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.

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
Football League
Premier Division
Season2021–22
ChampionsGrimsby Borough
PromotedGrimsby Borough
RelegatedStaveley Miners Welfare
Athersley Recreation
Matches played380
Goals scored1,314 (3.46 per match)

The Premier Division featured 17 clubs which competed in the previous season, along with three new clubs:

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Grimsby Borough 38 27 7 4 102 43 +59 88 Promoted to the Northern Premier League
2 Eccleshill United 38 24 7 7 90 48 +42 79 Qualified for the inter-step play-off[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 Transferred to the United Counties League
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 38 16 2 20 68 58 +10 50 Voluntary relegated 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 Transferred to the United Counties League
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 38 2 4 32 24 122 −98 10 Relegated 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]
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]

Inter-step play-off
30 April 2022 Kempston Rovers 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)		Eccleshill UnitedHillgrounds, Kempston
15:00 (UTC+01:00) Hayford 37'
Baker 68'		 Bradley 50'
Cissa 56'		 Attendance: 184

Stadia and locations
Location of the clubs in the NCEL
Premier Division on a map of
Yorkshire and the Humber
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
EmleyWelfare Ground2,000
Garforth TownWheatley Park3,000
GooleVictoria Pleasure Grounds3,000
Grimsby BoroughBradley Football Centre1,000
HandsworthSandy Lane2,500
Hemsworth Miners WelfareFitzwilliam Stadium2,000
Knaresborough TownManse Lane1,000
Maltby MainMuglet Lane2,000
AFC MansfieldForest Town Stadium
Penistone ChurchChurch View Road1,000
Sherwood CollieryDebdale Park
SilsdenKeighley Road Stadium1,500
Staveley Miners WelfareInkersall Road5,000
ThackleyDennyfield3,000
Winterton RangersWest Street3,000
  1. home of Farsley Celtic (groundshare)

Division One
Northern Counties East
Football League
Division One
Season2021–22
ChampionsHallam
PromotedHallam
North Ferriby
RelegatedHall Road Rangers
Teversal
Matches played420
Goals scored1,642 (3.91 per match)

Division One featured 16 clubs which competed in the previous season, along with five new clubs, transferred from the East Midlands Counties League:

Also, East Hull were renamed as FC Humber United.

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Hallam 40 33 3 4 146 43 +103 102 Promoted to the Premier Division
2 North Ferriby 40 30 6 4 100 27 +73 96 Qualified for the play-offs, then promoted to the Premier Division
3 Brigg Town 40 28 2 10 131 60 +71 86 Qualified for the play-offs
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 Demoted to the Humber Premier League
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 Transferred to the United Counties League
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 Club folded[lower-alpha 1]
20 Clipstone 40 6 4 30 49 124 −75 22 Reprieved from relegation, then transferred to the United Counties League
21 Teversal 40 2 4 34 37 146 −109 10 Relegated to the Central Midlands League
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]
Notes:
  1. All third-from-bottom clubs at Step 6 were reprieved from relegation. The two second-from-bottom sides with the fewest PPG were relegated.[10] FC Humber United eventually withdrew before the next season.

Play-offs
Semifinals Final
      
2 North Ferriby 2
5 Rossington Main 0
2 North Ferriby 3
4 Harrogate Railway Athletic 2
3 Brigg Town 1
4 Harrogate Railway Athletic 2

Stadia and locations
Location of the clubs in the 2021–22
NCEL Division One on a map of
Yorkshire and the Humber
Club Stadium Capacity
Armthorpe WelfareWelfare Ground2,500
Brigg TownThe Hawthorns2,500
ClipstoneLido Ground500
Dronfield TownStonelow Ground500
Glasshoughton WelfareGlasshoughton Centre2,000
HallamSandygate Road1,000
Hall Road RangersHaworth Park1,200
Harrogate Railway AthleticStation View3,500
FC Humber UnitedDene Park2,000
North FerribyThe Dransfield Stadium3,000
Nostell Miners WelfareThe Welfare Ground1,500
Ollerton TownWalesby Lane Sports Ground
ParkgateRoundwood Sports Complex1,000
Rainworth Miners WelfareWelfare Ground2,201
RetfordThe Rail1,000
Rossington MainWelfare Ground2,000
Selby TownRichard Street5,000
Shirebrook TownLangwith Road2,000
SwallownestMiners Welfare Ground
TeversalTeversal Grange Sports and Social Centre2,000
Worsbrough Bridge AthleticPark Road2,000

League Cup
2021–22 Northern Counties East Football League League Cup
Country England
Teams41
ChampionsBarton Town
Runners-upGarforth Town

The 2021–22 Northern Counties East Football League League Cup was 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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