2015–16 Northern Counties East Football League

The 2015–16 Northern Counties East Football League season was the 34th in the history of the Northern Counties East Football League, a football competition in England.

For the first time, a series of Division 1 play-offs will decide a third promotion winner to the Premier Division.[1]

Premier Division
Northern Counties East
Football League
Premier Division
Season2015–16
ChampionsTadcaster Albion
PromotedTadcaster Albion
RelegatedPontefract Collieries
Brigg Town
Nostell Miners Welfare
Matches played462
Goals scored1,721 (3.73 per match)
Top goalscorerJon Froggatt, Handsworth Parramore (31)
Biggest home winWorksop Town 8 – 1 Garforth Town, 27 January 2016
Biggest away winRetford United 0 – 8 Cleethorpes Town, 22 September 2015
Highest scoringPontefract Collieries 4 – 6 Staveley Miners Welfare, 28 November 2015
Highest attendance879 – Worksop Town 1 – 2 Tadcaster Albion , 21 October 2015
Lowest attendance30 – Nostell Miners Welfare 0 – 4 Barton Town Old Boys, 5 December 2015
Average attendance134

The Premier Division featured 18 clubs which competed in the previous season, along with four new clubs.

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Tadcaster Albion 42 31 5 6 119 50 +69 98 Promoted to the Northern Premier League
2 Handsworth Parramore 42 29 7 6 113 53 +60 94
3 Cleethorpes Town 42 26 6 10 105 46 +59 84
4 Worksop Town 42 26 5 11 118 60 +58 83
5 Bridlington Town 42 25 4 13 83 54 +29 79
6 Pickering Town 42 24 5 13 94 69 +25 77
7 Maltby Main 42 20 8 14 85 77 +8 68
8 Staveley Miners Welfare 42 20 6 16 86 72 +14 66
9 Rainworth Miners Welfare 42 19 6 17 98 81 +17 63
10 Barton Town Old Boys 42 18 8 16 75 60 +15 62
11 Albion Sports 42 17 8 17 80 77 +3 59
12 Thackley 42 17 8 17 80 84 −4 59
13 Clipstone 42 15 10 17 85 70 +15 55
14 Liversedge 42 13 9 20 61 93 −32 48
15 Retford United 42 12 9 21 66 96 −30 45
16 Garforth Town 42 12 7 23 64 89 −25 43
17 Parkgate 42 12 6 24 55 90 −35 42
18 Athersley Recreation 42 12 6 24 52 93 −41 42
19 Armthorpe Welfare 42 10 10 22 55 92 −37 40
20 Pontefract Collieries 42 11 6 25 60 110 −50 39 Relegated to Division One
21 Brigg Town 42 10 7 25 49 103 −54 37
22 Nostell Miners Welfare 42 6 8 28 38 102 −64 26
Source: fchd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results
Home \ Away ALB ARM ATR BAR BRI BRG CLE CLP GAR HPA LIV MAL NMW PAR PIC POC RAI RET SMW TAD THA WKS
Albion Sports 4–1 3–1 3–5 1–5 2–1 4–1 0–0 1–0 0–1 5–1 1–3 2–1 1–0 2–5 4–3 2–3 3–1 0–0 0–2 1–3 1–1
Armthorpe Welfare 2–2 0–1 1–5 0–2 1–0 1–1 1–6 3–1 0–2 5–1 2–5 2–1 2–3 2–3 3–0 2–2 1–1 0–4 2–2 2–0 0–4
Athersley Recreation 0–3 0–0 1–1 1–2 0–3 1–2 2–0 5–0 0–2 3–1 0–2 2–0 0–3 1–4 2–1 4–1 1–2 0–4 0–5 2–2 0–6
Barton Town Old Boys 0–1 1–1 0–1 2–0 1–0 0–3 0–2 4–0 0–1 2–4 2–2 3–0 3–0 1–1 2–0 0–0 2–1 1–1 4–3 3–1 2–2
Bridlington Town 2–1 1–0 4–0 0–1 7–1 2–1 2–1 1–2 1–0 1–1 4–2 1–3 0–3 0–1 2–1 0–1 5–2 2–0 0–1 2–2 1–3
Brigg Town 3–3 2–2 1–1 2–1 0–4 0–4 3–2 0–4 2–0 2–1 1–2 1–3 1–0 0–5 4–1 1–4 1–2 2–3 1–3 4–4 2–2
Cleethorpes Town 1–0 4–1 3–1 0–2 0–2 5–0 3–3 1–2 1–1 3–0 5–1 0–1 4–0 2–3 4–0 3–1 5–1 3–2 1–0 1–0 3–0
Clipstone 1–1 2–3 2–3 0–2 0–1 2–0 2–3 5–0 2–2 0–0 2–2 4–0 0–1 3–2 1–2 3–0 7–0 0–3 2–2 1–2 3–1
Garforth Town 0–2 2–2 2–0 0–2 3–3 2–0 0–1 2–2 0–2 2–1 2–2 2–0 2–3 2–4 6–1 3–2 1–4 2–0 0–1 3–4 0–1
Handsworth Parramore 6–3 5–0 7–1 4–3 2–4 2–0 1–1 6–0 1–1 0–0 1–0 5–0 4–3 3–0 2–1 2–1 3–1 2–4 1–4 3–3 5–0
Liversedge 2–1 4–0 2–0 4–3 1–4 1–2 1–0 4–1 1–6 1–1 1–4 3–1 4–0 0–1 3–1 3–1 0–0 1–5 0–4 2–1 1–4
Maltby Main 2–1 2–1 1–0 1–0 2–1 0–0 2–5 3–3 0–1 1–2 2–2 6–0 1–0 1–2 2–0 0–1 2–1 2–5 4–2 1–2 3–2
Nostell Miners Welfare 1–4 1–1 1–3 0–4 1–2 0–1 0–3 1–6 0–0 1–2 0–0 4–0 1–1 2–1 2–2 2–4 2–0 1–2 0–5 1–4 1–4
Parkgate 0–3 0–1 1–4 2–3 2–1 3–0 2–1 1–3 2–1 1–3 2–2 0–2 1–1 0–3 2–2 1–2 2–6 1–2 1–1 0–2 0–4
Pickering Town 1–0 2–0 1–1 2–1 2–3 4–1 0–3 3–2 5–1 2–3 2–1 3–3 5–2 3–2 1–2 4–2 2–2 3–1 1–3 1–1 2–3
Pontefract Collieries 2–2 1–3 3–0 1–3 3–1 2–2 0–6 1–0 4–3 1–6 2–1 2–5 1–1 1–3 1–2 3–1 2–5 4–6 0–1 2–5 1–7
Rainworth Miners Welfare 1–3 6–0 3–1 5–0 1–1 3–2 6–3 1–3 4–2 1–2 7–1 3–1 6–0 2–3 4–2 0–1 2–2 2–2 1–3 1–0 1–3
Retford United 0–1 0–6 3–3 1–0 1–3 6–0 0–8 2–0 1–1 0–1 1–2 1–5 0–0 3–2 1–0 1–3 2–2 2–1 0–1 1–2 2–2
Staveley Miners Welfare 3–1 3–0 0–1 2–2 0–2 0–2 0–3 2–2 2–1 2–6 3–1 2–2 2–1 4–0 0–1 0–1 0–2 2–1 2–1 3–0 1–4
Tadcaster Albion 4–4 2–1 4–3 2–1 4–1 5–0 0–0 1–2 1–0 5–2 4–1 6–3 4–0 3–4 4–1 2–0 4–3 5–0 2–0 4–0 4–1
Thackley 4–2 3–0 4–2 2–1 1–2 2–1 2–3 0–2 3–1 0–6 1–1 0–1 2–1 0–0 1–3 1–1 6–3 1–3 5–3 2–3 1–2
Worksop Town 3–2 1–0 4–0 3–2 0–1 4–0 1–1 2–3 8–1 2–3 6–0 4–0 1–0 4–0 2–1 3–0 1–2 4–3 3–4 1–2 5–1
Source: League Official
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Stadia and locations
Location of the clubs in the 2015–16
NCEL Premier Division on a map of
Yorkshire and the Humber
Club Stadium
Albion SportsThrostle Nest[lower-alpha 1]
Armthorpe WelfareWelfare Ground
Athersley RecreationSheerien Park
Barton Town Old BoysEuronics Ground
Bridlington TownQueensgate
Brigg TownThe Hawthorns
Cleethorpes TownBradley Football Centre
ClipstoneClipstone Road
Garforth TownWheatley Park
Handsworth ParramoreSandy Lane
LiversedgeClayborn Ground
Maltby MainMuglet Lane
Nostell Miners WelfareThe Welfare Ground
ParkgateRoundwood Sports Complex
Pickering TownRecreation Club
Pontefract CollieriesSkinner Lane
Rainworth Miners WelfareWelfare Ground
Retford UnitedCannon Park
Staveley Miners WelfareInkersall Road
Tadcaster AlbionIngs Lane
ThackleyDennyfield
Worksop TownSandy Lane[lower-alpha 2]
  1. home of Farsley Celtic – groundshare
  2. home of Handsworth Parramore – groundshare

Division One
Northern Counties East
Football League
Division One
Season2015–16
ChampionsHemsworth Miners Welfare
PromotedHemsworth Miners Welfare
AFC Mansfield
Bottesford Town
Matches played420
Goals scored1,659 (3.95 per match)
Top goalscorerAshley Flynn, AFC Emley (59)
Biggest home winAFC Emley 13 – 0 Grimsby Borough, 24 October 2015
Biggest away winWorsbrough Bridge Athletic 0 – 7 AFC Emley, 18 April 2016
Highest scoringAFC Emley 13 – 0 Grimsby Borough, 24 October 2015
Highest attendance617 – Hull United 3 – 0 Dronfield Town , 15 August 2015
Lowest attendance22 – Worsbrough Bridge Athletic 1 – 7 Westella & Willerby, 23 February 2016
Average attendance93

Division One featured 17 clubs which competed in the previous season, along with three new clubs:

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Hemsworth Miners Welfare 40 31 5 4 128 49 +79 98 Promoted to the Premier Division
2 AFC Mansfield 40 26 8 6 98 40 +58 86
3 Bottesford Town 40 26 4 10 93 49 +44 82 Qualified for the play-offs, then promoted to the Premier Division
4 AFC Emley 40 22 11 7 132 50 +82 77 Qualified for the play-offs
5 Penistone Church 40 21 12 7 89 49 +40 75
6 Hallam 40 20 12 8 87 43 +44 72
7 Shirebrook Town 40 20 9 11 83 53 +30 69
8 Knaresborough Town 40 19 7 14 82 60 +22 64
9 Hull United 40 23 7 10 78 47 +31 58[lower-alpha 1] Resigned to the Humber Premier League
10 Selby Town 40 16 9 15 73 73 0 57
11 Yorkshire Amateur 40 17 5 18 90 101 −11 56
12 Westella & Willerby 40 16 5 19 90 83 +7 53
13 Eccleshill United 40 13 9 18 86 90 −4 48
14 Teversal 40 11 12 17 62 90 −28 45
15 Dronfield Town 40 12 7 21 67 88 −21 43
16 Glasshoughton Welfare 40 10 7 23 62 101 −39 37
17 Hall Road Rangers 40 7 11 22 60 106 −46 32
18 Winterton Rangers 40 8 8 24 58 116 −58 32
19 Grimsby Borough 40 8 8 24 64 132 −68 32
20 Rossington Main 40 6 8 26 45 105 −60 26
21 Worsbrough Bridge Athletic 40 3 6 31 32 134 −102 15
22 Lincoln Moorlands Railway 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Club resigned, record expunged[2]
Source: fchd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. Hull United were deducted 18 points

Play-offs
Semi-finals Final
      
3 Bottesford Town 2
6 Hallam 0
3 Bottesford Town 1(4)
4 AFC Emley 1(3)
4 AFC Emley 1
5 Penistone Church 0

Semi-finals

26 April 2016 AFC Emley1–0Penistone ChurchWelfare Ground, Emley
Ryan  87' Attendance: 463
27 April 2016 Bottesford Town2–0HallamBirch Park, Bottesford
Graves  72',  85' Attendance: 275

Final

30 April 2016 Bottesford Town1–1
(4–3 p)		AFC EmleyBirch Park, Bottesford
Barwick  90' Tunnacliffe  74' Attendance: 280

Results
Home \ Away AFE AFCM BOT DRO ECC GLW GRB HRR HAL HMW HLU KNA LIN PCH ROM SEL SHI TEV WAW WIR WBA YOA
AFC Emley 3–5 2–3 4–0 1–1 5–0 13–0 4–1 1–1 3–0 2–2 2–0 2–0 5–0 3–3 2–2 4–0 6–3 10–0 5–0 4–0
AFC Mansfield 3–5 2–0 2–0 2–0 3–1 6–0 5–0 0–0 0–1 1–0 1–1 1–2 1–1 3–1 1–1 2–1 1–1 8–0 9–0 3–1
Bottesford Town 4–2 0–2 3–1 4–2 5–1 7–0 4–2 2–0 2–1 1–2 1–2 0–0 1–0 3–0 1–3 2–0 0–2 1–0 2–0 5–1
Dronfield Town 0–4 1–2 2–2 2–4 2–1 4–0 2–3 1–1 1–2 9–0 0–3 2–3 2–2 4–1 1–1 1–1 1–5 2–0 2–0 1–2
Eccleshill United 1–4 1–3 1–3 4–2 1–0 9–1 4–3 2–2 1–3 0–2 3–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–0 1–1 3–4 7–2 6–2 6–2
Glasshoughton Welfare 2–3 1–4 2–3 1–1 2–1 3–0 1–1 2–4 1–2 1–2 0–5 3–3 5–0 0–3 1–4 2–3 2–1 1–3 5–1 3–3
Grimsby Borough 1–1 0–1 2–1 3–1 3–3 2–2 6–3 0–5 2–3 1–2 1–3 2–3 2–2 1–3 2–4 5–3 2–2 5–0 3–1 1–4
Hall Road Rangers 1–4 1–1 1–6 1–2 5–5 1–2 4–0 0–1 0–3 2–1 1–1 0–3 0–3 0–0 2–6 1–2 2–5 1–1 6–0 0–0
Hallam 2–2 3–1 2–3 4–1 0–1 2–3 2–2 5–0 1–2 0–2 4–2 0–0 5–1 3–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–4 3–0 1–2
Hemsworth Miners Welfare 2–1 0–2 3–0 4–0 4–0 1–1 3–2 9–2 2–2 1–1 6–1 3–3 4–0 5–2 2–1 6–0 5–2 5–2 8–1 6–1
Hull United 2–1 1–3 2–1 3–0 1–1 4–0 7–0 1–0 0–1 1–3 0–0 1–2 3–0 0–3 2–0 2–2 4–2 2–1 5–0 4–1
Knaresborough Town 0–0 0–1 0–4 3–1 5–3 4–1 3–0 0–1 0–2 2–4 2–1 0–0 5–0 2–1 2–3 3–0 2–1 3–4 2–1 2–2
Lincoln Moorlands Railway
Penistone Church 1–1 2–3 2–0 5–1 3–0 2–2 4–1 2–2 1–1 4–1 0–2 3–0 3–0 4–5 1–2 5–1 4–2 1–0 6–1 2–0
Rossington Main 2–2 2–3 0–1 1–2 1–0 1–3 2–1 4–1 0–0 1–3 1–2 3–1 0–4 1–2 0–4 0–5 2–5 1–3 0–2 0–2
Selby Town 1–0 2–2 2–2 2–4 1–0 4–0 5–2 1–0 0–0 2–4 1–3 0–5 1–1 3–1 1–2 0–1 2–1 4–0 2–2 3–1
Shirebrook Town 1–2 0–0 0–1 3–0 0–2 5–1 0–2 4–1 1–2 2–2 2–0 1–1 3–0 6–3 3–1 0–3 1–2 5–2 1–0 4–1
Teversal 0–5 1–0 2–5 1–1 2–0 0–2 2–2 3–3 0–5 0–1 0–5 2–0 2–2 2–0 1–1 2–2 0–3 7–1 1–1 2–5
Westella & Willerby 4–3 0–3 0–1 1–3 5–2 4–0 4–0 2–3 1–4 1–2 1–1 0–3 1–2 1–1 3–0 0–2 3–3 1–0 1–2 1–4
Winterton Rangers 1–1 4–1 1–1 3–4 5–0 1–2 1–3 1–1 0–4 0–4 1–1 1–5 0–1 3–3 0–4 0–0 3–1 2–3 3–0 2–6
Worsbrough Bridge Athletic 0–7 0–3 1–6 0–2 2–3 2–1 1–1 1–1 1–5 0–4 0–3 1–2 0–3 1–2 0–2 1–2 2–3 1–7 1–1 2–2
Yorkshire Amateur 1–3 2–4 1–2 3–1 3–2 5–1 5–3 1–3 1–3 1–4 0–1 0–6 2–1 6–3 4–1 3–1 2–2 2–5 4–2 4–1
Source: League Official
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Stadia and locations
Location of the clubs in the 2015–16
NCEL Division One on a map of
Yorkshire and the Humber
Club Stadium
Bottesford TownBirch Park
Dronfield TownStonelow Ground
Eccleshill UnitedKings Way
AFC EmleyThe Welfare Ground
Glasshoughton WelfareGlasshoughton Centre
Grimsby BoroughBradley Football Centre
Hall Road RangersHowarth Park
HallamSandygate Road
Hemsworth Miners WelfareFitzwilliam Stadium
Hull UnitedCraven Park
Knaresborough TownManse Lane
Lincoln Moorlands RailwayLincoln Moorlands Club
AFC MansfieldForest Town Stadium
Penistone ChurchChurch View Road
Rossington MainWelfare Ground
Selby TownRichard Street
Shirebrook TownLangwith Road
TeversalTeversal Grange
Westella & WillerbyEuronics Ground[lower-alpha 1]
Winterton RangersWest Street
Worsbrough Bridge AthleticPark Road
Yorkshire AmateurBracken Edge
  1. home of Barton Town Old Boys – groundshare

League Cup
2015–16 Northern Counties East Football League League Cup
Country England
Teams44

The 2015–16 Northern Counties East Football League League Cup is the 34th season of the league cup competition of the Northern Counties East Football League.

First Round

Second Round

Third Round

Fourth Round

Fifth Round

Semi-finals

Final

Played on 14 May 2016 at Garforth.

First team Score Second team Attendance
Cleethorpes Town 3-2 Tadcaster Albion 423

References
  1. "League Cup draw made + AGM News". Northern Counties East Football League. 2015-06-20.
  2. "Moorlands resign from NCEL". Northern Counties East Football League. 2016-04-15.
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