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 84−4 59
13 Clipstone 42 15 10 17 85 70+15 55
14 Liversedge 42 13 9 20 61 93−32 48
15 Retford United 42 12 9 21 66 96−30 45
16 Garforth Town 42 12 7 23 64 89−25 43
17 Parkgate 42 12 6 24 55 90−35 42
18 Athersley Recreation 42 12 6 24 52 93−41 42
19 Armthorpe Welfare 42 10 10 22 55 92−37 40
20 Pontefract Collieries (R) 42 11 6 25 60 110−50 39 Relegation to Step 5 – league to be confirmed
21 Brigg Town (R) 42 10 7 25 49 103−54 37
22 Nostell Miners Welfare (R) 42 6 8 28 38 102−64 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 4–1 3–1 3–5 1–5 2–1 4–1 0–0 1–0 0–1 5–1 1–3 2–1 1–0 2–5 4–3 2–3 3–1 0–0 0–2 1–3 1–1
Armthorpe Welfare 2–2 0–1 1–5 0–2 1–0 1–1 1–6 3–1 0–2 5–1 2–5 2–1 2–3 2–3 3–0 2–2 1–1 0–4 2–2 2–0 0–4
Athersley Recreation 0–3 0–0 1–1 1–2 0–3 1–2 2–0 5–0 0–2 3–1 0–2 2–0 0–3 1–4 2–1 4–1 1–2 0–4 0–5 2–2 0–6
Barton Town Old Boys 0–1 1–1 0–1 2–0 1–0 0–3 0–2 4–0 0–1 2–4 2–2 3–0 3–0 1–1 2–0 0–0 2–1 1–1 4–3 3–1 2–2
Bridlington Town 2–1 1–0 4–0 0–1 7–1 2–1 2–1 1–2 1–0 1–1 4–2 1–3 0–3 0–1 2–1 0–1 5–2 2–0 0–1 2–2 1–3
Brigg Town 3–3 2–2 1–1 2–1 0–4 0–4 3–2 0–4 2–0 2–1 1–2 1–3 1–0 0–5 4–1 1–4 1–2 2–3 1–3 4–4 2–2
Cleethorpes Town 1–0 4–1 3–1 0–2 0–2 5–0 3–3 1–2 1–1 3–0 5–1 0–1 4–0 2–3 4–0 3–1 5–1 3–2 1–0 1–0 3–0
Clipstone 1–1 2–3 2–3 0–2 0–1 2–0 2–3 5–0 2–2 0–0 2–2 4–0 0–1 3–2 1–2 3–0 7–0 0–3 2–2 1–2 3–1
Garforth Town 0–2 2–2 2–0 0–2 3–3 2–0 0–1 2–2 0–2 2–1 2–2 2–0 2–3 2–4 6–1 3–2 1–4 2–0 0–1 3–4 0–1
Handsworth Parramore 6–3 5–0 7–1 4–3 2–4 2–0 1–1 6–0 1–1 0–0 1–0 5–0 4–3 3–0 2–1 2–1 3–1 2–4 1–4 3–3 5–0
Liversedge 2–1 4–0 2–0 4–3 1–4 1–2 1–0 4–1 1–6 1–1 1–4 3–1 4–0 0–1 3–1 3–1 0–0 1–5 0–4 2–1 1–4
Maltby Main 2–1 2–1 1–0 1–0 2–1 0–0 2–5 3–3 0–1 1–2 2–2 6–0 1–0 1–2 2–0 0–1 2–1 2–5 4–2 1–2 3–2
Nostell Miners Welfare 1–4 1–1 1–3 0–4 1–2 0–1 0–3 1–6 0–0 1–2 0–0 4–0 1–1 2–1 2–2 2–4 2–0 1–2 0–5 1–4 1–4
Parkgate 0–3 0–1 1–4 2–3 2–1 3–0 2–1 1–3 2–1 1–3 2–2 0–2 1–1 0–3 2–2 1–2 2–6 1–2 1–1 0–2 0–4
Pickering Town 1–0 2–0 1–1 2–1 2–3 4–1 0–3 3–2 5–1 2–3 2–1 3–3 5–2 3–2 1–2 4–2 2–2 3–1 1–3 1–1 2–3
Pontefract Collieries 2–2 1–3 3–0 1–3 3–1 2–2 0–6 1–0 4–3 1–6 2–1 2–5 1–1 1–3 1–2 3–1 2–5 4–6 0–1 2–5 1–7
Rainworth Miners Welfare 1–3 6–0 3–1 5–0 1–1 3–2 6–3 1–3 4–2 1–2 7–1 3–1 6–0 2–3 4–2 0–1 2–2 2–2 1–3 1–0 1–3
Retford United 0–1 0–6 3–3 1–0 1–3 6–0 0–8 2–0 1–1 0–1 1–2 1–5 0–0 3–2 1–0 1–3 2–2 2–1 0–1 1–2 2–2
Staveley Miners Welfare 3–1 3–0 0–1 2–2 0–2 0–2 0–3 2–2 2–1 2–6 3–1 2–2 2–1 4–0 0–1 0–1 0–2 2–1 2–1 3–0 1–4
Tadcaster Albion 4–4 2–1 4–3 2–1 4–1 5–0 0–0 1–2 1–0 5–2 4–1 6–3 4–0 3–4 4–1 2–0 4–3 5–0 2–0 4–0 4–1
Thackley 4–2 3–0 4–2 2–1 1–2 2–1 2–3 0–2 3–1 0–6 1–1 0–1 2–1 0–0 1–3 1–1 6–3 1–3 5–3 2–3 1–2
Worksop Town 3–2 1–0 4–0 3–2 0–1 4–0 1–1 2–3 8–1 2–3 6–0 4–0 1–0 4–0 2–1 3–0 1–2 4–3 3–4 1–2 5–1

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 90 101−11 56
12 Westella & Willerby 40 16 5 19 90 83+7 53
13 Eccleshill United 40 13 9 18 86 90−4 48
14 Teversal 40 11 12 17 62 90−28 45
15 Dronfield Town 40 12 7 21 67 88−21 43
16 Glasshoughton Welfare 40 10 7 23 62 101−39 37
17 Hall Road Rangers 40 7 11 22 60 106−46 32
18 Winterton Rangers 40 8 8 24 58 116−58 32
19 Grimsby Borough 40 8 8 24 64 132−68 32
20 Rossington Main 40 6 8 26 45 105−60 26
21 Worsbrough Bridge Athletic 40 3 6 31 32 134−102 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 3–5 2–3 4–0 1–1 5–0 13–0 4–1 1–1 3–0 2–2 2–0 2–0 5–0 3–3 2–2 4–0 6–3 10–0 5–0 4–0
AFC Mansfield 3–5 2–0 2–0 2–0 3–1 6–0 5–0 0–0 0–1 1–0 1–1 1–2 1–1 3–1 1–1 2–1 1–1 8–0 9–0 3–1
Bottesford Town 4–2 0–2 3–1 4–2 5–1 7–0 4–2 2–0 2–1 1–2 1–2 0–0 1–0 3–0 1–3 2–0 0–2 1–0 2–0 5–1
Dronfield Town 0–4 1–2 2–2 2–4 2–1 4–0 2–3 1–1 1–2 9–0 0–3 2–3 2–2 4–1 1–1 1–1 1–5 2–0 2–0 1–2
Eccleshill United 1–4 1–3 1–3 4–2 1–0 9–1 4–3 2–2 1–3 0–2 3–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–0 1–1 3–4 7–2 6–2 6–2
Glasshoughton Welfare 2–3 1–4 2–3 1–1 2–1 3–0 1–1 2–4 1–2 1–2 0–5 3–3 5–0 0–3 1–4 2–3 2–1 1–3 5–1 3–3
Grimsby Borough 1–1 0–1 2–1 3–1 3–3 2–2 6–3 0–5 2–3 1–2 1–3 2–3 2–2 1–3 2–4 5–3 2–2 5–0 3–1 1–4
Hall Road Rangers 1–4 1–1 1–6 1–2 5–5 1–2 4–0 0–1 0–3 2–1 1–1 0–3 0–3 0–0 2–6 1–2 2–5 1–1 6–0 0–0
Hallam 2–2 3–1 2–3 4–1 0–1 2–3 2–2 5–0 1–2 0–2 4–2 0–0 5–1 3–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–4 3–0 1–2
Hemsworth Miners Welfare 2–1 0–2 3–0 4–0 4–0 1–1 3–2 9–2 2–2 1–1 6–1 3–3 4–0 5–2 2–1 6–0 5–2 5–2 8–1 6–1
Hull United 2–1 1–3 2–1 3–0 1–1 4–0 7–0 1–0 0–1 1–3 0–0 1–2 3–0 0–3 2–0 2–2 4–2 2–1 5–0 4–1
Knaresborough Town 0–0 0–1 0–4 3–1 5–3 4–1 3–0 0–1 0–2 2–4 2–1 0–0 5–0 2–1 2–3 3–0 2–1 3–4 2–1 2–2
Lincoln Moorlands Railway
Penistone Church 1–1 2–3 2–0 5–1 3–0 2–2 4–1 2–2 1–1 4–1 0–2 3–0 3–0 4–5 1–2 5–1 4–2 1–0 6–1 2–0
Rossington Main 2–2 2–3 0–1 1–2 1–0 1–3 2–1 4–1 0–0 1–3 1–2 3–1 0–4 1–2 0–4 0–5 2–5 1–3 0–2 0–2
Selby Town 1–0 2–2 2–2 2–4 1–0 4–0 5–2 1–0 0–0 2–4 1–3 0–5 1–1 3–1 1–2 0–1 2–1 4–0 2–2 3–1
Shirebrook Town 1–2 0–0 0–1 3–0 0–2 5–1 0–2 4–1 1–2 2–2 2–0 1–1 3–0 6–3 3–1 0–3 1–2 5–2 1–0 4–1
Teversal 0–5 1–0 2–5 1–1 2–0 0–2 2–2 3–3 0–5 0–1 0–5 2–0 2–2 2–0 1–1 2–2 0–3 7–1 1–1 2–5
Westella & Willerby 4–3 0–3 0–1 1–3 5–2 4–0 4–0 2–3 1–4 1–2 1–1 0–3 1–2 1–1 3–0 0–2 3–3 1–0 1–2 1–4
Winterton Rangers 1–1 4–1 1–1 3–4 5–0 1–2 1–3 1–1 0–4 0–4 1–1 1–5 0–1 3–3 0–4 0–0 3–1 2–3 3–0 2–6
Worsbrough Bridge Athletic 0–7 0–3 1–6 0–2 2–3 2–1 1–1 1–1 1–5 0–4 0–3 1–2 0–3 1–2 0–2 1–2 2–3 1–7 1–1 2–2
Yorkshire Amateur 1–3 2–4 1–2 3–1 3–2 5–1 5–3 1–3 1–3 1–4 0–1 0–6 2–1 6–3 4–1 3–1 2–2 2–5 4–2 4–1

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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