The NCEL has confirmed a revised constitution for the 2017/18 season following the news that Goole AFC are to stay in the Northern Premier League.

To ensure that there are 22 clubs in each division, the team that finished highest in the Premier Division and Division One relegation zones has been reprieved.

That means Barton Town Old Boys, who finished twentieth, will stay in the Premier Division whilst, in Division One, Westella & Willerby remain in the league despite ending the season in twenty-first spot.

Only two clubs will now be relegated from the Premier Division into Division One with the bottom two sides - Armthorpe Welfare and Retford United - demoted.

The rest of the changes remain the same with Hall Road Rangers, Penistone Church and Pontefract Collieries moving up into the top flight from Division One.

And, coming into the league from Step 7 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.

Leaving the league are Cleethorpes Town who are promoted to the Northern Premier League whilst Nostella Miners Welfare 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. Barton Town Old Boys
5. Bottesford Town
6. Bridlington Town
7. Clipstone
8. Garforth Town
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. Brigg Town
4. Campion
5. Dronfield Town
6. East Yorkshire Carnegie (from Humber Premier League)
7. Eccleshill United
8. FC Bolsover (from Central Midlands League)
9. Glasshoughton Welfare
10. Grimsby Borough
11. Hallam
12. Knaresborough Town
13. Ollerton Town
14. Retford United (from Premier Division)
15. Rossington Main
16. Selby Town
17. Shirebrook Town
18. Swallownest (from Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League)
19. Westella & Willerby
20. Winterton Rangers
21. Worsbrough Bridge Athletic
22. Yorkshire Amateur

These changes proposed by the NCEL were approved by the FA's Leagues Committee on Tuesday and will be ratified at the league's Annual General Meeting that takes place in Scarborough on Saturday 17th June, 2017.