The 2026–27 Northern Counties East Football League season is the 45th 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 14 May 2025.
Premier Division
The Premier Division consists of 20 clubs.
The following four teams left the division at the end of the 2025–26 season: Beverley Town - promoted to Northern Premier League Division One East Liversedge - promoted to Northern Premier League Division One East Sheffield - transferred to United Counties League Premier Division North Wombwell Town - relegated to NCEL Division One
The following four teams joined the division ahead of the 2026–27 season: Dearne & District - promoted from NCEL Division One Retford - promoted from UCL Division One Retford United - promoted from UCL Division One Worsbrough Bridge Athletic - promoted from NCEL Division One
Renaming: Eccleshill United was renamed Keighley Town
Premier Division table
Stadia and locations
ClubStadiumCapacityAlbion SportsMyra ShayBarton TownEuronics Ground3,000Bottesford TownBirch Park1,000Campion Scotchman RoadDearne & DistrictWelfare Ground, Goldthorpe Frickley Athletic Westfield Lane 2,087Golcar United Longfield Avenue 1,200HandsworthOliver's Mount2,500Horbury TownSlazengers Sports Complex 800Keighley TownCougar Park2,225Knaresborough TownManse Lane1,000ParkgateRoundwood Sports Complex1,000Penistone ChurchChurch View Road 1,000Pickering Town Mill Lane 2,000Retford Retford United Cannon Park Rossington MainWelfare Ground2,000Tadcaster Albion Ings Lane 2,000ThackleyDennyfield3,000Worsbrough Bridge AthleticPark Road2,000
Division One
Division One consists of 22 clubs.
The following six clubs left Division One before the season: Dearne & District - promoted to Northern Counties East League Premier Division Glasshoughton Welfare - relegated to Regional Feeder Leagues Louth Town - transferred to United Counties League Division One Maltby Main - transferred to United Counties League Division One Nostell Miners Welfare - relegated to Regional Feeder Leagues Worsbrough Bridge Athletic - promoted to Northern Counties East League Premier Division
The following six clubs joined Division One before the season: Field Olympic - promoted from West Yorkshire Association League Premier Division Hemsworth Miners Welfare - promoted from Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League Premier Division Immingham Town - promoted from Lincolnshire League Kinsley Boys - promoted from Central Midlands League Premier Division North LIV - promoted from Humber Premier League Premier Division Wombwell Town - relegated from NCEL Premier Division
League table
Stadia and locations
ClubLocationStadiumCapacityAppleby Frodingham Scunthorpe Brumby Hall Sports Ground 1,100Armthorpe Welfare Armthorpe Welfare Ground2,500Athersley Recreation Athersley Sheerien Park2,000Brigg Town Brigg The Hawthorns2,500Club Thorne Colliery Moorends Chesterfield Poultry Stadium1,200 Crowle Colts Crowle Windsor ParkDoncaster City Armthorpe Welfare Ground (groundshare with Armthorpe Welfare)2,500Field Olympic Bradford Olympic Park Goole Goole Victoria Pleasure Grounds3,000Harrogate Railway Athletic Harrogate Station View3,500Hemsworth Miners Welfare Fitzwilliam Just Football MDC Sports Stadium Ilkley Town Ilkley The MPM Stadium 700Immingham Town Immingham Woodlands Sports Ground Kinsley Boys Kinsley Kinsley Timber Stadium Leeds UCFA Crofton The Welfare Stadium LIV Kingston upon Hull Haworth Park (groundshare with Hull United A.F.C.) Route One Rovers Bradford Myra Shay Selby Town Selby Richard Street5,000South Leeds Leeds South Leeds Stadium 3,450Wakefield Pontefract The Hunters Stadium Winterton Rangers Winterton The MKM Stadium3,000Wombwell Town Wombwell Recreation Ground
League Cup
The 2026–27 Northern Counties East Football League League Cup is the 44th season of the league cup competition of the Northern Counties East Football League.
References
External links Northern Counties East Football League