League News for
15th June, 2021Update on 'non-elite' football guidance
The FA are reminding clubs to follow their current guidance for grassroots football, including the Toolstation NCEL, following the extension of Step 3 in the Government's roadmap out of COVID-19 lockdown.more...
9th June, 2021Promotion and relegation format confirmed for 2021/22 season
The FA have released the regulations for the National League System for the 2021/22 season which includes details of how promotion and relegation will work in the Toolstation NCEL.more...
23rd May, 2021Howard Webb steps down as president
The Toolstation NCEL would like to thank Howard Webb for his ten years as president after he stepped down from the role with immediate effect due to work and personal commitments.more...
19th May, 2021AGM to be conducted online for second year running
The fortieth Toolstation NCEL AGM will take place online this summer as, once again, COVID-19 restrictions prevent us from holding an actual meeting for the second year running.more...
18th May, 2021League line-ups revealed for 2021/22 season
The FA have this afternoon unveiled the league constitutions for competitions at Steps 3 to 6 of the National League System, including the Toolstation NCEL, for the 2021/22 season.more...
17th May, 2021Ex-NCEL match officials at Vase final
Good luck to former Toolstation NCEL match official Hristo Karaivanov who has been named as one of the assistant referees for this Saturday's Buildbase FA Vase Final at Wembley.more...
11th May, 2021'Non-elite' football guidance updated by FA
The FA has provided an update on 'non-elite' football, including Toolstation NCEL clubs, in advance of Step 3 of the Government’s Roadmap out of COVID-19 lockdown that comes into effect next week.more...
9th May, 2021The Toolstation NCEL presented an award of appreciation this week to Ted Ring for his many years of helping to develop match officials within the league.
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27th April, 2021Support measures for Toolstation NCEL clubs announced
The Board of the Toolstation Northern Counties East Football League have unanimously approved the following measures, designed to help our clubs financially following the curtailment of the 2020/21 season.more...
26th April, 2021Clubs to be invited for promotion confirmed by FA
The FA have confirmed the Step 5 and Step 6 teams that will be invited to apply for promotion as part of the restructuring of the National League System ahead of the 2021/22 season.more...
26th April, 2021Summer Football Survival Package now open to clubs
Toolstation NCEL clubs are being urged to apply for grants from the Football Survival Package – Summer 2021, launched today for clubs at Steps 3-6 of the FA's National League System.more...
25th April, 2021Toolstation NCEL to join social media boycott
The Toolstation NCEL will be joining clubs and leagues across the Premier League, EFL, National League, National League System, and women's and grassroots football in a boycott of social media next weekend.more...
25th April, 20212021/22 season set to start at end of July
The 2021/22 Toolstation NCEL season has been given a provisional start date of Saturday 31st July, 2021, hopefully ending a seven-month break.more...
25th April, 2021FA Council approves restructuring plans
The FA Council met on Thursday to consider the proposals by the Alliance and Leagues Committees that were announced earlier this month to restructure the National League System.more...
25th April, 2021Study into COVID-19 impact on NCEL coming to an end
Toolstation NCEL players, management teams and supporters have just under a week left to get involved in research assessing how their well-being has been affected by COVID-19 and the curtailment of non-league football for this season.more...
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