The 2020–21 Northern Counties East Football League season was the 39th in the history of Northern Counties East Football League, a football competition in England.
Due to the restrictions on clubs' ability to play matches in the COVID-19 lockdowns, competitions at Steps 3–6 were curtailed on 24 February 2021.[1]
Promotions and restructuring
The scheduled restructuring of non-League football took place at the end of the season, with a new division added to the Northern Premier League at Step 4 for 2021–22.[2] Promotions from Steps 5 to 4 and 6 to 5 were based on points per game across all matches over the two cancelled seasons (2019-20 and 2020-21), while teams were promoted to Step 6 on the basis of a subjective application process.[2] These resulted in three Northern Counties East teams joining the new Northern Premier Midlands division.
Premier Division
| Season | 2019–20 |
|---|---|
| Promoted | Bridlington Town Liversedge Yorkshire Amateur |
| Matches played | 263 |
| Goals scored | 976 (3.71 per match) |
← 2018–19 2021–22 → | |
The Premier Division consisted of 20 clubs. The constitution of the division remained unchanged from the unfinished 2019–20 season.
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yorkshire Amateur | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 9 | +27 | 29 | Promoted to the Northern Premier League Division One East[lower-alpha 1] |
| 2 | Bridlington Town | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 15 | +24 | 21 | |
| 3 | Liversedge | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 3 | +22 | 21 | |
| 4 | Garforth Town | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 12 | +10 | 21 | |
| 5 | Maltby Main | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 17 | +6 | 18 | |
| 6 | AFC Mansfield | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 9 | +17 | 17 | |
| 7 | Handsworth | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 31 | −3 | 17 | |
| 8 | Grimsby Borough | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 28 | 22 | +6 | 16 | |
| 9 | Barton Town | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 25 | −9 | 14 | |
| 10 | Albion Sports | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 13 | |
| 11 | Eccleshill United | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 18 | −4 | 13 | |
| 12 | Penistone Church | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 11 | +6 | 12 | |
| 13 | Hemsworth Miners Welfare | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 12 | |
| 14 | Goole | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 34 | −21 | 11 | |
| 15 | Silsden | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 22 | −6 | 10 | |
| 16 | Thackley | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 24 | −11 | 8 | |
| 17 | Staveley Miners Welfare | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 7 | |
| 18 | Knaresborough Town | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 18 | −9 | 7 | |
| 19 | Bottesford Town | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 39 | −24 | 4 | |
| 20 | Athersley Recreation | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 42 | −33 | 3 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of matches won; 5) Head-to-head results[3]
Notes:
- ↑ Promoted based on points per game calculations from 2019–20 and 2020–21 seasons combined.
Stadia and locations
Division on a map of Yorkshire and the Humber
| Club | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Albion Sports | Throstle Nest[lower-alpha 1] | 3,500 |
| Athersley Recreation | Sheerien Park | 2,000 |
| Barton Town | Euronics Ground | 3,000 |
| Bottesford Town | Birch Park | 1,000 |
| Bridlington Town | Queensgate | 3,000 |
| Eccleshill United | Kings Way | 2,225 |
| Garforth Town | Wheatley Park | 3,000 |
| Goole | Victoria Pleasure Grounds | 3,000 |
| Grimsby Borough | Bradley Football Centre | 1,000 |
| Handsworth | Sandy Lane | 2,500 |
| Hemsworth Miners Welfare | Fitzwilliam Stadium | 2,000 |
| Knaresborough Town | Manse Lane | 1,000 |
| Liversedge | Clayborn Ground | 2,000 |
| Maltby Main | Muglet Lane | 2,000 |
| AFC Mansfield | Forest Town Stadium | |
| Penistone Church | Church View Road | 1,000 |
| Silsden | Keighley Road Stadium | 1,500 |
| Staveley Miners Welfare | Inkersall Road | 5,000 |
| Thackley | Dennyfield | 3,000 |
| Yorkshire Amateur | Bracken Edge | 1,550 |
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Division One
| Season | 2020–21 |
|---|---|
| Promoted | Brigg Town Skegness Town Winterton Rangers |
| Matches played | 257 |
| Goals scored | 936 (3.64 per match) |
← 2019–20 2021–22 → | |
Division One featured 19 clubs which competed in the previous season, along with one new club:
- Emley, transferred from the North West Counties League
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emley | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 9 | +18 | 26 | Promoted to Premier Division[lower-alpha 1] |
| 2 | Campion | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 36 | 19 | +17 | 24 | Transferred to the North West Counties League |
| 3 | Winterton Rangers | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 11 | +23 | 22 | Promoted to Premier Division[lower-alpha 1] |
| 4 | North Ferriby | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 9 | +11 | 22 | |
| 5 | Retford | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 23 | +6 | 21 | |
| 6 | Brigg Town | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 32 | 19 | +13 | 20 | |
| 7 | Rossington Main | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 24 | +5 | 18 | |
| 8 | Skegness Town | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 16 | Promoted to the United Counties League[lower-alpha 1] |
| 9 | Parkgate | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 28 | −2 | 16 | |
| 10 | Hall Road Rangers | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 20 | −3 | 14 | |
| 11 | Hallam | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 17 | +4 | 13 | |
| 12 | Nostell Miners Welfare | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 20 | 28 | −8 | 12 | |
| 13 | Glasshoughton Welfare | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 21 | +1 | 11 | |
| 14 | Armthorpe Welfare | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 35 | −14 | 11 | |
| 15 | Swallownest | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 17 | −1 | 10 | |
| 16 | Dronfield Town | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 28 | −11 | 10 | |
| 17 | Harrogate Railway Athletic | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 25 | −9 | 9 | |
| 18 | East Hull | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 33 | −23 | 7 | |
| 19 | Worsbrough Bridge Athletic | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 35 | −21 | 6 | |
| 20 | Selby Town | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 20 | −11 | 3 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of matches won; 5) Head-to-head results[3]
Notes:
Stadia and locations
| Club | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Armthorpe Welfare | Welfare Ground | 2,500 |
| Brigg Town | The Hawthorns | 2,500 |
| Campion | Scotchman Road | |
| Dronfield Town | Stonelow Ground | 500 |
| East Hull | Dene Park | 2,000 |
| Emley | Welfare Ground | 2,000 |
| Glasshoughton Welfare | Glasshoughton Centre | 2,000 |
| Hallam | Sandygate Road | 1,000 |
| Hall Road Rangers | Haworth Park | 1,200 |
| Harrogate Railway Athletic | Station View | 3,500 |
| North Ferriby | The Dransfield Stadium | 3,000 |
| Nostell Miners Welfare | The Welfare Ground | 1,500 |
| Parkgate | Roundwood Sports Complex | 1,000 |
| Retford | The Rail | 1,000 |
| Rossington Main | Welfare Ground | 2,000 |
| Selby Town | Richard Street | 5,000 |
| Skegness Town | Vertigo Stadium | |
| Swallownest | Miners Welfare Ground | |
| Winterton Rangers | West Street | 3,000 |
| Worsbrough Bridge Athletic | Park Road | 2,000 |
League Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country |  England |
The 2020–21 Northern Counties East Football League League Cup should have been the 37th season of the league cup competition of the Northern Counties East Football League. Due to COVID-19 pandemic-related concerns, it was not played.
References
- ↑ "FA Update On Steps 3-6". 24 February 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- 1 2 "EXPLAINED: The 2021-22 Non-League restructure". The Non-League Paper. 12 April 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- 1 2 "The FA Handbook 2020/2021 Part 29 Standardised Rules Section 12.2". The FA. Retrieved 23 August 2020.