The Northern Counties East Football League is a semi-professional English
football
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league. It has two divisions – Premier Division and Division One – which stand at the ninth and tenth levels of the
football pyramid respectively.
History
The league was formed in 1982 following the merger of the
Yorkshire League and
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
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. For its
inaugural season, the league consisted of five divisions. Since then, the league has undergone several changes to the point where since 2018 it has two divisions of 20 teams.
The league has maintained promotion and relegation between its divisions since its beginning. In 2015 a series of play-offs were introduced for the first time to determine a third promotee from Division One.
The competition has several feeder leagues at level 11 of the
pyramid
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, which may provide new member clubs each year:
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Central Midlands League
The Central Midlands Football League is an English football league covering the northeast-central part of England. Formed in 1971 as the South Derbyshire League, changing name initially to the Derbyshire League before changing to its current nam ...
North Division
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Humber Premier League
The Humber Premier League is a football competition for clubs in the East Riding of Yorkshire and north Lincolnshire areas of England.
History
The league was formed in 2000. Reckitts won the league five times in the first six seasons of its ex ...
Premier Division
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Lincolnshire League
The Lincolnshire Football League is an English football league. The league has one division, which stands at level 11 of the English football league system).
History
The League runs a representative side that compete in the FA Inter League Cup. ...
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Sheffield and Hallamshire County Senior League Premier Division
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West Yorkshire League
The West Yorkshire Association Football League is a football competition based in Yorkshire, England. It was previously known as the Leeds League until the name change in 1939. Although it is named the ''West Yorkshire'' League, clubs from th ...
Premier Division
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York League Premier Division
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Yorkshire Amateur League Supreme Division
Clubs are also liable to be transferred to other leagues if the FA deems it geographically suitable to do so.
Current clubs (2022–23)
Premier Division
Division One
Honours
Champions
Promoted
Since the league's formation in 1982, the following clubs have won promotion to higher levels of the
English football league system
The English football league system, also known as the football pyramid, is a series of interconnected leagues for men's association football clubs in England, with five teams from Wales, one from Guernsey, one from Jersey and one from the Isl ...
– normally to the Northern Premier League –
Cup competitions
League Cup
The league currently has just one cup competition, the League Cup, which is contested by every club in the league.
Finals
President's Cup and Trophy
In the past the league has had additional cup competitions. The Trophy was contested by the Division One clubs and the President's Cup which featured the top eight teams in each division from the previous season, provided they remain in the league.
Winners
Member clubs in national competitions
FA Cup First Round
The following NCEL clubs have reached the First Round proper of the
FA Cup
The Football Association Challenge Cup, more commonly known as the FA Cup, is an annual knockout football competition in men's domestic English football. First played during the 1871–72 season, it is the oldest national football compet ...
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FA Vase finalists
The following NCEL clubs have reached the Final of the
FA Vase
The Football Association Challenge Vase, usually referred to as the FA Vase, is an annual football competition for teams playing in Steps 5 and 6 of the English National League System (or equivalently, tier 9 or 10 of the overall English footb ...
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References
External links
Official site
{{Football in England table cells
1982 establishments in England
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Sports leagues established in 1982
Football competitions in Yorkshire