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Northern Counties
East Football League
Division One

2025–26
Season information
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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.

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

Stadia and locations[]

Club Stadium Location Capacity
Appleby Frodingham Brumby Hall Sports Ground Scunthorpe 1,100
Armthorpe Welfare Welfare Ground Armthorpe 2,500
Athersley Recreation Sheerien Park Barnsley 2,000
Brigg Town The Hawthorns Brigg 2,500
Club Thorne Colliery Chesterfield Poultry Stadium Moorends 1,200
Crowle Colts Windsor Park Crowle 500
Dearne & District Welfare Ground, Goldthorpe Barnsley 1,000
Doncaster City Welfare Ground, Armthorpe Armthorpe 2,500
Glasshoughton Welfare Glasshoughton Centre Castleford 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 1,500
Louth Town Marshlands Saltfleetby 500
Maltby Main Muglet Lane Maltby 2,000
Nostell Miners Welfare Crofton Community Centre
Crofton, West Yorkshire
Wakefield 1,500
Route One Rovers Myra Shay Bradford 500
Selby Town Richard Street Selby 5,000
South Leeds South Leeds Stadium Leeds 3,450
Wakefield Post Office Road Featherstone 6,954
Winterton Rangers The MKM Stadium, Winterton Winterton 3,000
Worsbrough Bridge Athletic Park Road Barnsley 2,000

League table[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Wakefield 1 1 0 0 4 0 +4 3 Promotion to the Premier Division
2 Harrogate Railway Athletic 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 3 Qualification for the play-offs
3 Route One Rovers 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 3
4 Selby Town 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 3
5 South Leeds 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 3
6 Armthorpe Welfare 1 1 0 0 3 2 +1 3
7 Louth Town 1 1 0 0 3 2 +1 3
8 Maltby Main 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 3
9 Club Thorne Colliery 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 3
10 Crowle Colts 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 3
11 Winterton Rangers 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 3
12 Appleby Frodingham 1 0 0 1 2 3 −1 0
13 Brigg Town 1 0 0 1 2 3 −1 0
14 Doncaster City 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 0
15 Athersley Recreation 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 0
16 Ilkley Town 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 0
17 Nostell Miners Welfare 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 0
18 Dearne & District 1 0 0 1 1 3 −2 0
19 Goole 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 0
20 Leeds UFCA 1 0 0 1 0 3 −3 0 Possible relegation to a feeder league
21 Worsbrough Bridge Athletic 1 0 0 1 0 3 −3 0
22 Glasshoughton Welfare 1 0 0 1 0 4 −4 0
Updated to match(es) played on 27 July 2025. Source: Northern Counties East Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) head-to-head results

Results table[]

Home \ Away APF ARW ATH BRG CTC CWC D&D DON GHW GOO HRA ILK LEE LOU MAM NMW ROR SLB SLE WAK WIN WBA
Appleby Frodingham
Armthorpe Welfare 3–2
Athersley Recreation 0–1
Brigg Town
Club Thorne Colliery
Crowle Colts
Dearne & District 1–3
Doncaster City
Glasshoughton Welfare 0–4
Goole
Harrogate Railway Athletic 3–0
Ilkley Town 0–1
Leeds UFCA
Louth Town 3–2
Maltby Main 2–1
Nostell Miners Welfare 0–1
Route One Rovers 3–0
Selby Town
South Leeds 2–0
Wakefield
Winterton Rangers
Worsbrough Bridge Athletic
Updated to match(es) played on 27 July 2025. Source: Northern Counties East Football League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

External links[]

Northern Counties East Football League Division One 2023–24

Armthorpe Welfare · Athersley Recreation · Beverley Town · Brigg Town · Clay Cross Town · Dronfield Town · Glasshoughton Welfare · Harrogate Railway Athletic · Horbury Town · Louth Town · Nostell Miners Welfare · Ollerton Town · Parkgate · Retford · Retford United · Selby Town · Shirebrook Town · Staveley Miners Welfare · Swallownest · Wakefield · Wombwell Town · Worsbrough Bridge Athletic · Yorkshire Amateur

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