2024–25 United Counties League
Season | 2024–25 |
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← 2023–24 |
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
[edit]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
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | Eastwood | 26 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 70 | 26 | +44 | 60 | Promotion to the Northern Premier League |
2 | Bourne Town | 25 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 61 | 19 | +42 | 60 | Qualification for the play-offs |
3 | Lincoln United | 24 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 55 | 28 | +27 | 51 | |
4 | Newark Town | 26 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 58 | 39 | +19 | 48 | |
5 | AFC Mansfield | 27 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 50 | 34 | +16 | 48 | |
6 | Boston Town | 26 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 41 | 26 | +15 | 48 | |
7 | Belper United | 27 | 15 | 1 | 11 | 58 | 51 | +7 | 46 | |
8 | Heanor Town | 24 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 45 | 32 | +13 | 40 | |
9 | Melton Town | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 53 | 42 | +11 | 37 | |
10 | Newark and Sherwood United | 25 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 44 | 49 | −5 | 36 | |
11 | Ashby Ivanhoe | 25 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 49 | 37 | +12 | 34 | |
12 | Harrowby United | 25 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 42 | 47 | −5 | 33 | |
13 | Skegness Town | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 32 | 26 | +6 | 31 | |
14 | Hucknall Town | 27 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 32 | 46 | −14 | 29 | |
15 | Sleaford Town | 29 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 31 | 53 | −22 | 29 | |
16 | Wisbech Town | 28 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 30 | 61 | −31 | 25 | |
17 | Gresley Rovers | 28 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 39 | 61 | −22 | 24 | |
18 | Shirebrook Town | 25 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 21 | 62 | −41 | 19 | |
19 | Deeping Rangers | 26 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 24 | 68 | −44 | 19 | Relegation to Division One |
20 | Kimberley Miners Welfare | 26 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 33 | 61 | −28 | 17 |
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
[edit]Stadia and locations
[edit]Club | 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
[edit]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
[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | St Neots Town | 26 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 72 | 31 | +41 | 60 | Promotion to the Northern Premier League |
2 | Aylestone Park | 25 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 64 | 29 | +35 | 52 | Qualification for the play-offs |
3 | Rugby Borough | 25 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 56 | 24 | +32 | 51 | |
4 | March Town United | 24 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 44 | 27 | +17 | 43 | |
5 | Northampton ON Chenecks | 25 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 52 | 43 | +9 | 42 | |
6 | Hinckley | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 55 | 41 | +14 | 41 | |
7 | Eynesbury Rovers | 24 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 51 | 41 | +10 | 39 | |
8 | Daventry Town | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 46 | 39 | +7 | 39 | |
9 | Histon | 24 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 44 | 34 | +10 | 38 | |
10 | Newport Pagnell Town | 24 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 43 | 44 | −1 | 38 | |
11 | Coventry United | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 48 | 49 | −1 | 32 | |
12 | Northampton Sileby Rangers | 25 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 47 | 52 | −5 | 32 | |
13 | Lutterworth Town | 25 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 42 | 55 | −13 | 31 | |
14 | Easington Sports | 23 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 35 | 47 | −12 | 27 | |
15 | Yaxley | 27 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 50 | 70 | −20 | 27 | |
16 | Leicester Nirvana | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 38 | 57 | −19 | 23 | |
17 | Bugbrooke St Michaels | 23 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 38 | 54 | −16 | 21 | |
18 | GNG Oadby Town | 26 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 35 | 75 | −40 | 17 | |
19 | Godmanchester Rovers | 25 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 30 | 78 | −48 | 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
[edit]Stadia and locations
[edit]Division One
[edit]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
[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | Clay Cross Town | 21 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 68 | 20 | +48 | 53 | Promotion to the Premier Division North or Premier Division South |
2 | Retford | 22 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 70 | 28 | +42 | 53 | Qualification for the play-offs |
3 | Retford United | 24 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 77 | 26 | +51 | 52 | |
4 | Blackstones | 25 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 53 | 27 | +26 | 49 | |
5 | Gedling Miners Welfare | 27 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 45 | 29 | +16 | 49 | |
6 | Clipstone | 23 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 48 | 32 | +16 | 46 | |
7 | Staveley Miners Welfare | 24 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 53 | 33 | +20 | 44 | |
8 | Stapleford Town | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 42 | 36 | +6 | 40 | |
9 | Pinxton | 25 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 39 | 38 | +1 | 40 | |
10 | Southwell City | 25 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 44 | 46 | −2 | 34 | |
11 | Radford | 26 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 45 | 47 | −2 | 33 | |
12 | Dunkirk | 25 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 47 | 53 | −6 | 30 | |
13 | Coalville Town | 24 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 31 | 48 | −17 | 25 | |
14 | Clifton All Whites | 23 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 34 | 56 | −22 | 24 | |
15 | West Bridgford | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 28 | 49 | −21 | 21 | |
16 | Holwell Sports | 26 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 30 | 69 | −39 | 21 | |
17 | Rainworth Miners Welfare | 23 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 35 | 62 | −27 | 20 | Relegation to a feeder league |
18 | Selston | 24 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 26 | 58 | −32 | 13 | |
19 | Sandiacre Town | 25 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 29 | 87 | −58 | 13 |
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
[edit]Stadia and locations
[edit]Club | 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