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2025–26 Northern Counties East Football League
The 2025–26 Northern Counties East Football League season is the 44th in the history of the Northern Counties East Football League, a football competition in England.
| Season |
|---|
| ← 2024–25 2026–27 → |
The 2025–26 Northern Counties East Football League season is the 44th in the history of the Northern Counties East Football League, a football competition in England.
The allocations for Steps 5 and 6 this season were announced by The Football Association on 15 May 2025.
| Top goalscorer |
|---|
| Sheffield F.C. 10–2 Albion Sports(20 December 2025) |
| Thackley 0–7 Frickley Athletic(6 December 2025)Thackley 0–7 Handsworth(21 March 2026) |
| Sheffield 10–2 Albion Sports(20 December 2025) |
| Tadcaster Albion(6 games) |
| Liversedge(12 games) |
| Wombwell Town(8 games) |
| 1172(Sheffield 0–4 Tadcaster Albion, 28 March 2026) |
| 36(Eccleshill United 3–1 Penistone Church, 29 November 2025) |
| 210 |
| ← 2024–25 2026–27 → |
| All statistics correct as of 5 April 2026. |
The Premier Division consists of 21 clubs.
The following four teams left the division at the end of the 2024–25 season:
- Goole - relegated to NCEL Division One
- Hallam - promoted to Northern Premier League Division One East
- Silsden - promoted to Northern Premier League Division One East
- Winterton Rangers - relegated to NCEL Division One
The following five teams joined the division ahead of the 2025–26 season:
- Farsley Celtic - relegated from National League North
- Horbury Town - promoted from NCEL Division One
- Liversedge - relegated from Northern Premier League Division One East
- Sheffield - relegated from Northern Premier League Division One East
- Wombwell Town - promoted from NCEL Division One
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 | Column 6 | Column 7 | Column 8 | Column 9 | Column 10 |
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| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 2 | Beverley Town | ||||||||
| 5 | Barton Town | ||||||||
| 3 | Sheffield | ||||||||
| 4 | Tadcaster Albion |
| Club | Stadium | Location | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albion Sports | Myra Shay | Bradford | 500 |
| Barton Town | Euronics Ground | Barton on Humber | 3,000 |
| Beverley Town | Norwood Recreation Ground | Beverley | 1,500 |
| Bottesford Town | Birch Park | Scunthorpe | 1,000 |
| Campion | Scotchman Road | Bradford | 1,000 |
| Eccleshill United | Cougar Park | Keighley | 2,225 |
| Frickley Athletic | Westfield Lane | South Elmsall | 2,087 |
| Golcar United | Longfield Avenue | Huddersfield (Golcar) | 1,200 |
| Handsworth | Oliver's Mount | Sheffield (Darnall) | 2,500 |
| Horbury Town | Slazengers Sports Complex | Wakefield (Horbury) | 800 |
| Knaresborough Town | Manse Lane | Knaresborough | 1,000 |
| Liversedge | Clayborn | Liversedge | 2,000 |
| Parkgate | Roundwood Sports Complex | Rotherham (Rawmarsh) | 1,000 |
| Penistone Church | Church View Road | Penistone | 1,000 |
| Pickering Town | Mill Lane | Pickering | 2,000 |
| Rossington Main | Welfare Ground | Doncaster (New Rossington) | 2,000 |
| Sheffield | Home of Football Ground | Dronfield | 2,089 |
| Tadcaster Albion | Ings Lane | Tadcaster | 2,000 |
| Thackley | Dennyfield | Bradford | 3,000 |
| Wombwell Town | Recreation Ground | Barnsley (Wombwell) | 500 |
| Top goalscorer |
|---|
| Harrogate Railway Athletic 10–0 Glasshoughton Welfare(3 March 2026) |
| Glasshoughton Welfare 1–8 Armthorpe Welfare(4 October 2025) |
| Route One Rovers 9–1 Winterton Rangers(15 October 2025)South Leeds 6–4 Louth Town(21 February 2026)Harrogate Railway Athletic 10–0 Glasshoughton Welfare(3 March 2026) |
| Dearne & District(16 games) |
| Dearne & District(17 games) |
| Glasshoughton Welfare(10 games) |
| 565(Selby Town 1–1 Goole, 16 September 2025) |
| 23(Leeds UFCA 2–2 Louth Town, 13 December 2025) |
| 149 |
| ← 2024–25 2026–27 → |
| All statistics correct as of 8 April 2026. |
Division One consists of 22 clubs.
The following six clubs left Division One before the season:
- Dronfield Town - transferred to United Counties League Division One
- Horbury Town - promoted to Northern Counties East League Premier Division
- Shelley - resigned from league to the West Yorkshire Association Football League
- Swallownest - transferred to United Counties League Division One
- Wombwell Town - promoted to Northern Counties East League Premier Division
- Yorkshire Amateur - relegated to Regional Feeder Leagues
The following six clubs joined Division One before the season:
- Crowle Colts - promoted from Lincolnshire League
- Doncaster City - promoted from Central Midlands League Premier Division North
- Goole - relegated from NCEL Premier Division
- Route One Rovers - transferred from North West Counties League Division One North
- Leeds UFCA - promoted from Yorkshire Amateur League Supreme Division
- Winterton Rangers - relegated from NCEL Premier Division
| Club | Stadium | Location | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appleby Frodingham | Brumby Hall Sports Ground | Scunthorpe | 1,100 |
| Armthorpe Welfare | Welfare Ground | Doncaster (Armthorpe) | 2,500 |
| Athersley Recreation | Sheerien Park | Barnsley (Athersley North) | 2,000 |
| Brigg Town | The Hawthorns | Brigg | 2,500 |
| Club Thorne Colliery | Chesterfield Poultry Stadium | Doncaster (Moorends) | 1,200 |
| Crowle Colts | Windsor Park | Crowle | 500 |
| Dearne & District | Welfare Ground, Goldthorpe | Goldthorpe | 1,000 |
| Doncaster City | Welfare Ground, Armthorpe | Doncaster (Armthorpe) | 2,500 |
| Glasshoughton Welfare | Glasshoughton Centre | Castleford (Glasshoughton) | 2,000 |
| Goole | Victoria Pleasure Grounds | Goole | 3,000 |
| Harrogate Railway Athletic | Station View | Harrogate | 3,500 |
| Ilkley Town | Ben Rhydding Sports club | Ilkley | 700 |
| Leeds UCFA | Crofton Community Centre | Wakefield (Crofton) | 1,500 |
| Louth Town | Marshlands | Saltfleetby | 500 |
| Maltby Main | Muglet Lane | Rotherham (Maltby) | 2,000 |
| Nostell Miners Welfare | Crofton Community CentreCrofton, West Yorkshire | Wakefield (Crofton) | 1,500 |
| Route One Rovers | Myra Shay | Bradford | 500 |
| Selby Town | Richard Street | Selby | 5,000 |
| South Leeds | South Leeds Stadium | Leeds (Belle Isle) | 3,450 |
| Wakefield | Post Office Road | Featherstone | 6,954 |
| Winterton Rangers | The MKM Stadium, Winterton | Winterton | 3,000 |
| Worsbrough Bridge Athletic | Park Road | Barnsley (Worsbrough) | 2,000 |
| Tournament details |
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| England |
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The 2025–26 Northern Counties East Football League League Cup is the 43rd season of the league cup competition of the Northern Counties East Football League.
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
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