# 2020–21 Northern Counties East Football League

The 2020–21 Northern Counties East Football League season was the 39th in the history of Northern Counties East Football League, a football competition in England.
Due to the restrictions on clubs' ability to play matches in the COVID-19 lockdowns, competitions at Steps 3–6 were curtailed on 24 February 2021.

## Promotions and restructuring

The scheduled restructuring of non-League football took place at the end of the season, with a new division added to the Northern Premier League at Step 4 for 2021–22. Promotions from Steps 5 to 4 and 6 to 5 were based on points per game across all matches over the two cancelled seasons (2019-20 and 2020-21), while teams were promoted to Step 6 on the basis of a subjective application process. These resulted in three Northern Counties East teams joining the new Northern Premier Midlands division.

## Premier Division

The Premier Division consisted of 20 clubs. The constitution of the division remained unchanged from the unfinished 2019–20 season.

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| 1 | Yorkshire Amateur | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 9 | +27 | 29 | Promoted to the Northern Premier League Division One East |
| 2 | Bridlington Town | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 15 | +24 | 21 | Promoted to the Northern Premier League Division One East |
| 3 | Liversedge | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 3 | +22 | 21 | Promoted to the Northern Premier League Division One East |
| 4 | Garforth Town | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 12 | +10 | 21 | |
| 5 | Maltby Main | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 17 | +6 | 18 | |
| 6 | AFC Mansfield | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 9 | +17 | 17 | |
| 7 | Handsworth | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 31 | −3 | 17 | |
| 8 | Grimsby Borough | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 28 | 22 | +6 | 16 | |
| 9 | Barton Town | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 25 | −9 | 14 | |
| 10 | Albion Sports | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 13 | |
| 11 | Eccleshill United | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 18 | −4 | 13 | |
| 12 | Penistone Church | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 11 | +6 | 12 | |
| 13 | Hemsworth Miners Welfare | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 12 | |
| 14 | Goole | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 34 | −21 | 11 | |
| 15 | Silsden | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 22 | −6 | 10 | |
| 16 | Thackley | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 24 | −11 | 8 | |
| 17 | Staveley Miners Welfare | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 7 | |
| 18 | Knaresborough Town | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 18 | −9 | 7 | |
| 19 | Bottesford Town | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 39 | −24 | 4 | |
| 20 | Athersley Recreation | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 42 | −33 | 3 | |
* ↑ Promoted based on points per game calculations from 2019–20 and 2020–21 seasons combined.

### Stadia and locations

| Club | Stadium | Capacity |
| Albion Sports | Throstle Nest | 3,500 |
| Athersley Recreation | Sheerien Park | 2,000 |
| Barton Town | Euronics Ground | 3,000 |
| Bottesford Town | Birch Park | 1,000 |
| Bridlington Town | Queensgate | 3,000 |
| Eccleshill United | Kings Way | 2,225 |
| Garforth Town | Wheatley Park | 3,000 |
| Goole | Victoria Pleasure Grounds | 3,000 |
| Grimsby Borough | Bradley Football Centre | 1,000 |
| Handsworth | Sandy Lane | 2,500 |
| Hemsworth Miners Welfare | Fitzwilliam Stadium | 2,000 |
| Knaresborough Town | Manse Lane | 1,000 |
| Liversedge | Clayborn Ground | 2,000 |
| Maltby Main | Muglet Lane | 2,000 |
| AFC Mansfield | Forest Town Stadium | |
| Penistone Church | Church View Road | 1,000 |
| Silsden | Keighley Road Stadium | 1,500 |
| Staveley Miners Welfare | Inkersall Road | 5,000 |
| Thackley | Dennyfield | 3,000 |
| Yorkshire Amateur | Bracken Edge | 1,550 |
| ↑ home of Farsley Celtic (groundshare) |||

## Division One

Division One featured 19 clubs which competed in the previous season, along with one new club:
* Emley, transferred from the North West Counties League

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
| 1 | Emley | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 9 | +18 | 26 | Promoted to Premier Division |
| 2 | Campion | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 36 | 19 | +17 | 24 | Transferred to the North West Counties League |
| 3 | Winterton Rangers | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 11 | +23 | 22 | Promoted to Premier Division |
| 4 | North Ferriby | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 9 | +11 | 22 | |
| 5 | Retford | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 23 | +6 | 21 | |
| 6 | Brigg Town | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 32 | 19 | +13 | 20 | |
| 7 | Rossington Main | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 24 | +5 | 18 | |
| 8 | Skegness Town | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 16 | Promoted to the United Counties League |
| 9 | Parkgate | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 28 | −2 | 16 | |
| 10 | Hall Road Rangers | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 20 | −3 | 14 | |
| 11 | Hallam | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 17 | +4 | 13 | |
| 12 | Nostell Miners Welfare | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 20 | 28 | −8 | 12 | |
| 13 | Glasshoughton Welfare | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 21 | +1 | 11 | |
| 14 | Armthorpe Welfare | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 35 | −14 | 11 | |
| 15 | Swallownest | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 17 | −1 | 10 | |
| 16 | Dronfield Town | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 28 | −11 | 10 | |
| 17 | Harrogate Railway Athletic | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 25 | −9 | 9 | |
| 18 | East Hull | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 33 | −23 | 7 | |
| 19 | Worsbrough Bridge Athletic | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 35 | −21 | 6 | |
| 20 | Selby Town | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 20 | −11 | 3 | |
* 1 2 3 Promoted based on points per game calculations from 2019–20 and 2020–21 seasons combined.

### Stadia and locations

| Club | Stadium | Capacity |
| Armthorpe Welfare | Welfare Ground | 2,500 |
| Brigg Town | The Hawthorns | 2,500 |
| Campion | Scotchman Road | |
| Dronfield Town | Stonelow Ground | 500 |
| East Hull | Dene Park | 2,000 |
| Emley | Welfare Ground | 2,000 |
| Glasshoughton Welfare | Glasshoughton Centre | 2,000 |
| Hallam | Sandygate Road | 1,000 |
| Hall Road Rangers | Haworth Park | 1,200 |
| Harrogate Railway Athletic | Station View | 3,500 |
| North Ferriby | The Dransfield Stadium | 3,000 |
| Nostell Miners Welfare | The Welfare Ground | 1,500 |
| Parkgate | Roundwood Sports Complex | 1,000 |
| Retford | The Rail | 1,000 |
| Rossington Main | Welfare Ground | 2,000 |
| Selby Town | Richard Street | 5,000 |
| Skegness Town | Vertigo Stadium | |
| Swallownest | Miners Welfare Ground | |
| Winterton Rangers | West Street | 3,000 |
| Worsbrough Bridge Athletic | Park Road | 2,000 |

## League Cup

The 2020–21 Northern Counties East Football League League Cup should have been the 37th season of the league cup competition of the Northern Counties East Football League. Due to COVID-19 pandemic-related concerns, it was not played.