# 1996–97 Northern Counties East Football League

The 1996–97 Northern Counties East Football League season was the 15th 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, promoted from Division One:
* Pontefract Collieries
* Selby Town
Also, Maltby Miners Welfare changed name to Maltby Main.

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Denaby United | 38 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 82 | 33 | +49 | 85 | |
| 2 | Belper Town | 38 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 78 | 41 | +37 | 79 | Promoted to the Northern Premier League Division One |
| 3 | Brigg Town | 38 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 80 | 43 | +37 | 77 | |
| 4 | North Ferriby United | 38 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 86 | 36 | +50 | 72 | |
| 5 | Ossett Albion | 38 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 73 | 36 | +37 | 71 | |
| 6 | Hucknall Town | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 84 | 48 | +36 | 65 | |
| 7 | Hallam | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 56 | 69 | −13 | 58 | |
| 8 | Ossett Town | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 52 | 53 | −1 | 53 | |
| 9 | Arnold Town | 38 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 48 | 43 | +5 | 51 | |
| 10 | Glasshoughton Welfare | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 58 | 58 | 0 | 51 | |
| 11 | Selby Town | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 63 | 69 | −6 | 51 | |
| 12 | Armthorpe Welfare | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 42 | 48 | −6 | 45 | |
| 13 | Thackley | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 43 | 58 | −15 | 45 | |
| 14 | Maltby Main | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 58 | 81 | −23 | 44 | |
| 15 | Pickering Town | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 45 | 72 | −27 | 41 | |
| 16 | Pontefract Collieries | 38 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 44 | 73 | −29 | 35 | |
| 17 | Hatfield Main | 38 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 40 | 75 | −35 | 34 | |
| 18 | Sheffield | 38 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 50 | 70 | −20 | 32 | |
| 19 | Ashfield United | 38 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 51 | 80 | −29 | 32 | Club folded |
| 20 | Liversedge | 38 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 40 | 87 | −47 | 24 | |

## Division One

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

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Eccleshill United | 28 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 81 | 30 | +51 | 67 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
| 2 | Garforth Town | 28 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 57 | 22 | +35 | 64 | |
| 3 | Harrogate Railway Athletic | 28 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 54 | 32 | +22 | 52 | |
| 4 | Yorkshire Amateur | 28 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 52 | 52 | 0 | 49 | |
| 5 | Glapwell | 28 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 52 | 41 | +11 | 46 | |
| 6 | Borrowash Victoria | 28 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 47 | 39 | +8 | 42 | |
| 7 | Hall Road Rangers | 28 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 48 | 46 | +2 | 41 | |
| 8 | Louth United | 28 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 47 | 37 | +10 | 36 | |
| 9 | Rossington Main | 28 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 44 | 46 | −2 | 36 | |
| 10 | Worsbrough Bridge Miners Welfare | 28 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 41 | 49 | −8 | 35 | |
| 11 | Parkgate | 28 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 38 | 46 | −8 | 31 | |
| 12 | Winterton Rangers | 28 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 39 | 51 | −12 | 30 | |
| 13 | Tadcaster Albion | 28 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 20 | 51 | −31 | 22 | |
| 14 | Brodsworth Miners Welfare | 28 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 22 | 58 | −36 | 17 | |
| 15 | Blidworth Welfare | 28 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 31 | 73 | −42 | 16 | |