2015–16 Northern Counties East Football League

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The 2015–16 Northern Counties East Football League season is the 34th in the history of the Northern Counties East Football League, a football competition in England.

For the first time, a series of Division 1 play-offs will decide a third promotion winner to the Premier Division.[1]

Premier Division

Champions Tadcaster Albion
Relegated Pontefract Collieries
Brigg Town
Nostell Miners Welfare
Matches played 462
Goals scored 1721 (3.73 per match)
Top goalscorer Jon Froggatt, Handsworth Parramore (31)
Biggest home win Worksop Town 8 – 1 Garforth Town, 27 January 2016
Biggest away win Retford United 0 – 8 Cleethorpes Town, 22 September 2015
Highest scoring Pontefract Collieries 4 – 6 Staveley Miners Welfare, 28 November 2015
Highest attendance 879 – Worksop Town 1 – 2 Tadcaster Albion , 21 October 2015
Lowest attendance 30 – Nostell Miners Welfare 0 – 4 Barton Town Old Boys, 5 December 2015
Average attendance 134

The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs.

The following 3 clubs left the Premier Division before the season -

The following 4 clubs joined the Premier Division before the season -

From this league four teams – Cleethorpes Town, Handsworth Parramore, Tadcaster Albion and Worksop Town – applied for promotion to Step 4 for the 2016–17 season.[2]

League table

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Tadcaster Albion (C) (P) 42 31 5 6 119 50+69 98 Promotion to Step 4 – league to be confirmed
2 Handsworth Parramore 42 29 7 6 113 53+60 94
3 Cleethorpes Town 42 26 6 10 105 46+59 84
4 Worksop Town 42 26 5 11 118 60+58 83
5 Bridlington Town 42 25 4 13 83 54+29 79
6 Pickering Town 42 24 5 13 94 69+25 77
7 Maltby Main 42 20 8 14 85 77+8 68
8 Staveley Miners Welfare 42 20 6 16 86 72+14 66
9 Rainworth Miners Welfare 42 19 6 17 98 81+17 63
10 Barton Town Old Boys 42 18 8 16 75 60+15 62
11 Albion Sports 42 17 8 17 80 77+3 59
12 Thackley 42 17 8 17 80 844 59
13 Clipstone 42 15 10 17 85 70+15 55
14 Liversedge 42 13 9 20 61 9332 48
15 Retford United 42 12 9 21 66 9630 45
16 Garforth Town 42 12 7 23 64 8925 43
17 Parkgate 42 12 6 24 55 9035 42
18 Athersley Recreation 42 12 6 24 52 9341 42
19 Armthorpe Welfare 42 10 10 22 55 9237 40
20 Pontefract Collieries (R) 42 11 6 25 60 11050 39 Relegation to Step 5 – league to be confirmed
21 Brigg Town (R) 42 10 7 25 49 10354 37
22 Nostell Miners Welfare (R) 42 6 8 28 38 10264 26

Updated to games played on 3 May 2016.
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results

Home ╲ Away ALB ARM ATRBARBRIBRGCLECLPGARHPALIVMALNMWPARPICPOCRAIRETSMWTADTHAWKS
Albion Sports 41 31 35 15 21 41 00 10 01 51 13 21 10 25 43 23 31 00 02 13 11
Armthorpe Welfare 22 01 15 02 10 11 16 31 02 51 25 21 23 23 30 22 11 04 22 20 04
Athersley Recreation 03 00 11 12 03 12 20 50 02 31 02 20 03 14 21 41 12 04 05 22 06
Barton Town Old Boys 01 11 01 20 10 03 02 40 01 24 22 30 30 11 20 00 21 11 43 31 22
Bridlington Town 21 10 40 01 71 21 21 12 10 11 42 13 03 01 21 01 52 20 01 22 13
Brigg Town 33 22 11 21 04 04 32 04 20 21 12 13 10 05 41 14 12 23 13 44 22
Cleethorpes Town 10 41 31 02 02 50 33 12 11 30 51 01 40 23 40 31 51 32 10 10 30
Clipstone 11 23 23 02 01 20 23 50 22 00 22 40 01 32 12 30 70 03 22 12 31
Garforth Town 02 22 20 02 33 20 01 22 02 21 22 20 23 24 61 32 14 20 01 34 01
Handsworth Parramore 63 50 71 43 24 20 11 60 11 00 10 50 43 30 21 21 31 24 14 33 50
Liversedge 21 40 20 43 14 12 10 41 16 11 14 31 40 01 31 31 00 15 04 21 14
Maltby Main 21 21 10 10 21 00 25 33 01 12 22 60 10 12 20 01 21 25 42 12 32
Nostell Miners Welfare 14 11 13 04 12 01 03 16 00 12 00 40 11 21 22 24 20 12 05 14 14
Parkgate 03 01 14 23 21 30 21 13 21 13 22 02 11 03 22 12 26 12 11 02 04
Pickering Town 10 20 11 21 23 41 03 32 51 23 21 33 52 32 12 42 22 31 13 11 23
Pontefract Collieries 22 13 30 13 31 22 06 10 43 16 21 25 11 13 12 31 25 46 01 25 17
Rainworth Miners Welfare 13 60 31 50 11 32 63 13 42 12 71 31 60 23 42 01 22 22 13 10 13
Retford United 01 06 33 10 13 60 08 20 11 01 12 15 00 32 10 13 22 21 01 12 22
Staveley Miners Welfare 31 30 01 22 02 02 03 22 21 26 31 22 21 40 01 01 02 21 21 30 14
Tadcaster Albion 44 21 43 21 41 50 00 12 10 52 41 63 40 34 41 20 43 50 20 40 41
Thackley 42 30 42 21 12 21 23 02 31 06 11 01 21 00 13 11 63 13 53 23 12
Worksop Town 32 10 40 32 01 40 11 23 81 23 60 40 10 40 21 30 12 43 34 12 51

Updated to games played on 3 May 2016.
Source: League Official
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Locations

Location of the clubs in the 2015–16 NCEL Premier Division
Map Club Stadium Capacity
1Albion SportsThrostle Nest[lower-alpha 1]3,500
2Armthorpe WelfareWelfare Ground2,500
3Athersley RecreationSheerien Park2,000
4Barton Town Old BoysEuronics Ground3,000
5Bridlington TownQueensgate3,000
6Brigg TownThe Hawthorns4,000
7Cleethorpes TownBradley Football Centre3,000
8ClipstoneClipstone Road500
9Garforth TownWheatley Park3,000
10Handsworth ParramoreSandy Lane2,500
11LiversedgeClayborn Ground2,000
12Maltby MainMuglet Lane2,000
13Nostell Miners WelfareThe Welfare Ground1,500
14ParkgateRoundwood Sports Complex1,000
15Pickering TownRecreation Club2,000
16Pontefract CollieriesSkinner Lane1,200
17Rainworth Miners WelfareWelfare Ground1,000
18Retford UnitedCannon Park2,000
19Staveley Miners WelfareInkersall Road5,000
20Tadcaster AlbionIngs Lane1,500
21ThackleyDennyfield3,000
22Worksop TownSandy Lane[lower-alpha 2]2,500
  1. home of Farsley Celtic – groundshare
  2. home of Handsworth Parramore – groundshare

Division One

Champions Hemsworth Miners Welfare
Promoted Hemsworth Miners Welfare
AFC Mansfield
Bottesford Town
Relegated Hull United (expelled)
Lincoln Moorlands Railway (resigned)
Matches played 420
Goals scored 1659 (3.95 per match)
Top goalscorer Ashley Flynn, AFC Emley (59)
Biggest home win AFC Emley 13 – 0 Grimsby Borough, 24 October 2015
Biggest away win Worsbrough Bridge Athletic 0 – 7 AFC Emley, 18 April 2016
Highest scoring AFC Emley 13 – 0 Grimsby Borough, 24 October 2015
Highest attendance 617 – Hull United 3 – 0 Dronfield Town , 15 August 2015
Lowest attendance 22 – Worsbrough Bridge Athletic 1 – 7 Westella & Willerby, 23 February 2016
Average attendance 93

Division One consisted of 22 clubs.

The following 3 clubs left Division One before the season -

The following 3 clubs joined Division One before the season -

League table

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Hemsworth Miners Welfare (C) (P) 40 31 5 4 128 49+79 98 Promotion to Premier Division
2 AFC Mansfield (P) 40 26 8 6 98 40+58 86
3 Bottesford Town (O) (P) 40 26 4 10 93 49+44 82 Qualification for Play-offs
4 AFC Emley 40 22 11 7 132 50+82 77
5 Penistone Church 40 21 12 7 89 49+40 75
6 Hallam 40 20 12 8 87 43+44 72
7 Shirebrook Town 40 20 9 11 83 53+30 69
8 Knaresborough Town 40 19 7 14 82 60+22 64
9 Hull United 40 23 7 10 78 47+31 58 Relegation to Step 7 – to be confirmed
10 Selby Town 40 16 9 15 73 730 57
11 Yorkshire Amateur 40 17 5 18 90 10111 56
12 Westella & Willerby 40 16 5 19 90 83+7 53
13 Eccleshill United 40 13 9 18 86 904 48
14 Teversal 40 11 12 17 62 9028 45
15 Dronfield Town 40 12 7 21 67 8821 43
16 Glasshoughton Welfare 40 10 7 23 62 10139 37
17 Hall Road Rangers 40 7 11 22 60 10646 32
18 Winterton Rangers 40 8 8 24 58 11658 32
19 Grimsby Borough 40 8 8 24 64 13268 32
20 Rossington Main 40 6 8 26 45 10560 26
21 Worsbrough Bridge Athletic 40 3 6 31 32 134102 15
22 Lincoln Moorlands Railway 0 0 0 0 0 00 0 Club resigned, records expunged[3]

Updated to games played on 25 April 2016.
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Play-offs

Semifinals Final
      
3 Bottesford Town 2
6 Hallam 0
3 Bottesford Town (pen.) 1 (4)
4 AFC Emley 1 (3)
4 AFC Emley 1
5 Penistone Church 0

Results

Home ╲ Away AFE AFCM BOTDROECCGLWGRBHRRHALHMWHLUKNALINPCHROMSELSHITEVWAWWIRWBAYOA
AFC Emley 35 23 40 11 50 130 41 11 30 22 20 20 50 33 22 40 63 100 50 40
AFC Mansfield 35 20 20 20 31 60 50 00 01 10 11 12 11 31 11 21 11 80 90 31
Bottesford Town 42 02 31 42 51 70 42 20 21 12 12 00 10 30 13 20 02 10 20 51
Dronfield Town 04 12 22 24 21 40 23 11 12 90 03 23 22 41 11 11 15 20 20 12
Eccleshill United 14 13 13 42 10 91 43 22 13 02 31 11 11 22 20 11 34 72 62 62
Glasshoughton Welfare 23 14 23 11 21 30 11 24 12 12 05 33 50 03 14 23 21 13 51 33
Grimsby Borough 11 01 21 31 33 22 63 05 23 12 13 23 22 13 24 53 22 50 31 14
Hall Road Rangers 14 11 16 12 55 12 40 01 03 21 11 03 03 00 26 12 25 11 60 00
Hallam 22 31 23 41 01 23 22 50 12 02 42 00 51 31 11 20 20 24 30 12
Hemsworth Miners Welfare 21 02 30 40 40 11 32 92 22 11 61 33 40 52 21 60 52 52 81 61
Hull United 21 13 21 30 11 40 70 10 01 13 00 12 30 03 20 22 42 21 50 41
Knaresborough Town 00 01 04 31 53 41 30 01 02 24 21 00 50 21 23 30 21 34 21 22
Lincoln Moorlands Railway
Penistone Church 11 23 20 51 30 22 41 22 11 41 02 30 30 45 12 51 42 10 61 20
Rossington Main 22 23 01 12 10 13 21 41 00 13 12 31 04 12 04 05 25 13 02 02
Selby Town 10 22 22 24 10 40 52 10 00 24 13 05 11 31 12 01 21 40 22 31
Shirebrook Town 12 00 01 30 02 51 02 41 12 22 20 11 30 63 31 03 12 52 10 41
Teversal 05 10 25 11 20 02 22 33 05 01 05 20 22 20 11 22 03 71 11 25
Westella & Willerby 43 03 01 13 52 40 40 23 14 12 11 03 12 11 30 02 33 10 12 14
Winterton Rangers 11 41 11 34 50 12 13 11 04 04 11 15 01 33 04 00 31 23 30 26
Worsbrough Bridge Athletic 07 03 16 02 23 21 11 11 15 04 03 12 03 12 02 12 23 17 11 22
Yorkshire Amateur 13 24 12 31 32 51 53 13 13 14 01 06 21 63 41 31 22 25 42 41

Updated to games played on 25 April 2016.
Source: League Official
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Locations

Location of the clubs in the 2015–16 NCEL Premier Division
Map Club Stadium Capacity
1A.F.C. EmleyThe Welfare Ground2,000
2A.F.C. MansfieldForest Town Stadium
3Bottesford TownBirch Park1,000
4Dronfield TownStonelow Ground500
5Eccleshill UnitedKings Way2,225
6Glasshoughton WelfareGlasshoughton Centre2,000
7Grimsby BoroughBradley Football Centre1,000
8Hall Road RangersHowarth Park
9HallamSandygate Road1,000
10Hemsworth Miners WelfareFitzwilliam Stadium2,000
11Hull UnitedCraven Park12,000
12Knaresborough TownManse Lane1,000
13Lincoln Moorlands RailwayLincoln Moorlands Club
14Penistone ChurchChurch View Road
15Rossington MainWelfare Ground2,000
16Selby TownRichard Street5,000
17Shirebrook TownLangwith Road2,000
18TeversalTeversal Grange2,000
19Westella & WillerbyEuronics Ground[lower-alpha 1]3,000
20Winterton RangersWest Street3,000
21Worsbrough Bridge AthleticPark Road2,000
22Yorkshire AmateurBracken Edge1,550
  1. home of Barton Town Old Boys – groundshare

League Cup

2015–16 Northern Counties East Football League League Cup
Country  England
Teams 44

The 2015–16 Northern Counties East Football League League Cup is the 34th season of the league cup competition of the Northern Counties East Football League.

First Round

Home team Score Away team Attendance
Glasshoughton Welfare 4–3
(aet)
Lincoln Moorlands Railway 60
Hemsworth Miners Welfare 3–4 A.F.C. Emley 89
Shirebrook Town 1–0 Dronfield Town 113

Home team Score Away team Attendance
Teversal 1–0 Hull United 59
Westella & Willerby 0–1 Selby Town 127
Yorkshire Amateur 5–4 Hall Road Rangers 53

Second Round

Home team Score Away team Attendance
A.F.C. Emley 3–3
(aet)
Liversedge 106
AFC Emley win 3–2 on penalties.
Albion Sports 5–0 Nostell Miners Welfare 40
Athersley Recreation 0–2 Penistone Church 113

Home team Score Away team Attendance
Barton Town Old Boys 2–1 Rossington Main 86
Winterton Rangers 2–4 Pontefract Collieries 41
Worsbrough Bridge Athletic 0–1 Brigg Town 51

Third Round

Home team Score Away team Attendance
A.F.C. Mansfield 1–2 Knaresborough Town 58
Bottesford Town 2–3 A.F.C. Emley 46
Bridlington Town 4–0 Brigg Town 84
Clipstone 1–2 Grimsby Borough 44
Garforth Town 1–2 Staveley Miners Welfare 80
Glasshoughton Welfare 0–2 Pickering Town 66
Handsworth Parramore 5–1 Shirebrook Town 73
Hallam 1–2 Selby Town 81

Home team Score Away team Attendance
Parkgate 1–3 Tadcaster Albion 107
Penistone Church 4–0 Maltby Main 78
Retford United 3–5 Armthorpe Welfare 56
Teversal 3–4 Albion Sports 53
Thackley 4–2
(aet)
Eccleshill United 113
Winterton Rangers 0–4 Cleethorpes Town 64
Worksop Town 0–2 Barton Town Old Boys 204
Yorkshire Amateur 2–3 Rainworth Miners Welfare 38

Fourth Round

Home team Score Away team Attendance
A.F.C. Emley 2–3 Knaresborough Town 129
Albion Sports 4–2 Barton Town Old Boys 21
Armthorpe Welfare 1–4 Rainworth Miners Welfare 58
Cleethorpes Town 4–3 Staveley Miners Welfare 70

Home team Score Away team Attendance
Grimsby Borough 1–2 Tadcaster Albion 165
Penistone Church 0–2 Bridlington Town 77
Selby Town 1–2 Handsworth Parramore 88
Thackley 5–1 Glasshoughton Welfare 38

Fifth Round

Home team Score Away team Attendance
Handsworth Parramore 3–5
(aet)
Cleethorpes Town 99
Knaresborough Town 1–3 Tadcaster Albion 251

Home team Score Away team Attendance
Rainworth Miners Welfare 0–5 Albion Sports 61
Thackley 2–3 Bridlington Town 44

Semi-finals

Home team Score Away team Attendance
Bridlington Town 0-1 Cleethorpes Town 85

Home team Score Away team Attendance
Tadcaster Albion 2-1 Albion Sports 201

References

  1. "League Cup draw made + AGM News". Northern Counties East Football League. 2015-06-20.
  2. "Four teams apply for Step 4 promotion". Northern Counties East Football League. 2015-12-11.
  3. "Moorlands resign from NCEL". Northern Counties East Football League. 2016-04-15.

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