# 2008–09 Northern Counties East Football League

The 2008–09 Northern Counties East Football League season was the 27th in the history of Northern Counties East Football League, a football competition in England.

## Premier Division

The Premier Division featured 17 clubs which competed in the previous season, along with three new clubs.
* Clubs promoted from Division One:
** Dinnington Town
** Hall Road Rangers
* Plus:
** Bridlington Town, relegated from the Northern Premier League

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Mickleover Sports | 38 | 28 | 4 | 6 | 108 | 47 | +61 | 88 | Promoted to the Northern Premier League Division One South |
| 2 | Long Eaton United | 38 | 25 | 6 | 7 | 76 | 40 | +36 | 81 | |
| 3 | Selby Town | 38 | 25 | 5 | 8 | 89 | 40 | +49 | 80 | |
| 4 | Bridlington Town | 38 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 105 | 51 | +54 | 76 | |
| 5 | Winterton Rangers | 38 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 74 | 49 | +25 | 64 | |
| 6 | Arnold Town | 38 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 58 | 46 | +12 | 64 | |
| 7 | Thackley | 38 | 20 | 2 | 16 | 87 | 62 | +25 | 62 | |
| 8 | Dinnington Town | 38 | 19 | 5 | 14 | 73 | 60 | +13 | 62 | |
| 9 | Pickering Town | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 81 | 64 | +17 | 58 | |
| 10 | Hallam | 38 | 17 | 5 | 16 | 78 | 69 | +9 | 56 | |
| 11 | Parkgate | 38 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 67 | 79 | −12 | 51 | |
| 12 | Maltby Main | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 63 | 67 | −4 | 49 | |
| 13 | Nostell Miners Welfare | 38 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 45 | 51 | −6 | 49 | |
| 14 | Liversedge | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 60 | 64 | −4 | 46 | |
| 15 | Armthorpe Welfare | 38 | 14 | 3 | 21 | 61 | 58 | +3 | 45 | |
| 16 | Hall Road Rangers | 38 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 53 | 94 | −41 | 39 | |
| 17 | Shirebrook Town | 38 | 9 | 4 | 25 | 47 | 85 | −38 | 31 | |
| 18 | Lincoln Moorlands Railway | 38 | 9 | 3 | 26 | 45 | 93 | −48 | 30 | |
| 19 | Brodsworth Welfare | 38 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 46 | 92 | −46 | 23 | |
| 20 | Eccleshill United | 38 | 6 | 2 | 30 | 48 | 153 | −105 | 20 | Relegated to Division One |
* ↑ Maltby Main were deducted 3 points.
* ↑ Liversedge were deducted 3 points.

## Division One

Division One featured 13 clubs which competed in the previous season, along with six clubs:
* Clubs joined from the Central Midlands League:
** Appleby Frodingham
** Askern Welfare, who also changed name to Askern Villa
** Grimsby Borough
* Clubs joined from the West Riding County League:
** Brighouse Town
** Hemsworth Miners Welfare
* Plus:
** Glasshoughton Welfare, relegated from the Premier Division
Also, Leeds Met Carnegie changed name to Leeds Carnegie.

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Scarborough Athletic | 36 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 121 | 24 | +97 | 92 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
| 2 | Rainworth Miners Welfare | 36 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 90 | 42 | +48 | 78 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
| 3 | Askern Villa | 36 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 65 | 34 | +31 | 72 | |
| 4 | Staveley Miners Welfare | 36 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 77 | 43 | +34 | 68 | |
| 5 | Barton Town Old Boys | 36 | 20 | 7 | 9 | 76 | 53 | +23 | 67 | |
| 6 | Bottesford Town | 36 | 20 | 2 | 14 | 77 | 62 | +15 | 62 | |
| 7 | Leeds Carnegie | 36 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 79 | 41 | +38 | 61 | |
| 8 | AFC Emley | 36 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 59 | 48 | +11 | 60 | |
| 9 | Pontefract Collieries | 36 | 16 | 5 | 15 | 62 | 56 | +6 | 53 | |
| 10 | Hemsworth Miners Welfare | 36 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 57 | 52 | +5 | 50 | |
| 11 | Rossington Main | 36 | 12 | 7 | 17 | 53 | 67 | −14 | 43 | |
| 12 | Appleby Frodingham | 36 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 58 | 79 | −21 | 42 | |
| 13 | Grimsby Borough | 36 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 52 | 68 | −16 | 40 | |
| 14 | Teversal | 36 | 12 | 3 | 21 | 59 | 86 | −27 | 39 | |
| 15 | Brighouse Town | 36 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 55 | 73 | −18 | 35 | |
| 16 | Worsbrough Bridge Athletic | 36 | 9 | 5 | 22 | 45 | 86 | −41 | 32 | |
| 17 | Tadcaster Albion | 36 | 9 | 4 | 23 | 47 | 94 | −47 | 31 | |
| 18 | Yorkshire Amateur | 36 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 42 | 77 | −35 | 29 | |
| 19 | Glasshoughton Welfare | 36 | 0 | 6 | 30 | 29 | 118 | −89 | 6 | |