2023–24 Northern Counties East Football League Explained

The 2023–24 season was the 42nd 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 2023.[1] Starting this season, the Premier Division (Step 5) in the league promotes two clubs; one as champions and one via a four-team play-off. This replaced the previous inter-step play-off system. For this season only, there was only one club relegated from the division.[2]

Emley were confirmed as Premier Division champions following a 5-0 away win at Goole on 30 March 2024 and were presented with the league trophy a week later in their final home game against Golcar United. Parkgate were confirmed as Division One winners on 25 April. Both divisional champions contested the League Cup final with Parkgate coming out as winners and therefore league and cup double winners.

Premier Division

Competition:Northern Counties East
Football League
Premier Division
Season:2023–24
Winners:Emley
Promoted:Emley
Garforth Town
Relegated:Maltby Main
Prevseason:2022–23
Nextseason:2024–25

The Premier Division featured 16 clubs which competed in the previous season, along with four new clubs:

League table

Play-offs

Final

Stadia and locations

ClubStadiumCapacity
Albion SportsHorsfall Stadium3,500
Barton TownEuronics Ground3,000
Bottesford TownBirch Park1,000
CampionScotchman Road1,000
Eccleshill UnitedKings Way2,225
EmleyFantastic Media Welfare Ground 2,000
Frickley AthleticWestfield Lane2,087
Garforth TownWheatley Park3,000
Golcar UnitedSkye Direct Stadium 1,200
GooleVictoria Pleasure Grounds3,000
HallamSandygate1,300
HandsworthOliver's Mount2,500
Knaresborough TownManse Lane1,000
Maltby MainMuglet Lane2,000
Penistone ChurchChurch View Road1,000
Pickering TownMill Lane2,000
Rossington MainWelfare Ground2,000
SilsdenKeighley Road Stadium1,500
Tadcaster AlbionIngs Lane2,000
ThackleyDennyfield3,000

Top goalscorers

(all competitions)

RankPlayerClubGoals
1Ruben JeromeEmley39
2Robbie FoxAlbion Sports33
3James WalshawEmley31
4Nathan KeightleyPenistone Church29
5Thomas WaudbyBarton Town27
Patrick SykesCampion
7Antony BrownPenistone Church26
Kayle PriceSilsden
9Oliver NormanTadcaster Albion25

Division One

Competition:Northern Counties East
Football League
Division One
Season:2023–24
Winners:Parkgate
Promoted:Parkgate
Beverley Town
Shirebrook Town
Relegated:Ollerton Town
Prevseason:2022–23
Nextseason:2024–25

Division One featured 18 clubs which competed in the previous season, along with five new clubs:

League table

Play-offs

Final

ClubStadiumCapacity
Armthorpe WelfareWelfare Ground2,500
Athersley RecreationSheerien Park2,000
Beverley TownNorwood Recreation Ground
Brigg TownThe Hawthorns2,500
Clay Cross TownMill Lane
Dronfield TownStonelow Ground500
Glasshoughton WelfareGlasshoughton Centre2,000
Harrogate Railway AthleticStation View3,500
Horbury TownSlazengers Sports Complex300
Louth TownMarshlands
Nostell Miners WelfareThe Welfare Ground1,500
Ollerton TownWalesby Lane Sports Ground
ParkgateRoundwood Sports Complex1,000
RetfordThe Rail1,000
Retford UnitedCannon Park2,000
Selby TownRichard Street5,000
Shirebrook TownLangwith Road2,000
Staveley Miners WelfareInkersall Road5,000
SwallownestMiners Welfare Ground500
WakefieldBelle Vue9,333
Wombwell TownRecreation Ground2,000
Worsbrough Bridge AthleticPark Road2,000
Yorkshire AmateurBracken Edge1,550

Top goalscorers

(all competitions)

|-!Rank!Player!Club!Goals|-| rowspan="1"|1| align=left| James Cusworth| align=left| Horbury Town| rowspan="1"|49|-| rowspan="1"|2| align=left| Kieren Watson| align=left| Shirebrook Town| rowspan="1"|40|-| rowspan="1"|3| align=left| Ross Duggan| align=left| Parkgate| rowspan="1"|39|-| rowspan="1"|4| align=left| Joe McFadyen| align=left| Beverley Town| rowspan="1"|33|-| rowspan="1"|5| align=left| Marcus Day| align=left| Shirebrook Town| rowspan="1"|31|-| rowspan="1"|6| align=left| Max Rhodes| align=left| Dronfield Town| rowspan="1"|30|-| rowspan="1"|7| align=left| Liam Owen| align=left| Retford United| rowspan="1"|29|-|-|}

League Cup

Northern Counties East Football League League Cup
Year:2023–24
Country:England
Num Teams:42
Champions:Parkgate
Runner-Up:Emley
Matches:42

The 2023–24 Northern Counties East Football League League Cup was the 42nd season of the league cup competition of the Northern Counties East Football League. The final was between the 2 divisional winners on Wednesday 8 May 2024, 7:45pm at Glanford Park, Scunthorpe.

Quarter-finals

TieHome team ScoreAway team
Tuesday 26 March 2024
1 2-2 Campion 168
Wednesday 27 March 2024
2 1-1 Rossington Main 143
Saturday 13 April 2024
3 Emley3-0 412
Saturday 27 April 2024
4 Parkgate 2-1 176

Semi-finals

TieHome team ScoreAway team
Tuesday 23 April 2024
1 1-2 Emley 283
Wednesday 1 May 2024
2 Parkgate 2-0 215

Final

TieHome team ScoreAway teamVenue
Wednesday 8 May 2024
1 0-3 Parkgate 667 Glanford Park, Scunthorpe

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The FA releases National League System club allocations for Steps 3-6 in 2023-24 term. 15 May 2023. The Football Association.
  2. Web site: Step 5 to 4 promotion/relegation update . 16 March 2023 . The FA.