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.
Season | 2024–25 |
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← 2023–24 |
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
editAt 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
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | Eastwood | 24 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 62 | 26 | +36 | 54 | Promotion to the Northern Premier League |
2 | Bourne Town | 21 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 55 | 17 | +38 | 50 | Qualification for the play-offs |
3 | AFC Mansfield | 24 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 48 | 27 | +21 | 48 | |
4 | Newark Town | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 53 | 34 | +19 | 45 | |
5 | Lincoln United | 21 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 50 | 26 | +24 | 44 | |
6 | Boston Town | 23 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 33 | 23 | +10 | 41 | |
7 | Heanor Town | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 43 | 29 | +14 | 40 | |
8 | Belper United | 24 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 51 | 45 | +6 | 40 | |
9 | Newark and Sherwood United | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 41 | 43 | −2 | 34 | |
10 | Melton Town | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 48 | 35 | +13 | 33 | |
11 | Harrowby United | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 36 | 44 | −8 | 29 | |
12 | Ashby Ivanhoe | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 41 | 35 | +6 | 28 | |
13 | Skegness Town | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 24 | |
14 | Gresley Rovers | 25 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 36 | 53 | −17 | 24 | |
15 | Wisbech Town | 25 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 28 | 54 | −26 | 24 | |
16 | Sleaford Town | 25 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 28 | 48 | −20 | 23 | |
17 | Hucknall Town | 24 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 29 | 45 | −16 | 22 | |
18 | Deeping Rangers | 23 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 23 | 56 | −33 | 19 | |
19 | Shirebrook Town | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 20 | 54 | −34 | 19 | Relegation to Division One |
20 | Kimberley Miners Welfare | 23 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 26 | 57 | −31 | 10 |
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
editStadia and locations
editClub | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
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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
editAt 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
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | St Neots Town | 23 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 66 | 30 | +36 | 51 | Promotion to the Northern Premier League |
2 | Aylestone Park | 23 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 60 | 28 | +32 | 49 | Qualification for the play-offs |
3 | Rugby Borough | 22 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 50 | 18 | +32 | 47 | |
4 | March Town United | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 41 | 25 | +16 | 40 | |
5 | Daventry Town | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 46 | 39 | +7 | 38 | |
6 | Histon | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 42 | 32 | +10 | 35 | |
7 | Hinckley | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 46 | 38 | +8 | 35 | |
8 | Northampton ON Chenecks | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 45 | 41 | +4 | 33 | |
9 | Eynesbury Rovers | 21 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 45 | 38 | +7 | 32 | |
10 | Coventry United | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 46 | 45 | +1 | 31 | |
11 | Newport Pagnell Town | 21 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 39 | 42 | −3 | 31 | |
12 | Northampton Sileby Rangers | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 41 | 47 | −6 | 29 | |
13 | Lutterworth Town | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 39 | 50 | −11 | 28 | |
14 | Yaxley | 24 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 49 | 59 | −10 | 27 | |
15 | Easington Sports | 21 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 34 | 44 | −10 | 26 | |
16 | Leicester Nirvana | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 35 | 52 | −17 | 23 | |
17 | Bugbrooke St Michaels | 21 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 34 | 51 | −17 | 18 | |
18 | GNG Oadby Town | 23 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 33 | 68 | −35 | 14 | |
19 | Godmanchester Rovers | 23 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 27 | 71 | −44 | 11 | 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
editStadia and locations
editDivision One
editAt 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
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | Retford | 20 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 61 | 26 | +35 | 47 | Promotion to the Premier Division North or Premier Division South |
2 | Clay Cross Town | 18 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 62 | 18 | +44 | 46 | Qualification for the play-offs |
3 | Clipstone | 21 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 46 | 26 | +20 | 46 | |
4 | Retford United | 21 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 65 | 24 | +41 | 45 | |
5 | Gedling Miners Welfare | 25 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 41 | 26 | +15 | 45 | |
6 | Blackstones | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 47 | 26 | +21 | 40 | |
7 | Staveley Miners Welfare | 21 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 47 | 30 | +17 | 38 | |
8 | Stapleford Town | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 35 | 31 | +4 | 34 | |
9 | Pinxton | 21 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 33 | 34 | −1 | 33 | |
10 | Southwell City | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 40 | 42 | −2 | 31 | |
11 | Radford | 23 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 41 | 39 | +2 | 30 | |
12 | Dunkirk | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 42 | 45 | −3 | 29 | |
13 | Coalville Town | 21 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 29 | 37 | −8 | 25 | |
14 | Holwell Sports | 23 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 27 | 56 | −29 | 21 | |
15 | Rainworth Miners Welfare | 19 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 30 | 48 | −18 | 20 | |
16 | West Bridgford | 20 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 26 | 46 | −20 | 20 | |
17 | Clifton All Whites | 20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 26 | 51 | −25 | 18 | Relegation to a feeder league |
18 | Selston | 22 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 23 | 54 | −31 | 10 | |
19 | Sandiacre Town | 22 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 22 | 84 | −62 | 4 |
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
editStadia and locations
editClub | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
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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
edit- ^ "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
edit- United Counties League The FA Full-Time