2023–24 Northern Counties East Football League
The 2023–24 season was the 42nd in the history of the Northern Counties East Football League, a football competition in England.
The allocations for Steps 5 and 6 this season were announced by The Football Association on 15 May 2023.[1] Starting this season, the Premier Division (Step 5) in the league promotes two clubs; one as champions and one via a four-team play-off. This replaced the previous inter-step play-off system. For this season only, there was only one club relegated from the division.[2]
Emley were confirmed as Premier Division champions following a 5-0 away win at Goole on 30 March 2024 and were presented with the league trophy a week later in their final home game against Golcar United. Parkgate were confirmed as Division 1 winners on 25 April. Both divisional champions contested the league cup final with Parkgate coming out as winners and therefore league and cup double winners.
Premier Division[edit]
Season | 2023–24 |
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Champions | Emley |
Promoted | Emley Garforth Town |
← 2022–23 2024–25 → |
The Premier Division featured 16 clubs which competed in the previous season, along with four new clubs:
- Campion, promoted from Division One
- Pickering Town, transferred from the Northern League
- Rossington Main, promoted from Division One
- Tadcaster Albion, relegated from the Northern Premier League
League table[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | Emley (C, P) | 38 | 26 | 7 | 5 | 99 | 29 | +70 | 85 | Promotion to the Northern Premier League |
2 | Campion | 38 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 106 | 68 | +38 | 76 | Qualification for the play-offs |
3 | Garforth Town (O, P) | 38 | 24 | 3 | 11 | 102 | 47 | +55 | 75 | |
4 | Rossington Main | 38 | 22 | 6 | 10 | 72 | 49 | +23 | 72 | |
5 | Albion Sports | 38 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 68 | 50 | +18 | 67[a] | |
6 | Penistone Church | 38 | 19 | 5 | 14 | 79 | 64 | +15 | 62 | |
7 | Thackley | 38 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 61 | 57 | +4 | 61 | |
8 | Knaresborough Town | 38 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 74 | 58 | +16 | 60 | |
9 | Hallam | 38 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 71 | 59 | +12 | 59 | |
10 | Silsden | 38 | 19 | 1 | 18 | 76 | 66 | +10 | 58 | |
11 | Tadcaster Albion | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 62 | 65 | −3 | 53 | |
12 | Golcar United | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 76 | 66 | +10 | 52 | |
13 | Handsworth | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 59 | 77 | −18 | 44 | |
14 | Barton Town | 38 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 64 | 80 | −16 | 43 | |
15 | Frickley Athletic | 38 | 12 | 6 | 20 | 62 | 79 | −17 | 42 | |
16 | Eccleshill United | 38 | 12 | 5 | 21 | 51 | 75 | −24 | 41 | |
17 | Bottesford Town | 38 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 51 | 89 | −38 | 35 | |
18 | Goole | 38 | 10 | 4 | 24 | 56 | 112 | −56 | 34 | |
19 | Pickering Town | 38 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 52 | 98 | −46 | 30 | |
20 | Maltby Main (R) | 38 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 46 | 99 | −53 | 26 | Relegation to Step 6 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) head-to-head results[4]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Play-offs[edit]
Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
2 | Campion | 0 | |||||||
5 | Albion Sports | 2 | |||||||
3 | Garforth Town | 0 (5) | |||||||
5 | Albion Sports | 0 (3) | |||||||
3 | Garforth Town | 0 (4) | |||||||
4 | Rossington Main | 0 (2) |
Semifinals[edit]
27 April | Campion | 0–2 | Albion Sports | Manningham |
15:00 | Report | Stadium: Scotchman Road Attendance: 303 |
27 April | Garforth Town | 0–0 (4–2 p) | Rossington Main | Garforth |
15:00 | Report | Stadium: Wheatley Park Attendance: 976 |
Final[edit]
4 May | Garforth Town | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–3 p) | Albion Sports | Garforth |
Report | Stadium: Wheatley Park Attendance: 1,391 |
Stadia and locations[edit]
Club | Stadium | Capacity |
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Albion Sports | Horsfall Stadium[a] | 3,500 |
Barton Town | Euronics Ground | 3,000 |
Bottesford Town | Birch Park | 1,000 |
Campion | Scotchman Road | 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 | Skye Direct Stadium | 1,200 |
Goole | Victoria Pleasure Grounds | 3,000 |
Hallam | Sandygate | 1,300 |
Handsworth | Oliver's Mount | 2,500 |
Knaresborough Town | Manse Lane | 1,000 |
Maltby Main | Muglet Lane | 2,000 |
Penistone Church | Church View Road | 1,000 |
Pickering Town | Mill Lane | 2,000 |
Rossington Main | Welfare Ground | 2,000 |
Silsden | Keighley Road Stadium | 1,500 |
Tadcaster Albion | Ings Lane | 2,000 |
Thackley | Dennyfield | 3,000 |
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Top goalscorers[edit]
(all competitions)
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | Ruben Jerome | Emley | 39 |
2 | Robbie Fox | Albion Sports | 33 |
3 | James Walshaw | Emley | 31 |
4 | Nathan Keightley | Penistone Church | 29 |
5 | Thomas Waudby | Barton Town | 27 |
Patrick Sykes | Campion | ||
7 | Antony Brown | Penistone Church | 26 |
Kayle Price | Silsden | ||
9 | Oliver Norman | Tadcaster Albion | 25 |
Division One[edit]
Season | 2023–24 |
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Champions | Parkgate |
Promoted | Parkgate |
← 2022–23 2024–25 → |
Division One featured 18 clubs which competed in the previous season, along with five new clubs:
- Clay Cross Town, promoted from Central Midlands League Premier Division South
- Louth Town, promoted from the Lincolnshire League
- Retford United, promoted from the Central Midlands League Premier Division North
- Wombwell Town, promoted from the Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League
- Yorkshire Amateur, relegated from the Premier Division
League table[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | Parkgate (C, P) | 44 | 34 | 5 | 5 | 125 | 41 | +84 | 107 | Promotion to the Premier Division |
2 | Beverley Town (Q) | 44 | 32 | 7 | 5 | 132 | 49 | +83 | 103 | Qualification for the play-offs |
3 | Shirebrook Town (Q) | 44 | 31 | 7 | 6 | 114 | 45 | +69 | 100 | |
4 | Wakefield | 44 | 30 | 7 | 7 | 134 | 45 | +89 | 97 | |
5 | Retford United | 44 | 28 | 9 | 7 | 121 | 47 | +74 | 93 | |
6 | Wombwell Town | 44 | 28 | 5 | 11 | 108 | 49 | +59 | 89 | |
7 | Horbury Town | 44 | 25 | 8 | 11 | 119 | 66 | +53 | 83 | |
8 | Brigg Town | 44 | 22 | 6 | 16 | 89 | 84 | +5 | 72 | |
9 | Staveley Miners Welfare | 44 | 19 | 9 | 16 | 84 | 62 | +22 | 66 | |
10 | Dronfield Town | 44 | 19 | 7 | 18 | 90 | 78 | +12 | 64 | |
11 | Harrogate Railway Athletic | 44 | 18 | 10 | 16 | 83 | 76 | +7 | 64 | |
12 | Retford | 44 | 18 | 8 | 18 | 85 | 87 | −2 | 62 | |
13 | Louth Town | 44 | 18 | 7 | 19 | 76 | 72 | +4 | 61 | |
14 | Selby Town | 44 | 18 | 5 | 21 | 96 | 89 | +7 | 59 | |
15 | Worsbrough Bridge Athletic | 44 | 16 | 5 | 23 | 67 | 77 | −10 | 53 | |
16 | Clay Cross Town | 44 | 14 | 6 | 24 | 61 | 89 | −28 | 48 | |
17 | Nostell Miners Welfare | 44 | 14 | 5 | 25 | 79 | 90 | −11 | 47 | |
18 | Athersley Recreation | 44 | 13 | 5 | 26 | 61 | 109 | −48 | 44 | |
19 | Armthorpe Welfare | 44 | 12 | 5 | 27 | 68 | 120 | −52 | 41 | |
20 | Glasshoughton Welfare | 44 | 10 | 5 | 29 | 61 | 108 | −47 | 35 | |
21 | Yorkshire Amateur | 44 | 10 | 8 | 26 | 49 | 121 | −72 | 35[a] | Possible relegation to feeder leagues |
22 | Swallownest (R) | 44 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 39 | 157 | −118 | 16 | |
23 | Ollerton Town (R) | 44 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 28 | 206 | −178 | 4 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) head-to-head results[4]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Play-offs[edit]
Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
2 | Beverley Town | 2 | |||||||
5 | Retford United | 1 | |||||||
2 | Beverley Town | ||||||||
3 | Shirebrook Town | ||||||||
3 | Shirebrook Town | 4 | |||||||
4 | Wakefield | 0 |
Semifinals[edit]
4 May | Beverley Town | 2–1 | Retford United | Winterton[6] |
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Report |
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Stadium: West Street Attendance: 540 |
4 May | Shirebrook Town | 4–0 | Wakefield | Rawmarsh[6] |
Report | Stadium: Roundwood Sports Complex Attendance: 507 |
Final[edit]
11 May 2024 | Beverley Town | v | Shirebrook Town | Beverley |
15:00 | Stadium: Norwood Recreation Ground |
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 |
Clay Cross Town | Mill Lane | |
Dronfield Town | Stonelow Ground | 500 |
Glasshoughton Welfare | Glasshoughton Centre | 2,000 |
Harrogate Railway Athletic | Station View | 3,500 |
Horbury Town | Slazengers Sports Complex | 300 |
Louth Town | Marshlands | |
Nostell Miners Welfare | The Welfare Ground | 1,500 |
Ollerton Town | Walesby Lane Sports Ground | |
Parkgate | Roundwood Sports Complex | 1,000 |
Retford | The Rail | 1,000 |
Retford United | Cannon Park | 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 | 500 |
Wakefield | Belle Vue | 9,333 |
Wombwell Town | Recreation Ground | 2,000 |
Worsbrough Bridge Athletic | Park Road | 2,000 |
Yorkshire Amateur | Bracken Edge | 1,550 |
Top goalscorers[edit]
(all competitions)
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | James Cusworth | Horbury Town | 49 |
2 | Kieren Watson | Shirebrook Town | 40 |
3 | Ross Duggan | Parkgate | 39 |
4 | Joe McFadyen | Beverley Town | 33 |
5 | Marcus Day | Shirebrook Town | 31 |
6 | Max Rhodes | Dronfield Town | 30 |
7 | Liam Owen | Retford United | 29 |
League Cup[edit]
Tournament details | |
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Country | England |
Teams | 42 |
The 2023–24 Northern Counties East Football League League Cup is the 42nd season of the league cup competition of the Northern Counties East Football League. The final is between the 2 divisional winners on Wednesday 8 May 2024, 7:45pm at Glanford Park, Scunthorpe.
Quarter-finals
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Semi-finals
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Final
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References[edit]
- ^ "The FA releases National League System club allocations for Steps 3-6 in 2023-24 term". The Football Association. 15 May 2023.
- ^ "Step 5 to 4 promotion/relegation update". The FA. 16 March 2023.
- ^ "Points deduction for Lions". Northern Counties East Football League. 6 October 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
- ^ a b "The FA Handbook 2020/2021 Part 29 Standardised Rules Section 12.2". The FA.
- ^ "Points deduction for Ammers". Northern Counties East Football League. 6 October 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
- ^ a b "Neutral venues for Semi-Finals of Division One Play-Offs". Northern Counties East Football League. 26 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.