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1977–78 United Counties League

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The 1977–78 United Counties League season was the 71st in the history of the United Counties League, a football competition in England.

Premier Division

Football league season
United Counties League
Premier Division
Season1977–78
ChampionsStamford
Matches played380
Goals scored1,014 (2.67 per match)
← 1976–77 1978–79 →

The Premier Division featured 19 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with one new club:

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Stamford 38 30 2 6 93 31 +62 62
2 Rushden Town 38 22 8 8 66 29 +37 52
3 Wolverton Town 38 19 10 9 54 35 +19 48
4 Spalding United 38 21 6 11 49 41 +8 48 Transferred to the Midland League
5 Rothwell Town 38 14 16 8 45 41 +4 44
6 Irthlingborough Diamonds 38 19 5 14 73 50 +23 43
7 Stewart & Lloyds Corby 38 16 10 12 46 40 +6 42
8 Buckingham Town 38 14 13 11 44 39 +5 41
9 St Neots Town 38 15 10 13 46 45 +1 40
10 Olney Town 38 15 9 14 56 44 +12 39
11 Desborough Town 38 13 12 13 62 55 +7 38
12 Kempston Rovers 38 16 6 16 50 47 +3 38
13 Wootton Blue Cross 38 11 13 14 43 50 −7 35
14 Long Buckby 38 10 13 15 42 50 −8 33
15 Potton United 38 12 9 17 46 55 −9 33
16 Ampthill Town 38 9 13 16 44 66 −22 31
17 Bourne Town 38 8 11 19 53 78 −25 27
18 Northampton Spencer 38 7 13 18 41 66 −25 27
19 Eynesbury Rovers 38 5 13 20 37 69 −32 23
20 Holbeach United 38 3 10 25 24 83 −59 16
Source: nonleaguematters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Division One

Football league season
United Counties League
Division One
Season1977–78
ChampionsNorthampton ON Chenecks
RelegatedBurton Park Wanderers
Sharnbrook
← 1976–77 1978–79 →

The Division One featured 17 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with 3 new clubs:

  • Vauxhall Motors, relegated from the Premier Division
  • Stewart & Lloyds Corby reserves, promoted from Division Two
  • Byfield Athletic, promoted from Division Two

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Northampton ON Chenecks 38 30 5 3 86 36 +50 65
2 Milton Keynes Borough 38 23 5 10 89 45 +44 51
3 Geddington Montrose 38 20 10 8 74 43 +31 50
4 Vauxhall Motors 38 22 5 11 71 41 +30 49
5 Newport Pagnell Town 38 19 9 10 67 39 +28 47
6 Irchester United 38 20 6 12 49 38 +11 46
7 Corby Gainsborough 38 15 14 9 51 44 +7 44
8 Biggleswade Town 38 17 7 14 51 44 +7 41
9 Wootton Blue Cross reserves 38 13 12 13 56 59 −3 38
10 Irthlingborough Diamonds reserves 38 13 11 14 48 55 −7 37
11 Stewart & Lloyds Corby reserves 38 12 11 15 61 65 −4 35
12 Higham Town 38 10 14 14 55 57 −2 34
13 Rushden Town reserves 38 11 11 16 52 60 −8 33
14 Byfield Athletic 38 14 5 19 62 75 −13 33
15 British Timken Athletic 38 12 8 18 58 73 −15 32
16 Desborough Town reserves 38 13 5 20 65 80 −15 31
17 Kempston Rovers reserves 38 13 4 21 56 79 −23 30
18 Raunds Town 38 8 9 21 41 65 −24 25
19 Burton Park Wanderers 38 9 7 22 42 77 −35 25 Relegated to Division Two
20 Sharnbrook 38 3 8 27 34 93 −59 14
Source: nonleaguematters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio; 3) number of goals scored.

Division Two

Football league season
United Counties League
Division Two
Season1977–78
ChampionsNorthampton Spencer reserves
PromotedNorthampton Spencer reserves
Ampthill Town reserves
← 1976–77 1978–79 →

The Division Two featured 14 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with 3 new clubs:

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Northampton Spencer reserves 32 22 6 4 86 23 +63 50 Promoted to Division One
2 Ampthill Town reserves 32 23 3 6 69 25 +44 49
3 Olney Town reserves 32 21 5 6 67 26 +41 47
4 St Neots Town reserves 32 19 7 6 79 30 +49 45
5 Wolverton Town reserves 32 17 6 9 57 44 +13 40
6 Ford Sports Daventry 32 17 4 11 59 42 +17 38
7 Bedford United 32 14 6 12 44 58 −14 34
8 Long Buckby reserves 32 12 9 11 54 45 +9 33
9 British Timken Duston 32 11 7 14 46 41 +5 29
10 Higham Town reserves 32 12 5 15 50 56 −6 29
11 Bedford Avenue 32 7 13 12 45 56 −11 27
12 Towcester Town 32 9 7 16 48 54 −6 25
13 Deanshanger Athletic 32 9 7 16 43 77 −34 25 Resigned from the league
14 Eynesbury Rovers reserves 32 7 10 15 36 44 −8 24
15 Raunds Town reserves 32 7 6 19 29 83 −54 20
16 Blisworth 32 7 4 21 29 60 −31 18 Resigned from the league
17 Woodford United 32 4 3 25 35 112 −77 11
Source: nonleaguematters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio; 3) number of goals scored.

References

  1. "Football Club History Database - Eynesbury Rovers". www.fchd.info. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
  2. "Football Club History Database - Olney Town". www.fchd.info. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
  3. "Football Club History Database - Raunds Town". www.fchd.info. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
  4. "Football Club History Database - Woodford United". www.fchd.info. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
  5. "Football Club History Database - Deanshanger Athletic". www.fchd.info. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
  6. "Football Club History Database - Northampton ON Chenecks". www.fchd.info. Retrieved 2021-09-08.

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