2017–18 Northern Counties East Football League

The 2017–18 Northern Counties East Football League season was the 36th in the history of Northern Counties East Football League, a football competition in England.

Premier Division

Northern Counties East
Football League
Premier Division
ChampionsPontefract Collieries
PromotedPontefract Collieries
Pickering Town
AFC Mansfield
RelegatedRainworth Miners Welfare
Harrogate Railway Athletic
Parkgate
Clipstone
Matches played462
Goals scored1,818 (3.94 per match)
Top goalscorerRyan Blott, Pickering Town (45)
Biggest home winAFC Mansfield 9 – 0 Clipstone
Biggest away winThackley 0 – 8 Pontefract Collieries
Highest scoringClipstone 3 – 10 Maltby Main
Highest attendance459 – Handsworth Parramore 2 – 1 Worksop Town
Lowest attendance24 – Hall Road Rangers 1 – 3 Albion Sports
Average attendance120

The Premier Division featured 19 clubs which competed in the previous season, along with three new clubs, promoted from Division One:

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Pontefract Collieries 42 33 3 6 134 38 +96 102 Promoted to the Northern Premier League Division One East
2 Pickering Town 42 29 9 4 127 52 +75 96
3 AFC Mansfield 42 29 9 4 110 43 +67 96
4 Handsworth Parramore 42 27 4 11 99 56 +43 85
5 Maltby Main 42 22 9 11 88 57 +31 75
6 Hemsworth Miners Welfare 42 22 6 14 104 77 +27 72
7 Penistone Church 42 20 12 10 93 66 +27 72
8 Bottesford Town 42 22 3 17 93 84 +9 69
9 Bridlington Town 42 18 10 14 81 60 +21 64
10 Rainworth Miners Welfare 42 18 9 15 71 76 −5 63 Voluntary demoted to East Midlands Counties League
11 Liversedge 42 15 12 15 96 93 +3 57
12 Barton Town 42 17 5 20 64 76 −12 55[a]
13 Garforth Town 42 14 10 18 72 101 −29 52
14 Albion Sports 42 14 6 22 76 84 −8 48
15 Thackley 42 13 8 21 76 85 −9 47
16 Staveley Miners Welfare 42 13 8 21 52 83 −31 47
17 Athersley Recreation 42 13 7 22 66 89 −23 46
18 Worksop Town 42 12 10 20 68 94 −26 46
19 Hall Road Rangers 42 16 7 19 83 84 −1 43[b]
20 Harrogate Railway Athletic 42 9 4 29 70 132 −62 31 Reprieved from relegation
21 Parkgate 42 7 5 30 58 116 −58 26 Relegated to Division One
22 Clipstone 42 0 2 40 37 172 −135 2 Relegated to the East Midlands Counties League
Source: NCEFL Tables
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. ^ Barton Town Old Boys were deducted 1 point for fielding ineligible players.[1]
  2. ^ Hall Road Rangers were deducted 12 points for fielding ineligible players.[2]

Stadia and locations

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Location of the clubs in the 2017–18
NCEL Premier Division on a map of
Yorkshire and the Humber
Club Stadium
Albion Sports Throstle Nest[a]
Athersley Recreation Sheerien Park
Barton Town The Easy Buy Stadium
Bottesford Town Birkdale Stadium
Bridlington Town Neil Hudgell Solicitors Stadium
Clipstone Worksop Van Hire Stadium
Garforth Town The Supply Chain Network Community Stadium
Hall Road Rangers Haworth Park
Handsworth Parramore Windsor Food Service Stadium
Harrogate Railway Athletic Station View
Hemsworth Miners Welfare The Yorkshire NuBuilds Stadium
Liversedge Clayborn Ground
Maltby Main Muglet Lane
AFC Mansfield Forest Town Stadium
Parkgate Roundwood Sports Complex
Penistone Church The DSM Memorial Ground
Pickering Town Recreation Club
Pontefract Collieries The Harratts Nissan Stadium
Rainworth Miners Welfare Kirklingto Road
Staveley Miners Welfare Inkersall Road
Thackley Dennyfield
Worksop Town Windsor Food Service Stadium[b]
  1. ^ home of Farsley Celtic (groundshare)
  2. ^ home of Handsworth Parramore (groundshare)

Division One

Northern Counties East
Football League
Division One
ChampionsKnaresborough Town
PromotedKnaresborough Town
Yorkshire Amateur
Eccleshill United
RelegatedBrigg Town
Retford United
Matches played462
Goals scored1,713 (3.71 per match)
Top goalscorerAshley Flynn, Yorkshire Amateur (45)
Biggest home winCampion 11 – 1 FC Bolsover
Biggest away winAFC Emley 1 – 8 Yorkshire Amateur
Highest scoringCampion 11 – 1 FC Bolsover
Highest attendance466 – Hallam 5 – 1 Brigg Town
Lowest attendance21 – FC Bolsover 1 – 3 Eccleshill United
Average attendance97

Division One featured 17 clubs which competed in the previous season, along with five new clubs.

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Knaresborough Town 42 31 7 4 91 30 +61 100 Promoted to the Premier Division
2 Yorkshire Amateur 42 27 7 8 132 55 +77 88
3 Grimsby Borough 42 26 7 9 113 56 +57 85 Qualified for the play-offs
4 Eccleshill United 42 26 7 9 109 61 +48 85 Qualified for the play-offs, then promoted to the Premier Division
5 Shirebrook Town 42 25 6 11 91 60 +31 81 Qualified for the play-offs
6 Glasshoughton Welfare 42 23 8 11 85 54 +31 77
7 Selby Town 42 23 6 13 105 71 +34 75
8 Hallam 42 21 10 11 100 58 +42 73
9 Campion 42 22 7 13 95 65 +30 73
10 Winterton Rangers 42 17 10 15 66 64 +2 61
11 Swallownest 42 17 7 18 65 76 −11 58
12 AFC Emley 42 17 6 19 73 78 −5 57
13 Rossington Main 42 14 11 17 71 85 −14 53
14 Dronfield Town 42 16 4 22 62 75 −13 52
15 Ollerton Town 42 13 8 21 66 90 −24 47
16 Armthorpe Welfare 42 13 7 22 72 97 −25 46
17 Nostell Miners Welfare 42 12 4 26 61 97 −36 40
18 East Yorkshire Carnegie 42 10 4 28 64 98 −34 34
19 Worsbrough Bridge Athletic 42 7 12 23 51 99 −48 33
20 FC Bolsover 42 11 3 28 48 124 −76 30[a]
21 Brigg Town 42 6 11 25 51 105 −54 29 Relegated to the Lincolnshire League
22 Retford United 42 6 6 30 42 115 −73 24 Relegated to the Central Midlands League
Source: NCEFL Tables
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. ^ FC Bolsover were deducted six points on 12 November for a fielding a suspended player in two matches on 23 and 26 August.[4]

Play-offs

Semi-finals Final
      
4 Eccleshill United 4
5 Shirebrook Town 2
Eccleshill United 3
Grimsby Borough 2
3 Grimsby Borough 3
6 Glasshoughton Welfare 0

Semi-finals

9 May 2018 Eccleshill United 4-2 (a.e.t.) Shirebrook Town Mitton Group Stadium
Attendance: 219
9 May 2018 Grimsby Borough 3-0 Glasshoughton Welfare Bradley Community Stadium
Attendance: 143

Final

12 May 2018 Grimsby Borough 2-3 (a.e.t.) Eccleshill United Bradley Community Stadium
15:00

Stadia and locations

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Location of the clubs in the 2017–18
NCEL Division One on a map of
Yorkshire and the Humber
Club Stadium
Armthorpe Welfare Welfare Ground
FC Bolsover Langwith Road [a]
Brigg Town The Hawthorns
Campion The Sportsbulk.co.uk Stadium
Dronfield Town The H.E. Barnes Stadium
East Yorkshire Carnegie Dene Park
Eccleshill United Mitton Group Stadium
AFC Emley The Fantastic Media Welfare Ground
Glasshoughton Welfare TJs Travel Arena
Grimsby Borough Bradley Community Stadium
Hallam Sandygate Road
Knaresborough Town Manse Lane
Nostell Miners Welfare The Welfare Ground
Ollerton Town Walesby Lane
Retford United Jones & Co Stadium
Rossington Main Welfare Ground
Selby Town Fairfax Plant Hire Stadium
Shirebrook Town Langwith Road
Swallownest Miners Welfare Ground
Winterton Rangers West Street
Worsbrough Bridge Athletic Park Road
Yorkshire Amateur Bracken Edge
  1. ^ home of Shirebrook Town (groundshare)

League Cup

2017–18 Northern Counties East Football League League Cup
Tournament details
CountryEngland
Final positions
ChampionsNone (cup withdrawn)

The 2017–18 Northern Counties East Football League League Cup was the 36th season of the league cup competition of the Northern Counties East Football League.

First round

4 October 2017 Ollerton Town 2–0Retford UnitedWalesby Lane
Attendance: 94
17 October 2017 Armthorpe Welfare0–2 Swallownest Welfare Ground
Attendance: 55
17 October 2017 Yorkshire Amateur 6–1Brigg TownBracken Edge
Attendance: 55
18 October 2017 FC Bolsover0–1 Knaresborough Town Langwith Road
Attendance: 33
25 October 2017 AFC Emley0–2 Eccleshill United Fantastic Media Welfare Stadium
Attendance: 130
6 December 2017 Campion 6–0Worsbrough Bridge AthleticThe Sportsbulk.co.uk Stadium
Attendance: 26

Second round

21 November 2017 Glasshoughton Welfare 4–0Nostell Miners WelfareTJs Travel Arena
Attendance: 70
21 November 2017 Hemsworth Miners Welfare 4–2HallamThe Yorkshire NuBuilds Stadium
Attendance: 74
22 November 2017 Winterton Rangers0–4 Knaresborough Town West Street
Attendance: 62
29 November 2017 Albion Sports1–2 Pontefract Collieries Throstle Nest
Attendance: 49
9 January 2018 Thackley0–2 Swallownest Dennyfield
Attendance: 53
7 February 2018 Athersley Recreation 3–1Eccleshill UnitedSheerien Park
Attendance: 60

Third round

16 January 2018 AFC Mansfield 2–0Barton TownForest Town Stadium
Attendance: 48
17 January 2018 Bottesford Town0–3 Campion Birkdale Stadium
Attendance: 41
17 January 2018 Ollerton Town 4–3 (a.e.t.)ClipstoneWalesby Lane
Attendance: 131
23 January 2018 Hemsworth Miners Welfare 2–1Penistone ChurchThe Yorkshire NuBuilds Stadium
Attendance: 98
23 January 2018 Swallownest0–4 Dronfield Town Miners Welfare Ground
Attendance: 48
10 February 2018 Liversedge 4–3Hall Road RangersClayborn Ground
Attendance: 62
13 February 2018 Knaresborough Town 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(6–5 p)		Maltby MainManse Lane
Attendance: 72
13 February 2018 Pontefract Collieries 4–3Pickering TownHarratts Nissan Stadium
Attendance: 64
20 February 2018 Rossington Main0–2 Rainworth Miners Welfare Welfare Ground
Attendance: 48
20 February 2018 Yorkshire Amateur 4–0Garforth TownBracken Edge
Attendance: 63
21 February 2018 Harrogate Railway Athletic0–1 Staveley Miners Welfare Station View
Attendance: 25
21 February 2018 Parkgate 2–0Glasshoughton WelfareRoundwood Sports Ground
Attendance: 69
21 February 2018 Worksop Town1–3 Bridlington Town Windsor Food Service Stadium
Attendance: 283
26 March 2018 Athersley Recreation0–4 Handsworth Parramore Sheerien Park
Attendance: 76
29 March 2018 Selby Town0–6 Shirebrook Town Fairfax Plant Hire Stadium
Attendance: 110
14 April 2018 East Yorkshire Carnegie0–2 Grimsby Borough Dene Park
Attendance: 50

Fourth round

13 March 2018 AFC Mansfield 2–1 (a.e.t.)Staveley Miners WelfareForest Town Stadium
Attendance: 60
20 March 2018 Yorkshire Amateur1–4 Hemsworth Miners Welfare Bracken Edge
Attendance: 55
21 March 2018 Parkgate0–3 Rainworth Miners Welfare Roundwood Sports Complex
Attendance: 70
26 March 2018 Dronfield Town2–3 Liversedge The H.E. Barnes Stadium
Attendance: 45
5 April 2018 Bridlington Town 1–0CampionNeil Hudgells Solicitors Stadium
Attendance: 108
5 April 2018 Handsworth Parramore 4–2Knaresborough TownWindsor Food Service Stadium
Attendance: 89
9 April 2018 Shirebrook Town 5–1Pontefract CollieriesLangwith Road
Attendance: 112
25 April 2018 Ollerton Town 4–2 (a.e.t.)Grimsby BoroughWalesby Lane
Attendance: 75

Quarter-finals

19 April 2018 Shirebrook Town2–3 Bridlington Town Langwith Road
Attendance: 117
23 April 2018 Hemsworth Miners Welfare1–4 AFC Mansfield The Yorkshire NuBuilds Stadium
Attendance: 96
30 April 2018 Rainworth Miners Welfare2–3 Liversedge Kirklington Road
Attendance: 75
3 May 2018 Handsworth Parramore 2–1Ollerton TownWindsor Food Service Stadium
Attendance: 150

Semi-finals

8 May 2018 Liversedge 5–2Handsworth ParramoreClayborn Ground
Daniel Walker 10'
Tom Brook 35'
Marc Lumb 40'
Joseph Walton 62'
Daniel Farrar 82'		 Oscar Radford 20'
William Eades 81'		 Attendance: 104
9 May 2018 Bridlington Town 2–4AFC MansfieldNeil Hudgells Solicitors Stadium
Attendance: 164

Final

21 May 2018 AFC MansfieldCancelledLiversedgeBramall Lane
Note: Final abandoned; Liversedge expelled for playing an ineligible player[5]

References

  1. ^ "Points deduction for Swans". Northern Counties East Football League. 28 April 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Points deduction for Rangers". Northern Counties East Football League. 9 February 2018. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  3. ^ a b "The FA Handbook Standardised Rules 2017-2018 (page 539, section 12.2)". The FA. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  4. ^ "Points deduction for FC Bolsover". Northern Counties East. 12 November 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  5. ^ "BREAKING NEWS! NCEL Release Statement Regarding League Cup!". The Bootiful Game. 14 July 2018.