The Toolstation Northern Counties East League Annual General Meeting took place on Saturday afternoon at the Royal Hotel in Scarborough.

Four clubs - AFC Mansfield, Penistone Church, Wakefield and Worksop Town - were officially welcomed into the league whilst we said goodbye to Brighouse Town who have moved up to the Northern Premier League, Basford United and Long Eaton United who have gone to the new Midland Football League, Appleby Frodingham who were relegated into the Central Midlands League, and Dinnington Town who have sadly disbanded.

The proposed constitution for the 2014/15 season was rubber-stamped, meaning the league's two divisions will line up as follows for the upcoming campaign:

Premier Division (22 clubs)
1. Albion Sports
2. Armthorpe Welfare
3. Athersley Recreation
4. Barton Town Old Boys
5. Bridlington Town
6. Cleethorpes Town
7. Garforth Town
8. Glasshoughton Welfare
9. Handsworth Parramore
10. Heanor Town
11. Liversedge
12. Maltby Main
13. Nostell Miners Welfare
14. Parkgate
15. Pickering Town
16. Retford United
17. Shaw Lane Aquaforce
18. Staveley Miners Welfare
19. Tadcaster Albion
20. Thackley
21. Wakefield
22. Worksop Town

Division One (22 clubs)
1. AFC Emley
2. AFC Mansfield
3. Bottesford Town
4. Clipstone
5. Dronfield Town
6. Eccleshill United
7. Grimsby Borough
8. Hall Road Rangers
9. Hallam
10. Hemsworth Miners Welfare
11. Knaresborough Town
12. Lincoln Moorlands Railway
13. Louth Town
14. Penistone Church
15. Pontefract Collieries
16. Rossington Main
17. Selby Town
18. Shirebrook Town
19. Teversal
20. Winterton Rangers
21. Worsbrough Bridge Athletic
22. Yorkshire Amateur

Meanwhile, the draw for the first two rounds of the League Cup took place with dates to be scheduled in due course.

TOOLSTATION NCEL LEAGUE CUP FIRST ROUND
Clipstone v Hemsworth Miners Welfare (winner gets bye to Third Round)
Penistone Church v Teversal
Pontefract Collieries v Dronfield Town (winner gets bye to Third Round)
Selby Town v Louth Town (winner gets bye to Third Round)
Winterton Rangers v Shirebrook Town (winner gets bye to Third Round)
Yorkshire Amateur v Hall Road Rangers (winner gets bye to Third Round)

TOOLSTATION NCEL LEAGUE CUP SECOND ROUND
AFC Emley v Eccleshill United
Cleethorpes Town v Penistone Church or Teversal
Grimsby Borough v Bottesford Town
Heanor Town v Garforth Town
Nostell Miners Welfare v Handsworth Parramore
Tadcaster Albion v Knaresborough Town

Teams not mentioned have been given a bye to the Third Round of the competition.