1987–88 Northern Counties East Football League

The 1987–88 Northern Counties East Football League season was the 6th in the history of Northern Counties East Football League, a football competition in England.

Premier Division

Northern Counties East
Football League
Premier Division
Season1987–88
ChampionsEmley
Matches played272
Goals scored795 (2.92 per match)

The Premier Division featured 12 clubs which competed in the previous season, along with five new clubs, promoted from Division One:

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Emley 32 20 8 4 57 21 +36 68
2 Armthorpe Welfare 32 21 5 6 56 36 +20 68
3 Denaby United 32 19 4 9 61 46 +15 61
4 Bridlington Town 32 18 5 9 63 25 +38 59
5 Thackley 32 16 8 8 50 37 +13 56
6 North Ferriby United 32 12 11 9 49 41 +8 47
7 Guiseley 32 14 5 13 52 51 +1 47
8 Pontefract Collieries 32 11 10 11 42 42 0 43
9 Grimethorpe Miners Welfare 32 11 9 12 46 49 −3 42
10 Hallam 32 11 6 15 48 53 −5 39
11 Hatfield Main 32 11 6 15 52 59 −7 39
12 Harrogate Railway Athletic 32 9 9 14 40 56 −16 36
13 Bridlington Trinity 32 8 9 15 52 68 −16 33
14 Long Eaton United 32 9 6 17 24 44 −20 33
15 Brigg Town 32 8 8 16 40 57 −17 32
16 Belper Town 32 5 12 15 32 52 −20 27
17 Ossett Albion 32 4 9 19 31 58 −27 21
Source: fchd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Map

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Location of the clubs in the 1987–88 NCEL Premier Division on a map of Yorkshire and the Humber
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Location of the clubs in the 1987–88 NCEL Premier Division on a map of the East Midlands

Division One

Northern Counties East
Football League
Division One
Season1987–88
ChampionsYork Railway Institute
RelegatedDronfield United
Matches played240
Goals scored758 (3.16 per match)

Division One featured 13 clubs which competed in the previous season, along with three new clubs, promoted from Division Two:

Also, Mexborough Town Athletic changed their name to Mexborough Town.

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 York Railway Institute 30 22 2 6 66 29 +37 68
2 Rowntree Mackintosh 30 20 5 5 74 35 +39 65
3 Maltby Miners Welfare 30 18 6 6 61 32 +29 60
4 BSC Parkgate 30 18 4 8 52 34 +18 58
5 Bradley Rangers 30 15 9 6 64 45 +19 54
6 Woolley Miners Welfare 30 14 8 8 69 39 +30 50
7 Eccleshill United 30 13 8 9 49 50 −1 47
8 Sheffield 30 13 4 13 38 34 +4 43
9 Immingham Town 30 9 10 11 41 40 +1 37
10 Frecheville Community Association 30 8 10 12 40 51 −11 34
11 Kiveton Park 30 10 4 16 29 51 −22 34
12 Staveley Works 30 9 5 16 42 65 −23 32 Resigned to the Central Midlands League
13 Pilkington Recreation 30 6 7 17 30 65 −35 25
14 Garforth Town 30 6 6 18 29 51 −22 24
15 Mexborough Town 30 6 5 19 38 62 −24 23
16 Dronfield United 30 3 7 20 36 75 −39 16 Relegated to Division Two
Source: fchd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.


Map

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Location of the clubs in the 1987–88 NCEL Division One on a map of Yorkshire and the Humber

Division Two

Northern Counties East
Football League
Division Two
Season1987–88
ChampionsPickering Town
PromotedCollingham
Pickering Town
Matches played210
Goals scored655 (3.12 per match)

Division Two featured 15 clubs which competed in the previous season, no new clubs joined the division this season.

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Pickering Town 28 18 6 4 66 33 +33 60 Promoted to Division One
2 Collingham 28 16 9 3 63 26 +37 57
3 Yorkshire Amateur 28 16 9 3 44 23 +21 57
4 Ossett Town 28 16 7 5 78 37 +41 55
5 Worsbrough Bridge Miners Welfare 28 14 4 10 54 43 +11 46
6 Liversedge 28 13 5 10 51 40 +11 44
7 Yorkshire Main 28 11 8 9 53 58 −5 41
8 Stocksbridge Park Steels 28 11 7 10 50 37 +13 40
9 Winterton Rangers 28 10 7 11 47 47 0 37
10 Selby Town 28 9 4 15 39 48 −9 31
11 Hall Road Rangers 28 9 4 15 35 63 −28 31
12 Glasshoughton Welfare 28 6 12 10 29 35 −6 30
13 Fryston Colliery Welfare 28 6 4 18 30 60 −30 22
14 Wombwell Sporting Association 28 5 5 18 27 60 −33 20 Resigned to the Central Midlands League
15 Tadcaster Albion 28 1 7 20 19 75 −56 10
Source: fchd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Map

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Location of the clubs in the 1987–88 NCEL Division Two on a map of Yorkshire and the Humber

References