The 2023–24 season is the 42nd in the history of the

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 allocations for Steps 5 and 6 this season were announced by

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on 15 May 2023. Starting this season, the Premier Division (Step 5) in the league will promote two clubs; one as champions and one via a four-team play-off. This replaces the previous inter-step play-off system. For this season only, there will be only one club relegated from the division.

Premier Division

The Premier Division featured 16 clubs which competed in the previous season, along with four new clubs: * Campion, promoted from Division One *

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, transferred from the Northern League * Rossington Main, promoted from Division One *

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, relegated from the

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League table

Stadia and locations

Division One

Division One featured 18 clubs which competed in the previous season, along with five new clubs: * Clay Cross Town, promoted from

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Premier Division South * Louth Town, promoted from the Lincolnshire League *

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, promoted from the

Premier Division North * Wombwell Town, promoted from the

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* Yorkshire Amateur, relegated from the Premier Division

League table

Stadia and locations

League Cup

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.

References

External links

Northern Counties East Football League
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