1997–98 Northern Counties East Football League

The 1997–98 Northern Counties East Football League season was the 16th in the history of Northern Counties East Football League, a football competition in England.

## Premier Division

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Football league season

Northern Counties East
Football League
Premier DivisionSeason| 1997–98

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Champions| Hucknall Town
Promoted| Hucknall Town
Relegated| Hatfield Main
Matches played| 380
Goals scored| 1,199 (3.16 per match)

← 1996–97

1998–99 →

The Premier Division featured 18 clubs which competed in the previous season, along with two new clubs:

* Curzon Ashton, relegated from the Northern Premier League
* Eccleshill United, promoted from Division One

### League table

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation

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1  | Hucknall Town | 38  | 26  | 8  | 4  | 90  | 34  | +56  | 86  | Promoted to the Northern Premier League Division One
2  | North Ferriby United | 38  | 25  | 6  | 7  | 89  | 37  | +52  | 81  |
3  | Ossett Albion | 38  | 21  | 11  | 6  | 59  | 25  | +34  | 74
4  | Brigg Town | 38  | 20  | 10  | 8  | 76  | 40  | +36  | 70
5  | Glasshoughton Welfare | 38  | 17  | 9  | 12  | 66  | 64  | +2  | 60
6  | Maltby Main | 38  | 17  | 8  | 13  | 51  | 40  | +11  | 59
7  | Ossett Town | 38  | 17  | 7  | 14  | 67  | 53  | +14  | 58
8  | Eccleshill United | 38  | 16  | 9  | 13  | 64  | 58  | +6  | 57
9  | Armthorpe Welfare | 38  | 16  | 8  | 14  | 60  | 44  | +16  | 56
10  | Selby Town | 38  | 15  | 6  | 17  | 60  | 75  | −15  | 51
11  | Thackley | 38  | 12  | 12  | 14  | 48  | 55  | −7  | 48
12  | Denaby United | 38  | 14  | 6  | 18  | 55  | 68  | −13  | 48
13  | Pontefract Collieries | 38  | 13  | 9  | 16  | 60  | 76  | −16  | 48
14  | Arnold Town | 38  | 10  | 16  | 12  | 55  | 52  | +3  | 46
15  | Sheffield | 38  | 13  | 7  | 18  | 62  | 72  | −10  | 46
16  | Pickering Town | 38  | 12  | 8  | 18  | 56  | 68  | −12  | 44
17  | Hallam | 38  | 10  | 10  | 18  | 52  | 77  | −25  | 40
18  | Liversedge | 38  | 7  | 9  | 22  | 41  | 88  | −47  | 30
19  | Curzon Ashton | 38  | 7  | 8  | 23  | 42  | 75  | −33  | 29  | Relegated to the North West Counties League
20  | Hatfield Main | 38  | 6  | 5  | 27  | 46  | 98  | −52  | 23  | Relegated to Division One

Source: fchd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

## Division One

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Football league season

Northern Counties East
Football League
Division OneSeason| 1997–98

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Champions| Garforth Town
Promoted| Garforth Town
Staveley Miners Welfare
Relegated| Blidworth Welfare
Matches played| 210
Goals scored| 820 (3.9 per match)

← 1996–97

1998–99 →

Division One featured 14 clubs which competed in the previous season, along with one new club:

* Staveley Miners Welfare, joined from the Central Midlands League

### League table

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation

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1  | Garforth Town | 28  | 23  | 3  | 2  | 77  | 17  | +60  | 72  | Promoted to the Premier Division
2  | Staveley Miners Welfare | 28  | 15  | 9  | 4  | 51  | 30  | +21  | 54
3  | Hall Road Rangers | 28  | 16  | 4  | 8  | 68  | 34  | +34  | 52  |
4  | Glapwell | 28  | 14  | 4  | 10  | 59  | 50  | +9  | 46
5  | Parkgate | 28  | 14  | 3  | 11  | 61  | 47  | +14  | 45
6  | Louth United | 28  | 14  | 2  | 12  | 73  | 50  | +23  | 44
7  | Worsbrough Bridge Miners Welfare | 28  | 13  | 4  | 11  | 58  | 57  | +1  | 43
8  | Borrowash Victoria | 28  | 11  | 8  | 9  | 67  | 50  | +17  | 41
9  | Rossington Main | 28  | 11  | 4  | 13  | 41  | 46  | −5  | 37
10  | Winterton Rangers | 28  | 11  | 3  | 14  | 41  | 55  | −14  | 36
11  | Harrogate Railway Athletic | 28  | 10  | 4  | 14  | 58  | 52  | +6  | 34
12  | Brodsworth Miners Welfare | 28  | 8  | 9  | 11  | 53  | 43  | +10  | 33
13  | Tadcaster Albion | 28  | 8  | 6  | 14  | 56  | 46  | +10  | 30
14  | Yorkshire Amateur | 28  | 8  | 5  | 15  | 49  | 57  | −8  | 29
15  | Blidworth Welfare | 28  | 0  | 0  | 28  | 8  | 186  | −178  | 0  | Relegated to the Central Midlands League

Source: fchd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

## External links

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* Northern Counties East Football League

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clubs|

| Premier Division|

* Albion Sports
* Barton Town
* Beverley Town
* Bottesford Town
* Campion
* Eccleshill United
* Frickley Athletic
* Golcar United
* Goole
* Hallam
* Handsworth
* Knaresborough Town
* Parkgate
* Penistone Church
* Pickering Town
* Rossington Main
* Silsden
* Tadcaster Albion
* Thackley
* Winterton Rangers

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Division One|

* Appleby Frodingham
* Armthorpe Welfare
* Athersley Recreation
* Brigg Town
* Club Thorne Colliery
* Dearne & District
* Dronfield Town
* Glasshoughton Welfare
* Harrogate Railway Athletic
* Horbury Town
* Ilkley Town
* Louth Town
* Maltby Main
* Nostell Miners Welfare
* Selby Town
* Shelley
* South Leeds
* Swallownest
* Wakefield
* Wombwell Town
* Worsbrough Bridge Athletic
* Yorkshire Amateur

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Former clubs

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National teams|

* 1998 FIFA World Cup (UEFA Qualification Group 2
* Group G
* Knockout stage
* Squad)
* Glenn Hoddle

League competitions|

| Level 1|

* Premier League

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Levels 2–4|

* Football League (First Division, Second Division, Third Division, play-offs)

Level 5|

* Football Conference

Levels 6–7|

* Isthmian League (Premier, One)
* Northern Premier League (Premier, One)
* Southern League (Premier, Midland, Southern)

Levels 8–9|

* Isthmian League (Two, Three)
* Combined Counties League (level 8 only)
* Eastern Counties League (Premier, One)
* Essex Senior League (level 8 only)
* Hellenic League (Premier, One)
* Kent League (level 8 only)
* Midland Alliance (level 8 only)
* Midland Football Combination (level 9 only)
* North West Counties League (One, Two)
* Northern Counties East League (Premier, One)
* Northern League (One, Two)
* Spartan South Midlands League (Premier North, Premier South, Senior)
* Sussex County League (One, Two)
* United Counties League (Premier, One)
* Wessex League (level 8 only)
* West Midlands (Regional) League (level 9 only)
* Western League (Premier, One)

Cup competitions|

| FA cups|

* FA Cup (Qualifying rounds, Final)
* Charity Shield
* FA Trophy (Final)

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Football League cups|

* League Cup (Final)
* Football League Trophy (Final)

European competitions|

* Champions League
* UEFA Cup
* Cup Winners' Cup
* Intertoto Cup

Club seasons

Premier League|

* Arsenal
* Aston Villa
* Barnsley
* Blackburn Rovers
* Bolton Wanderers
* Chelsea
* Coventry City
* Crystal Palace
* Derby County
* Everton
* Leeds United
* Leicester City
* Liverpool
* Manchester United
* Newcastle United
* Sheffield Wednesday
* Southampton
* Tottenham Hotspur
* West Ham United
* Wimbledon

First Division|

* Birmingham City
* Bradford City
* Bury
* Charlton Athletic
* Crewe Alexandra
* Huddersfield Town
* Ipswich Town
* Manchester City
* Middlesbrough
* Norwich City
* Nottingham Forest
* Oxford United
* Portsmouth
* Port Vale
* Queens Park Rangers
* Reading
* Sheffield United
* Stockport County
* Stoke City
* Sunderland
* Swindon Town
* Tranmere Rovers
* West Bromwich Albion
* Wolverhampton Wanderers

Second Division|

* Blackpool
* Bournemouth
* Brentford
* Bristol City
* Bristol Rovers
* Burnley
* Carlisle United
* Chesterfield
* Fulham
* Gillingham
* Grimsby Town
* Luton Town
* Millwall
* Northampton Town
* Oldham Athletic
* Plymouth Argyle
* Preston North End
* Southend United
* Walsall
* Watford
* Wigan Athletic
* Wrexham
* Wycombe Wanderers
* York City

Third Division|

* Barnet
* Brighton & Hove Albion
* Cambridge United
* Cardiff City
* Chester City
* Colchester United
* Darlington
* Doncaster Rovers
* Exeter City
* Hartlepool United
* Hull City
* Leyton Orient
* Lincoln City
* Macclesfield Town
* Mansfield Town
* Notts County
* Peterborough United
* Rochdale
* Rotherham United
* Scarborough
* Scunthorpe United
* Shrewsbury Town
* Swansea City
* Torquay United

* Summer 1997 transfers
* Winter 1997–98 transfers

*[Pos]: Position
*[Pld]: Played
*[W]: Won
*[D]: Drawn
*[L]: Lost
*[GF]: Goals for
*[GA]: Goals against
*[GD]: Goal difference
*[Pts]: Points
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