# 2024–25 Northern Counties East Football League

The 2024–25 Northern Counties East Football League season is the 43rd in the history of the Northern Counties East Football League, a football competition in England.
The allocations for Steps 5 and 6 this season were announced by The Football Association on 17 May 2024.

## Premier Division

The Premier Division consists of 20 clubs.
The following three teams left the division at the end of the 2023–24 season:
* Emley - promoted to Northern Premier League Division One East
* Garforth Town - promoted to Northern Premier League Division One East
* Maltby Main - relegated to NCEL Division One
The following three teams joined the division ahead of the 2024–25 season:
* Beverley Town - promoted from NCEL Division One
* Parkgate - promoted from NCEL Division One
* Winterton Rangers - relegated from Northern Premier League Division One East

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Silsden (T) | 34 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 70 | 42 | +28 | 74 | Promotion to the Northern Premier League |
| 2 | Hallam | 35 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 89 | 41 | +48 | 70 | Qualification for the play-offs |
| 3 | Golcar United | 34 | 22 | 2 | 10 | 80 | 41 | +39 | 68 | Qualification for the play-offs |
| 4 | Thackley | 35 | 19 | 5 | 11 | 78 | 54 | +24 | 62 | Qualification for the play-offs |
| 5 | Beverley Town | 35 | 19 | 5 | 11 | 75 | 56 | +19 | 62 | Qualification for the play-offs |
| 6 | Albion Sports | 33 | 18 | 7 | 8 | 69 | 43 | +26 | 61 | |
| 7 | Pickering Town | 36 | 16 | 4 | 16 | 64 | 65 | −1 | 52 | |
| 8 | Handsworth | 34 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 71 | 62 | +9 | 51 | |
| 9 | Campion | 34 | 15 | 4 | 15 | 58 | 56 | +2 | 49 | |
| 10 | Penistone Church | 35 | 13 | 8 | 14 | 63 | 60 | +3 | 47 | |
| 11 | Knaresborough Town | 35 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 56 | 53 | +3 | 46 | |
| 12 | Rossington Main | 35 | 13 | 7 | 15 | 60 | 60 | 0 | 46 | |
| 13 | Parkgate | 36 | 14 | 4 | 18 | 52 | 65 | −13 | 46 | |
| 14 | Barton Town | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 54 | 58 | −4 | 45 | |
| 15 | Bottesford Town | 34 | 13 | 5 | 16 | 52 | 68 | −16 | 44 | |
| 16 | Eccleshill United | 33 | 12 | 6 | 15 | 49 | 55 | −6 | 42 | |
| 17 | Tadcaster Albion | 35 | 10 | 6 | 19 | 53 | 68 | −15 | 36 | |
| 18 | Frickley Athletic | 35 | 9 | 6 | 20 | 51 | 75 | −24 | 33 | |
| 19 | Goole (R) | 36 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 33 | 101 | −68 | 25 | Relegation to Division One |
| 20 | Winterton Rangers (R) | 36 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 21 | 75 | −54 | 21 | Relegation to Division One |

### Stadia and locations

| Club | Stadium | Capacity |
| Albion Sports | Horsfall Stadium | 3,500 |
| Barton Town | Marsh Lane | 3,000 |
| Beverley Town | Norwood Park | 1,000 |
| Bottesford Town | Birch Park | 1,000 |
| Campion | Scotchman Road | 1,000 |
| Eccleshill United | Plumpton Park, Kingsway, Wrose | 2,225 |
| Frickley Athletic | Westfield Lane | 2,087 |
| Golcar United | Skye Direct Stadium, Longfield Avenue | 1,200 |
| Goole | Victoria Pleasure Grounds | 3,000 |
| Hallam | Sandygate | 1,300 |
| Handsworth | Oliver's Mount | 2,500 |
| Knaresborough Town | Manse Lane | 1,000 |
| Parkgate | Roundwood Sports Complex | 1,000 |
| Penistone Church | Church View Road | 1,000 |
| Pickering Town | Mill Lane | 2,000 |
| Rossington Main | Welfare Ground | 2,000 |
| Silsden | Keighley Road Stadium | 1,500 |
| Tadcaster Albion | Ings Lane | 2,000 |
| Thackley | Dennyfield | 3,000 |
| Winterton Rangers | West Street | 3,000 |
| ↑ home of Bradford (Park Avenue) (groundshare) |||

## Division One

Division One consists of 22 clubs.
The following eight clubs left Division One before the season:
* Beverley Town - promoted to Northern Counties East League Premier Division
* Clay Cross Town - transferred to United Counties League Division One
* Ollerton Town - relegated to Regional Feeder Leagues
* Parkgate - promoted to Northern Counties East League Premier Division
* Retford - transferred to United Counties League Division One
* Retford United - transferred to United Counties League Division One
* Shirebrook Town - promoted to United Counties League Premier Division North
* Staveley Miners Welfare - transferred to United Counties League Division One
The following seven clubs joined Division One before the season:
* Appleby Frodingham - promoted from Lincolnshire League
* Club Thorne Colliery - promoted from Humber Premier League
* Dearne & District - promoted from Central Midlands League Premier Division North
* Ilkley Town - transferred from North West Counties League Division One North
* Maltby Main - relegated from NCEL Premier Division
* Shelley - transferred from North West Counties League Division One North
* South Leeds (known as Middleton when first admitted) - promoted from Yorkshire Amateur League Supreme Division

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Horbury Town (T) | 38 | 27 | 5 | 6 | 92 | 29 | +63 | 86 | Promotion to the Premier Division |
| 2 | Wakefield (T) | 35 | 26 | 3 | 6 | 87 | 27 | +60 | 81 | Qualification for the play-offs |
| 3 | Wombwell Town | 36 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 94 | 43 | +51 | 78 | Qualification for the play-offs |
| 4 | Ilkley Town | 37 | 21 | 4 | 12 | 72 | 54 | +18 | 67 | Qualification for the play-offs |
| 5 | Brigg Town | 38 | 20 | 6 | 12 | 85 | 50 | +35 | 66 | Qualification for the play-offs |
| 6 | Dearne & District | 36 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 79 | 46 | +33 | 66 | |
| 7 | Worsbrough Bridge Athletic | 38 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 77 | 64 | +13 | 66 | |
| 8 | Selby Town | 38 | 19 | 5 | 14 | 70 | 59 | +11 | 62 | |
| 9 | South Leeds | 37 | 17 | 7 | 13 | 80 | 66 | +14 | 58 | |
| 10 | Maltby Main | 36 | 16 | 7 | 13 | 67 | 63 | +4 | 55 | |
| 11 | Harrogate Railway Athletic | 35 | 15 | 8 | 12 | 62 | 49 | +13 | 53 | |
| 12 | Armthorpe Welfare | 37 | 14 | 5 | 18 | 59 | 63 | −4 | 47 | |
| 13 | Club Thorne Colliery | 36 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 48 | 45 | +3 | 46 | |
| 14 | Glasshoughton Welfare | 37 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 59 | 73 | −14 | 46 | |
| 15 | Swallownest | 37 | 12 | 5 | 20 | 48 | 73 | −25 | 41 | |
| 16 | Louth Town | 37 | 11 | 7 | 19 | 61 | 80 | −19 | 40 | |
| 17 | Athersley Recreation | 35 | 12 | 4 | 19 | 49 | 68 | −19 | 40 | |
| 18 | Shelley | 36 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 51 | 70 | −19 | 39 | |
| 19 | Dronfield Town | 38 | 9 | 5 | 24 | 59 | 92 | −33 | 32 | |
| 20 | Nostell Miners Welfare | 37 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 47 | 79 | −32 | 30 | Relegation to a feeder league |
| 21 | Appleby Frodingham | 38 | 8 | 4 | 26 | 41 | 104 | −63 | 28 | Relegation to a feeder league |
| 22 | Yorkshire Amateur (R) | 38 | 4 | 3 | 31 | 28 | 118 | −90 | 15 | Relegation to a feeder league |

### Stadia and locations

| Club | Stadium | Capacity |
| Appleby Frodingham | Brumby Hall Sports Ground | 1,100 |
| Armthorpe Welfare | The Marra Falcons Stadium | 2,500 |
| Athersley Recreation | Sheerien Park | 2,050 |
| Brigg Town | The Hawthorns | 2,500 |
| Club Thorne Colliery | Welfare Ground, Moorends | 1,200 |
| Dearne & District | Welfare Community Ground, Goldthorpe | 700 |
| Dronfield Town | Stonelow Ground | 500 |
| Glasshoughton Welfare | Glasshoughton Centre | 2,000 |
| Harrogate Railway Athletic | Station View | 3,500 |
| Horbury Town | Slazengers Sports Complex | 500 |
| Ilkley Town | Ben Rhydding Sports club | 559 |
| Louth Town | Marshlands | 500 |
| Maltby Main | Muglet Lane | 2,000 |
| Nostell Miners Welfare | The Welfare Ground | 1,500 |
| Selby Town | Richard Street | 5,000 |
| Shelley | Stafflex Arena | 700 |
| South Leeds | South Leeds Stadium | 3,450 |
| Swallownest | (The Swall Siro) Miners Welfare Ground | 500 |
| Wakefield | Post Office Road | 6,594 |
| Wombwell Town | Recreation Ground | 500 |
| Worsbrough Bridge Athletic | Park Road | 2,000 |
| Yorkshire Amateur | Bracken Edge | 1,550 |

## League Cup

The 2024–25 Northern Counties East Football League League Cup is the 42nd season of the league cup competition of the Northern Counties East Football League.