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| Founded | 1982 |
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| Country | England |
| Number of teams | 40 20 (Premier Division) 20 (Division One) |
| Level on pyramid | 9 and 10 |
| Promotion to | Level 8 Northern Premier League Division One East |
| Relegation to | Level 10 East Midlands Counties League Premier Division Level 11 Central Midlands League North or South Division Humber Premier League Premier Division Lincolnshire League Nottinghamshire Senior League Premier Division Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League Premier Division West Yorkshire League Premier Division York League Premier Division Yorkshire Amateur League Supreme Division |
| Domestic cup(s) | National FA Cup FA Vase League League Cup |
| Current champions | Worksop Town (Premier Division) Grimsby Borough (Division One) (2018–19) |
| Website | ncefl |
| Current: 2020–21 season | |
The Northern Counties East Football League is a semi-professional English football league. It has two divisions – Premier Division and Division One – which stand at the ninth and tenth levels of the football pyramid respectively.
History
The league was formed in 1982 following the merger of the Yorkshire League and Midland League.[1] For its inaugural season, the league consisted of five divisions. Since then, the league has undergone several changes to the point where it currently (2017) 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.[2]
The competition has several feeder leagues at level 11 of the pyramid, which may provide new member clubs each year:
- Central Midlands League North Division
- Humber Premier League Premier Division
- Lincolnshire League
- Nottinghamshire Senior League Premier Division
- Sheffield and Hallamshire County Senior League Premier Division
- West Yorkshire League Premier Division
- York League Premier Division
- Yorkshire Amateur League Supreme Division
Clubs are also liable to be transferred to other leagues if the FA deems it geographically suitable to do so.