2017–18 Northern Counties East Football League

Northern Counties East
Football League
Season 2017–18

The 2017–18 Northern Counties East Football League season was the 36th in the history of Northern Counties East Football League, a football competition in England.

Premier Division

Northern Counties East League Premier Division
Champions Pontefract Collieries
Promoted Pontefract Collieries
Pickering Town
AFC Mansfield
Relegated Rainworth Miners Welfare
Harrogate Railway Athletic
Parkgate
Clipstone
Matches played 462
Goals scored 1,818 (3.94 per match)
Top goalscorer Ryan Blott, Pickering Town (45)
Biggest home win AFC Mansfield 9 – 0 Clipstone
Biggest away win Thackley 0 – 8 Pontefract Collieries
Highest scoring Clipstone] 3 – 10 Maltby Main
Highest attendance 459 – Handsworth Parramore 2 – 1 Worksop Town
Lowest attendance 24 – Hall Road Rangers 1 – 3 Albion Sports
Average attendance 120

The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs.

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

The following 3 clubs joined the Premier Division before the season -

Stadia and locations

Club Stadium
Albion SportsThrostle Nest[lower-alpha 1]
Athersley RecreationSheerien Park
Barton TownThe Easy Buy Stadium
Bottesford TownBirkdale Stadium
Bridlington TownNeil Hudgell Solicitors Stadium
ClipstoneWorksop Van Hire Stadium
Garforth TownThe Supply Chain Network Community Stadium
Hall Road RangersHaworth Park
Handsworth ParramoreWindsor Food Service Stadium
Harrogate Railway AthleticStation View
Hemsworth Miners WelfareThe Yorkshire NuBuilds Stadium
LiversedgeClayborn Ground
Maltby MainMuglet Lane
AFC MansfieldForest Town Stadium
ParkgateRoundwood Sports Complex
Penistone ChurchThe DSM Memorial Ground
Pickering TownRecreation Club
Pontefract CollieriesThe Harratts Nissan Stadium
Rainworth Miners WelfareKirklingto Road
Staveley Miners WelfareInkersall Road
ThackleyDennyfield
Worksop TownWindsor Food Service Stadium[lower-alpha 2]
  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 Pontefract Collieries (C, P) 42 33 3 6 134 38 +96 102 Promoted to Northern Premier League East Division
2 Pickering Town (P) 42 29 9 4 127 52 +75 96
3 AFC Mansfield (P) 42 29 9 4 110 43 +67 96
4 Handsworth Parramore 42 27 4 11 99 56 +43 85
5 Maltby Main 42 22 9 11 88 57 +31 75
6 Hemsworth Miners Welfare 42 22 6 14 104 77 +27 72
7 Penistone Church 42 20 12 10 93 66 +27 72
8 Bottesford Town 42 22 3 17 93 84 +9 69
9 Bridlington Town 42 18 10 14 81 60 +21 64
10 Rainworth Miners Welfare (R) 42 18 9 15 71 76 −5 63 Voluntary relegation to East Midlands Counties League
11 Liversedge 42 15 12 15 96 93 +3 57
12 Barton Town 42 17 5 20 64 76 −12 55[lower-alpha 1]
13 Garforth Town 42 14 10 18 72 101 −29 52
14 Albion Sports 42 14 6 22 76 84 −8 48
15 Thackley 42 13 8 21 76 85 −9 47
16 Staveley Miners Welfare 42 13 8 21 52 83 −31 47
17 Athersley Recreation 42 13 7 22 66 89 −23 46
18 Worksop Town 42 12 10 20 68 94 −26 46
19 Hall Road Rangers 42 16 7 19 83 84 −1 43[lower-alpha 2]
20 Harrogate Railway Athletic 42 9 4 29 70 132 −62 31 Reprieved from relegation
21 Parkgate (R) 42 7 5 30 58 116 −58 26 Relegated to Division One
22 Clipstone (R) 42 0 2 40 37 172 −135 2 Relegated to the East Midlands Counties Football League
Updated to match(es) played on 10 May 2018. Source: NCEFL Tables
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of matches won; 5) Head-to-head results [3]
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. ↑ Barton Town Old Boys were deducted 1 points for fielding ineligible players.[1]
  2. ↑ Hall Road Rangers were deducted 12 points for fielding ineligible players.[2]

Division One

Northern Counties East League Division One
Champions Knaresborough Town
Promoted Knaresborough Town
Yorkshire Amateur
Eccleshill United
Relegated Brigg Town
Retford United
Matches played 462
Goals scored 1,713 (3.71 per match)
Top goalscorer Ashley Flynn, Yorkshire Amateur (45)
Biggest home win Campion 11 – 1 FC Bolsover
Biggest away win AFC Emley 1 – 8 Yorkshire Amateur
Highest scoring Campion 11 – 1 FC Bolsover
Highest attendance 466 – Hallam 5 – 1 Brigg Town
Lowest attendance 21 – FC Bolsover 1 – 3 Eccleshill United
Average attendance 97

Division One consists of 22 clubs.

The following 5 clubs left Division One before the season -

The following 5 clubs joined Division One before the season -

Stadia and locations

Club Stadium
Armthorpe WelfareWelfare Ground
FC BolsoverLangwith Road [lower-alpha 1]
Brigg TownThe Hawthorns
CampionThe Sportsbulk.co.uk Stadium
Dronfield TownThe H.E. Barnes Stadium
East Yorkshire CarnegieDene Park
Eccleshill UnitedMitton Group Stadium
AFC EmleyThe Fantastic Media Welfare Ground
Glasshoughton WelfareTJs Travel Arena
Grimsby BoroughBradley Community Stadium
HallamSandygate Road
Knaresborough TownManse Lane
Nostell Miners WelfareThe Welfare Ground
Ollerton TownWalesby Lane
Retford UnitedJones & Co Stadium
Rossington MainWelfare Ground
Selby TownFairfax Plant Hire Stadium
Shirebrook TownLangwith Road
SwallownestMiners Welfare Ground
Winterton RangersWest Street
Worsbrough Bridge AthleticPark Road
Yorkshire AmateurBracken Edge
  1. ↑ home of Shirebrook Town (groundshare)

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Knaresborough Town (C, P) 42 31 7 4 91 30 +61 100 Promoted to the Premier Division
2 Yorkshire Amateur (P) 42 27 7 8 132 55 +77 88
3 Grimsby Borough 42 26 7 9 113 56 +57 85 Qualified for the play-offs
4 Eccleshill United (O, P) 42 26 7 9 109 61 +48 85 Qualified for the play-offs, then promoted to the Premier Division
5 Shirebrook Town 42 25 6 11 91 60 +31 81 Qualified for the play-offs
6 Glasshoughton Welfare 42 23 8 11 85 54 +31 77
7 Selby Town 42 23 6 13 105 71 +34 75
8 Hallam 42 21 10 11 100 58 +42 73
9 Campion 42 22 7 13 95 65 +30 73
10 Winterton Rangers 42 17 10 15 66 64 +2 61
11 Swallownest 42 17 7 18 65 76 −11 58
12 AFC Emley 42 17 6 19 73 78 −5 57
13 Rossington Main 42 14 11 17 71 85 −14 53
14 Dronfield Town 42 16 4 22 62 75 −13 52
15 Ollerton Town 42 13 8 21 66 90 −24 47
16 Armthorpe Welfare 42 13 7 22 72 97 −25 46
17 Nostell Miners Welfare 42 12 4 26 61 97 −36 40
18 East Yorkshire Carnegie 42 10 4 28 64 98 −34 34
19 Worsbrough Bridge Athletic 42 7 12 23 51 99 −48 33
20 FC Bolsover 42 11 3 28 48 124 −76 30[lower-alpha 1]
21 Brigg Town (R) 42 6 11 25 51 105 −54 29 Relegated to the Lincolnshire League
22 Retford United (R) 42 6 6 30 42 115 −73 24 Relegated to the Central Midlands League
Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2018. Source: NCEFL Tables
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of matches won; 5) Head-to-head results [3]
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. ↑ FC Bolsover were deducted six points on 12 November for a fielding a suspended player in two matches on 23 and 26 August.[4]

Play-offs

Semi-finals Final
      
4 Eccleshill United 4
5 Shirebrook Town 2
Eccleshill United 3
Grimsby Borough 2
3 Grimsby Borough 3
6 Glasshoughton Welfare 0

Semi-finals

Final

League Cup

2017–18 Northern Counties East Football League League Cup
Country  England

The 2017–18 Northern Counties East Football League League Cup is the 36th season of the league cup competition of the Northern Counties East Football League.

First Round

Second Round

Third Round

Fourth Round

Quarter-finals

Semi Finals

Final

References

  1. ↑ "Points deduction for Swans". Northern Counties East Football League. 28 April 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  2. ↑ "Points deduction for Rangers". Northern Counties East Football League. 9 February 2018. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  3. 1 2 "The FA Handbook Standardised Rules 2017-2018 (page 539, section 12.2)". The FA. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  4. ↑ "Points deduction for FC Bolsover". Northern Counties East. 12 November 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
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