# 2016–17 Northern Counties East Football League

The 2016–17 Northern Counties East Football League season was the 35th in the history of Northern Counties East Football League, a football competition in England.
Club allocations was approved 12 May 2016.

## Premier Division

The Premier Division featured 18 clubs which competed in the previous season, along with four new clubs.
* Clubs promoted from Division One:
** AFC Mansfield
** Bottesford Town
** Hemsworth Miners Welfare
* Plus:
** Harrogate Railway Athletic, relegated from the Northern Premier League

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Cleethorpes Town | 42 | 35 | 3 | 4 | 144 | 45 | +99 | 108 | Promoted to the Northern Premier League Division One South |
| 2 | Pickering Town | 42 | 30 | 7 | 5 | 111 | 39 | +72 | 97 | |
| 3 | Bridlington Town | 42 | 28 | 4 | 10 | 112 | 59 | +53 | 88 | |
| 4 | Handsworth Parramore | 42 | 26 | 5 | 11 | 127 | 52 | +75 | 83 | |
| 5 | Thackley | 42 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 81 | 46 | +35 | 78 | |
| 6 | Staveley Miners Welfare | 42 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 96 | 60 | +36 | 69 | |
| 7 | AFC Mansfield | 42 | 20 | 6 | 16 | 79 | 55 | +24 | 66 | |
| 8 | Albion Sports | 42 | 20 | 6 | 16 | 100 | 99 | +1 | 66 | |
| 9 | Hemsworth Miners Welfare | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 92 | 80 | +12 | 65 | |
| 10 | Athersley Recreation | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 76 | 84 | −8 | 62 | |
| 11 | Liversedge | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 99 | 73 | +26 | 59 | |
| 12 | Bottesford Town | 42 | 17 | 5 | 20 | 86 | 87 | −1 | 56 | |
| 13 | Worksop Town | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 77 | 83 | −6 | 55 | |
| 14 | Maltby Main | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 76 | 92 | −16 | 54 | |
| 15 | Garforth Town | 42 | 16 | 5 | 21 | 68 | 87 | −19 | 53 | |
| 16 | Clipstone | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 61 | 83 | −22 | 49 | |
| 17 | Parkgate | 42 | 11 | 8 | 23 | 56 | 86 | −30 | 41 | |
| 18 | Rainworth Miners Welfare | 42 | 11 | 5 | 26 | 71 | 107 | −36 | 38 | |
| 19 | Harrogate Railway Athletic | 42 | 11 | 5 | 26 | 60 | 130 | −70 | 38 | |
| 20 | Barton Town Old Boys | 42 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 57 | 132 | −75 | 34 | |
| 21 | Armthorpe Welfare | 42 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 47 | 115 | −68 | 24 | Relegated to Division One |
| 22 | Retford United | 42 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 50 | 132 | −82 | 24 | Relegated to Division One |
* ↑ Retford United were deducted three points for fielding an ineligible player against Worksop Town on 3 September 2016.

### Stadia and locations

| Club | Stadium |
| Albion Sports | Throstle Nest |
| Armthorpe Welfare | Welfare Ground |
| Athersley Recreation | Sheerien Park |
| Barton Town Old Boys | Euronics Ground |
| Bottesford Town | Birch Park |
| Bridlington Town | Queensgate |
| Cleethorpes Town | Bradley Football Centre |
| Clipstone | Clipstone Road |
| Garforth Town | Wheatley Park |
| Handsworth Parramore | Sandy Lane |
| Harrogate Railway Athletic | Station View |
| Hemsworth Miners Welfare | Fitzwilliam Stadium |
| Liversedge | Clayborn Ground |
| Maltby Main | Muglet Lane |
| AFC Mansfield | Forest Town Stadium |
| Parkgate | Roundwood Sports Complex |
| Pickering Town | Recreation Club |
| Rainworth Miners Welfare | Welfare Ground |
| Retford United | Cannon Park |
| Staveley Miners Welfare | Inkersall Road |
| Thackley | Dennyfield |
| Worksop Town | Sandy Lane |
| ↑ home of Farsley Celtic (groundshare) ↑ home of Handsworth Parramore (groundshare) ||

## Division One

Division One featured 17 clubs which competed in the previous season, along with five new clubs.
* Clubs relegated from the Premier Division:
** Brigg Town
** Nostell Miners Welfare
** Pontefract Collieries
* Plus:
** Campion – promoted from the West Riding County Amateur Football League
** Ollerton Town – promoted from the Central Midlands League

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
| 1 | Hall Road Rangers | 42 | 30 | 6 | 6 | 107 | 45 | +62 | 96 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
| 2 | Pontefract Collieries | 42 | 30 | 5 | 7 | 123 | 48 | +75 | 95 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
| 3 | AFC Emley | 42 | 30 | 5 | 7 | 120 | 48 | +72 | 95 | Qualified for the play-offs |
| 4 | Grimsby Borough | 42 | 27 | 8 | 7 | 102 | 56 | +46 | 89 | Qualified for the play-offs |
| 5 | Hallam | 42 | 25 | 7 | 10 | 107 | 48 | +59 | 82 | Qualified for the play-offs |
| 6 | Penistone Church | 42 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 89 | 51 | +38 | 82 | Qualified for the play-offs, then promoted to the Premier Division |
| 7 | Knaresborough Town | 42 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 80 | 61 | +19 | 70 | |
| 8 | Campion | 42 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 98 | 70 | +28 | 68 | |
| 9 | Eccleshill United | 42 | 20 | 6 | 16 | 95 | 80 | +15 | 66 | |
| 10 | Selby Town | 42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 61 | 63 | −2 | 61 | |
| 11 | Glasshoughton Welfare | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 82 | 73 | +9 | 59 | |
| 12 | Winterton Rangers | 42 | 18 | 5 | 19 | 77 | 69 | +8 | 59 | |
| 13 | Yorkshire Amateur | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 80 | 84 | −4 | 53 | |
| 14 | Brigg Town | 42 | 15 | 4 | 23 | 60 | 102 | −42 | 49 | |
| 15 | Rossington Main | 42 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 57 | 74 | −17 | 45 | |
| 16 | Teversal | 42 | 13 | 6 | 23 | 59 | 86 | −27 | 45 | Transferred to the East Midlands Counties League |
| 17 | Ollerton Town | 42 | 12 | 7 | 23 | 57 | 86 | −29 | 43 | |
| 18 | Shirebrook Town | 42 | 11 | 6 | 25 | 48 | 95 | −47 | 39 | |
| 19 | Dronfield Town | 42 | 10 | 5 | 27 | 54 | 98 | −44 | 35 | |
| 20 | Worsbrough Bridge Athletic | 42 | 10 | 5 | 27 | 38 | 113 | −75 | 35 | |
| 21 | Westella & Willerby | 42 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 45 | 104 | −59 | 27 | Relegated to the Humber Premier League |
| 22 | Nostell Miners Welfare | 42 | 3 | 6 | 33 | 47 | 132 | −85 | 15 | Reprieved from relegation |
* ↑ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the Premier Division.
* ↑ Westella & Willerby were offered a reprieve due to movement in the higher league, but declined it. Thus, Nostell Miners Welfare were reprieved.

#### Play-offs

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| 4 | Grimsby Borough | 3 | | | |
| 5 | Hallam | 2 | | | |
| 5 | Hallam | 2 | 4 | Grimsby Borough | 2 |
| | | | 6 | Penistone Church | 4 |
| 3 | AFC Emley | 1 | 6 | Penistone Church | 4 |
| 6 | Penistone Church | 3 | | | |
Semi-finals
Final

### Stadia and locations

| Club | Stadium |
| Brigg Town | The Hawthorns |
| Campion | Scotchman Road |
| Dronfield Town | Stonelow Ground |
| Eccleshill United | Kings Way |
| AFC Emley | The Welfare Ground |
| Glasshoughton Welfare | Glasshoughton Centre |
| Grimsby Borough | Bradley Football Centre |
| Hall Road Rangers | Howarth Park |
| Hallam | Sandygate Road |
| Knaresborough Town | Manse Lane |
| Nostell Miners Welfare | The Welfare Ground |
| Ollerton Town | Walesby Lane |
| Penistone Church | Church View Road |
| Pontefract Collieries | Skinner Lane |
| Rossington Main | Welfare Ground |
| Selby Town | Richard Street |
| Shirebrook Town | Langwith Road |
| Teversal | Teversal Grange |
| Westella & Willerby | Euronics Ground |
| Winterton Rangers | West Street |
| Worsbrough Bridge Athletic | Park Road |
| Yorkshire Amateur | Bracken Edge |
| ↑ home of Barton Town Old Boys (groundshare) ||

## League Cup

The 2016–17 Northern Counties East Football League Cup was the 35th season of the league cup competition of the Northern Counties East Football League.