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Country
  
England

Founded
  
1982

Website
  
Official site

Promotion to
  
Northern Premier League

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Divisions
  
Premier Division (1982–present)Division One (1982–present)Division Two (1982–91)Division Three (1985–86)

Number of teams
  
4422 (Premier Division)22 (Division One)

Feeder to
  
Northern Premier League Division One NorthNorthern Premier League Division One South

Domestic cup(s)
  
NationalFA CupFA VaseLeagueLeague Cup

Level on pyramid
  
English football league system

Relegation to
  
Central Midlands Football League

Current champions
  
Tadcaster Albion A.F.C., Hemsworth Miners Welfare F.C.

Instances
  
2016–17 Northern Counties East Football League

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The Northern Counties East Football League is an English football league that was founded in 1982 by the merger of the former Yorkshire League and Midland League. The league has two divisions – the Premier Division and Division One – which stand at the ninth and tenth levels of the football pyramid respectively.

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History

The league was formed in 1982 following the merger of the Yorkshire League and Midland League. For its inaugural season, the league consisted of five divisions. Since then, the league has undergone several changes to the point where it currently (2016) has two divisions of 22 teams –

  • 1982–84: Premier Division, Division One (North), Division One (South), Division Two (North), Division Two (South)
  • 1984–85: Premier Division, Division One (North), Division One (South), Division One (Central)
  • 1985–86: Premier Division, Division One, Division Two, Division Three
  • 1986–91: Premier Division, Division One, Division Two
  • 1991–: Premier Division, Division One

    • The league has maintained promotion and relegation between its divisions since its beginning. In 2015 a series of play-offs were introduced for the first time to determine a third promotee from Division One.

    The competition has several feeder leagues at level 11 of the pyramid, which provide new member clubs each year:

  • Central Midlands League North Division
  • Humber Premier League Premier Division
  • Sheffield and Hallamshire County Senior League Premier Division
  • West Riding County Amateur League Premier Division
  • West Yorkshire League Premier Division
  • York League Premier Division

    • Clubs are also liable to be transferred to other leagues if the FA deems it geographically suitable to do so.

    Since the league's formation in 1982, the following clubs have won promotion to higher levels of the English football league system – normally to the Northern Premier League –

    League Cup

    The league currently has just one cup competition, the League Cup, which is contested by every club in the league.

    President's Cup & Trophy

    In the past the league has had additional cup competitions. The Trophy was contested by the Division One clubs and the President's Cup which featured the top eight teams in each division from the previous season, provided they remain in the league.

    References

    Northern Counties East Football League Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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