2024–25 United Counties League

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.

United Counties League
Season2024–25

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

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At the end of the 2023–24 season, three teams left the division:

Before the 2024–25 season, five teams joined the division:

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
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
Updated to match(es) played on 11 January 2025. Source: The FA Full-Time
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

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Home \ Away MAN ASH BEL BOS BOU DEE EAS GRE HAR HEA HUC KMW LIN MEL N&S NEW SHI SKE SLE WIS
AFC Mansfield 0–2 2–1 2–0 2–0 2–1 2–3 0–0 0–1 1–2 1–1 5–0 2–1 5–0
Ashby Ivanhoe 5–0 0–4 5–2 0–1 0–2 4–0 6–2 2–1 2–3
Belper United 4–1 2–3 3–0 2–1 2–3 1–3 3–2 2–2 3–1 1–3 0–1 1–0
Boston Town 1–3 2–1 0–1 3–0 0–3 3–0 1–0 1–0 3–0 0–0 2–0
Bourne Town 1–2 1–0 3–0 3–0 0–3 3–1 4–0 5–0 5–0
Deeping Rangers 1–6 0–0 2–4 1–2 0–2 0–3 3–2 1–0 1–1 4–1 1–1
Eastwood 2–0 3–1 1–0 1–3 1–1 3–1 1–3 4–0 2–2 5–0 1–0 2–0 3–0
Gresley Rovers 2–3 1–1 1–2 1–2 0–2 3–2 4–1 4–1 1–5 0–3 3–1 1–1 1–0
Harrowby United 5–0 2–1 0–2 1–5 4–0 1–8 2–1 2–3 1–4 2–0
Heanor Town 1–2 2–2 0–0 4–1 2–1 1–2 3–0 2–1 2–0 0–1
Hucknall Town 1–2 1–0 2–5 2–1 2–3 1–2 0–0 1–3 3–0 0–0 1–1
Kimberley Miners Welfare 0–4 1–1 1–2 6–1 3–3 2–3 2–2 1–0 2–3 1–4 1–2 0–1
Lincoln United 6–1 3–0 2–1 0–1 2–0 2–1 1–2 5–1 1–2 3–2 1–1
Melton Town 0–1 1–1 4–1 1–5 6–4 1–2 3–1 1–1 4–0 1–2 5–0
Newark and Sherwood United 1–3 2–0 0–3 2–4 2–2 3–1 2–1 2–0 3–2 1–3 2–2 5–2
Newark Town 1–1 1–0 1–2 2–2 2–4 4–4 1–0 4–1 0–4 3–2 4–0 4–0 5–2
Shirebrook Town 2–1 2–5 1–5 2–0 3–1 0–3 1–1 1–2 1–1 0–1
Skegness Town 0–1 0–0 2–2 2–0 0–1 2–1 0–3 1–1 3–1 1–2
Sleaford Town 1–2 2–3 0–4 4–0 1–3 1–1 1–0 3–0 2–5 1–0 3–5 0–3 0–0 1–1
Wisbech Town 1–1 2–5 0–2 1–0 5–1 1–3 1–2 1–0 0–1 1–3 1–0 0–1 0–5 4–1
Updated to match(es) played on 11 January 2025. Source: FA Full-Time Grid
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Stadia and locations

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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

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At the end of the 2023–24 season, four teams left the division:

Before the 2024–25 season, three teams joined the division:

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
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
Updated to match(es) played on 11 January 2025. Source: The FA Full-Time
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

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Home \ Away AYP BSM CVU DAV EAS EYN GNG GOD HIN HIS LEI LUT MTU NPT NOC NSR RUG STN YAX
Aylestone Park 7–1 4–2 3–1 4–0 4–1 1–3 4–3 7–1 1–1 2–1 0–2 3–1
Bugbrooke St Michaels 2–3 1–1 2–3 1–2 3–1 2–1 2–6 2–3 0–2 0–3 3–2
Coventry United 1–1 1–1 1–5 5–1 4–1 5–1 2–1 2–0 1–2 1–4 2–1
Daventry Town 0–5 5–1 3–3 2–0 0–2 4–1 4–3 1–1 4–2 2–1 2–5 0–0
Easington Sports 3–2 4–3 3–1 3–0 4–1 1–3 2–1 1–2 2–1 1–3
Eynesbury Rovers 0–1 2–0 3–3 1–3 1–0 3–1 6–3 0–2 5–0 0–1 5–1
GNG Oadby Town 1–2 1–2 0–2 1–4 0–5 3–2 7–2 1–5 1–4 1–3 0–3 1–2
Godmanchester Rovers 1–5 1–4 1–3 2–0 1–5 1–3 0–5 0–2 1–2 0–4 2–3
Hinckley 0–1 4–1 0–1 1–1 3–1 2–0 4–2 5–1 3–1 2–1 2–2
Histon 1–2 2–1 3–1 2–1 2–2 1–1 0–0 2–0 2–2 4–4
Leicester Nirvana 0–1 2–1 1–1 3–2 4–2 1–1 1–1 0–0 3–2 0–1 2–3
Lutterworth Town 0–2 2–1 3–1 2–1 0–0 3–0 2–2 3–2 4–2
March Town United 2–0 1–1 2–1 1–0 4–1 0–3 3–1 6–0 2–2 0–1 3–1
Newport Pagnell Town 0–2 1–3 1–0 3–1 3–2 1–3 2–1 0–1 5–1
Northampton ON Chenecks 3–2 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 5–1 1–4 2–3 4–0 1–2 2–2 1–0
Northampton Sileby Rangers 2–2 1–1 4–2 2–5 2–2 1–3 4–1 4–1 2–3 1–4 0–3 2–1
Rugby Borough 0–0 1–2 2–1 0–0 3–0 0–1 5–1 1–2 0–1 7–2 1–2 3–0
St Neots Town 3–2 5–1 5–0 2–5 8–2 4–2 3–1 6–0 3–1 1–1 2–1 0–3
Yaxley 4–1 5–4 1–3 3–0 1–2 5–1 2–2 2–0 2–2 0–3 2–3 2–4
Updated to match(es) played on 11 January 2025. Source: FA Full-Time Grid
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Stadia and locations

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Club Location Stadium Capacity
Aylestone Park Leicester Saffron Lane 1,128
Bugbrooke St Michaels Bugbrooke Birds Close 2,500
Coventry United Coventry Butts Park Arena[a] 4,000
Daventry Town Daventry Elderstubbs 1,855
Desborough Town Desborough Waterworks Field
Easington Sports Easington Addison Road
Eynesbury Rovers Eynesbury Alfred Hall Memorial Ground
GNG Oadby Town Leicester Riverside 3,000
Godmanchester Rovers Godmanchester Bearscroft Lane
Hinckley Barwell Kirkby Road 2,500
Histon Impington Bridge Road 4,300
Leicester Nirvana Leicester Hamilton Park
Lutterworth Town Lutterworth Dunley Way
March Town United March GER Sports Ground
Newport Pagnell Town Newport Pagnell Willen Road 2,000
Northampton ON Chenecks Northampton Old Northamptonians Sports Ground
Northampton Sileby Rangers Fernie Fields
Racing Club Warwick Warwick Townsend Meadow 1,280
Rugby Borough Rugby Kilsby Lane
St Neots Town St Neots New Rowley Park 3,500
Wellingborough Town Wellingborough London Road 2,500
Yaxley Yaxley Leading Drove 1,000
  1. ^ home of Coventry Rugby Club (groundshare)

Division One

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At the end of the 2023–24 season, nine teams left the division:

Before the 2024–25 season, seven teams joined the division:

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
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
Updated to match(es) played on 4 January 2025. Source: The FA Full-Time
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

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Home \ Away BLA CCT CAW CLP COA DUN GMW HWS PIN RAD RMW RTF RFU SAN SEL SOU STP SMW WES
Blackstones 3–2 1–2 0–1 4–0 4–1 2–1 1–2 2–0 3–3 1–0 2–2
Clay Cross Town 5–1 7–0 6–1 6–1 2–0 3–3 2–0 3–2 3–0
Clifton All Whites 1–5 1–0 3–3 3–1 0–1 6–3 3–1 1–4 0–0
Clipstone 4–3 2–0 1–3 1–2 1–4 3–0 1–0 2–0 6–1 2–1 2–1
Coalville Town 2–1 1–4 2–3 3–2 3–0 2–0 1–5 2–1 0–1
Dunkirk 3–0 2–2 1–1 1–3 3–4 6–2 3–2 1–1 1–0 0–1
Gedling Miners Welfare 0–1 1–0 1–2 1–1 0–2 2–0 0–0 3–1 2–3 0–2 4–0 3–1 2–1 1–3
Holwell Sports 1–1 3–2 0–3 1–3 2–0 1–3 0–3 2–4 0–2 0–4 4–1
Pinxton 0–4 2–0 0–1 2–0 1–1 0–4 1–1 3–1 3–1 2–0 3–1 3–0
Radford 1–1 0–1 7–1 0–1 2–0 1–4 0–1 2–3 3–2 1–1 4–0 1–0 1–3
Rainworth Miners Welfare 1–2 1–0 3–2 1–3 0–4 3–1 1–3 1–2 0–4 6–3
Retford 2–1 6–2 2–0 5–2 2–0 0–2 3–0 2–0 3–3 3–0 2–1 4–2
Retford United 1–0 7–1 0–1 0–1 1–1 7–1 1–2 11–1 4–0 2–2 2–1
Sandiacre Town 1–7 0–7 2–1 1–3 1–2 2–3 2–4 1–5 2–3 0–0 0–3 1–2
Selston 0–2 1–5 0–1 1–4 2–4 2–1 1–2 0–1
Southwell City 0–1 4–2 3–2 1–0 0–2 1–4 3–3 2–4 2–1 1–1 2–0 2–3
Stapleford Town 3–1 2–2 0–1 3–2 0–2 2–0 1–1 5–1 1–1 3–2 1–1
Staveley Miners Welfare 0–2 1–3 4–0 2–1 3–0 4–0 2–2 0–8 1–4 3–1 3–0
West Bridgford 1–3 1–0 1–2 5–3 1–1 1–3 0–3
Updated to match(es) played on 4 January 2025. Source: FA Full-Time Grid
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Stadia and locations

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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

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  1. ^ "The FA releases National League System club allocations for Steps 1-6 in 2024-25 term". The Football Association. 17 May 2024.
  2. ^ Mills, Cliff. "Coalville Town". United Counties Football League. Retrieved 2024-07-08.
  3. ^ a b c "The FA Handbook 2022/2023 Part 29 Standardised Rules Section 12.2". The FA.
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