2017–18 Northern Counties East Football League

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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
Football League
Premier Division
Champions
Handsworth Parramore 2 – 1 Worksop Town
Lowest attendance24 – Hall Road Rangers 1 – 3 Albion Sports
Average attendance120
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The Premier Division featured 19 clubs which competed in the previous season, along with three new clubs, promoted from Division One:

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Pontefract Collieries 42 33 3 6 134 38 +96 102 Promoted to the Northern Premier League Division One East
2 Pickering Town 42 29 9 4 127 52 +75 96
3 AFC Mansfield 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 42 18 9 15 71 76 −5 63 Voluntary demoted 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[a]
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[b]
20 Harrogate Railway Athletic 42 9 4 29 70 132 −62 31 Reprieved from relegation
21 Parkgate 42 7 5 30 58 116 −58 26 Relegated to
Division One
22 Clipstone 42 0 2 40 37 172 −135 2 Relegated to the East Midlands Counties League
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]
Notes:
  1. ^ Barton Town Old Boys were deducted 1 point for fielding ineligible players.[1]
  2. ^ Hall Road Rangers were deducted 12 points for fielding ineligible players.[2]

Stadia and locations

Thackley
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Location of the clubs in the 2017–18
NCEL Premier Division on a map of
Yorkshire and the Humber
Club Stadium
Albion Sports
Throstle Nest[a]
Athersley Recreation Sheerien Park
Barton Town The Easy Buy Stadium
Bottesford Town Birkdale Stadium
Bridlington Town Neil Hudgell Solicitors Stadium
Clipstone Worksop Van Hire Stadium
Garforth Town The Supply Chain Network Community Stadium
Hall Road Rangers Haworth Park
Handsworth Parramore
 Windsor Food Service Stadium
Harrogate Railway Athletic Station View
Hemsworth Miners Welfare The Yorkshire NuBuilds Stadium
Liversedge Clayborn Ground
Maltby Main Muglet Lane
AFC Mansfield
 Forest Town Stadium
Parkgate Roundwood Sports Complex
Penistone Church The DSM Memorial Ground
Pickering Town Recreation Club
Pontefract Collieries The Harratts Nissan Stadium
Rainworth Miners Welfare Kirklingto Road
Staveley Miners Welfare Inkersall Road
Thackley
 Dennyfield
Worksop Town Windsor Food Service Stadium[b]
  1. ^ home of Farsley Celtic (groundshare)
  2. Handsworth Parramore
    (groundshare)

Division One

Northern Counties East
Football League
Division One
Champions
AFC Emley 1 – 8 Yorkshire Amateur
Highest scoringCampion 11 – 1 FC Bolsover
Highest attendance466 – Hallam 5 – 1 Brigg Town
Lowest attendance21 – FC Bolsover 1 – 3 Eccleshill United
Average attendance97
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Division One featured 17 clubs which competed in the previous season, along with five new clubs.

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Knaresborough Town 42 31 7 4 91 30 +61 100 Promoted to the Premier Division
2 Yorkshire Amateur 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 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[a]
21 Brigg Town 42 6 11 25 51 105 −54 29 Relegated to the Lincolnshire League
22 Retford United 42 6 6 30 42 115 −73 24 Relegated to the
Central Midlands League
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]
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

9 May 2018 Eccleshill United 4-2 (a.e.t.) Shirebrook Town Mitton Group Stadium
Attendance: 219
9 May 2018 Grimsby Borough 3-0 Glasshoughton Welfare Bradley Community Stadium
Attendance: 143

Final

12 May 2018 Grimsby Borough 2-3 (a.e.t.) Eccleshill United Bradley Community Stadium
15:00

Stadia and locations

Knaresborough Town
Nostell Miners Welfare
Ollerton Town
Retford United
Rossington Main
Selby Town
Shirebrook Town & FC Bolsover
Swallownest
Winterton Rangers
Worsbrough Bridge Athletic
Yorkshire Amateur
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Location of the clubs in the 2017–18
NCEL Division One on a map of
Yorkshire and the Humber