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.
| 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:
| Club | Stadium | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albion Sports | Horsfall Stadium | 3,500 | |
| Barton Town | Euronics Ground | 3,000 | |
| Bottesford Town | Birch Park | 1,000 | |
| Campion | Scotchman Road | 1,000 | |
| Eccleshill United | Kings Way | 2,225 | |
| Emley | Fantastic Media Welfare Ground | 2,000 | |
| Frickley Athletic | Westfield Lane | 2,087 | |
| Garforth Town | Wheatley Park | 3,000 | |
| Golcar United | Skye Direct Stadium | 1,200 | |
| Goole | Victoria Pleasure Grounds | 3,000 | |
| Hallam | Sandygate | 1,300 | |
| Handsworth | Oliver's Mount | 2,500 | |
| Knaresborough Town | Manse Lane | 1,000 | |
| Maltby Main | Muglet Lane | 2,000 | |
| Penistone Church | Church View Road | 1,000 | |
| Pickering Town | Mill Lane | 2,000 | |
| Rossington Main | Welfare Ground | 2,000 | |
| Silsden | Keighley Road Stadium | 1,500 | |
| Tadcaster Albion | Ings Lane | 2,000 | |
| Thackley | Dennyfield | 3,000 | |
(all competitions)
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ruben Jerome | Emley | 39 | |
| 2 | Robbie Fox | Albion Sports | 33 | |
| 3 | James Walshaw | Emley | 31 | |
| 4 | Nathan Keightley | Penistone Church | 29 | |
| 5 | Thomas Waudby | Barton Town | 27 | |
| Patrick Sykes | Campion | |||
| 7 | Antony Brown | Penistone Church | 26 | |
| Kayle Price | Silsden | |||
| 9 | Oliver Norman | Tadcaster Albion | 25 |
| 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:
| Club | Stadium | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Armthorpe Welfare | Welfare Ground | 2,500 | |
| Athersley Recreation | Sheerien Park | 2,000 | |
| Beverley Town | Norwood Recreation Ground | ||
| Brigg Town | The Hawthorns | 2,500 | |
| Clay Cross Town | Mill Lane | ||
| Dronfield Town | Stonelow Ground | 500 | |
| Glasshoughton Welfare | Glasshoughton Centre | 2,000 | |
| Harrogate Railway Athletic | Station View | 3,500 | |
| Horbury Town | Slazengers Sports Complex | 300 | |
| Louth Town | Marshlands | ||
| Nostell Miners Welfare | The Welfare Ground | 1,500 | |
| Ollerton Town | Walesby Lane Sports Ground | ||
| Parkgate | Roundwood Sports Complex | 1,000 | |
| Retford | The Rail | 1,000 | |
| Retford United | Cannon Park | 2,000 | |
| Selby Town | Richard Street | 5,000 | |
| Shirebrook Town | Langwith Road | 2,000 | |
| Staveley Miners Welfare | Inkersall Road | 5,000 | |
| Swallownest | Miners Welfare Ground | 500 | |
| Wakefield | Belle Vue | 9,333 | |
| Wombwell Town | Recreation Ground | 2,000 | |
| Worsbrough Bridge Athletic | Park Road | 2,000 | |
| Yorkshire Amateur | Bracken Edge | 1,550 |
(all competitions)
| 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
| Tie | Home team | Score | Away 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 | Emley | 3-0 | 412 | ||
| Saturday 27 April 2024 | |||||
| 4 | Parkgate | 2-1 | 176 | ||
Semi-finals
| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday 23 April 2024 | |||||
| 1 | 1-2 | Emley | 283 | ||
| Wednesday 1 May 2024 | |||||
| 2 | Parkgate | 2-0 | 215 | ||
Final
| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday 8 May 2024 | ||||||
| 1 | 0-3 | Parkgate | 667 | Glanford Park, Scunthorpe | ||