The 2025–26 Northern Counties East Football League season is the 44th in the history of the

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 allocations for Steps 5 and 6 this season were announced by

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on 15 May 2025.

Premier Division

The Premier Division consists of 21 clubs. The following four teams left the division at the end of the 2024–25 season: *

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- relegated to NCEL Division One *

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- promoted to

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Division One East *

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- promoted to

Division One East * Winterton Rangers - relegated to NCEL Division One The following five teams joined the division ahead of the 2025–26 season: * Farsley Celtic - relegated from

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* Horbury Town - promoted from NCEL Division One *

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- relegated from

Division One East *

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- relegated from

Division One East * Wombwell Town - promoted from NCEL Division One

League table

Results table

Stadia and locations

Division One

Division One consists of 22 clubs. The following six clubs left Division One before the season: * Dronfield Town - transferred to

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Division One * Horbury Town - promoted to Northern Counties East League Premier Division * Shelley - resigned from league to the

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- transferred to

Division One * Wombwell Town - promoted to Northern Counties East League Premier Division * Yorkshire Amateur - relegated to Regional Feeder Leagues The following six clubs joined Division One before the season: * Crowle Colts - promoted from Lincolnshire League * Doncaster City - promoted from

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Premier Division North *

- relegated from NCEL Premier Division * Route One Rovers - transferred from

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Division One North * Leeds UFCA - promoted from Yorkshire Amateur League Supreme Division * Winterton Rangers - relegated from NCEL Premier Division

League table

Results table

Stadia and locations

League Cup

The 2025–26 Northern Counties East Football League League Cup is the 43rd 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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