1996–97 Northern Counties East Football League#Division One
The 1996–97 Northern Counties East Football League season was the 15th in the history of Northern Counties East Football League, a football competition in England.
Premier Division
{{Infobox football league season
|competition = Northern Counties East
Football League
Premier Division
|season= 1996–97
|winners = Denaby United
|promoted = Belper Town
|relegated =
|matches = 380
|total goals = 1183
|prevseason = 1995–96
|nextseason = 1997–98
}}
The Premier Division featured 18 clubs which competed in the previous season, along with two new clubs, promoted from Division One:
Also, Maltby Miners Welfare changed name to Maltby Main.
=League table=
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=PR
|team1=DEN|name_DEN=Denaby United
|team2=BEL|name_BEL=Belper Town
|team3=BRI|name_BRI=Brigg Town
|team4=NFU|name_NFU=North Ferriby United
|team5=OSA|name_OSA=Ossett Albion
|team6=HUC|name_HUC=Hucknall Town
|team7=HAL|name_HAL=Hallam
|team8=OST|name_OST=Ossett Town
|team9=ARN|name_ARN=Arnold Town
|team10=GLW|name_GLW=Glasshoughton Welfare
|team11=SEL|name_SEL=Selby Town
|team12=ARM|name_ARM=Armthorpe Welfare
|team13=THA|name_THA=Thackley
|team14=MAL|name_MAL=Maltby Main
|team15=PIC|name_PIC=Pickering Town
|team16=POC|name_POC=Pontefract Collieries
|team17=HFM|name_HFM=Hatfield Main
|team18=SHE|name_SHE=Sheffield
|team19=ASH|name_ASH=Ashfield United
|team20=LIV|name_LIV=Liversedge
|win_ARM=12|draw_ARM=9|loss_ARM=17|gf_ARM=42|ga_ARM=48
|win_ARN=12|draw_ARN=15|loss_ARN=11|gf_ARN=48|ga_ARN=43
|win_ASH=7|draw_ASH=11|loss_ASH=20|gf_ASH=51|ga_ASH=80
|win_BEL=24|draw_BEL=7|loss_BEL=7|gf_BEL=78|ga_BEL=41
|win_BRI=23|draw_BRI=8|loss_BRI=7|gf_BRI=80|ga_BRI=43
|win_DEN=25|draw_DEN=10|loss_DEN=3|gf_DEN=82|ga_DEN=33
|win_GLW=13|draw_GLW=12|loss_GLW=13|gf_GLW=58|ga_GLW=58
|win_HAL=17|draw_HAL=7|loss_HAL=14|gf_HAL=56|ga_HAL=69
|win_HFM=8|draw_HFM=10|loss_HFM=20|gf_HFM=40|ga_HFM=75
|win_HUC=19|draw_HUC=8|loss_HUC=11|gf_HUC=84|ga_HUC=48
|win_LIV=5|draw_LIV=9|loss_LIV=24|gf_LIV=40|ga_LIV=87
|win_MAL=12|draw_MAL=8|loss_MAL=18|gf_MAL=58|ga_MAL=81
|win_NFU=21|draw_NFU=9|loss_NFU=8|gf_NFU=86|ga_NFU=36
|win_OSA=21|draw_OSA=8|loss_OSA=9|gf_OSA=73|ga_OSA=36
|win_OST=14|draw_OST=11|loss_OST=13|gf_OST=52|ga_OST=53
|win_PIC=11|draw_PIC=8|loss_PIC=19|gf_PIC=45|ga_PIC=72
|win_POC=8|draw_POC=11|loss_POC=19|gf_POC=44|ga_POC=73
|win_SEL=14|draw_SEL=9|loss_SEL=15|gf_SEL=63|ga_SEL=69
|win_SHE=7|draw_SHE=11|loss_SHE=20|gf_SHE=50|ga_SHE=70
|win_THA=12|draw_THA=9|loss_THA=17|gf_THA=43|ga_THA=58
|col_P=#ACE1AF|text_P=Promoted to the Northern Premier League Division One
|result2=P
|col_F=#FFCCCC|text_F=Club folded
|result19=F
|class_rules=1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
|update=complete
|source=[http://fchd.info/lghist/nce1997.htm fchd]
}}
Division One
{{Infobox football league season
|competition = Northern Counties East
Football League
Division One
|season = 1996–97
|winners = Eccleshill United
|promoted = Eccleshill United
|relegated =
|matches = 210
|total goals = 673
|prevseason= 1995–96
|nextseason= 1997–98
}}
Division One featured 14 clubs which competed in the previous season, along with one new club:
- Glapwell, joined from the Central Midlands League
=League table=
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=PR
|team1=ECC|name_ECC=Eccleshill United
|team2=GAR|name_GAR=Garforth Town
|team3=HRA|name_HRA=Harrogate Railway Athletic
|team4=YOA|name_YOA=Yorkshire Amateur
|team5=GLA|name_GLA=Glapwell
|team6=BWV|name_BWV=Borrowash Victoria
|team7=HRR|name_HRR=Hall Road Rangers
|team8=LOU|name_LOU=Louth United
|team9=ROM|name_ROM=Rossington Main
|team10=WBA|name_WBA=Worsbrough Bridge Miners Welfare
|team11=PAR|name_PAR=Parkgate
|team12=WIR|name_WIR=Winterton Rangers
|team13=TAD|name_TAD=Tadcaster Albion
|team14=BRO|name_BRO=Brodsworth Miners Welfare
|team15=BLI|name_BLI=Blidworth Welfare
|win_BLI=4|draw_BLI=4|loss_BLI=20|gf_BLI=31|ga_BLI=73
|win_BWV=12|draw_BWV=6|loss_BWV=10|gf_BWV=47|ga_BWV=39
|win_BRO=4|draw_BRO=5|loss_BRO=19|gf_BRO=22|ga_BRO=58
|win_ECC=21|draw_ECC=4|loss_ECC=3|gf_ECC=81|ga_ECC=30
|win_GAR=20|draw_GAR=4|loss_GAR=4|gf_GAR=57|ga_GAR=22
|win_GLA=14|draw_GLA=4|loss_GLA=10|gf_GLA=52|ga_GLA=41
|win_HRA=15|draw_HRA=7|loss_HRA=6|gf_HRA=54|ga_HRA=32
|win_HRR=12|draw_HRR=5|loss_HRR=11|gf_HRR=48|ga_HRR=46
|win_LOU=9|draw_LOU=9|loss_LOU=10|gf_LOU=47|ga_LOU=37
|win_PAR=8|draw_PAR=7|loss_PAR=13|gf_PAR=38|ga_PAR=46
|win_ROM=10|draw_ROM=6|loss_ROM=12|gf_ROM=44|ga_ROM=46
|win_TAD=4|draw_TAD=10|loss_TAD=14|gf_TAD=20|ga_TAD=51
|win_WBA=9|draw_WBA=8|loss_WBA=11|gf_WBA=41|ga_WBA=49
|win_WIR=7|draw_WIR=9|loss_WIR=12|gf_WIR=39|ga_WIR=51
|win_YOA=15|draw_YOA=4|loss_YOA=9|gf_YOA=52|ga_YOA=52
|col_P=#ACE1AF|text_P=Promoted to the Premier Division
|result1=P
|class_rules=1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
|update=complete
|source=[http://fchd.info/lghist/nce1997.htm fchd]
}}