2016–17 Northern Counties East Football League

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The 2016–17 Northern Counties East Football League season is the 35th in the history of Northern Counties East Football League, a football competition in England.

Premier Division

The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs.[1]

The following 4 clubs left the Premier Division before the season -

The following 4 clubs joined the Premier Division before the season -

Stadia and locations

Club Stadium Capacity
AFC MansfieldForest Town Stadium
Albion SportsThrostle Nest[lower-alpha 1]3,500
Armthorpe WelfareWelfare Ground2,500
Athersley RecreationSheerien Park2,000
Barton Town Old BoysEuronics Ground3,000
Bottesford TownBirch Park1,000
Bridlington TownQueensgate3,000
Cleethorpes TownBradley Football Centre3,000
ClipstoneClipstone Road500
Garforth TownWheatley Park3,000
Handsworth ParramoreSandy Lane2,500
Harrogate Railway AthleticStation View3,500
Hemsworth Miners WelfareFitzwilliam Stadium2,000
LiversedgeClayborn Ground2,000
Maltby MainMuglet Lane2,000
ParkgateRoundwood Sports Complex1,000
Pickering TownRecreation Club2,000
Rainworth Miners WelfareWelfare Ground1,000
Retford UnitedCannon Park2,000
Staveley Miners WelfareInkersall Road5,000
ThackleyDennyfield3,000
Worksop TownSandy Lane[lower-alpha 2]2,500
  1. ↑ home of Farsley Celtic (groundshare)
  2. ↑ home of Handsworth Parramore (groundshare)

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Cleethorpes Town 20 16 3 1 67 22 +45 51 Possible promotion to Northern Premier League (see criteria below)
2 Thackley 23 15 4 4 49 21 +28 49
3 Bridlington Town 18 14 1 3 55 24 +31 43
4 Pickering Town 17 13 1 3 40 11 +29 40
5 Handsworth Parramore 20 12 3 5 69 21 +48 39
6 Albion Sports 21 12 3 6 51 43 +8 39
7 Liversedge 22 12 2 8 63 33 +30 38
8 Hemsworth Miners Welfare 17 10 3 4 37 24 +13 33
9 Athersley Recreation 20 9 4 7 34 38 −4 31
10 Garforth Town 23 9 3 11 35 55 −20 30
11 Staveley Miners Welfare 18 9 2 7 31 22 +9 29
12 Bottesford Town 18 9 2 7 33 25 +8 29
13 AFC Mansfield 19 8 3 8 32 29 +3 27
14 Clipstone 20 7 6 7 29 27 +2 27
15 Worksop Town 19 7 4 8 36 36 0 25
16 Rainworth Miners Welfare 22 7 3 12 41 49 −8 24
17 Maltby Main 21 5 6 10 33 53 −20 21
18 Harrogate Railway Athletic 20 5 4 11 29 49 −20 19
19 Retford United 21 4 2 15 31 81 −50 14
20 Parkgate 21 2 3 16 24 52 −28 9 Relegation to Division One
21 Armthorpe Welfare 22 2 2 18 20 67 −47 8
22 Barton Town Old Boys 22 1 4 17 23 80 −57 7
Updated to match(es) played on 26 November 2016. Source: NCEFL Tables
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Promotion criteria

To be promoted at the end of the season a team must:

  1. Have applied to be considered for promotion by 30 November 2016
  2. Pass a ground grading examination by 31 March 2017
  3. Finish the season in a position higher than that of any other team also achieving criteria 1 and 2
  4. Finish the season in one of the top three positions[2]

Division One

Division One consisted of 22 clubs.[3]

The following 5 clubs left Division One before the season -

The following 5 clubs joined Division One before the season -

Stadia & locations

Club Stadium Capacity
A.F.C. EmleyThe Welfare Ground2,000
Brigg TownThe Hawthorns4,000
CampionScotchman Road
Dronfield TownStonelow Ground500
Eccleshill UnitedKings Way2,225
Glasshoughton WelfareGlasshoughton Centre2,000
Grimsby BoroughBradley Football Centre1,000
Hall Road RangersHowarth Park
HallamSandygate Road1,000
Knaresborough TownManse Lane1,000
Nostell Miners WelfareThe Welfare Ground1,500
Ollerton TownWalesby Lane
Penistone ChurchChurch View Road
Pontefract CollieriesSkinner Lane1,200
Rossington MainWelfare Ground2,000
Selby TownRichard Street5,000
Shirebrook TownLangwith Road2,000
TeversalTeversal Grange2,000
Westella & WillerbyEuronics Ground[lower-alpha 1]3,000
Winterton RangersWest Street3,000
Worsbrough Bridge AthleticPark Road2,000
Yorkshire AmateurBracken Edge1,550
  1. ↑ home of Barton Town Old Boys (groundshare)

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification
1 Penistone Church 21 15 5 1 49 19 +30 50 Promotion to the Premier Division
2 AFC Emley 22 15 3 4 65 30 +35 48
3 Pontefract Collieries 22 14 4 4 64 33 +31 46 Qualification for the play-offs[lower-alpha 1]
4 Grimsby Borough 22 13 5 4 60 42 +18 44
5 Hall Road Rangers 20 13 3 4 48 28 +20 42
6 Hallam 20 12 4 4 55 27 +28 40
7 Knaresborough Town 22 10 9 3 48 30 +18 39
8 Campion 21 11 5 5 56 38 +18 38
9 Winterton Rangers 22 10 3 9 54 39 +15 33
10 Glasshoughton Welfare 22 9 5 8 42 35 +7 32
11 Selby Town 22 9 5 8 34 36 −2 32
12 Eccleshill United 21 9 1 11 48 54 −6 28
13 Brigg Town 21 9 0 12 35 59 −24 27
14 Ollerton Town 23 7 3 13 37 44 −7 24
15 Dronfield Town 20 7 3 10 32 42 −10 24
16 Yorkshire Amateur 21 6 4 11 36 44 −8 22
17 Shirebrook Town 22 6 4 12 29 53 −24 22
18 Teversal 21 6 2 13 33 48 −15 20
19 Worsbrough Bridge Athletic 24 5 3 16 22 66 −44 18
20 Westella & Willerby 21 5 2 14 29 57 −28 17
21 Rossington Main 22 4 4 14 30 49 −19 16 Relegation to step seven
22 Nostell Miners Welfare 22 2 3 17 30 63 −33 9
Updated to match(es) played on 30 November 2016. Source: NCEFL Tables
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Notes:
  1. ↑ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the Premier Division.

Results

Play-offs

Semi-finals Final
      
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Semi-finals

Final

League Cup

2016–17 Northern Counties East Football League League Cup
Country  England
Teams 44

The 2016–17 Northern Counties East Football League League Cup is the 35th season of the league cup competition of the Northern Counties East Football League.

First Round

Second Round

Third Round

Fourth Round

References

  1. ↑ http://www.ncefl.org.uk/news/league/2015/3980-201617ncelcluballocationapproved/
  2. ↑ "Promotion criteria for Step 5 to Step 4 for 2016–17 season". FA. 26 Oct 2015.
  3. ↑ http://www.ncefl.org.uk/news/league/2015/3980-201617ncelcluballocationapproved/

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