# 2022–23 Northern Counties East Football League

The 2022–23 season was the 41st in the history of the Northern Counties East Football League, a football competition in England.
The allocations for the league this season were announced by The Football Association (The FA) on 12 May 2022.

## Premier Division

The Premier Division featured 15 clubs which competed in the previous season, along with five new clubs.
* Relegated from Northern Premier League:
** Frickley Athletic
** Yorkshire Amateur
* Promoted from Division One:
** Hallam
** North Ferriby
* Plus:
** Golcar United, promoted from North West Counties League

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | North Ferriby | 38 | 31 | 2 | 5 | 93 | 38 | +55 | 95 | Promoted to the Northern Premier League |
| 2 | Winterton Rangers | 38 | 25 | 6 | 7 | 86 | 46 | +40 | 81 | Qualified for an inter-step play-off, then promoted to the Northern Premier League |
| 3 | Emley | 38 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 86 | 43 | +43 | 77 | |
| 4 | Garforth Town | 38 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 83 | 47 | +36 | 70 | |
| 5 | Penistone Church | 38 | 22 | 2 | 14 | 70 | 51 | +19 | 68 | |
| 6 | Hallam | 38 | 21 | 4 | 13 | 75 | 54 | +21 | 67 | |
| 7 | Barton Town | 38 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 65 | 44 | +21 | 64 | |
| 8 | Hemsworth Miners Welfare | 38 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 68 | 60 | +8 | 55 | Demoted to the Sheffield & Hallamshire County League |
| 9 | Golcar United | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 72 | 59 | +13 | 54 | |
| 10 | Knaresborough Town | 38 | 16 | 5 | 17 | 58 | 60 | −2 | 53 | |
| 11 | Silsden | 38 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 59 | 63 | −4 | 51 | |
| 12 | Albion Sports | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 49 | 53 | −4 | 51 | |
| 13 | Maltby Main | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 59 | 74 | −15 | 48 | |
| 14 | Thackley | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 72 | 76 | −4 | 46 | |
| 15 | Eccleshill United | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 58 | 69 | −11 | 43 | |
| 16 | Handsworth | 38 | 12 | 6 | 20 | 60 | 73 | −13 | 42 | |
| 17 | Frickley Athletic | 38 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 51 | 71 | −20 | 36 | |
| 18 | Bottesford Town | 38 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 48 | 85 | −37 | 29 | |
| 19 | Goole | 38 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 30 | 96 | −66 | 25 | Reprieved from relegation |
| 20 | Yorkshire Amateur | 38 | 4 | 3 | 31 | 33 | 113 | −80 | 15 | Relegated to Division One |

### Stadia and locations

| Club | Stadium | Capacity |
| Albion Sports | Throstle Nest | 3,500 |
| Barton Town | Euronics Ground | 3,000 |
| Bottesford Town | Birch Park | 1,000 |
| Eccleshill United | Kings Way | 2,225 |
| Emley | Welfare Ground | 2,000 |
| Frickley Athletic | Westfield Lane | 2,087 |
| Garforth Town | Wheatley Park | 3,000 |
| Golcar United | Longfield Avenue | 1,200 |
| Goole | Victoria Pleasure Grounds | 3,000 |
| Hallam | Sandygate Road | 1,000 |
| Handsworth | Oliver's Mount | 2,500 |
| Hemsworth Miners Welfare | Fitzwilliam Stadium | 2,000 |
| Knaresborough Town | Manse Lane | 1,000 |
| Maltby Main | Muglet Lane | 2,000 |
| North Ferriby | The Dransfield Stadium | 3,000 |
| Penistone Church | Church View Road | 1,000 |
| Silsden | Keighley Road Stadium | 1,500 |
| Thackley | Dennyfield | 3,000 |
| Winterton Rangers | West Street Stadium | |
| Yorkshire Amateur | Bracken Edge | 1,550 |
| ↑ home of Farsley Celtic (groundshare) |||

## Division One

Division One featured 18 clubs which competed in the previous season, along with five new clubs:
* Athersley Recreation, relegated from the Premier Division
* Beverley Town, promoted from the Humber Premier League
* Campion, transferred from the North West Counties League
* Horbury Town, promoted from the West Yorkshire Association League
* Staveley Miners Welfare, demoted from the Premier Division
* Wakefield, promoted from Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League
Staveley Miners Welfare were not eligible for promotion after taking voluntary demotion from the Premier Division the previous season.

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Campion | 38 | 32 | 2 | 4 | 136 | 34 | +102 | 98 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
| 2 | Harrogate Railway Athletic | 38 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 82 | 31 | +51 | 86 | Qualified for the play-offs |
| 3 | Rossington Main | 38 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 105 | 48 | +57 | 84 | Qualified for the play-offs, then promoted to the Premier Division |
| 4 | Wakefield | 38 | 22 | 4 | 12 | 91 | 57 | +34 | 70 | Qualified for the play-offs |
| 5 | Staveley Miners Welfare | 38 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 82 | 60 | +22 | 63 | |
| 6 | Horbury Town | 38 | 19 | 3 | 16 | 92 | 64 | +28 | 60 | Qualified for the play-offs |
| 7 | Retford | 38 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 67 | 64 | +3 | 59 | |
| 8 | Armthorpe Welfare | 38 | 19 | 1 | 18 | 68 | 73 | −5 | 58 | |
| 9 | Brigg Town | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 69 | 61 | +8 | 55 | |
| 10 | Selby Town | 38 | 16 | 4 | 18 | 69 | 78 | −9 | 52 | |
| 11 | Beverley Town | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 76 | 77 | −1 | 51 | |
| 12 | Nostell Miners Welfare | 38 | 13 | 5 | 20 | 65 | 79 | −14 | 44 | |
| 13 | Ollerton Town | 38 | 13 | 2 | 23 | 46 | 118 | −72 | 41 | |
| 14 | Parkgate | 38 | 13 | 1 | 24 | 68 | 83 | −15 | 40 | |
| 15 | Worsbrough Bridge Athletic | 38 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 60 | 79 | −19 | 40 | |
| 16 | Dronfield Town | 38 | 12 | 4 | 22 | 50 | 75 | −25 | 40 | |
| 17 | Glasshoughton Welfare | 38 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 46 | 77 | −31 | 40 | |
| 18 | Shirebrook Town | 38 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 45 | 77 | −32 | 36 | |
| 19 | Swallownest | 38 | 10 | 6 | 22 | 44 | 79 | −35 | 36 | |
| 20 | Athersley Recreation | 38 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 45 | 92 | −47 | 30 | Reprieved from relegation |

### Play-offs

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| 2 | Harrogate Railway Athletic | 0 | | | |
| 6 | Horbury Town | 1 | | | |
| 6 | Horbury Town | 1 | 6 | Horbury Town | 1 |
| | | | 3 | Rossington Main | 3 |
| 3 | Rossington Main | 1 | 3 | Rossington Main | 3 |
| 4 | Wakefield | 0 | | | |

### Stadia and locations

| Club | Stadium | Capacity |
| Armthorpe Welfare | Welfare Ground | 2,500 |
| Athersley Recreation | Sheerien Park | 2,000 |
| Beverley Town | Norwood Recreation Ground | |
| Brigg Town | The Hawthorns | 2,500 |
| Campion | Scotchman Road | |
| Dronfield Town | Stonelow Ground | 500 |
| Glasshoughton Welfare | Glasshoughton Centre | 2,000 |
| Harrogate Railway Athletic | Station View | 3,500 |
| Horbury Town | Slazengers Sports Complex | 300 |
| Nostell Miners Welfare | The Welfare Ground | 1,500 |
| Ollerton Town | Walesby Lone Sports Ground | |
| Parkgate | Roundwood Sports Complex | 1,000 |
| Retford | The Rail | 1,000 |
| Rossington Main | Welfare Ground | 2,000 |
| Selby Town | Richard Street | 5,000 |
| Shirebrook Town | Langwith Road | 2,000 |
| Staveley Miners Welfare | Inkersall Road | 5,000 |
| Swallownest | Miners Welfare Ground | |
| Wakefield | Millennium Stadium | 7,000 |
| Worsbrough Bridge Athletic | Park Road | 2,000 |

## League Cup

The 2022–23 Northern Counties East Football League League Cup was the 41st season of the league cup competition of the Northern Counties East Football League, Winterton Rangers beat Golcar United in the final at Doncaster.
Quarter-finals
| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team | Att. |
| Wednesday 8 February 2023 |||||
| 1 | Winterton Rangers | 1-0 | Albion Sports | 128 |
| 2 | Maltby Main | 0-0 (3-4 p) | Golcar United | 94 |
| Wednesday 1 March 2023 |||||
| 3 | Handsworth | 0-0 (4-3 p) | Garforth Town | 73 |
| Tuesday 7 March 2023 |||||
| 4 | Emley | 3-2 | Thackley | 178 |
Semi-finals
| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team | Att. |
| Friday 21 April 2023 |||||
| 1 | Golcar United | 0-0 (13-12 p) | Emley | 1,320* |
| 2 | Handsworth | 3-3 (3-4 p) | Winterton Rangers | 227 |
Final
| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team | Att. | Venue |
| Tuesday 2 May 2023 |||||
| 1 | Golcar United | 1-2 | Winterton Rangers | 810 | Eco-Power Stadium, Doncaster |