2017/18 NCEL club allocation approved
26th May, 2017
The FA Leagues Committee have today approved the allocation of clubs in the Toolstation NCEL Premier Division and Division One for the 2017/18 season.
There will be 22 clubs in both divisions with Goole AFC coming down into the Premier Division from the Northern Premier League whilst Hall Road Rangers, Penistone Church and Pontefract Collieries come up from Division One.
Coming into the league in Division One will be East Yorkshire Carnegie from the Humber Premier League, FC Bolsover from the Central Midlands League and Swallownest from the Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League.
Meanwhile, the three teams relegated from the Premier Division are confirmed as Armthorpe Welfare, Barton Town Old Boys and Retford United.
Leaving the league are Cleethorpes Town who are promoted to the Northern Premier League whilst Nostella Miners Welfare and Westella & Willerby depart from Division One into Step 7 and Teversal are moving across to the East Midlands Counties League.
TOOLSTATION NCEL PREMIER DIVISION
1. AFC Mansfield
2. Albion Sports
3. Athersley Recreation
4. Bottesford Town
5. Bridlington Town
6. Clipstone
7. Garforth Town
8. Goole AFC (from Northern Premier League)
9. Hall Road Rangers (from Division One)
10. Handsworth Parramore
11. Harrogate Railway Athletic
12. Hemsworth Miners Welfare
13. Liversedge
14. Maltby Main
15. Parkgate
16. Penistone Church (from Division One)
17. Pickering Town
18. Pontefract Collieries (from Division One)
19. Rainworth Miners Welfare
20. Staveley Miners Welfare
21. Thackley
22. Worksop Town
TOOLSTATION NCEL DIVISION ONE
1. AFC Emley
2. Armthorpe Welfare (from Premier Division)
3. Barton Town Old Boys (from Premier Division)
4. Brigg Town
5. Campion
6. Dronfield Town
7. East Yorkshire Carnegie (from Humber Premier League)
8. Eccleshill United
9. FC Bolsover (from Central Midlands League)
10. Glasshoughton Welfare
11. Grimsby Borough
12. Hallam
13. Knaresborough Town
14. Ollerton Town
15. Retford United (from Premier Division)
16. Rossington Main
17. Selby Town
18. Shirebrook Town
19. Swallownest (from Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League)
20. Winterton Rangers
21. Worsbrough Bridge Athletic
22. Yorkshire Amateur
The allocation will be ratified at the NCEL's Annual General Meeting which takes place in Scarborough on Saturday 17th June, 2017.