# 1990–91 Northern Counties East Football League

The 1990–91 Northern Counties East Football League season was the 9th in the history of Northern Counties East Football League, a football competition in England. Division Two was disbanded at the end of the season. Most of the Division Two clubs were promoted to Division One.

## Premier Division

The Premier Division featured 12 clubs which competed in the previous season, along with four new clubs.
* Clubs promoted from Division One:
** Maltby Miners Welfare
** Ossett Town
* Plus:
** Spennymoor United, transferred from the Northern League
** Winterton Rangers, promoted from Division Two

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Guiseley | 30 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 78 | 25 | +53 | 76 | Promoted to the Northern Premier League Division One |
| 2 | North Shields | 30 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 75 | 29 | +46 | 71 | |
| 3 | Spennymoor United | 30 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 55 | 29 | +26 | 61 | |
| 4 | North Ferriby United | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 55 | 42 | +13 | 50 | |
| 5 | Brigg Town | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 47 | |
| 6 | Maltby Miners Welfare | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 44 | 46 | −2 | 46 | |
| 7 | Harrogate Railway Athletic | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 49 | 40 | +9 | 45 | |
| 8 | Ossett Town | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 42 | 38 | +4 | 40 | |
| 9 | Armthorpe Welfare | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 52 | 55 | −3 | 36 | |
| 10 | Winterton Rangers | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 49 | 65 | −16 | 36 | |
| 11 | Thackley | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 43 | 46 | −3 | 34 | |
| 12 | Sutton Town (Ashfield) | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 53 | 60 | −7 | 33 | |
| 13 | Belper Town | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 37 | 52 | −15 | 31 | |
| 14 | Ossett Albion | 30 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 34 | 51 | −17 | 21 | |
| 15 | Denaby United | 30 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 33 | 81 | −48 | 21 | |
| 16 | Pontefract Collieries | 30 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 34 | 74 | −40 | 16 | |

## Division One

Changes made before start of season:
* Clubs relegated from the Premier Division:
** Grimethorpe Miners Welfare
** Hallam
** Hatfield Main
** Sheffield
* Clubs promoted from Division Two:
** Glasshoughton Welfare
** Selby Town
** Yorkshire Main
BSC Parkgate changed name to RES Parkgate. Collingham, Woolley Miners Welfare and Frecheville Community Association all left the league.

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Sheffield | 24 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 60 | 16 | +44 | 64 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
| 2 | Hallam | 24 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 61 | 27 | +34 | 55 | |
| 3 | Liversedge | 24 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 61 | 35 | +26 | 47 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
| 4 | Pickering Town | 24 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 54 | 41 | +13 | 47 | |
| 5 | Eccleshill United | 24 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 58 | 36 | +22 | 44 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
| 6 | Garforth Town | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 45 | 33 | +12 | 40 | |
| 7 | Selby Town | 24 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 60 | 41 | +19 | 33 | |
| 8 | Hatfield Main | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 38 | 42 | −4 | 32 | |
| 9 | RES Parkgate | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 40 | 49 | −9 | 27 | |
| 10 | York Railway Institute | 24 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 32 | 47 | −15 | 24 | |
| 11 | Glasshoughton Welfare | 24 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 50 | −32 | 17 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
| 12 | Yorkshire Main | 24 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 61 | −45 | 9 | Resigned to the Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior Football League |
| 13 | Mexborough Town | 24 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 16 | 81 | −65 | 9 | Resigned to the Central Midlands League |
| 14 | Grimethorpe Miners Welfare | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Record expunged |

## Division Two

Division One featured ten clubs which competed in the previous season, along with three new clubs, relegated from Division One:
* Immingham Town
* Kiveton Park
* Rowntree Mackintosh

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Hall Road Rangers | 24 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 42 | 25 | +17 | 50 | Promoted to Division One |
| 2 | Worsbrough Bridge Miners Welfare | 24 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 45 | 22 | +23 | 47 | Promoted to Division One |
| 3 | Rowntree Mackintosh | 24 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 46 | 25 | +21 | 44 | Resigned to the York Football League |
| 4 | Bradley Rangers | 24 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 45 | 32 | +13 | 44 | Promoted to Division One |
| 5 | Yorkshire Amateur | 24 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 47 | 37 | +10 | 42 | Promoted to Division One |
| 6 | Tadcaster Albion | 24 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 39 | 34 | +5 | 36 | Promoted to Division One |
| 7 | Stocksbridge Park Steels | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 41 | 35 | +6 | 35 | Promoted to Division One |
| 8 | Fryston Colliery Welfare | 24 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 31 | Resigned to the Central Midlands League |
| 9 | Immingham Town | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 29 | 43 | −14 | 28 | Promoted to Division One |
| 10 | Kiveton Park | 24 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 30 | 43 | −13 | 25 | Resigned to the Central Midlands League |
| 11 | Dronfield United | 24 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 29 | 40 | −11 | 21 | Resigned to the Central Midlands League |
| 12 | Brodsworth Miners Welfare | 24 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 25 | 51 | −26 | 17 | Promoted to Division One |
| 13 | Pilkington Recreation | 24 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 25 | 56 | −31 | 14 | Club disbanded |