# 1997–98 Northern Counties East Football League

The 1997–98 Northern Counties East Football League season was the 16th in the history of Northern Counties East Football League, a football competition in England.

## Premier Division

The Premier Division featured 18 clubs which competed in the previous season, along with two new clubs:
* Curzon Ashton, relegated from the Northern Premier League
* Eccleshill United, promoted from Division One

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Hucknall Town | 38 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 90 | 34 | +56 | 86 | Promoted to the Northern Premier League Division One |
| 2 | North Ferriby United | 38 | 25 | 6 | 7 | 89 | 37 | +52 | 81 | |
| 3 | Ossett Albion | 38 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 59 | 25 | +34 | 74 | |
| 4 | Brigg Town | 38 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 76 | 40 | +36 | 70 | |
| 5 | Glasshoughton Welfare | 38 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 66 | 64 | +2 | 60 | |
| 6 | Maltby Main | 38 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 51 | 40 | +11 | 59 | |
| 7 | Ossett Town | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 67 | 53 | +14 | 58 | |
| 8 | Eccleshill United | 38 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 64 | 58 | +6 | 57 | |
| 9 | Armthorpe Welfare | 38 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 60 | 44 | +16 | 56 | |
| 10 | Selby Town | 38 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 60 | 75 | −15 | 51 | |
| 11 | Thackley | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 48 | 55 | −7 | 48 | |
| 12 | Denaby United | 38 | 14 | 6 | 18 | 55 | 68 | −13 | 48 | |
| 13 | Pontefract Collieries | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 60 | 76 | −16 | 48 | |
| 14 | Arnold Town | 38 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 55 | 52 | +3 | 46 | |
| 15 | Sheffield | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 62 | 72 | −10 | 46 | |
| 16 | Pickering Town | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 56 | 68 | −12 | 44 | |
| 17 | Hallam | 38 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 52 | 77 | −25 | 40 | |
| 18 | Liversedge | 38 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 41 | 88 | −47 | 30 | |
| 19 | Curzon Ashton | 38 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 42 | 75 | −33 | 29 | Relegated to the North West Counties League |
| 20 | Hatfield Main | 38 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 46 | 98 | −52 | 23 | Relegated to Division One |

## Division One

Division One featured 14 clubs which competed in the previous season, along with one new club:
* Staveley Miners Welfare, joined from the Central Midlands League

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Garforth Town | 28 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 77 | 17 | +60 | 72 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
| 2 | Staveley Miners Welfare | 28 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 51 | 30 | +21 | 54 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
| 3 | Hall Road Rangers | 28 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 68 | 34 | +34 | 52 | |
| 4 | Glapwell | 28 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 59 | 50 | +9 | 46 | |
| 5 | Parkgate | 28 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 61 | 47 | +14 | 45 | |
| 6 | Louth United | 28 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 73 | 50 | +23 | 44 | |
| 7 | Worsbrough Bridge Miners Welfare | 28 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 58 | 57 | +1 | 43 | |
| 8 | Borrowash Victoria | 28 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 67 | 50 | +17 | 41 | |
| 9 | Rossington Main | 28 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 41 | 46 | −5 | 37 | |
| 10 | Winterton Rangers | 28 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 41 | 55 | −14 | 36 | |
| 11 | Harrogate Railway Athletic | 28 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 58 | 52 | +6 | 34 | |
| 12 | Brodsworth Miners Welfare | 28 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 53 | 43 | +10 | 33 | |
| 13 | Tadcaster Albion | 28 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 56 | 46 | +10 | 30 | |
| 14 | Yorkshire Amateur | 28 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 49 | 57 | −8 | 29 | |
| 15 | Blidworth Welfare | 28 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 8 | 186 | −178 | 0 | Relegated to the Central Midlands League |