1984–85 Northern Counties East Football League

Northern Counties East Football League
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The 1984–85 Northern Counties East Football League season was the 3rd in the history of Northern Counties East Football League. The league consisted of 68 teams.[1][2]

Premier Division

Premier Division
Champions Belper Town
Promoted None
Relegated Mexborough Town Athletic

The division featured 19 clubs, with the following new teams:

League table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Belper Town 36 25 6 5 74 30+44 81
2 Eastwood Town 36 23 3 10 98 59+39 72
3 Guiseley 36 21 7 8 78 47+31 70
4 Alfreton Town 36 20 6 10 69 39+30 66
5 Guisborough Town 36 18 8 10 71 49+22 62 Resigned
6 Denaby United 36 18 8 10 71 51+20 62
7 Arnold 36 17 9 10 72 49+23 60
8 Emley 36 16 7 13 67 52+15 55
9 Bridlington Trinity 36 16 5 15 71 67+4 53
10 Thackley 36 15 6 15 55 61−6 51
11 Spalding United 36 14 8 14 55 48+7 50
12 Sutton Town 36 14 5 17 45 69−24 47
13 Ilkeston Town 36 14 4 18 49 54−5 46
14 Pontefract Collieries 36 11 10 15 45 54−9 43
15 Bentley Victoria Welfare 36 11 6 19 47 67−20 39
16 Appleby Frodingham 36 8 9 19 46 73−27 33
17 Boston 36 8 6 22 35 88−53 30
18 Heanor Town 36 8 5 23 50 89−39 29
19 Mexborough Town Athletic (R) 36 2 8 26 32 84−52 14 Relegation to 1985–86 NCEL Division One

Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Division One North

Division One North
Champions Farsley Celtic
Promoted Farsley Celtic
Relegated None

The division featured 17 clubs, with the following new teams:

League table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Farsley Celtic (C) (P) 32 18 10 4 66 28+38 64 Promotion to NCEL Premier Division
2 Harrogate Town 32 17 9 6 61 35+26 60 Transferred to NCEL Division One
3 Bradley Rangers 32 16 11 5 61 35+26 59
4 Harrogate Railway Athletic 32 17 7 8 65 41+24 58
5 Bridlington Town 32 16 6 10 57 46+11 54
6 Rowntree Mackintosh 32 15 8 9 62 37+25 53
7 North Ferriby United 32 16 5 11 54 42+12 53
8 Liversedge 32 14 6 12 55 50+5 48 Transferred to NCEL Division Two
9 Garforth Miners 32 11 9 12 53 57−4 42
10 York Railway Institute 32 11 9 12 51 55−4 42
11 Pickering Town 32 11 8 13 37 43−6 41
12 Phoenix Park 32 10 8 14 57 59−2 38 Transferred to NCEL Division Three
13 Selby Town 32 10 7 15 43 59−16 37
14 Hall Road Rangers 32 9 6 17 45 70−25 33
15 Yorkshire Amateur 32 7 7 18 34 60−26 28
16 Collingham 32 5 12 15 42 71−29 27
17 Tadcaster Albion 32 3 4 25 23 78−55 13

Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Division One Central

Division One Central
Champions Armthorpe Welfare
Promoted Armthorpe Welfare
Relegated None

The division featured the following 16 new clubs:

League table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Armthorpe Welfare (C) (P) 30 21 5 4 68 26+42 68 Promotion to NCEL Premier Division
2 Brigg Town 30 19 7 4 68 36+32 64 Transferred to NCEL Division One
3 Woolley Miners Welfare 30 19 6 5 67 38+29 63
4 Ossett Albion 30 16 7 7 55 28+27 55
5 Hatfield Main 30 16 7 7 56 35+21 55
6 Pilkington Recreation 30 14 4 12 41 42−1 46
7 Thorne Colliery 30 13 6 11 54 45+9 45 Transferred to NCEL Division Two
8 Ossett Town 30 12 6 12 51 37+14 42
9 BSC Parkgate 30 12 6 12 52 41+11 42
10 Grimethorpe Miners Welfare 30 12 6 12 59 53+6 42
11 Maltby Miners Welfare 30 13 3 14 49 46+3 42
12 Yorkshire Main 30 11 8 11 53 56−3 41
13 Worsbrough Bridge Miners Welfare 30 8 7 15 48 67−19 31 Transferred to NCEL Division Three
14 Stocksbridge Works 30 6 2 22 31 76−45 20
15 Wombwell Sporting Association 30 3 5 22 23 70−47 14
16 Fryston Colliery Welfare 30 2 1 27 26 105−79 7

Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Division One South

Division One South
Champions Long Eaton United
Promoted Long Eaton United
Relegated None

The division featured 16 clubs, with the following new teams:

In addition, Norton Wodseats changed their name to Dronfield United.

League table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Long Eaton United (C) (P) 30 21 5 4 58 23+35 68 Promotion to NCEL Premier Division
2 Borrowash Victoria 30 20 5 5 64 32+32 65 Transferred to NCEL Division One
3 Dronfield United 30 18 4 8 55 35+20 58
4 Retford Town 30 17 5 8 60 36+24 56 Disbanded
5 Harworth Colliery Institute 30 14 7 9 42 33+9 49 Transferred to NCEL Division One
6 Sheffield 30 13 8 9 58 39+19 47
7 Staveley Works 30 13 5 12 42 39+3 44 Transferred to NCEL Division Two
8 Arnold Kingswell 30 12 6 12 48 42+6 42
9 Hallam 30 10 9 11 46 41+5 39
10 Frecheville Community Association 30 10 9 11 47 45+2 39
11 Lincoln United 30 10 8 12 37 35+2 38
12 Kiveton Park 30 10 5 15 29 49−20 35
13 Oakham United 30 8 8 14 30 44−14 32 Transferred to NCEL Division Three
14 Graham Street Prims 30 9 4 17 28 45−17 31
15 Blidworth Miners Welfare 30 7 1 22 32 87−55 22 Resigned
16 Kimberley Town 30 2 3 25 21 72−51 9 Transferred to NCEL Division Three

Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

References

  1. ↑ http://fchd.info/lghist/nce1985.htm
  2. ↑ http://www.ncefl.org.uk/tables/short/1984/