The Northern Counties East Football League was delighted to announced at today's AGM at the Royal Hotel in Scarborough that Baris are to be its new sponsors.

With immediate effect, the competition will be called the Baris Northern Counties East Football League and we are looking forward to having a long relationship with our new sponsors.

Click here to find out more about our new sponsor.

It was also announced that Howard Webb MBE (pictured right) is to be the League's new President.

The former Baris NCEL referee was offered the role after a fantastic 2010 for him which saw him officiate the World Cup and Champions League Finals in the same season.

And, the proposed league constitution was voted in with 20 teams in the Premier Division and 21 in Division One.

So the line-up for the 2011/12 season will be as follows:

PREMIER DIVISION
1. Armthorpe Welfare
2. Arnold Town
3. Barton Town Old Boys (from Division One)
4. Bridlington Town
5. Brighouse Town
6. Hall Road Rangers
7. Lincoln Moorlands Railway
8. Liversedge
9. Long Eaton United
10. Maltby Main
11. Nostell Miners Welfare
12. Parkgate
13. Pickering Town
14. Retford United (from EvoStik League)
15. Scarborough Athletic
16. Selby Town
17. Staveley Miners Welfare (from Division One)
18. Tadcaster Albion
19. Thackley
20. Winterton Rangers

DIVISION ONE
1. AFC Emley
2. Albion Sports (from West Riding County Amateur League)
3. Appleby Frodingham
4. Askern Villa
5. Bottesford Town
6. Brodsworth Welfare
7. Dinnington Town (from Premier Division)
8. Eccleshill United
9. Glasshoughton Welfare
10. Grimsby Borough
11. Hallam (from Premier Division)
12. Handsworth
13. Hemsworth Miners Welfare
14. Louth Town
15. Pontefract Collieries
16. Rossington Main
17. Shirebrook Town
18. Teversal
19. Worksop Parramore (from Central Midlands League)
20. Worsbrough Bridge Athletic
21. Yorkshire Amateur

More details on all these stories will be available over the weekend.