The 2015–16 Northern Counties East Football League season was the 34th in the history of the Northern Counties East Football League, a football competition in England.
For the first time, a series of Division 1 play-offs will decide a third promotion winner to the Premier Division.[1]
Premier Division
| Season | 2015–16 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Tadcaster Albion |
| Promoted | Tadcaster Albion |
| Relegated | Pontefract Collieries Brigg Town Nostell Miners Welfare |
| Matches played | 462 |
| Goals scored | 1,721 (3.73 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Jon Froggatt, Handsworth Parramore (31) |
| Biggest home win | Worksop Town 8 – 1 Garforth Town, 27 January 2016 |
| Biggest away win | Retford United 0 – 8 Cleethorpes Town, 22 September 2015 |
| Highest scoring | Pontefract Collieries 4 – 6 Staveley Miners Welfare, 28 November 2015 |
| Highest attendance | 879 – Worksop Town 1 – 2 Tadcaster Albion , 21 October 2015 |
| Lowest attendance | 30 – Nostell Miners Welfare 0 – 4 Barton Town Old Boys, 5 December 2015 |
| Average attendance | 134 |
← 2014–15 2016–17 → | |
The Premier Division featured 18 clubs which competed in the previous season, along with four new clubs.
- Clubs promoted from Division One:
- Clubs relegated from the Northern Premier League:
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tadcaster Albion | 42 | 31 | 5 | 6 | 119 | 50 | +69 | 98 | Promoted to the Northern Premier League Division One North |
| 2 | Handsworth Parramore | 42 | 29 | 7 | 6 | 113 | 53 | +60 | 94 | |
| 3 | Cleethorpes Town | 42 | 26 | 6 | 10 | 105 | 46 | +59 | 84 | |
| 4 | Worksop Town | 42 | 26 | 5 | 11 | 118 | 60 | +58 | 83 | |
| 5 | Bridlington Town | 42 | 25 | 4 | 13 | 83 | 54 | +29 | 79 | |
| 6 | Pickering Town | 42 | 24 | 5 | 13 | 94 | 69 | +25 | 77 | |
| 7 | Maltby Main | 42 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 85 | 77 | +8 | 68 | |
| 8 | Staveley Miners Welfare | 42 | 20 | 6 | 16 | 86 | 72 | +14 | 66 | |
| 9 | Rainworth Miners Welfare | 42 | 19 | 6 | 17 | 98 | 81 | +17 | 63 | |
| 10 | Barton Town Old Boys | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 75 | 60 | +15 | 62 | |
| 11 | Albion Sports | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 80 | 77 | +3 | 59 | |
| 12 | Thackley | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 80 | 84 | −4 | 59 | |
| 13 | Clipstone | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 85 | 70 | +15 | 55 | |
| 14 | Liversedge | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 61 | 93 | −32 | 48 | |
| 15 | Retford United | 42 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 66 | 96 | −30 | 45 | |
| 16 | Garforth Town | 42 | 12 | 7 | 23 | 64 | 89 | −25 | 43 | |
| 17 | Parkgate | 42 | 12 | 6 | 24 | 55 | 90 | −35 | 42 | |
| 18 | Athersley Recreation | 42 | 12 | 6 | 24 | 52 | 93 | −41 | 42 | |
| 19 | Armthorpe Welfare | 42 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 55 | 92 | −37 | 40 | |
| 20 | Pontefract Collieries | 42 | 11 | 6 | 25 | 60 | 110 | −50 | 39 | Relegated to Division One |
| 21 | Brigg Town | 42 | 10 | 7 | 25 | 49 | 103 | −54 | 37 | |
| 22 | Nostell Miners Welfare | 42 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 38 | 102 | −64 | 26 |
Source: fchd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Results
Stadia and locations

| Club | Stadium |
|---|---|
| Albion Sports | Throstle Nest[lower-alpha 1] |
| Armthorpe Welfare | Welfare Ground |
| Athersley Recreation | Sheerien Park |
| Barton Town Old Boys | Euronics Ground |
| Bridlington Town | Queensgate |
| Brigg Town | The Hawthorns |
| Cleethorpes Town | Bradley Football Centre |
| Clipstone | Clipstone Road |
| Garforth Town | Wheatley Park |
| Handsworth Parramore | Sandy Lane |
| Liversedge | Clayborn Ground |
| Maltby Main | Muglet Lane |
| Nostell Miners Welfare | The Welfare Ground |
| Parkgate | Roundwood Sports Complex |
| Pickering Town | Recreation Club |
| Pontefract Collieries | Skinner Lane |
| Rainworth Miners Welfare | Welfare Ground |
| Retford United | Cannon Park |
| Staveley Miners Welfare | Inkersall Road |
| Tadcaster Albion | Ings Lane |
| Thackley | Dennyfield |
| Worksop Town | Sandy Lane[lower-alpha 2] |
- ↑ home of Farsley Celtic – groundshare
- ↑ home of Handsworth Parramore – groundshare
Division One
| Season | 2015–16 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Hemsworth Miners Welfare |
| Promoted | Hemsworth Miners Welfare AFC Mansfield Bottesford Town |
| Matches played | 420 |
| Goals scored | 1,659 (3.95 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Ashley Flynn, AFC Emley (59) |
| Biggest home win | AFC Emley 13 – 0 Grimsby Borough, 24 October 2015 |
| Biggest away win | Worsbrough Bridge Athletic 0 – 7 AFC Emley, 18 April 2016 |
| Highest scoring | AFC Emley 13 – 0 Grimsby Borough, 24 October 2015 |
| Highest attendance | 617 – Hull United 3 – 0 Dronfield Town , 15 August 2015 |
| Lowest attendance | 22 – Worsbrough Bridge Athletic 1 – 7 Westella & Willerby, 23 February 2016 |
| Average attendance | 93 |
← 2014–15 2016–17 → | |
Division One featured 19 clubs which competed in the previous season, along with three new clubs:
- Glasshoughton Welfare, relegated from the Premier Division
- Hull United, promoted from the Humber Premier League
- Westella & Willerby, promoted from the Central Midlands Football League
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hemsworth Miners Welfare | 40 | 31 | 5 | 4 | 128 | 49 | +79 | 98 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
| 2 | AFC Mansfield | 40 | 26 | 8 | 6 | 98 | 40 | +58 | 86 | |
| 3 | Bottesford Town | 40 | 26 | 4 | 10 | 93 | 49 | +44 | 82 | Qualified for the play-offs, then promoted to the Premier Division |
| 4 | AFC Emley | 40 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 132 | 50 | +82 | 77 | Qualified for the play-offs |
| 5 | Penistone Church | 40 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 89 | 49 | +40 | 75 | |
| 6 | Hallam | 40 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 87 | 43 | +44 | 72 | |
| 7 | Shirebrook Town | 40 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 83 | 53 | +30 | 69 | |
| 8 | Knaresborough Town | 40 | 19 | 7 | 14 | 82 | 60 | +22 | 64 | |
| 9 | Hull United | 40 | 23 | 7 | 10 | 78 | 47 | +31 | 58[lower-alpha 1] | Resigned to the Humber Premier League |
| 10 | Selby Town | 40 | 16 | 9 | 15 | 73 | 73 | 0 | 57 | |
| 11 | Yorkshire Amateur | 40 | 17 | 5 | 18 | 90 | 101 | −11 | 56 | |
| 12 | Westella & Willerby | 40 | 16 | 5 | 19 | 90 | 83 | +7 | 53 | |
| 13 | Eccleshill United | 40 | 13 | 9 | 18 | 86 | 90 | −4 | 48 | |
| 14 | Teversal | 40 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 62 | 90 | −28 | 45 | |
| 15 | Dronfield Town | 40 | 12 | 7 | 21 | 67 | 88 | −21 | 43 | |
| 16 | Glasshoughton Welfare | 40 | 10 | 7 | 23 | 62 | 101 | −39 | 37 | |
| 17 | Hall Road Rangers | 40 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 60 | 106 | −46 | 32 | |
| 18 | Winterton Rangers | 40 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 58 | 116 | −58 | 32 | |
| 19 | Grimsby Borough | 40 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 64 | 132 | −68 | 32 | |
| 20 | Rossington Main | 40 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 45 | 105 | −60 | 26 | |
| 21 | Worsbrough Bridge Athletic | 40 | 3 | 6 | 31 | 32 | 134 | −102 | 15 | |
| 22 | Lincoln Moorlands Railway | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Club resigned, record expunged[2] |
Source: fchd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
- ↑ Hull United were deducted 18 points
Play-offs
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 3 | Bottesford Town | 2 | |||||||
| 6 | Hallam | 0 | |||||||
| 3 | Bottesford Town | 1(4) | |||||||
| 4 | AFC Emley | 1(3) | |||||||
| 4 | AFC Emley | 1 | |||||||
| 5 | Penistone Church | 0 | |||||||
Semi-finals
| 26 April 2016 | AFC Emley | 1–0 | Penistone Church | Welfare Ground, Emley |
| Ryan |
Attendance: 463 |
| 27 April 2016 | Bottesford Town | 2–0 | Hallam | Birch Park, Bottesford |
| Graves |
Attendance: 275 |
Final
| 30 April 2016 | Bottesford Town | 1–1 (4–3 p) | AFC Emley | Birch Park, Bottesford |
| Barwick |
Tunnacliffe |
Attendance: 280 |
Results
Stadia and locations

| Club | Stadium |
|---|---|
| Bottesford Town | Birch Park |
| Dronfield Town | Stonelow Ground |
| Eccleshill United | Kings Way |
| AFC Emley | The Welfare Ground |
| Glasshoughton Welfare | Glasshoughton Centre |
| Grimsby Borough | Bradley Football Centre |
| Hall Road Rangers | Howarth Park |
| Hallam | Sandygate Road |
| Hemsworth Miners Welfare | Fitzwilliam Stadium |
| Hull United | Craven Park |
| Knaresborough Town | Manse Lane |
| Lincoln Moorlands Railway | Lincoln Moorlands Club |
| AFC Mansfield | Forest Town Stadium |
| Penistone Church | Church View Road |
| Rossington Main | Welfare Ground |
| Selby Town | Richard Street |
| Shirebrook Town | Langwith Road |
| Teversal | Teversal Grange |
| Westella & Willerby | Euronics Ground[lower-alpha 1] |
| Winterton Rangers | West Street |
| Worsbrough Bridge Athletic | Park Road |
| Yorkshire Amateur | Bracken Edge |
- ↑ home of Barton Town Old Boys – groundshare
League Cup
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| Teams | 44 |
The 2015–16 Northern Counties East Football League League Cup is the 34th season of the league cup competition of the Northern Counties East Football League.
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Third round
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Fourth round
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Fifth round
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Semi-finals
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Final
Played on 14 May 2016 at Garforth.
| First team | Score | Second team | Attendance |
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| Cleethorpes Town | 3-2 | Tadcaster Albion | 423 |
References
- ↑ "League Cup draw made + AGM News". Northern Counties East Football League. 2015-06-20. Archived from the original on 2015-06-20.
- ↑ "Moorlands resign from NCEL". Northern Counties East Football League. 2016-04-15.
External links
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