The 2013–14 Northern Counties East Football League season was the 32nd in the history of Northern Counties East Football League, a football competition in England.
Hucknall Town were originally due to play in the Premier Division but it was announced on 9 July 2013 that they had decided to withdraw due to financial reasons, instead deciding to join the Central Midlands Football League.
Premier Division
The Premier Division featured 19 clubs which competed in the previous season, along with four new clubs. Clubs promoted from Division One: Albion Sports Athersley Recreation Plus: Basford United, promoted from the East Midlands Counties League Garforth Town, relegated from the Northern Premier League From this league, seven teams - Basford United, Bridlington Town, Brighouse Town, Retford United, Tadcaster Albion, Thackley and Worksop Parramore - applied for promotion.Applicants for promotion revealed - League website news page
At the end of the season Worksop Parramore merged with Handsworth at the end of the season to form Handsworth Parramore
League table
Results
Locations
Division One
Division One featured 19 clubs which competed in the previous season, along with three new clubs: Dronfield Town, promoted from the Central Midlands League Hall Road Rangers, relegated from the Premier Division Shaw Lane Aquaforce, promoted from the Sheffield and Hallamshire County Senior Football League
League table
Results
League Cup
The 2013–14 Northern Counties East Football League League Cup is the 32nd season of the league cup competition of the Northern Counties East Football League.
Calendar
Round Matches played Matches Clubs Preliminary round 17–18 September 2013 6 45 → 39 First round 1 October-6 November 2013 8 39 → 31 Second round 5 November 2013 – 22 January 2014 15 31 → 16 Third round 19 February-12 March 2014 8 16 → 8 Quarterfinals 18–31 March 2014 4 8 → 4 Semifinals 16 and 22 April 2014 2 4 → 2 Final 3 May 2014 1 2 → 1
Preliminary round
In the preliminary round, 12 teams from the Division One have been drawn together.
Home teamScoreAway teamAttendanceAppleby Frodingham2-3Hemsworth Miners Welfare26Cleethorpes Town3-1Hallam51Pontefract Collieries1-3Shirebrook Town79Rossington Main4-3Louth Town41Selby Town2-1Clipstone55Teversal4-1Dinnington Town32
First round
The six clubs which made it through the preliminary round enter into the draw with the remaining 10 teams from Division One.
Home teamScoreAway teamAttendanceA.F.C. Emley3-2Teversal F.C.83Hemsworth Miners Welfare0-0(aet)Grimsby Borough65Hemsworth Miners Welfare advance 4–2 on penalties.Bottesford Town1-2Hall Road Rangers34Dronfield Town2-1Shaw Lane Aquaforce111Eccleshill United2-1Cleethorpes Town10Rossington Main0-6Knaresborough Town51Shirebrook Town1-2(aet)Worsbrough Bridge Athletic55Yorkshire Amateur2-3(aet)Selby Town48
Second round
The 16 winners from the first round are joined by 22 of the clubs from the Premier Division. Long Eaton United received a bye to the third round after Hucknall Town resigned from the league after the draw had been made.
Home teamScoreAway teamAttendanceA.F.C. Emley1-2Retford United68Albion Sports1-3Eccleshill United30Hemsworth Miners Welfare1-2Knaresborough Town53Armthorpe Welfare0-2Thackley37Basford United1-3Brighouse Town71Bridlington Town2-0Athersley Recreation82Garforth Town4-2Hall Road Rangers58Glasshoughton Welfare2-4Tadcaster Albion56
Home teamScoreAway teamAttendanceHucknall TownW/OLong Eaton UnitedHucknall Town withdraw from leagueLiversedge3-5Dronfield Town32Lincoln Moorlands Railway2-5Winterton Rangers20Nostell Miners Welfare4-0Staveley Miners Welfare30Parkgate0-8Heanor Town63Pickering Town1-0(aet)Worsbrough Bridge Athletic74Worksop Parramore3-1Barton Town Old Boys54Selby Town2-2(aet)Maltby Main107Selby Town advance 4–2 on penalties.
Third round
Home teamScoreAway teamAttendanceEccleshill United2-1Tadcaster Albion40Brighouse Town2-2(aet)Long Eaton United50Long Eaton United advance 10–9 on penalties.Bridlington Town1-0Worksop Parramore67Garforth Town0-2Knaresborough Town81
Home teamScoreAway teamAttendanceHeanor Town4-1Thackley101Nostell Miners Welfare2-1Selby Town39Pickering Town4-2Dronfield Town116Winterton Rangers0-4Retford United77
Fourth round
Home teamScoreAway teamAttendancePickering Town1-2Long Eaton United129Retford United0-2Heanor Town94Nostell Miners Welfare0-1Eccleshill United37Bridlington Town0-1Knaresborough Town105
Semi-finals
Home teamScoreAway teamAttendanceLong Eaton United0-1Knaresborough Town91Heanor Town3-4Eccleshill United164
League Cup Final Match played at Bradford City's ground. Home teamScoreAway teamAttendanceEccleshill United2-2Knaresborough Town390Knaresborough Town win 4–2 on penalties.
References
External links Northern Counties East Football League