The 2020–21 East Midlands Counties Football League season was the 13th and final season[1] of the East Midlands Counties Football League, a football competition in England at level 10 of the English football league system. The allocations for Steps 3 to 6 for season 2020–21 were announced by the FA on 21 July 2020.
The season started in September and was suspended in December a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. The league season was subsequently abandoned in February 2021.[2]
The scheduled restructuring of non-League took place at the end of the season, with new divisions added to the Combined Counties and United Counties leagues at Step 5 for 2021-22, along with new a division in the Northern Premier League at step 4.[3] Promotions from Steps 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 into Step 6 on the basis of a subjective application process. The East Midlands Counties League disbanded after most of its remaining clubs were assigned to the Northern Counties East and United Counties leagues' Step 6 divisions.[4]
| Competition: | East Midlands Counties Football League |
| Season: | 2020–21 |
| Promoted: | Eastwood Community Heanor Town Sherwood Colliery |
| Matches: | 105 |
| Total Goals: | 395 |
| Prevseason: | 2019–20 |
The league featured 19 clubs from the previous season, along with one new club:
| Club | Stadium | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside Park | |||
| Christchurch Meadow | |||
| Asterdale Bowl | |||
| Green Lane | |||
| Clipstone | Lido Ground | ||
| Lenton Lane | |||
| Eastwood | Coronation Park | ||
| Plains Road | |||
| Asterdale Sports Ground | |||
| Town Ground | |||
| Watnall Road | |||
| The Dovecote Stadium | |||
| Stag Ground | |||
| Ollerton Town | Walesby Lane | ||
| Selhurst Street | |||
| Kirklington Road | |||
| Debdale Park | |||
| Shirebrook Town | Langwith Road | ||
| Carnarvon Street | |||
| Regatta Way | |||