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
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 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 7 | +28 | 28 | Promotion to the Northern Premier League |
2 | Lincoln United | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 11 | +19 | 28 | Qualification for the play-offs |
3 | Bourne Town | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 12 | +15 | 23 | |
4 | AFC Mansfield | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 16 | +8 | 22 | |
5 | Belper United | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 25 | +5 | 22 | |
6 | Melton Town | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 13 | +14 | 21 | |
7 | Newark Town | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 16 | +9 | 19 | |
8 | Boston Town | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 16 | −4 | 18 | |
9 | Heanor Town | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 17 | |
10 | Skegness Town | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 16 | |
11 | Harrowby United | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 24 | 25 | −1 | 16 | |
12 | Sleaford Town | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 20 | −2 | 16 | |
13 | Newark and Sherwood United | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 19 | +2 | 14 | |
14 | Gresley Rovers | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 26 | −7 | 11 | |
15 | Hucknall Town | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 23 | −9 | 10 | |
16 | Shirebrook Town | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 28 | −17 | 8 | |
17 | Wisbech Town | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 37 | −21 | 7 | |
18 | Ashby Ivanhoe | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 16 | −9 | 6 | |
19 | Kimberley Miners Welfare | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 27 | −12 | 5 | Relegation to Division One |
20 | Deeping Rangers | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 29 | −24 | 1 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) head-to-head results[3]
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 | Aylestone Park | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 10 | +22 | 25 | Promotion to the Northern Premier League |
2 | Rugby Borough | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 32 | 10 | +22 | 25 | Qualification for the play-offs |
3 | March Town United | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 11 | +7 | 22 | |
4 | Daventry Town | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 23 | +3 | 19 | |
5 | Lutterworth Town | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 17 | +5 | 18 | |
6 | St Neots Town | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 14 | +7 | 16 | |
7 | Northampton ON Chenecks | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 22 | +3 | 15 | |
8 | Histon | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 15 | +5 | 13 | |
9 | Easington Sports | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 16 | +1 | 13 | |
10 | Northampton Sileby Rangers | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 13 | |
11 | Eynesbury Rovers | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 18 | −2 | 13 | |
12 | Hinckley | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 16 | +1 | 12 | |
13 | Yaxley | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 31 | −6 | 11 | |
14 | Bugbrooke St Michaels | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 19 | −6 | 8 | |
15 | Coventry United | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 27 | −8 | 8 | |
16 | Godmanchester Rovers | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 30 | −16 | 8 | |
17 | Newport Pagnell Town | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 20 | −9 | 7 | |
18 | Leicester Nirvana | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 22 | −10 | 7 | |
19 | GNG Oadby Town | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 31 | −19 | 4 | 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]
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 | Clipstone | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 7 | +15 | 27 | Promotion to the Premier Division North or Premier Division South |
2 | Clay Cross Town | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 10 | +19 | 25 | Qualification for the play-offs |
3 | Gedling Miners Welfare | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 11 | +8 | 20 | |
4 | Staveley Miners Welfare | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 11 | +11 | 19 | |
5 | Blackstones | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 19 | |
6 | Retford | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 15 | +9 | 17 | |
7 | Stapleford Town | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 14 | +6 | 17 | |
8 | Pinxton | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 17 | |
9 | Retford United | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 8 | +14 | 16 | |
10 | Radford | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 16 | +6 | 15 | |
11 | Rainworth Miners Welfare | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 19 | 23 | −4 | 15 | |
12 | Clifton All Whites | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 22 | −5 | 14 | |
13 | Southwell City | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 22 | −2 | 13 | |
14 | Coalville Town | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 21 | −9 | 13 | |
15 | Dunkirk | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 20 | −10 | 8 | |
16 | Holwell Sports | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 26 | −14 | 8 | |
17 | Selston | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 25 | −13 | 7 | Relegation to a feeder league |
18 | West Bridgford | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 27 | −14 | 7 | |
19 | Sandiacre Town | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 12 | 39 | −27 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) head-to-head results[3]
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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