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 football league. It has two divisions – Premier Division and Division One – which stand at the ninth and tenth levels of the English football pyramid respectively. ...

, a

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

Midland League The Midland Football League, officially known as the Capelli Sport Midland Football League since January 2025 for sponsorship reasons, is an English football league that was founded in 2014 by the merger of the former Midland Alliance and Midl ...

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 Alf ...

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

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** Bridlington Trinity ** Eastwood Town ** Guisborough Town ** Heanor Town ** Ilkeston Town ** Mexborough Town Athletic ** Shepshed Charterhouse ** 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 **

North Ferriby United North Ferriby United Association Football Club was a semi-professional football club in North Ferriby, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. At the time of their demise they were members of the Northern Premier League and played at Grange Lane. F ...

** Ossett Albion **

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

Bridlington Town Bridlington Town Association Football Club is an association football club based in Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. They were founded in 1918 and currently play in the . History The club was founded in 1918 as Bridlington Centr ...

** Garforth Miners ** Hall Road Rangers ** Harrogate Town ** Hatfield Main **

Ossett Town Ossett Town Association Football Club was an English football club based in Ossett in West Yorkshire. History Ossett Town AFC were formed in 1936 when, during a public meeting, the Mayor of the Borough of Ossett charged John Carter, a former ...

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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 Brigg Town Football Club CIC is a football club based in Brigg, Lincolnshire, England. They are currently members of the and play at the Hawthorns. Established in 1864, not only are they are officially the 7th oldest football club in the world, ...

** 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 **

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** Lincoln United **

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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 **

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** Pickering Town ** Pontefract Collieries ** Selby Town ** Tadcaster Albion **

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*Club joined from the York Football League ** Rowntree Mackintosh

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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) ** Sutton Trinity *Club joined from the Yorkshire League Division Two: ** Kiveton Park *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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