1982–83 Northern Counties East Football League

The 1982–83 Northern Counties East Football League season was the first in the history of Northern Counties East Football League, a football competition in England. The league was formed by the merger of the Midland League and the Yorkshire League.

Premier Division

Northern Counties East
Football League
Premier Division
Season1982–83
ChampionsShepshed Charterhouse
PromotedShepshed Charterhouse
Matches played380
Goals scored1,202 (3.16 per match)

The Premier Division featured 20 clubs, joined from the Midland League and the Yorkshire League.

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Shepshed Charterhouse 38 24 8 6 109 34 +75 56 Promoted to the Southern Football League
2 Eastwood Town 38 21 11 6 71 41 +30 53
3 Belper Town 38 21 10 7 75 32 +43 52
4 Spalding United 38 19 14 5 69 44 +25 52
5 Guiseley 38 21 9 8 72 35 +37 51
6 Winterton Rangers 38 20 9 9 55 32 +23 49
7 Thackley 38 18 11 9 62 42 +20 47
8 Arnold 38 17 12 9 77 56 +21 46
9 Heanor Town 38 17 12 9 50 43 +7 46
10 Emley 38 14 11 13 74 58 +16 39
11 Appleby Frodingham 38 15 9 14 59 61 −2 39
12 Guisborough Town 38 16 6 16 59 59 0 38
13 Alfreton Town 38 16 3 19 47 55 −8 35
14 Sutton Town 38 12 10 16 59 64 −5 34
15 Ilkeston Town 38 10 11 17 50 73 −23 31
16 Boston 38 10 11 17 53 91 −38 31
17 Bridlington Trinity 38 10 3 25 39 89 −50 23
18 Skegness Town 38 5 8 25 46 82 −36 18 Resigned from the league
19 Bentley Victoria Welfare 38 6 2 30 44 107 −63 14
20 Mexborough Town Athletic 38 2 2 34 32 104 −72 6
Source: fchd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Map

Division One North

Northern Counties East
Football League
Division One North
Season1982–83
ChampionsScarborough reserves
RelegatedHall Road Rangers
Matches played182
Goals scored544 (2.99 per match)

Division One North was formed by the Yorkshire League clubs.

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Scarborough reserves 26 17 6 3 53 20 +33 40
2 North Ferriby United 26 14 10 2 48 24 +24 38
3 Farsley Celtic 26 13 8 5 53 30 +23 34
4 Harrogate Town 26 12 10 4 42 23 +19 34
5 Garforth Miners 26 13 6 7 38 30 +8 32
6 Ossett Town 26 13 5 8 43 30 +13 31
7 Ossett Albion 26 8 10 8 41 38 +3 26
8 Liversedge 26 8 9 9 35 35 0 25
9 Bradley Rangers 26 8 7 11 41 51 −10 23
10 Leeds Ashley Road 26 7 6 13 30 44 −14 20 Club folded
11 Hatfield Main 26 6 5 15 31 50 −19 17
12 Bridlington Town 26 3 10 13 28 49 −21 16
13 York Railway Institute 26 4 6 16 39 64 −25 14
14 Hall Road Rangers 26 4 6 16 22 56 −34 14 Relegated to Division Two North
Source: fchd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Map

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Location of the clubs in the 1982–83 NCEL Division One North on a map of Yorkshire and the Humber

Division One South

Northern Counties East
Football League
Division One South
Season1982–83
ChampionsLincoln United
RelegatedBrigg Town
Kimberley Town
Matches played182
Goals scored526 (2.89 per match)

Division featured 14 clubs, joined from the Midland League and the Yorkshire League.

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Lincoln United 26 16 7 3 55 25 +30 39
2 Staveley Works 26 16 4 6 50 30 +20 36
3 Sheffield 26 12 8 6 48 34 +14 32
4 Frecheville Community Association 26 12 7 7 35 28 +7 31
5 Denaby United 26 11 8 7 54 41 +13 30
6 Maltby Miners Welfare 26 10 9 7 50 43 +7 29
7 BSC Parkgate 26 9 6 11 37 37 0 24
8 Arnold Kingswell 26 8 8 10 43 46 −3 24
9 Norton Woodseats 26 10 3 13 32 37 −5 23
10 Hallam 26 9 5 12 31 44 −13 23
11 Harworth Colliery Institute 26 5 12 9 34 35 −1 22
12 Long Eaton United 26 8 6 12 33 40 −7 22
13 Brigg Town 26 4 7 15 26 59 −33 15 Relegated to Division Two South
14 Kimberley Town 26 3 8 15 29 58 −29 14
Source: fchd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Map

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Location of the clubs in the 1982–83 NCEL Division One South on a map of the East Midlands

Division Two North

Northern Counties East
Football League
Division Two North
Season1982–83
ChampionsRowntree Mackintosh
PromotedRowntree Mackintosh
Pontefract Collieries
Matches played182
Goals scored592 (3.25 per match)

Division featured 14 clubs, joined from the Yorkshire League and the York League.

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Rowntree Mackintosh 26 18 6 2 73 29 +44 42 Promoted to Division One North
2 Pontefract Collieries 26 18 4 4 63 29 +34 40
3 Tadcaster Albion 26 15 5 6 48 34 +14 35
4 Yorkshire Amateur 26 9 9 8 48 38 +10 27
5 Pilkington Recreation 26 10 7 9 44 44 0 27
6 Grimethorpe Miners Welfare 26 8 10 8 36 32 +4 26
7 Collingham 26 10 6 10 40 43 −3 26
8 Phoenix Park 26 11 3 12 43 44 −1 25
9 Fryston Colliery Welfare 26 9 5 12 45 47 −2 23
10 Thorne Colliery 26 9 5 12 37 57 −20 23
11 Brook Sports 26 8 6 12 32 47 −15 22
12 Selby Town 26 8 5 13 38 46 −8 21
13 Pickering Town 26 7 6 13 26 40 −14 20
14 Harrogate Railway Athletic 26 2 3 21 19 62 −43 7
Source: fchd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Map

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Location of the clubs in the 1982–83 NCEL Division Two North on a map of Yorkshire and the Humber

Division Two South

Northern Counties East
Football League
Division Two South
Season1982–83
ChampionsWoolley Miners Welfare
PromotedWoolley Miners Welfare
Borrowash Victoria
Matches played182
Goals scored586 (3.22 per match)

Division featured 14 clubs, joined from the Midland League and the Yorkshire League.

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Woolley Miners Welfare 26 19 4 3 61 13 +48 42 Promoted to Division One South
2 Borrowash Victoria 26 16 8 2 57 20 +37 40
3 Worsbrough Bridge Miners Welfare 26 15 3 8 47 40 +7 33
4 Oakham United 26 14 4 8 51 44 +7 32
5 Stocksbridge Works 26 12 6 8 41 26 +15 30
6 Graham Street Prims 26 12 5 9 49 33 +16 29
7 Kiveton Park 26 11 6 9 52 40 +12 28
8 Long Eaton Grange 26 9 6 11 40 45 −5 24 Resigned to the Central Midlands League
9 Blidworth Miners Welfare 26 10 3 13 40 46 −6 23
10 Rolls Royce (Hucknall) 26 7 9 10 45 59 −14 23 Resigned from the league
11 Creswell Colliery 26 8 3 15 37 60 −23 19 Club folded
12 Retford Rail 26 6 4 16 29 57 −28 16
13 Wombwell Sporting Association 26 3 8 15 18 44 −26 14
14 Sutton Trinity 26 3 5 18 19 59 −40 11
Source: fchd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Map

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Location of the clubs in the 1982–83 NCEL Division Two South on a map of the East Midlands

References