The 2020–21 Northern Counties East Football League season was the 39th in the history of Northern Counties East Football League, a football competition in England.
Due to the restrictions on clubs' ability to play matches in the COVID-19 lockdowns, competitions at Steps 3–6 were curtailed on 24 February 2021.
Promotions and restructuring The scheduled restructuring of non-League football took place at the end of the season, with a new division added to the Northern Premier League at Step 4 for 2021–22. Promotions from Steps 5 to 4 and 6 to 5 were based on points per game across all matches over the two cancelled seasons (2019-20 and 2020-21), while teams were promoted to Step 6 on the basis of a subjective application process. These resulted in three Northern Counties East teams joining the new Northern Premier Midlands division.
Premier Division
The Premier Division consisted of 20 clubs. The constitution of the division remained unchanged from the unfinished 2019–20 season.
League table
Stadia and locations
ClubStadiumCapacityAlbion SportsThrostle Nest3,500Athersley RecreationSheerien Park2,000Barton TownEuronics Ground3,000Bottesford TownBirch Park1,000Bridlington TownQueensgate3,000Eccleshill UnitedKings Way2,225Garforth TownWheatley Park3,000GooleVictoria Pleasure Grounds3,000Grimsby BoroughBradley Football Centre1,000HandsworthSandy Lane2,500Hemsworth Miners WelfareFitzwilliam Stadium2,000Knaresborough TownManse Lane1,000LiversedgeClayborn Ground2,000Maltby MainMuglet Lane2,000AFC MansfieldForest Town StadiumPenistone ChurchChurch View Road 1,000Silsden Keighley Road Stadium 1,500Staveley Miners WelfareInkersall Road5,000ThackleyDennyfield3,000Yorkshire AmateurBracken Edge1,550
Division One
Division One featured 19 clubs which competed in the previous season, along with one new club: Emley, transferred from the North West Counties League
League table
Stadia and locations
ClubStadiumCapacityArmthorpe WelfareWelfare Ground2,500Brigg TownThe Hawthorns2,500CampionScotchman RoadDronfield TownStonelow Ground500East HullDene Park2,000EmleyWelfare Ground2,000Glasshoughton WelfareGlasshoughton Centre2,000HallamSandygate Road1,000Hall Road RangersHaworth Park1,200Harrogate Railway AthleticStation View3,500North FerribyThe Dransfield Stadium3,000Nostell Miners WelfareThe Welfare Ground1,500ParkgateRoundwood Sports Complex1,000RetfordThe Rail 1,000Rossington MainWelfare Ground2,000Selby TownRichard Street5,000Skegness TownVertigo StadiumSwallownestMiners Welfare GroundWinterton RangersWest Street3,000Worsbrough Bridge AthleticPark Road2,000
League Cup
The 2020–21 Northern Counties East Football League League Cup should have been the 37th season of the league cup competition of the Northern Counties East Football League. Due to COVID-19 pandemic-related concerns, it was not played.
References
External links Northern Counties East Football League