2025–26 Northern Counties East Football League

Northern Counties East
Football League
Season2025–26
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The 2025–26 Northern Counties East Football League season is the 44th in the history of the Northern Counties East Football League, a football competition in England.

The allocations for Steps 5 and 6 this season were announced by The Football Association on 15 May 2025.[1]

Premier Division

Northern Counties East League Premier Division

The Premier Division consists of 21 clubs.

The following four teams left the division at the end of the 2024–25 season:

The following five teams joined the division ahead of the 2025–26 season:

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Liversedge 22 16 5 1 49 14 +35 53 Promotion to the Northern Premier League Division One East
2 Beverley Town 24 13 6 5 48 28 +20 45 Qualification for the play-offs
3 Sheffield 23 12 7 4 58 26 +32 43
4 Handsworth 25 13 3 9 44 43 +1 42
5 Barton Town 22 11 6 5 37 25 +12 39
6 Tadcaster Albion 23 11 6 6 40 32 +8 39
7 Campion 24 9 8 7 51 40 +11 35
8 Parkgate 25 8 11 6 38 41 −3 35
9 Pickering Town 23 9 5 9 43 45 −2 32
10 Frickley Athletic 24 9 5 10 33 47 −14 32
11 Knaresborough Town 23 7 8 8 42 36 +6 29
12 Eccleshill United 23 8 5 10 28 33 −5 29
13 Thackley 24 8 5 11 27 37 −10 29
14 Bottesford Town 25 8 4 13 35 52 −17 28
15 Horbury Town 24 6 7 11 36 43 −7 25
16 Penistone Church 24 6 7 11 29 49 −20 25
17 Golcar United 23 5 8 10 39 38 +1 23
18 Rossington Main 21 5 6 10 32 34 −2 21
19 Albion Sports 23 6 3 14 39 62 −23 21 Relegation to Division One
20 Wombwell Town 21 3 5 13 20 43 −23 14
21 Farsley Celtic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Resigned from the league[a]
Updated to match(es) played on 20 December 2025. Source: Northern Counties East Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) head-to-head results[3]
Notes:
  1. ^ On 30 June 2025, Farsley Celtic resigned from the NECL, prior to the season's start.[2]

Results table

Home \ Away ALB BAR BEV BOT CAM ECC FRI GCR HAN HOR KNA LIV PAR PEC PIC ROM SHE TAD THA WOM
Albion Sports — 2–5 2–2
Barton Town 3–1 — 1–0 3–0 1–1 0–0 2–0
Beverley Town — 2–1 1–1 2–3 2–2
Bottesford Town 1–4 — 0–1 1–0 0–4
Campion — 4–1 2–2 1–1
Eccleshill United — 2–3 1–2
Frickley Athletic 2–1 — 0–0 0–3 1–0
Golcar United 1–1 1–2 — 0–1 2–1 0–4
Handsworth 0–4 — 2–1 1–4
Horbury Town 2–2 — 0–0 2–4
Knaresborough Town 2–1 2–2 0–0 — 4–2
Liversedge 2–0 2–0 2–0 3–1 — 2–2 4–0
Parkgate 0–0 0–0 2–2 2–0 — 1–1
Penistone Church 0–2 0–0 0–2 1–0 — 1–1 2–1
Pickering Town 3–2 — 2–1
Rossington Main 1–1 1–1 — 0–1
Sheffield 2–0 1–1 —
Tadcaster Albion 3–2 3–0 2–1 — 1–1 3–0
Thackley 3–1 2–4 0–0 0–3 0–1 — 1–0
Wombwell Town 2–1 2–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 6 September 2025. Source: Northern Counties East Football League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Stadia and locations

Location of the clubs in the 2025–26 NCEL Premier Division on a map of Yorkshire and the Humber
Club Stadium Location Capacity
Albion Sports Myra Shay Bradford 500
Barton Town Euronics Ground Barton on Humber 3,000
Beverley Town Norwood Recreation Ground Beverley 1,500
Bottesford Town Birch Park Scunthorpe 1,000
Campion Scotchman Road Bradford 1,000
Eccleshill United Cougar Park[a] Keighley 2,225
Frickley Athletic Westfield Lane South Elmsall 2,087
Golcar United Longfield Avenue Huddersfield (Golcar) 1,200
Handsworth Oliver's Mount Sheffield (Darnall) 2,500
Horbury Town Slazengers Sports Complex Wakefield (Horbury) 800
Knaresborough Town Manse Lane Knaresborough 1,000
Liversedge Clayborn Liversedge 2,000
Parkgate Roundwood Sports Complex Rotherham (Rawmarsh) 1,000
Penistone Church Church View Road Penistone 1,000
Pickering Town Mill Lane Pickering 2,000
Rossington Main Welfare Ground Doncaster (New Rossington) 2,000
Sheffield Home of Football Ground Dronfield 2,089
Tadcaster Albion Ings Lane Tadcaster 2,000
Thackley Dennyfield Bradford 3,000
Wombwell Town Recreation Ground Barnsley (Wombwell) 500
  1. ^ home of Keighley Cougars (groundshare)

Division One

Northern Counties East League Division One

Division One consists of 22 clubs.

The following six clubs left Division One before the season:

The following six clubs joined Division One before the season:

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Dearne & District 28 22 2 4 78 22 +56 68 Promotion to the Premier Division
2 Harrogate Railway Athletic 23 18 4 1 64 20 +44 58 Qualification for the play-offs
3 Worsbrough Bridge Athletic 25 18 4 3 62 33 +29 58
4 Wakefield 26 16 5 5 69 32 +37 53
5 Brigg Town 25 14 4 7 53 40 +13 46
6 Leeds UFCA 24 13 4 7 50 33 +17 43
7 Crowle Colts 25 13 4 8 46 47 −1 43
8 Maltby Main 25 13 3 9 52 45 +7 42
9 Armthorpe Welfare 23 12 4 7 62 48 +14 40
10 Club Thorne Colliery 24 10 9 5 35 26 +9 39
11 Goole 26 10 3 13 56 52 +4 33
12 Route One Rovers 22 10 2 10 61 37 +24 32
13 Selby Town 26 9 3 14 40 46 −6 30
14 Louth Town 26 7 7 12 37 45 −8 28
15 Ilkley Town 26 7 6 13 43 59 −16 27
16 Appleby Frodingham 25 8 1 16 36 63 −27 25
17 Doncaster City 23 6 6 11 31 44 −13 24
18 South Leeds 25 6 4 15 33 54 −21 22
19 Athersley Recreation 25 5 5 15 29 61 −32 20
20 Winterton Rangers 24 6 1 17 30 61 −31 19 Possible relegation to a feeder league
21 Nostell Miners Welfare 26 5 4 17 20 59 −39 19
22 Glasshoughton Welfare 26 2 3 21 26 86 −60 9
Updated to match(es) played on 20 December 2025. Source: Northern Counties East Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) head-to-head results[3]

Results table

Home \ Away APF ARW ATH BRG CTC CWC D&D DON GHW GOO HRA ILK LUA LOU MAM NMW ROR SLB SLE WAK WIN WBA
Appleby Frodingham — 0–1 0–1 1–0
Armthorpe Welfare — 3–2 4–1 0–2 2–3
Athersley Recreation — 0–1 1–2 1–2 3–1 2–1 0–3
Brigg Town — 1–3 0–4 3–1 3–1
Club Thorne Colliery — 0–1 1–0
Crowle Colts 0–2 3–2 — 0–0 4–1
Dearne & District 2–0 — 2–0 3–1 2–1 1–3 4–0
Doncaster City 2–2 1–1 — 0–3 1–2 2–0
Glasshoughton Welfare 2–2 0–0 — 0–5 3–4 0–4
Goole 0–4 2–3 — 6–0
Harrogate Railway Athletic — 3–0 2–2 3–0 3–0
Ilkley Town 0–1 0–3 — 1–1 3–2
Leeds UFCA 5–1 1–2 2–0 — 1–0
Louth Town 3–2 0–1 2–2 — 1–0 1–2
Maltby Main 2–1 2–1 5–1 0–0 — 2–0
Nostell Miners Welfare 1–2 0–2 — 0–1 1–2
Route One Rovers 0–1 1–2 5–3 3–0 4–1 —
Selby Town 3–1 0–4 1–0 1–1 —
South Leeds 2–1 2–0 3–2 — 4–3
Wakefield 5–1 3–3 2–4 3–0 —
Winterton Rangers 2–3 3–4 1–4 0–1 —
Worsbrough Bridge Athletic 2–1 4–2 0–2 3–2 —
Updated to match(es) played on 6 September 2025. Source: Northern Counties East Football League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Stadia and locations

Location of the clubs in the 2025–26 NCEL Division One on a map of Yorkshire and the Humber
Club Stadium Location Capacity
Appleby Frodingham Brumby Hall Sports Ground Scunthorpe 1,100
Armthorpe Welfare Welfare Ground Doncaster (Armthorpe) 2,500
Athersley Recreation Sheerien Park Barnsley (Athersley North) 2,000
Brigg Town The Hawthorns Brigg 2,500
Club Thorne Colliery Chesterfield Poultry Stadium Doncaster (Moorends) 1,200
Crowle Colts Windsor Park Crowle 500
Dearne & District Welfare Ground, Goldthorpe Goldthorpe 1,000
Doncaster City Welfare Ground, Armthorpe [a] Doncaster (Armthorpe) 2,500
Glasshoughton Welfare Glasshoughton Centre Castleford (Glasshoughton) 2,000
Goole Victoria Pleasure Grounds Goole 3,000
Harrogate Railway Athletic Station View Harrogate 3,500
Ilkley Town Ben Rhydding Sports club Ilkley 700
Leeds UCFA Crofton Community Centre
[b]		 Wakefield (Crofton) 1,500
Louth Town Marshlands Saltfleetby 500
Maltby Main Muglet Lane Rotherham (Maltby) 2,000
Nostell Miners Welfare Crofton Community Centre
Crofton, West Yorkshire		 Wakefield (Crofton) 1,500
Route One Rovers Myra Shay Bradford 500
Selby Town Richard Street Selby 5,000
South Leeds South Leeds Stadium Leeds (Belle Isle) 3,450
Wakefield Post Office Road Featherstone 6,954
Winterton Rangers The MKM Stadium, Winterton Winterton 3,000
Worsbrough Bridge Athletic Park Road Barnsley (Worsbrough) 2,000
  1. ^ home of Armthorpe Welfare (groundshare)
  2. ^ home of Nostell MW (groundshare)

League Cup

2025–26 Northern Counties East Football League League Cup
Tournament details
CountryEngland
Teams42

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

  1. ^ "NLS allocations for 2024-25". The Football Association. 17 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Club Statement: Withdrawal from the Northern Counties East League – 2025/26 Season". Farsley Celtic F.C. 30 June 2025.
  3. ^ a b "The FA Handbook 2020/2021 Part 29 Standardised Rules Section 12.2". The FA.
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