2,000 |
League Cup
Country | ![]() |
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Teams | 42 |
Champions | Winterton Rangers |
Runners-up | Golcar United |
The 2022–23 Northern Counties East Football League League Cup was the 41st season of the league cup competition of the Northern Counties East Football League.
References
- "The FA provides update on National League System club allocations at Steps 3-6". 12 May 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- "The FA Handbook 2022/2023 Part 29 Standardised Rules Section 12.2". The FA.
- "Clarification regarding Division One play-off places". Toolstation Northern Counties East Football League. 7 March 2023. Retrieved 2 April 2023.