The 1982–83 Northern Counties East Football League season was the first in the history of

Northern Counties East Football League The Northern Counties East Football League is a semi-professional English association football, football league. It has two divisions – Premier Division and Division One – which stand at the ninth and tenth levels of the English football lea ...

, a

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competition in England. The league was formed by the merger of the

Midland League The Midland Football League is an English football league that was founded in 2014 by the merger of the former Midland Alliance and Midland Combination. The league has four divisions that sit at levels 9–12 of the football pyramid. History Th ...

and the Yorkshire League.

Premier Division

The Premier Division featured 20 clubs, joined from the Midland League and the Yorkshire League. *Clubs joined from the

: **

Alfreton Town Alfreton Town Football Club is a football club based in Alfreton, Derbyshire, England. The club are currently members of and play at North Street. History The club was formed in 1959 following the merger of Alfreton Miners Welfare and Alfr ...

** Appleby Frodingham ** Arnold ** Belper Town **

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** Bridlington Trinity **

Eastwood Town Eastwood Town Football Club was an English football club based in Eastwood, Nottinghamshire. The club last participated in the Northern Premier League Division One South, the eighth tier of English football. A new club, Eastwood C.F.C., was f ...

** Guisborough Town ** Heanor Town ** Ilkeston Town ** Mexborough Town Athletic **

Shepshed Charterhouse Shepshed Dynamo Football Club is an English association football, football club based in the small town of Shepshed in the north west of Leicestershire, England. Founded as Shepshed Albion towards the end of the 19th century, the team played for ...

** Skegness Town ** Spalding United ** Sutton Town *Clubs joined from the Yorkshire League: ** Bentley Victoria Welfare ** Emley **

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** Winterton Rangers

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Division One North

Division One North was formed by the Yorkshire League clubs. *Clubs joined from the Yorkshire League Division One: ** Farsley Celtic ** Leeds Ashley Road **

Liversedge Liversedge is a town and former parish of Birstall, in the metropolitan borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, Liversedge lies between Cleckheaton and Heckmondwike. The Kirklees ward is ...

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reserves ** York Railway Institute *Clubs joined from the Yorkshire League Division Two: ** Bradley Rangers **

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** Garforth Miners **

Hall Road Rangers Hall Road Rangers Football Club is a football club based in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. They are currently members of the and play at the Hill Top Ground in Willerby. History The club was formed in 1959 as a Sunda ...

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** Hatfield Main **

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Division One South

Division featured 14 clubs, joined from the Midland League and the Yorkshire League. *Clubs joined from the

Premier Division: ** Brigg Town ** Long Eaton United *Clubs joined from the

Division One: ** Arnold Kingswell ** Kimberley Town ** Staveley Works *Clubs joined from the Yorkshire League Division One: ** Frecheville Community ** Hallam **

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*Clubs joined from the Yorkshire League Division Two: ** BSC Parkgate ** Harworth Colliery Institute ** Maltby Miners Welfare ** Norton Woodseats *Club joined from the Yorkshire League Division Three: ** Denaby United

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Division Two North

Division featured 14 clubs, joined from the Yorkshire League and the York League. *Clubs joined from the Yorkshire League Division Two: ** Fryston Colliery Welfare ** Grimethorpe Miners Welfare ** Pilkington Recreation ** Yorkshire Amateur *Clubs joined from the Yorkshire League Division Three: ** Brook Sports ** Collingham **

Harrogate Railway Athletic Harrogate Railway Athletic Football Club is a football club based in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England. They are currently members of the and play at Station View. History The club was established in 1935 by employees of the London and Nor ...

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** Pontefract Collieries ** Selby Town **

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Thorne Colliery Thorne Colliery was a large colliery within the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire in the South Yorkshire Coalfield. The colliery was open between 1925 and 1956; but had operational issues including shaft water, war time cris ...

*Club joined from the York Football League **

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Division Two South

Division featured 14 clubs, joined from the Midland League and the Yorkshire League. *Clubs joined from the

Division One: ** Borrowash Victoria ** Creswell Colliery **Folk House Old Boys, who also changed name to Blidworth Miners Welfare ** Graham Street Prims ** Long Eaton Grange ** Oakham United ** Retford Rail ** Rolls Royce (Hucknall) **

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*Club joined from the Yorkshire League Division Two: **

Kiveton Park Kiveton Park is a village within the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, in South Yorkshire, England. Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, from the Norman conquest to 1868, Kiveton was a hamlet of the parish of Harthill-with- ...

*Clubs joined from the Yorkshire League Division Three: ** Stocksbridge Works ** Wombwell Sporting Association ** Woolley Miners Welfare ** Worsbrough Bridge Miners Welfare

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References

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