2021–22 Northern Counties East Football League

The 2021–22 Northern Counties East Football League season was the 40th in the history of Northern Counties East Football League, a football competition in England.

Northern Counties East
Football League
Season2021–22
2022–23 →

The allocations for the league this season were announced by The Football Association (The FA) on 18 May 2021.[1]

After the abandonment of the 2019–20 and 2020–21 seasons due to the COVID-19 pandemic in England, numerous promotions were decided on a points per game basis over the previous two seasons.[2][3][4]

Premier Division
Northern Counties East League Premier Division
ChampionsGrimsby Borough
PromotedGrimsby Borough
RelegatedStaveley Miners Welfare
Athersley Recreation

The Premier Division consists of 20 clubs.

The following three teams left the division at the end of the 2020-21 season:

The following three teams joined the division ahead of the 2021-22 season:

Premier Division table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Grimsby Borough (C, P) 38 27 7 4 102 43 +59 88 Promotion to the Northern Premier League
2 Eccleshill United 38 24 7 7 90 48 +42 79 Qualification for inter-step play-offs[lower-alpha 1]
3 Garforth Town 38 23 8 7 81 39 +42 77
4 Winterton Rangers 38 24 4 10 90 43 +47 76
5 Sherwood Colliery 38 22 7 9 76 49 +27 73
6 Penistone Church 38 19 9 10 67 47 +20 66
7 Barton Town 38 16 13 9 70 57 +13 61
8 Handsworth 38 19 3 16 71 67 +4 60
9 Emley 38 13 12 13 65 57 +8 51
10 Staveley Miners Welfare (R) 38 16 2 20 68 58 +10 50 Voluntary relegation to Division One[lower-alpha 2]
11 Maltby Main 38 14 7 17 57 60 −3 49
12 Goole 38 14 7 17 58 68 −10 49
13 Silsden 38 12 10 16 69 74 −5 46
14 Bottesford Town 38 14 4 20 44 74 −30 46
15 Thackley 38 13 5 20 59 85 −26 44
16 AFC Mansfield 38 10 11 17 44 60 −16 41
17 Knaresborough Town 38 12 4 22 62 87 −25 40
18 Hemsworth Miners Welfare 38 8 9 21 70 97 −27 33
19 Albion Sports 38 10 3 25 47 79 −32 33
20 Athersley Recreation (R) 38 2 4 32 24 122 −98 10 Relegation to Division One[lower-alpha 3]
Source: Northern Counties East Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) head-to-head results[9]
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Contested an inter-step play-off match as one of the bottom six runners-up from Step 5 with the most points per game (PPG) against a third-from-bottom club out of six from Step 4 with the fewest PPG. The winner stayed at Step 4 for the 2022–23 season, while the loser remained at Step 5.[5] If a runner-up did not meet the minimum participation criteria, a club in the next eligible position between second and seventh would have played instead.[6]
  2. Staveley Miners Welfare applied for a placement in Division One for financial reasons.[7] They assumed the bottom position for relegation purposes.[5]
  3. Relegated as one of four clubs with the fewest PPG out of 16 that were second-from-bottom in Step 5.[8]

Stadia and locations
Location of the clubs in the 2021–22 NCEL Premier
Division on a map of Yorkshire and the Humber
Location of the clubs in the 2021–22 NCEL Premier
Division on a map of the East Midlands
Club Stadium Capacity
Albion SportsThrostle Nest[lower-alpha 1]3,500
Athersley RecreationSheerien Park2,000
Barton TownEuronics Ground3,000
Bottesford TownBirch Park1,000
Eccleshill UnitedKings Way2,225
Garforth TownWheatley Park3,000
GooleVictoria Pleasure Grounds3,000
Grimsby BoroughBradley Football Centre1,000
HandsworthOliver's Mount2,500
Hemsworth Miners WelfareFitzwilliam Stadium2,000
Knaresborough TownManse Lane1,000
Maltby MainMuglet Lane2,000
AFC MansfieldForest Town Stadium
Penistone ChurchChurch View Road1,000
SilsdenKeighley Road Stadium1,500
Staveley Miners WelfareInkersall Road5,000
ThackleyDennyfield3,000
  1. home of Farsley Celtic (groundshare)

Division One
Northern Counties East League Division One
ChampionsHallam
PromotedHallam
North Ferriby
RelegatedClipstone
Teversal

Division One consists of 21 clubs.

The following four clubs left Division One before the season -

The following five clubs joined Division One before the season -

Division One table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Hallam (C, P) 40 33 3 4 146 43 +103 102 Promotion to the Premier Division
2 North Ferriby (O, P) 40 30 6 4 100 27 +73 96 Qualification for the play-offs
3 Brigg Town 40 28 2 10 131 60 +71 86
4 Harrogate Railway Athletic 40 26 5 9 89 48 +41 83
5 Rossington Main 40 25 6 9 94 49 +45 81
6 Selby Town 40 22 9 9 107 69 +38 75
7 Retford 40 21 5 14 81 68 +13 68
8 Parkgate 40 20 6 14 86 71 +15 66
9 Worsbrough Bridge Athletic 40 17 4 19 65 84 −19 55
10 Hall Road Rangers 40 17 3 20 74 79 −5 54
11 Dronfield Town 40 16 6 18 68 78 −10 54
12 Ollerton Town 40 14 11 15 75 75 0 53
13 Armthorpe Welfare 40 15 7 18 79 73 +6 52
14 Nostell Miners Welfare 40 14 8 18 63 86 −23 50
15 Shirebrook Town 40 13 8 19 58 82 −24 47
16 Rainworth Miners Welfare 40 12 7 21 54 83 −29 43
17 Glasshoughton Welfare 40 11 8 21 59 74 −15 41
18 Swallownest 40 7 10 23 48 80 −32 31
19 FC Humber United 40 7 6 27 79 143 −64 27 Reprieve from relegation[lower-alpha 1]
20 Clipstone (R) 40 6 4 30 49 124 −75 22 Relegation to feeder leagues
21 Teversal (R) 40 2 4 34 37 146 −109 10
Source: Northern Counties East Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) head-to-head results[9]
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. All third-from-bottom clubs at Step 6 were reprieved from relegation. The eight second-from-bottom sides with the fewest PPG were relegated.[10]

Stadia and locations
Location of the clubs in the 2021–22
NCEL Division One on a map of
Yorkshire and the Humber
Location of the clubs in the 2021–22
NCEL Division One on a map of
the East Midlands


Club Stadium Capacity
Armthorpe WelfareWelfare Ground2,500
Brigg TownThe Hawthorns2,500
Dronfield TownStonelow Ground500
East HullDene Park2,000
Glasshoughton WelfareGlasshoughton Centre2,000
HallamSandygate Road1,000
Hall Road RangersHaworth Park1,200
Harrogate Railway AthleticStation View3,500
North FerribyThe Dransfield Stadium3,000
Nostell Miners WelfareThe Welfare Ground1,500
ParkgateRoundwood Sports Complex1,000
RetfordThe Rail1,000
Rossington MainWelfare Ground2,000
Selby TownRichard Street5,000
SwallownestMiners Welfare Ground
Worsbrough Bridge AthleticPark Road2,000

    League Cup
    2021–22 Northern Counties East Football League League Cup
    Country England

    The 2021–22 Northern Counties East Football League League Cup is the 40th season of the league cup competition of the Northern Counties East Football League.

    References
    1. "League line-ups revealed for 2021/22 season". 18 May 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
    2. "Coronavirus: All football below National League to end". BBC Sport. 26 March 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
    3. "FA provides update on NLS Steps 3-6". The Football Association. 24 February 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
    4. "EXPLAINED: The 2021-22 Non-League restructure". The Non-League Paper. 12 April 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
    5. Miller, Pete. "Non League 21/22 Promotion and Relegation". Google Docs.
    6. "Promotion and relegation format confirmed for 2021/22 season". Northern Counties East Football League. 9 June 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
    7. "Staveley Miners Welfare FC apply for voluntary relegation". Derbyshire Times. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
    8. A Football Association table published in September 2021 detailed the number of reprieves required in each of the first five steps in the National League System, and detailed the numbers of promotions and relegations at the end of 2021–22. One detail below the table stated the following: "12 clubs across Step 5 to be reprieved. Reprieves are based on those with the highest PPG, starting with 2nd from bottom Clubs first, then bottom. As it stands, this would be 12 of the 16 2nd from bottom Clubs."
    9. "The FA Handbook 2020/2021 Part 29 Standardised Rules Section 12.2". The FA.
    10. Miller, Pete. "Non League 21/22 Promotion and Relegation: Step 6 Relegation". Google Docs.
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