The 2024–25 season is the 118th in the history of the United Counties League, a football competition in England. The United Counties League operates three divisions in the English football league system, the Premier Divisions North and South at Step 5 and Division One at Step 6.
The allocations for Steps 5 and 6 this season were announced by The Football Association on 17 May 2024.[1] After the allocations were announced Coalville Town FC withdrew from Step 3 football and were given permission to join the United Counties League Division One.[2]
Premier Division North
At the end of the 2023–24 season, three teams left the division:
- Loughborough Students, promoted to the Northern Premier League
- Pinchbeck United, relegated to the Eastern Counties League Division One North
- Sherwood Colliery, promoted to the Northern Premier League
Before the 2024–25 season, five teams joined the division:
- Bourne Town, promoted from Division One
- Gresley Rovers, relegated from the Northern Premier League Division One Midlands
- Harrowby United, promoted from Division One
- Newark Town, promoted from Division One
- Shirebrook Town, promoted from the Northern Counties East League Division One
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Eastwood | 30 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 80 | 31 | +49 | 67 | Promotion to the Northern Premier League |
2 | Bourne Town | 29 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 64 | 28 | +36 | 60 | Qualification for the play-offs |
3 | Lincoln United | 28 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 65 | 31 | +34 | 59 | |
4 | Boston Town | 30 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 53 | 29 | +24 | 58 | |
5 | AFC Mansfield | 31 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 55 | 37 | +18 | 56 | |
6 | Newark Town | 30 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 65 | 47 | +18 | 55 | |
7 | Belper United | 31 | 16 | 2 | 13 | 66 | 57 | +9 | 50 | |
8 | Heanor Town | 28 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 53 | 40 | +13 | 47 | |
9 | Ashby Ivanhoe | 28 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 57 | 37 | +20 | 43 | |
10 | Melton Town | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 57 | 48 | +9 | 42 | |
11 | Harrowby United | 29 | 13 | 3 | 13 | 49 | 55 | −6 | 42 | |
12 | Newark and Sherwood United | 28 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 48 | 53 | −5 | 39 | |
13 | Skegness Town | 28 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 40 | 32 | +8 | 37 | |
14 | Hucknall Town | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 38 | 50 | −12 | 35 | |
15 | Wisbech Town | 32 | 9 | 4 | 19 | 36 | 74 | −38 | 31 | |
16 | Sleaford Town | 32 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 32 | 64 | −32 | 29 | |
17 | Deeping Rangers | 30 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 32 | 73 | −41 | 26 | |
18 | Gresley Rovers | 31 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 40 | 67 | −27 | 24 | |
19 | Kimberley Miners Welfare | 30 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 37 | 68 | −31 | 23 | Relegation to Division One |
20 | Shirebrook Town | 29 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 23 | 69 | −46 | 19 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) head-to-head results[3]
Results table
Stadia and locations
Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
---|---|---|---|
Ashby Ivanhoe | Ashby-de-la-Zouch | NFU Sports Ground | |
Belper United | Eastwood | Coronation Park | |
Eastwood | |||
Boston Town | Boston | Tattershall Road | 6,000 |
Bourne Town | Bourne | Abbey Lawn | 2,000 |
Deeping Rangers | Market Deeping | Haydon Whitham Stadium | 2,000 |
Gresley Rovers | Church Gresley | Moat Ground | 2,400 |
Harrowby United | Grantham | Dickens Road | |
Heanor Town | Heanor | Town Ground | 2,700 |
Hucknall Town | Hucknall | RM Stadium | 4,000 |
Kimberley Miners Welfare | Kimberley | Stag Ground | |
Lincoln United | Lincoln | Ashby Avenue | 2,200 |
AFC Mansfield | Mansfield (Forest Town) | Forest Town Stadium | |
Melton Town | Melton Mowbray | Melton Sports Village | |
Newark and Sherwood United | Grantham | Dickens Road | |
Newark Town | Newark-on-Trent | YMCA Sports Village | |
Shirebrook Town | Shirebrook | Langwith Road | 2,000 |
Skegness Town | Skegness | Vertigo Stadium | |
Sleaford Town | Sleaford | Eslaforde Park | 1,000 |
Wisbech Town | Wisbech | Fenland Stadium | 1,118 |
Premier Division South
At the end of the 2023–24 season, four teams left the division:
- Cogenhoe United, resigned from the league
- Desborough Town, relegated to the Spartan South Midlands League Division One
- Racing Club Warwick, promoted to the Northern Premier League
- Wellingborough Town, promoted to the Northern Premier League
Before the 2024–25 season, three teams joined the division:
- Hinckley, promoted from the Midland League Division One
- Northampton ON Chenecks, promoted from the Spartan South Midlands League Division One
- Northampton Sileby Rangers, promoted from the Spartan South Midlands League Division One
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | St Neots Town | 29 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 82 | 33 | +49 | 69 | Promotion to the Northern Premier League |
2 | Aylestone Park | 27 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 72 | 30 | +42 | 58 | Qualification for the play-offs |
3 | Rugby Borough | 28 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 58 | 29 | +29 | 53 | |
4 | March Town United | 28 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 52 | 32 | +20 | 50 | |
5 | Newport Pagnell Town | 29 | 16 | 2 | 11 | 59 | 50 | +9 | 50 | |
6 | Hinckley | 29 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 65 | 46 | +19 | 48 | |
7 | Daventry Town | 28 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 55 | 44 | +11 | 48 | |
8 | Coventry United | 29 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 62 | 56 | +6 | 44 | |
9 | Eynesbury Rovers | 27 | 13 | 3 | 11 | 55 | 44 | +11 | 42 | |
10 | Northampton ON Chenecks | 28 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 56 | 52 | +4 | 42 | |
11 | Histon | 28 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 50 | 46 | +4 | 42 | |
12 | Northampton Sileby Rangers | 29 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 54 | 59 | −5 | 38 | |
13 | Lutterworth Town | 28 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 46 | 62 | −16 | 34 | |
14 | Leicester Nirvana | 27 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 43 | 62 | −19 | 29 | |
15 | Easington Sports | 27 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 37 | 58 | −21 | 28 | |
16 | Yaxley | 29 | 8 | 3 | 18 | 51 | 75 | −24 | 27 | |
17 | Bugbrooke St Michaels | 27 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 43 | 64 | −21 | 25 | |
18 | GNG Oadby Town | 28 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 36 | 79 | −43 | 20 | |
19 | Godmanchester Rovers | 29 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 32 | 87 | −55 | 12 | Relegation to Division One |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) head-to-head results[3]
Results table
Stadia and locations
Division One
At the end of the 2023–24 season, nine teams left the division:
- Asfordby, relegated to the Leicestershire Senior League
- Birstall United, transferred to the Midland League Division One
- Bourne Town, promoted to the Premier Division North
- Harrowby United, promoted to the Premier Division North
- Kirby Muxloe, transferred to the Midland League Division One
- Leicester St Andrews, transferred to the Midland League Division One
- Lutterworth Athletic, transferred to the Midland League Division One
- Newark Town, promoted to the Premier Division North
- Saffron Dynamo, transferred to the Midland League Division One
Before the 2024–25 season, seven teams joined the division:
- Clay Cross Town, transferred from the Northern Counties East League
- Coalville Town, resigned from the Southern League Premier Division Central
- Pinxton, promoted from the Central Midlands Alliance League
- Retford, transferred from the Northern Counties East League
- Retford United, transferred from the Northern Counties East League
- Stapleford Town, promoted from the Nottinghamshire Senior League
- Staveley Miners Welfare, transferred from the Northern Counties East League
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Retford | 27 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 83 | 34 | +49 | 63 | Promotion to the Premier Division North or Premier Division South |
2 | Clay Cross Town | 26 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 81 | 26 | +55 | 60 | Qualification for the play-offs |
3 | Retford United | 28 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 89 | 30 | +59 | 58 | |
4 | Blackstones | 28 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 66 | 31 | +35 | 55 | |
5 | Clipstone | 27 | 17 | 2 | 8 | 53 | 39 | +14 | 53 | |
6 | Staveley Miners Welfare | 28 | 16 | 3 | 9 | 59 | 38 | +21 | 51 | |
7 | Gedling Miners Welfare | 29 | 15 | 4 | 10 | 47 | 34 | +13 | 49 | |
8 | Stapleford Town | 29 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 49 | 38 | +11 | 49 | |
9 | Pinxton | 29 | 14 | 5 | 10 | 45 | 43 | +2 | 47 | |
10 | Radford | 30 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 54 | 53 | +1 | 42 | |
11 | Southwell City | 28 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 49 | 50 | −1 | 40 | |
12 | Coalville Town | 28 | 11 | 1 | 16 | 42 | 55 | −13 | 34 | |
13 | Dunkirk | 28 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 50 | 64 | −14 | 30 | |
14 | West Bridgford | 25 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 33 | 54 | −21 | 24 | |
15 | Clifton All Whites | 27 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 34 | 74 | −40 | 24 | |
16 | Rainworth Miners Welfare | 28 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 43 | 82 | −39 | 22 | |
17 | Holwell Sports | 28 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 34 | 75 | −41 | 22 | Relegation to a feeder league |
18 | Selston | 27 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 31 | 61 | −30 | 20 | |
19 | Sandiacre Town | 30 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 35 | 96 | −61 | 16 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) head-to-head results[3]
Results table
Stadia and locations
Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
---|---|---|---|
Blackstones | Stamford | Lincoln Road | 1,000 |
Clay Cross Town | Clay Cross | Mill Lane | |
Clifton All Whites | Nottingham (Clifton) | Green Lane | |
Clipstone | Clipstone | Lido Ground | |
Coalville Town | Coalville | The Mander Cruickshank Stadium | |
Dunkirk | Nottingham (Dunkirk) | Lenton Lane | |
Gedling Miners Welfare | Gedling | Plains Road | |
Holwell Sports | Asfordby Hill | Welby Road | 1,000 |
Pinxton | Pinxton | The Welfare Ground | |
Radford | Nottingham (Radford) | Selhurst Street | |
Rainworth Miners Welfare | Rainworth | Welfare Ground | |
Retford | Retford | The Rail | 1,000 |
Retford United | Cannon Park | 2,000 | |
Sandiacre Town | Sandiacre | St Giles Park | |
Selston | Selston | Mansfield Road | |
Southwell City | Southwell | Centenary Ground, Brinkley | |
Stapleford Town | Nottingham (Radford) | Selhurst Street | |
Staveley Miners Welfare | Staveley | Inkersall Road | 5,000 |
West Bridgford | West Bridgford | Regatta Way |
References
- ^ "The FA releases National League System club allocations for Steps 1-6 in 2024-25 term". The Football Association. 17 May 2024.
- ^ Mills, Cliff. "Coalville Town". United Counties Football League. Retrieved 2024-07-08.
- ^ a b c "The FA Handbook 2022/2023 Part 29 Standardised Rules Section 12.2". The FA.
External links
- United Counties League The FA Full-Time
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