The 2017–18 United Counties League season (known as the 2017–18 ChromaSport & Trophies United Counties League for sponsorship reasons) was the 111th in the history of the United Counties League, a football competition in England.
The constitution for Step 5 and Step 6 divisions for 2017–18 was announced on 26 May 2017.
Premier Division
Football league season| Season | 2017–18 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Yaxley |
| Promoted | Yaxley Wisbech Town |
| Relegated | Northampton Sileby Rangers St Andrews |
| Matches played | 462 |
| Goals scored | 1,722 (3.73 per match) |
| ← 2016–17 2018–19 → | |
The Premier Division featured 19 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with three new clubs:
- Daventry Town, promoted from Division One
- St Andrews, transferred from the Midland League
- Wellingborough Whitworth, promoted from Division One
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yaxley | 42 | 29 | 6 | 7 | 135 | 40 | +95 | 93 | Promoted to Southern League Division One Central |
| 2 | Wisbech Town | 42 | 29 | 6 | 7 | 122 | 48 | +74 | 93 | Promoted to Northern Premier League Division One East |
| 3 | Newport Pagnell Town | 42 | 28 | 6 | 8 | 104 | 49 | +55 | 90 | |
| 4 | Holbeach United | 42 | 26 | 5 | 11 | 97 | 37 | +60 | 83 | |
| 5 | Deeping Rangers | 42 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 101 | 42 | +59 | 81 | |
| 6 | Leicester Nirvana | 42 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 104 | 58 | +46 | 74 | |
| 7 | Eynesbury Rovers | 42 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 81 | 52 | +29 | 72 | |
| 8 | Cogenhoe United | 42 | 22 | 5 | 15 | 73 | 57 | +16 | 71 | |
| 9 | Desborough Town | 42 | 22 | 5 | 15 | 83 | 72 | +11 | 71 | |
| 10 | Daventry Town | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 70 | 60 | +10 | 67 | |
| 11 | Harborough Town | 42 | 20 | 6 | 16 | 77 | 74 | +3 | 66 | |
| 12 | Kirby Muxloe | 42 | 19 | 3 | 20 | 65 | 68 | −3 | 60 | |
| 13 | Boston Town | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 70 | 70 | 0 | 52 | |
| 14 | Wellingborough Town | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 81 | 94 | −13 | 50 | |
| 15 | Rothwell Corinthians | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 59 | 79 | −20 | 50 | |
| 16 | Peterborough Northern Star | 42 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 55 | 97 | −42 | 42 | |
| 17 | Northampton ON Chenecks | 42 | 11 | 5 | 26 | 66 | 108 | −42 | 38 | |
| 18 | Sleaford Town | 42 | 10 | 5 | 27 | 65 | 123 | −58 | 35 | |
| 19 | Oadby Town | 42 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 50 | 95 | −45 | 33 | |
| 20 | Wellingborough Whitworth | 42 | 9 | 6 | 27 | 59 | 105 | −46 | 33 | |
| 21 | St Andrews | 42 | 10 | 3 | 29 | 49 | 117 | −68 | 33 | Relegated to Division One |
| 22 | Northampton Sileby Rangers | 42 | 6 | 3 | 33 | 56 | 177 | −121 | 21 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of matches won; 5) Head-to-head results
Notes:
- 12 of the 14 runners-up at Step 5 were to have been promoted to Step 4.
However, with resignations and mergers in leagues above, all fourteen runners-up were promoted. - Eynesbury Rovers were deducted three points for playing an ineligible player against Cogenhoe United on 16 January.
Division One
Football league season| Season | 2017–18 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Pinchbeck United |
| Promoted | Pinchbeck United Potton United |
| Relegated | Oakham United Stewarts & Lloyds Corby |
| Matches played | 380 |
| Goals scored | 1,536 (4.04 per match) |
| ← 2016–17 2018–19 → | |
Division One featured 16 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with four new clubs:
- Harrowby United, relegated from the Premier Division
- Huntingdon Town, relegated from the Premier Division
- Lutterworth Town, promoted from the Leicestershire Senior League
- Pinchbeck United, promoted from the Peterborough & District League
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pinchbeck United | 38 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 93 | 34 | +59 | 90 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
| 2 | Potton United | 38 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 110 | 47 | +63 | 79 | Promoted to the Spartan South Midlands League |
| 3 | Lutterworth Town | 38 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 115 | 48 | +67 | 76 | |
| 4 | Raunds Town | 38 | 22 | 6 | 10 | 96 | 54 | +42 | 72 | |
| 5 | Harrowby United | 38 | 20 | 5 | 13 | 92 | 57 | +35 | 65 | |
| 6 | Olney Town | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 80 | 64 | +16 | 65 | Club folded |
| 7 | Buckingham Town | 38 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 91 | 78 | +13 | 63 | Transferred to the Spartan South Midlands League |
| 8 | Blackstones | 38 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 90 | 71 | +19 | 61 | |
| 9 | Rushden & Higham United | 38 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 90 | 67 | +23 | 60 | |
| 10 | Bourne Town | 38 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 82 | 70 | +12 | 59 | |
| 11 | Lutterworth Athletic | 38 | 17 | 6 | 15 | 68 | 72 | −4 | 57 | |
| 12 | Huntingdon Town | 38 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 73 | 66 | +7 | 55 | |
| 13 | Irchester United | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 66 | 60 | +6 | 52 | |
| 14 | Burton Park Wanderers | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 72 | 110 | −38 | 46 | |
| 15 | Thrapston Town | 38 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 72 | 75 | −3 | 45 | |
| 16 | Melton Town | 38 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 64 | 95 | −31 | 37 | |
| 17 | Long Buckby | 38 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 53 | 90 | −37 | 34 | |
| 18 | Bugbrooke St Michaels | 38 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 58 | 101 | −43 | 31 | |
| 19 | Oakham United | 38 | 6 | 2 | 30 | 42 | 123 | −81 | 17 | Relegated to the Peterborough & District League |
| 20 | Stewarts & Lloyds Corby | 38 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 29 | 154 | −125 | 8 | Relegated to the Northamptonshire Combination |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of matches won; 5) Head-to-head results
Notes:
- Oakham United were deducted 3 points for fielding an ineligible player
References
- "Club Allocations for Step 5–6" (PDF). FA. 26 May 2017. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
- ^ "The FA Handbook Standardised Rules 2017-2018 (page 539, section 12.2)". The FA. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
External links
- United Counties League FA Full Time
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