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 44
22 (Premier Division)
22 (Division One) Feeder to Northern Premier League Division One North
Northern Premier League Division One South Domestic cup(s) National
FA Cup
FA Vase
League
League 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 Profiles | ||
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 –
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:
Clubs are also liable to be transferred to other leagues if the FA deems it geographically suitable to do so.
Promoted
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.