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2024–25 United Counties League

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United Counties League
Season2024–25

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

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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 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
Updated to match(es) played on 1 February 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 0–3 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 5–0 5–2 0–1 0–2 0–1 4–0 6–2 3–1 2–1 2–3
Belper United 2–1 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 2–1 1–3 2–1 0–1 3–0 0–3 3–0 1–0 1–0 3–0 2–2 4–0 0–0 2–0
Bourne Town 1–2 1–0 3–0 3–0 0–3 3–1 4–0 1–1 5–0 1–0 5–0
Deeping Rangers 1–6 0–0 2–4 1–2 0–2 0–3 3–2 1–2 1–0 1–1 4–1 1–1
Eastwood 2–0 3–1 1–0 1–3 5–0 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 0–2 3–2 4–1 4–1 1–3 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 1–1 1–4 2–0 4–0
Heanor Town 2–3 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 1–0
Kimberley Miners Welfare 0–4 3–2 1–1 1–2 6–1 3–3 2–3 2–2 1–0 2–0 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 0–0 1–2 3–2 1–1
Melton Town 0–1 1–1 1–2 4–1 1–5 3–2 6–4 1–2 3–1 1–1 4–0 1–2 5–0 1–1
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 1–4 5–2
Newark Town 1–1 1–0 1–2 2–2 2–4 4–4 1–0 4–1 2–2 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 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 2–1 1–1 1–0 3–0 2–5 1–0 3–5 0–3 0–0 0–3 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 2–2 0–1 0–5 4–1
Updated to match(es) played on 1 February 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 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
Updated to match(es) played on 1 February 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 4–0 0–2 3–1
Bugbrooke St Michaels 2–3 1–1 2–3 1–2 3–1 3–1 2–1 2–6 2–3 0–2 0–3 3–2
Coventry United 1–1 1–1 1–5 1–1 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 0–0 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 0–2 2–1 1–1 1–3
Eynesbury Rovers 0–1 2–0 3–3 1–3 1–0 3–1 2–0 6–3 0–2 5–0 0–1 5–1
GNG Oadby Town 1–0 1–2 1–2 0–2 1–4 0–5 3–2 7–2 0–3 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 4–1 2–0 4–2 5–1 3–1 2–1 2–2 4–0
Histon 1–2 2–1 3–1 2–1 2–2 2–1 1–1 0–0 2–0 2–2 0–1 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 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 2–1 2–1 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 3–2 2–0 2–3 4–0 1–2 2–2 1–0
Northampton Sileby Rangers 2–2 1–1 4–2 2–3 2–5 4–2 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 3–1 5–0 2–5 8–2 4–2 3–1 6–0 3–1 1–1 2–1 0–3 2–0
Yaxley 4–1 5–4 1–3 3–0 1–2 5–1 2–2 2–0 2–2 0–3 2–3 1–5 2–4
Updated to match(es) played on 1 February 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 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
Updated to match(es) played on 1 February 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 2–0 1–2 0–1 4–0 4–1 2–1 1–2 2–0 3–3 1–0 2–2 2–1
Clay Cross Town 5–1 4–1 7–0 6–1 1–1 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 5–2 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 2–4 6–1 2–1 2–1
Coalville Town 2–1 1–4 2–3 3–2 1–2 3–0 2–0 1–5 2–1 0–1
Dunkirk 0–1 3–0 2–2 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 0–4 2–0 1–3 2–3 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 3–0 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 1–2 0–4 3–1 1–3 1–2 1–2 0–4 6–3
Retford 2–1 5–0 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 6–1 5–0 7–1 1–2 11–1 4–0 2–2 2–1
Sandiacre Town 1–7 2–1 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 1–3 1–2 0–1
Southwell City 0–1 1–2 4–2 3–2 1–0 0–2 1–4 3–3 2–4 2–1 1–1 2–0 2–3
Stapleford Town 0–2 3–1 2–2 0–1 3–2 5–3 0–2 2–0 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 5–1 0–8 1–4 0–2 3–1 1–0 3–0
West Bridgford 1–3 1–0 1–2 5–3 1–1 1–1 1–3 0–3
Updated to match(es) played on 1 February 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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