2015–16 Northern Counties East Football League
The 2015–16 Northern Counties East Football League season was the 34th in the history of the Northern Counties East Football League, a football competition in England.
For the first time, a series of Division 1 play-offs will decide a third promotion winner to the Premier Division.
Premier Division
The Premier Division featured 18 clubs which competed in the previous season, along with four new clubs.- Clubs promoted from Division One:
- *Clipstone
- *Pontefract Collieries
- Clubs relegated from the Northern Premier League:
- *Brigg Town
- *Rainworth Miners Welfare
League table
Results
Stadia and locations
| Club | Stadium |
| Albion Sports | Throstle Nest |
| Armthorpe Welfare | Welfare Ground |
| Athersley Recreation | Sheerien Park |
| Barton Town Old Boys | Euronics Ground |
| Bridlington Town | Queensgate |
| Brigg Town | The Hawthorns |
| Cleethorpes Town | Bradley Football Centre |
| Clipstone | Clipstone Road |
| Garforth Town | Wheatley Park |
| Handsworth Parramore | Sandy Lane |
| Liversedge | Clayborn Ground |
| Maltby Main | Muglet Lane |
| Nostell Miners Welfare | The Welfare Ground |
| Parkgate | Roundwood Sports Complex |
| Pickering Town | Recreation Club |
| Pontefract Collieries | Skinner Lane |
| Rainworth Miners Welfare | Welfare Ground |
| Retford United | Cannon Park |
| Staveley Miners Welfare | Inkersall Road |
| Tadcaster Albion | Ings Lane |
| Thackley | Dennyfield |
| Worksop Town | Sandy Lane |
Division One
Division One featured 17 clubs which competed in the previous season, along with three new clubs:- Glasshoughton Welfare, relegated from the Premier Division
- Hull United, promoted from the Humber Premier League
- Westella & Willerby, promoted from the Central Midlands Football League
League table
Play-offs
Semi-finalsFinal
Results
Stadia and locations
| Club | Stadium |
| Bottesford Town | Birch Park |
| Dronfield Town | Stonelow Ground |
| Eccleshill United | Kings Way |
| AFC Emley | The Welfare Ground |
| Glasshoughton Welfare | Glasshoughton Centre |
| Grimsby Borough | Bradley Football Centre |
| Hall Road Rangers | Howarth Park |
| Hallam | Sandygate Road |
| Hemsworth Miners Welfare | Fitzwilliam Stadium |
| Hull United | Craven Park |
| Knaresborough Town | Manse Lane |
| Lincoln Moorlands Railway | Lincoln Moorlands Club |
| AFC Mansfield | Forest Town Stadium |
| Penistone Church | Church View Road |
| Rossington Main | Welfare Ground |
| Selby Town | Richard Street |
| Shirebrook Town | Langwith Road |
| Teversal | Teversal Grange |
| Westella & Willerby | Euronics Ground |
| Winterton Rangers | West Street |
| Worsbrough Bridge Athletic | Park Road |
| Yorkshire Amateur | Bracken Edge |
League Cup
The 2015–16 Northern Counties East Football League League Cup is the 34th season of the league cup competition of the Northern Counties East Football League.First Round
| Home team | Score | Away team | Attendance |
| Glasshoughton Welfare | 4–3 | Lincoln Moorlands Railway | 60 |
| Hemsworth Miners Welfare | 3–4 | A.F.C. Emley | 89 |
| Shirebrook Town | 1–0 | Dronfield Town | 113 |
| Home team | Score | Away team | Attendance |
| Teversal | 1–0 | Hull United | 59 |
| Westella & Willerby | 0–1 | Selby Town | 127 |
| Yorkshire Amateur | 5–4 | Hall Road Rangers | 53 |
Second Round
| Home team | Score | Away team | Attendance |
| Barton Town Old Boys | 2–1 | Rossington Main | 86 |
| Winterton Rangers | 2–4 | Pontefract Collieries | 41 |
| Worsbrough Bridge Athletic | 0–1 | Brigg Town | 51 |
Third Round
| Home team | Score | Away team | Attendance |
| A.F.C. Mansfield | 1–2 | Knaresborough Town | 58 |
| Bottesford Town | 2–3 | A.F.C. Emley | 46 |
| Bridlington Town | 4–0 | Brigg Town | 84 |
| Clipstone | 1–2 | Grimsby Borough | 44 |
| Garforth Town | 1–2 | Staveley Miners Welfare | 80 |
| Glasshoughton Welfare | 0–2 | Pickering Town | 66 |
| Handsworth Parramore | 5–1 | Shirebrook Town | 73 |
| Hallam | 1–2 | Selby Town | 81 |
| Home team | Score | Away team | Attendance |
| Parkgate | 1–3 | Tadcaster Albion | 107 |
| Penistone Church | 4–0 | Maltby Main | 78 |
| Retford United | 3–5 | Armthorpe Welfare | 56 |
| Teversal | 3–4 | Albion Sports | 53 |
| Thackley | 4–2 | Eccleshill United | 113 |
| Winterton Rangers | 0–4 | Cleethorpes Town | 64 |
| Worksop Town | 0–2 | Barton Town Old Boys | 204 |
| Yorkshire Amateur | 2–3 | Rainworth Miners Welfare | 38 |
Fourth Round
| Home team | Score | Away team | Attendance |
| A.F.C. Emley | 2–3 | Knaresborough Town | 129 |
| Albion Sports | 4–2 | Barton Town Old Boys | 21 |
| Armthorpe Welfare | 1–4 | Rainworth Miners Welfare | 58 |
| Cleethorpes Town | 4–3 | Staveley Miners Welfare | 70 |
| Home team | Score | Away team | Attendance |
| Grimsby Borough | 1–2 | Tadcaster Albion | 165 |
| Penistone Church | 0–2 | Bridlington Town | 77 |
| Selby Town | 1–2 | Handsworth Parramore | 88 |
| Thackley | 5–1 | Glasshoughton Welfare | 38 |
Fifth Round
| Home team | Score | Away team | Attendance |
| Handsworth Parramore | 3–5 | Cleethorpes Town | 99 |
| Knaresborough Town | 1–3 | Tadcaster Albion | 251 |
| Home team | Score | Away team | Attendance |
| Rainworth Miners Welfare | 0–5 | Albion Sports | 61 |
| Thackley | 2–3 | Bridlington Town | 44 |
Semi-finals
| Home team | Score | Away team | Attendance |
| Bridlington Town | 0-1 | Cleethorpes Town | 85 |
| Home team | Score | Away team | Attendance |
| Tadcaster Albion | 2-1 | Albion Sports | 201 |
Final
Played on 14 May 2016 at Garforth.| First team | Score | Second team | Attendance |
| Cleethorpes Town | 3-2 | Tadcaster Albion | 423 |