2023–24 Northern Counties East Football League

The 2023–24 season was the 42nd in the history of the Northern Counties East Football League, a football competition in England.

Emley celebrate winning the 2023-24 Northern Counties East League title at Goole in March 2024

The allocations for Steps 5 and 6 this season were announced by The Football Association on 15 May 2023.[1] Starting this season, the Premier Division (Step 5) in the league promotes two clubs; one as champions and one via a four-team play-off. This replaced the previous inter-step play-off system. For this season only, there was only one club relegated from the division.[2]

Emley were confirmed as Premier Division champions following a 5-0 away win at Goole on 30 March 2024 and were presented with the league trophy a week later in their final home game against Golcar United. Parkgate were confirmed as Division One winners on 25 April. Both divisional champions contested the League Cup final with Parkgate coming out as winners and therefore league and cup double winners.

## Premier Division

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Football league season

Northern Counties East
Football League
Premier DivisionSeason| 2023–24

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Champions| Emley
Promoted| Emley
Garforth Town
Relegated| Maltby Main

← 2022–23

2024–25 →

The Premier Division featured 16 clubs which competed in the previous season, along with four new clubs:

* Campion, promoted from Division One
* Pickering Town, transferred from the Northern League
* Rossington Main, promoted from Division One
* Tadcaster Albion, relegated from the Northern Premier League

Emley lift the 2023-24 NCEL Premier Division trophy

### League table

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

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1  | Emley (C, P) | 38  | 26  | 7  | 5  | 99  | 29  | +70  | 85  | Promotion to the Northern Premier League
2  | Campion | 38  | 23  | 7  | 8  | 106  | 68  | +38  | 76  | Qualification for the play-offs
3  | Garforth Town (O, P) | 38  | 24  | 3  | 11  | 102  | 47  | +55  | 75
4  | Rossington Main | 38  | 22  | 6  | 10  | 72  | 49  | +23  | 72
5  | Albion Sports | 38  | 21  | 7  | 10  | 68  | 50  | +18  | 67[a]
6  | Penistone Church | 38  | 19  | 5  | 14  | 79  | 64  | +15  | 62  |
7  | Thackley | 38  | 18  | 7  | 13  | 61  | 57  | +4  | 61
8  | Knaresborough Town | 38  | 17  | 9  | 12  | 74  | 58  | +16  | 60
9  | Hallam | 38  | 17  | 8  | 13  | 71  | 59  | +12  | 59
10  | Silsden | 38  | 19  | 1  | 18  | 76  | 66  | +10  | 58
11  | Tadcaster Albion | 38  | 15  | 8  | 15  | 62  | 65  | −3  | 53
12  | Golcar United | 38  | 15  | 7  | 16  | 76  | 66  | +10  | 52
13  | Handsworth | 38  | 12  | 8  | 18  | 59  | 77  | −18  | 44
14  | Barton Town | 38  | 12  | 7  | 19  | 64  | 80  | −16  | 43
15  | Frickley Athletic | 38  | 12  | 6  | 20  | 62  | 79  | −17  | 42
16  | Eccleshill United | 38  | 12  | 5  | 21  | 51  | 75  | −24  | 41
17  | Bottesford Town | 38  | 9  | 8  | 21  | 51  | 89  | −38  | 35
18  | Goole | 38  | 10  | 4  | 24  | 56  | 112  | −56  | 34
19  | Pickering Town | 38  | 8  | 6  | 24  | 52  | 98  | −46  | 30
20  | Maltby Main (R) | 38  | 7  | 5  | 26  | 46  | 99  | −53  | 26  | Relegation to Division One

Source: Northern Counties East Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) head-to-head results[4]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. ^ Albion Sports were deducted three points for fielding an ineligible player.[3]

### Play-offs

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| Semi-finals | | | Final |

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| 2 | Campion | 0 | |
| 5 | Albion Sports | 2 |
| | 3 | Garforth Town | 0 (5) |
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| 3 | Garforth Town | 0 (4) |

| 4 | Rossington Main | 0 (2) |

#### Semifinals

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Campion v Albion Sports 27 April | Campion| 0–2|  Albion Sports | Manningham

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15:00 |  | Report |

* Flynn 48' (pen.), 50'

| Stadium: Scotchman Road
Attendance: 303

Garforth Town v Rossington Main 27 April |  Garforth Town | 0–0
(4–2 p)| Rossington Main| Garforth

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15:00 |  | Report |  | Stadium: Wheatley Park
Attendance: 976

#### Final

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Garforth Town v Albion Sports 4 May |  Garforth Town | 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(5–3 p)| Albion Sports| Garforth

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|  | Report |  | Stadium: Wheatley Park
Attendance: 1,391

### Stadia and locations

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Albion Sports

Barton Town

Bottesford Town

Campion

Eccleshill United

Emley

Frickley Athletic

Garforth Town

Golcar United

Goole

Hallam

Handsworth

Knaresborough
Town

Maltby Main

Penistone Church

Pickering Town

Rossington Main

Silsden

Tadcaster Albion

Thackley

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Location of the Premier Division clubs

Club  | Stadium  | Capacity

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Albion Sports | Horsfall Stadium[a] | 3,500
Barton Town | Euronics Ground | 3,000
Bottesford Town | Birch Park | 1,000
Campion | Scotchman Road | 1,000
Eccleshill United | Kings Way | 2,225
Emley | Fantastic Media Welfare Ground | 2,000
Frickley Athletic | Westfield Lane | 2,087
Garforth Town | Wheatley Park | 3,000
Golcar United | Skye Direct Stadium | 1,200
Goole | Victoria Pleasure Grounds | 3,000
Hallam | Sandygate | 1,300
Handsworth | Oliver's Mount | 2,500
Knaresborough Town | Manse Lane | 1,000
Maltby Main | Muglet Lane | 2,000
Penistone Church | Church View Road | 1,000
Pickering Town | Mill Lane | 2,000
Rossington Main | Welfare Ground | 2,000
Silsden | Keighley Road Stadium | 1,500
Tadcaster Albion | Ings Lane | 2,000
Thackley | Dennyfield | 3,000

1. ^ home of Bradford (Park Avenue) (groundshare)

### Top goalscorers

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(all competitions)

Rank  | Player  | Club  | Goals

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1  | Ruben Jerome  | Emley | 39
2  | Robbie Fox  | Albion Sports | 33
3  | James Walshaw  | Emley | 31
4  | Nathan Keightley  | Penistone Church | 29
5  | Thomas Waudby  | Barton Town | 27
Patrick Sykes  | Campion
7  | Antony Brown  | Penistone Church | 26
Kayle Price  | Silsden
9  | Oliver Norman  | Tadcaster Albion | 25

## Division One

[edit]

Football league season

Northern Counties East
Football League
Division OneSeason| 2023–24

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Champions| Parkgate
Promoted| Parkgate
Beverley Town
Shirebrook Town
Relegated| Ollerton Town

← 2022–23

2024–25 →

Division One featured 18 clubs which competed in the previous season, along with five new clubs:

* Clay Cross Town, promoted from Central Midlands League Premier Division South
* Louth Town, promoted from the Lincolnshire League
* Retford United, promoted from the Central Midlands League Premier Division North
* Wombwell Town, promoted from the Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League
* Yorkshire Amateur, relegated from the Premier Division

### League table

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

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1  | Parkgate (C, P) | 44  | 34  | 5  | 5  | 125  | 41  | +84  | 107  | Promotion to the Premier Division
2  | Beverley Town (O, P) | 44  | 32  | 7  | 5  | 132  | 49  | +83  | 103  | Qualification for the play-offs
3  | Shirebrook Town (P) | 44  | 31  | 7  | 6  | 114  | 45  | +69  | 100  | Qualification for the play-offs,
then promotion to the United Counties League
4  | Wakefield | 44  | 30  | 7  | 7  | 134  | 45  | +89  | 97  | Qualification for the play-offs
5  | Retford United | 44  | 28  | 9  | 7  | 121  | 47  | +74  | 93  | Qualification for the play-offs,
then transfer to the United Counties League
6  | Wombwell Town | 44  | 28  | 5  | 11  | 108  | 49  | +59  | 89  |
7  | Horbury Town | 44  | 25  | 8  | 11  | 119  | 66  | +53  | 83
8  | Brigg Town | 44  | 22  | 6  | 16  | 89  | 84  | +5  | 72
9  | Staveley Miners Welfare | 44  | 19  | 9  | 16  | 84  | 62  | +22  | 66  | Transfer to the United Counties League
10  | Dronfield Town | 44  | 19  | 7  | 18  | 90  | 78  | +12  | 64  |
11  | Harrogate Railway Athletic | 44  | 18  | 10  | 16  | 83  | 76  | +7  | 64
12  | Retford | 44  | 18  | 8  | 18  | 85  | 87  | −2  | 62  | Transfer to the United Counties League
13  | Louth Town | 44  | 18  | 7  | 19  | 76  | 72  | +4  | 61  |
14  | Selby Town | 44  | 18  | 5  | 21  | 96  | 89  | +7  | 59
15  | Worsbrough Bridge Athletic | 44  | 16  | 5  | 23  | 67  | 77  | −10  | 53
16  | Clay Cross Town | 44  | 14  | 6  | 24  | 61  | 89  | −28  | 48  | Transfer to the United Counties League
17  | Nostell Miners Welfare | 44  | 14  | 5  | 25  | 79  | 92  | −13  | 47  |
18  | Athersley Recreation | 44  | 13  | 5  | 26  | 61  | 109  | −48  | 44
19  | Armthorpe Welfare | 44  | 12  | 5  | 27  | 68  | 120  | −52  | 41
20  | Glasshoughton Welfare | 44  | 10  | 5  | 29  | 61  | 108  | −47  | 35
21  | Yorkshire Amateur | 44  | 10  | 8  | 26  | 49  | 121  | −72  | 35[a]
22  | Swallownest | 44  | 4  | 4  | 36  | 39  | 157  | −118  | 16
23  | Ollerton Town (R) | 44  | 1  | 1  | 42  | 28  | 206  | −178  | 4  | Relegation to the Central Midlands Alliance League

Source: Northern Counties East Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) head-to-head results[4]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. ^ Yorkshire Amateur were deducted three points for fielding an ineligible player.[5]

### Play-offs

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| Semi-finals | | | Final |

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| 2 | Beverley Town | 2 | |
| 5 | Retford United | 1 |
| | 2 | Beverley Town | 1 (4) |
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| 3 | Shirebrook Town | 4 |

| 4 | Wakefield | 0 |

#### Semifinals

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Beverley Town v Retford United 4 May |  Beverley Town | 2–1| Retford United| Winterton[6]

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* Tait 45'
* Hinchcliffe 85'

| Report |

* O'Connor 39'

| Stadium: West Street
Attendance: 540

Shirebrook Town v Wakefield 4 May |  Shirebrook Town | 4–0| Wakefield| Rawmarsh[6]

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* Watson 14', 25', 34' (pen.)
* Clayton 60'

| Report |  | Stadium: Roundwood Sports Complex
Attendance: 507

#### Final

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Beverley Town v Shirebrook Town 11 May |  Beverley Town | 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)| Shirebrook Town| Beverley

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15:00 |

* Hinchliffe  26'

| Report |

* McGowan 60'

| Stadium: Norwood Recreation Ground
Attendance: 1,525

Armthorpe Welfare

Athersley Recreation

Beverley Town

Brigg Town

Glasshoughton Welfare

Harrogate Railway Athletic

Horbury Town

Nostell MW

Parkgate

Selby Town

Swallownest

Wakefield

Wombwell Town

Worsbrough BA

Yorkshire Amateur

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Location of the clubs in the 2023–24 NCEL Division One on a map of Yorkshire and the Humber

Clay Cross Town

Dronfield Town

Louth Town

Ollerton Town

Retford

Retford United

Shirebrook

Staveley MW

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Location of the clubs in the 2023–24 NCEL Division One on a map of the East Midlands

Club  | Stadium  | Capacity

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Armthorpe Welfare | Welfare Ground | 2,500
Athersley Recreation | Sheerien Park | 2,000
Beverley Town | Norwood Recreation Ground |
Brigg Town | The Hawthorns | 2,500
Clay Cross Town | Mill Lane |
Dronfield Town | Stonelow Ground | 500
Glasshoughton Welfare | Glasshoughton Centre | 2,000
Harrogate Railway Athletic | Station View | 3,500
Horbury Town | Slazengers Sports Complex | 300
Louth Town | Marshlands |
Nostell Miners Welfare | The Welfare Ground | 1,500
Ollerton Town | Walesby Lane Sports Ground |
Parkgate | Roundwood Sports Complex | 1,000
Retford | The Rail | 1,000
Retford United | Cannon Park | 2,000
Selby Town | Richard Street | 5,000
Shirebrook Town | Langwith Road | 2,000
Staveley Miners Welfare | Inkersall Road | 5,000
Swallownest | Miners Welfare Ground | 500
Wakefield | Belle Vue | 9,333
Wombwell Town | Recreation Ground | 2,000
Worsbrough Bridge Athletic | Park Road | 2,000
Yorkshire Amateur | Bracken Edge | 1,550

### Top goalscorers

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(all competitions)

Rank  | Player  | Club  | Goals

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1  | James Cusworth  | Horbury Town | 49
2  | Kieren Watson  | Shirebrook Town | 40
3  | Ross Duggan  | Parkgate | 39
4  | Joe McFadyen  | Beverley Town | 33
5  | Marcus Day  | Shirebrook Town | 31
6  | Max Rhodes  | Dronfield Town | 30
7  | Liam Owen  | Retford United | 29

## League Cup

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Football tournament season

2023–24 Northern Counties East Football League League CupTournament details

Country| England
Teams| 42
Final positions
Champions| Parkgate
Runner-up| Emley
Tournament statistics
Matches played| 42

The 2023–24 Northern Counties East Football League League Cup was the 42nd season of the league cup competition of the Northern Counties East Football League. The final was between the 2 divisional winners on Wednesday 8 May 2024, 7:45pm at Glanford Park, Scunthorpe.

Quarter-finals

| Tie  | Home team  | Score  | Away team  | Att.

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Tuesday 26 March 2024
1 | Frickley Athletic | 2-2 (2-4 p) | Campion | 168
Wednesday 27 March 2024
2 | Handsworth | 1-1 (3-5 p) | Rossington Main | 143
Saturday 13 April 2024
3 | Emley | 3-0 | Bottesford Town | 412
Saturday 27 April 2024
4 | Parkgate | 2-1 | Silsden | 176

Semi-finals

| Tie  | Home team  | Score  | Away team  | Att.

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Tuesday 23 April 2024
1 | Rossington Main | 1-2 | Emley | 283
Wednesday 1 May 2024
2 | Parkgate | 2-0 | Campion | 215

Final

| Tie  | Home team  | Score  | Away team  | Att. | Venue

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Wednesday 8 May 2024
1 | Emley | 0-3 | Parkgate | 667 | Glanford Park, Scunthorpe

## References

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1. ^ "The FA releases National League System club allocations for Steps 3-6 in 2023-24 term". The Football Association. 15 May 2023.
2. ^ "Step 5 to 4 promotion/relegation update". The FA. 16 March 2023.
3. ^ "Points deduction for Lions". Northern Counties East Football League. 6 October 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
4. ^ a b "The FA Handbook 2020/2021 Part 29 Standardised Rules Section 12.2". The FA.
5. ^ "Points deduction for Ammers". Northern Counties East Football League. 6 October 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
6. ^ a b "Neutral venues for Semi-Finals of Division One Play-Offs". Northern Counties East Football League. 26 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.

## External links

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* Northern Counties East Football League

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* t
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2024–25
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

Seasons|

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Former clubs

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National teams|

* Senior (UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying, finals)
* U21 (UEFA Euro 2023 finals)
* U20 (2023 FIFA World Cup finals)
* U17 (UEFA Euro 2023 finals)

League
competitions|

| Level 1|

* Premier League

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Levels 2–4|

* English Football League (Championship, League One, League Two, play-offs)

Levels 5–6|

* National League (National, North, South)

Levels 7–8|

* Isthmian League (Premier, One North, One South Central, One South East)
* Northern Premier League (Premier, One East, One Midlands, One West)
* Southern League (Premier Central, Premier South, One Central, One South)

Levels 9–10|

* Combined Counties League (Premier North, Premier South, One)
* Eastern Counties League (Premier, One North, One South)
* Essex Senior League (level 9 only)
* Hellenic League (Premier, One)
* Midland League (Premier, One)
* Northern Counties East League (Premier, One)
* Northern League (One, Two)
* North West Counties League (Premier, One North, One South)
* Southern Combination League (Premier, One)
* Southern Counties East League (Premier, One)
* South West Peninsula League (Premier East, Premier West \- level 10 only)
* Spartan South Midlands League (Premier, One)
* United Counties League (Premier North, Premier South, One)
* Wessex League (Premier, One)
* Western League (Premier, One)

Cup
competitions|

| FA cups|

* FA Cup (Qualifying rounds, Final)
* FA Community Shield
* FA Trophy (Final)
* FA Vase (Final)

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EFL cups|

* EFL Cup (Final)
* EFL Trophy (Final)

Youth
competitions|

| Under-21|

* Professional U21 Development League
* Premier League Cup
* Premier League International Cup

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Under-18|

* Professional U18 Development League
* FA Youth Cup

Club seasons

Premier League|

* Arsenal
* Aston Villa
* Bournemouth
* Brentford
* Brighton & Hove Albion
* Burnley
* Chelsea
* Crystal Palace
* Everton
* Fulham
* Liverpool
* Luton Town
* Manchester City
* Manchester United
* Newcastle United
* Nottingham Forest
* Sheffield United
* Tottenham Hotspur
* West Ham United
* Wolverhampton Wanderers

Championship|

* Birmingham City
* Blackburn Rovers
* Bristol City
* Cardiff City
* Coventry City
* Huddersfield Town
* Hull City
* Ipswich Town
* Leeds United
* Leicester City
* Middlesbrough
* Millwall
* Norwich City
* Plymouth Argyle
* Preston North End
* Queens Park Rangers
* Rotherham United
* Sheffield Wednesday
* Southampton
* Stoke City
* Sunderland
* Swansea City
* Watford
* West Bromwich Albion

League One|

* Barnsley
* Blackpool
* Bolton Wanderers
* Bristol Rovers
* Burton Albion
* Cambridge United
* Carlisle United
* Charlton Athletic
* Cheltenham Town
* Derby County
* Exeter City
* Fleetwood Town
* Leyton Orient
* Lincoln City
* Northampton Town
* Oxford United
* Peterborough United
* Portsmouth
* Port Vale
* Reading
* Shrewsbury Town
* Stevenage
* Wigan Athletic
* Wycombe Wanderers

League Two|

* Accrington Stanley
* AFC Wimbledon
* Barrow
* Bradford City
* Colchester United
* Crawley Town
* Crewe Alexandra
* Doncaster Rovers
* Forest Green Rovers
* Gillingham
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* Salford City
* Stockport County
* Sutton United
* Swindon Town
* Tranmere Rovers
* Walsall
* Wrexham

* Summer 2023 transfers
* Winter 2023–24 transfers

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