1983–84 Northern Counties East Football League

The 1983–84 Northern Counties East Football League season was the second in the history of Northern Counties East Football League, a football competition in England.

Premier Division

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Northern Counties East
Football League
Premier Division
Season1983–84
ChampionsSpalding United
Matches played306
Goals scored948 (3.1 per match)

The Premier Division featured 18 clubs which competed in the previous season, no new clubs joined the division this season.

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Spalding United 34 20 8 6 76 43 33 48
2 Arnold 34 22 3 9 82 37 45 47
3 Emley 34 20 7 7 59 32 27 47
4 Alfreton Town 34 18 6 10 56 32 24 42
5 Eastwood Town 34 17 7 10 75 49 26 41
6 Ilkeston Town 34 14 11 9 49 38 11 39
7 Guiseley 34 14 11 9 54 48 6 39
8 Guisborough Town 34 16 6 12 58 54 4 38
9 Thackley 34 14 6 14 61 54 7 34
10 Winterton Rangers 34 13 7 14 48 42 6 33 Club folded
11 Belper Town 34 12 8 14 47 46 1 32
12 Boston 34 10 12 12 46 57 −11 32
13 Sutton Town 34 10 7 17 36 63 −27 27
14 Appleby Frodingham 34 8 9 17 51 75 −24 25
15 Mexborough Town Athletic 34 6 12 16 34 68 −34 24
16 Bridlington Trinity 34 7 9 18 40 60 −20 23
17 Heanor Town 34 7 9 18 31 68 −37 23
18 Bentley Victoria Welfare 34 6 6 22 45 82 −37 18
Source: fchd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Location of the clubs in the 1983–84 NCEL Premier Division on a map of the East Midlands (ET = Eastwood Town, HT = Heanor Town)

Division One North

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Northern Counties East
Football League
Division One North
Season1983–84
ChampionsPontefract Collieries
PromotedPontefract Collieries
Matches played182
Goals scored571 (3.14 per match)

Division One North featured 12 clubs which competed in the previous season, along with two new clubs, promoted from Division Two North:

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Pontefract Collieries 26 17 5 4 43 24 19 39 Promoted to the Premier Division
2 Rowntree Mackintosh 26 16 2 8 59 43 16 34
3 Farsley Celtic 26 12 6 8 51 33 18 30
4 Bradley Rangers 26 12 6 8 35 36 −1 30
5 Ossett Albion 26 10 9 7 44 30 14 29 Transferred to Division One Central
6 Garforth Miners 26 10 8 8 45 33 12 28
7 Harrogate Town 26 12 4 10 43 31 12 28
8 Scarborough reserves 26 9 7 10 42 43 −1 25 Resigned from the league
9 North Ferriby United 26 8 8 10 33 35 −2 24
10 York Railway Institute 26 9 6 11 35 45 −10 24
11 Bridlington Town 26 7 9 10 30 50 −20 23
12 Hatfield Main 26 6 7 13 38 45 −7 19 Transferred to Division One Central
13 Liversedge 26 5 7 14 29 53 −24 17
14 Ossett Town 26 4 6 16 34 60 −26 14 Transferred to Division One Central
Source: fchd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.


Division One South

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Northern Counties East
Football League
Division One South
Season1983–84
ChampionsBorrowash Victoria
PromotedDenaby United
Matches played182
Goals scored526 (2.89 per match)

Division One South featured 12 clubs which competed in the previous season, along with two new clubs, promoted from Division Two South:

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Borrowash Victoria 26 18 3 5 61 24 37 39
2 Denaby United 26 16 4 6 58 28 30 36 Promoted to the Premier Division
3 Woolley Miners Welfare 26 14 6 6 61 33 28 34 Transferred to Division One Central
4 Sheffield 26 12 6 8 44 38 6 30
5 Lincoln United 26 11 7 8 39 30 9 29
6 Maltby Miners Welfare 26 11 7 8 36 29 7 27[a] Transferred to Division One Central
7 BSC Parkgate 26 11 5 10 29 29 0 27
8 Staveley Works 26 10 5 11 41 34 7 25
9 Hallam 26 8 7 11 28 39 −11 23
10 Long Eaton United 26 7 8 11 24 38 −14 22
11 Frecheville Community Association 26 6 10 10 33 48 −15 22
12 Arnold Kingswell 26 7 7 12 30 44 −14 21
13 Norton Woodseats 26 5 4 17 23 59 −36 14
14 Harworth Colliery Institute 26 5 3 18 19 53 −34 13
Source: fchd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Maltby Miners Welfare were deducted 2 points.

Division Two North

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Northern Counties East
Football League
Division Two North
Season1983–84
ChampionsHarrogate Railway Athletic
Matches played182
Goals scored569 (3.13 per match)

Division Two North featured 12 clubs which competed in the previous season, along with two new clubs:

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Harrogate Railway Athletic 26 19 6 1 72 23 49 44 Promoted to Division One North
2 Armthorpe Welfare 26 17 5 4 48 26 22 39 Promoted to Division One Central
3 Yorkshire Amateur 26 14 7 5 42 21 21 35 Promoted to Division One North
4 Selby Town 26 12 7 7 48 30 18 31
5 Phoenix Park 26 12 7 7 49 36 13 31
6 Pickering Town 26 13 2 11 36 34 2 28
7 Fryston Colliery Welfare 26 10 6 10 48 41 7 26 Promoted to Division One Central
8 Thorne Colliery 26 10 6 10 43 41 2 26
9 Grimethorpe Miners Welfare 26 8 9 9 38 39 −1 25
10 Hall Road Rangers 26 5 8 13 36 57 −21 18 Promoted to Division One North
11 Collingham 26 5 6 15 26 47 −21 16
12 Pilkington Recreation 26 4 7 15 33 55 −22 15 Promoted to Division One Central
13 Tadcaster Albion 26 3 9 14 23 56 −33 15 Promoted to Division One North
14 Brook Sports 26 5 5 16 27 63 −36 15 Resigned from the league
Source: fchd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Division Two South

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Northern Counties East
Football League
Division Two South
Season1983–84
ChampionsRetford Town
Matches played156
Goals scored522 (3.35 per match)

Division Two South featured nine clubs which competed in the previous season, along with four new clubs:

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Retford Town 24 18 3 3 63 22 41 39 Promoted to Division One South
2 Kimberley Town 24 16 4 4 39 21 18 36
3 Graham Street Prims 24 15 3 6 58 37 21 33
4 Brigg Town 24 13 6 5 44 30 14 32 Promoted to Division One Central
5 Oakham United 24 12 3 9 44 28 16 27 Promoted to Division One South
6 Yorkshire Main 24 12 3 9 44 37 7 27 Promoted to Division One Central
7 Worsbrough Bridge Miners Welfare 24 12 3 9 51 46 5 27
8 Wombwell Sporting Association 24 7 6 11 28 37 −9 20
9 Blidworth Miners Welfare 24 8 3 13 32 52 −20 19 Promoted to Division One South
10 Kiveton Park 24 7 4 13 31 41 −10 18
11 Stocksbridge Works 24 6 5 13 40 44 −4 17 Promoted to Division One Central
12 Retford Rail 24 5 4 15 27 53 −26 14 Resigned
13 Sutton Trinity 24 0 3 21 21 74 −53 3 Resigned to the Central Midlands League
Source: fchd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

References

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