The 2018–19 United Counties League season (known as the 2018–19 Future Lions United Counties League for sponsorship reasons) was the 112th in the history of the United Counties League, a football competition in England.
The provisional club allocations for steps 5 and 6 were announced by the FA on 25 May. The constitution is subject to ratification by the league at its AGM on 16 June.
Premier Division
Football league season| Season | 2018–19 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Daventry Town |
| Promoted | Daventry Town |
| Relegated | Kirby Muxloe Wellingborough Whitworth |
| Matches played | 380 |
| Goals scored | 1,292 (3.4 per match) |
| ← 2017–18 2019–20 → | |
The Premier Division featured 18 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with two new clubs:
- Pinchbeck United, promoted from Division One
- Rugby Town, transferred from the Midland League
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daventry Town | 38 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 91 | 29 | +62 | 94 | Promoted to the Southern Football League |
| 2 | Deeping Rangers | 38 | 28 | 4 | 6 | 81 | 45 | +36 | 88 | |
| 3 | Rugby Town | 38 | 25 | 5 | 8 | 86 | 42 | +44 | 80 | |
| 4 | Pinchbeck United | 38 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 76 | 46 | +30 | 70 | |
| 5 | Holbeach United | 38 | 21 | 6 | 11 | 77 | 38 | +39 | 69 | |
| 6 | Eynesbury Rovers | 38 | 21 | 5 | 12 | 82 | 43 | +39 | 68 | Transferred to the Spartan South Midlands League |
| 7 | Cogenhoe United | 38 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 81 | 50 | +31 | 68 | |
| 8 | Newport Pagnell Town | 38 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 77 | 53 | +24 | 61 | Transferred to the Spartan South Midlands League |
| 9 | Desborough Town | 38 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 64 | 50 | +14 | 60 | |
| 10 | Oadby Town | 38 | 18 | 5 | 15 | 67 | 61 | +6 | 59 | |
| 11 | Harborough Town | 38 | 18 | 3 | 17 | 74 | 60 | +14 | 57 | |
| 12 | Leicester Nirvana | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 72 | 75 | −3 | 45 | |
| 13 | Sleaford Town | 38 | 13 | 5 | 20 | 60 | 72 | −12 | 44 | |
| 14 | Wellingborough Town | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 50 | 75 | −25 | 41 | |
| 15 | Northampton ON Chenecks | 38 | 12 | 4 | 22 | 49 | 75 | −26 | 40 | |
| 16 | Peterborough Northern Star | 38 | 11 | 5 | 22 | 44 | 64 | −20 | 38 | |
| 17 | Boston Town | 38 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 52 | 76 | −24 | 38 | |
| 18 | Rothwell Corinthians | 38 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 48 | 79 | −31 | 30 | |
| 19 | Kirby Muxloe | 38 | 6 | 1 | 31 | 35 | 108 | −73 | 19 | Relegated to the Midland League |
| 20 | Wellingborough Whitworth | 38 | 2 | 3 | 33 | 26 | 151 | −125 | 9 | Relegated 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
Notes:
- Oadby Town submitted their resignation from the league with nine games to play, but intend to complete the season.
Division One
Football league season| Season | 2018–19 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Lutterworth Town |
| Promoted | Lutterworth Town Anstey Nomads |
| Relegated | Thrapston Town |
| Matches played | 380 |
| Goals scored | 1,536 (4.04 per match) |
| ← 2017–18 2019–20 → | |
Division One featured 14 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with six new clubs.
- Clubs relegated from the Premier Division:
- Clubs transferred from the East Midlands Counties League:
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lutterworth Town | 38 | 30 | 5 | 3 | 133 | 30 | +103 | 95 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
| 2 | Anstey Nomads | 38 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 133 | 34 | +99 | 94 | |
| 3 | Melton Town | 38 | 28 | 4 | 6 | 105 | 33 | +72 | 88 | |
| 4 | Bugbrooke St Michaels | 38 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 86 | 41 | +45 | 72 | |
| 5 | Blackstones | 38 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 81 | 59 | +22 | 68 | |
| 6 | Lutterworth Athletic | 38 | 17 | 6 | 15 | 74 | 57 | +17 | 57 | |
| 7 | Harrowby United | 38 | 17 | 5 | 16 | 81 | 73 | +8 | 56 | |
| 8 | Aylestone Park | 38 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 85 | 70 | +15 | 55 | |
| 9 | Northampton Sileby Rangers | 38 | 16 | 6 | 16 | 67 | 84 | −17 | 54 | |
| 10 | Irchester United | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 70 | 63 | +7 | 53 | |
| 11 | Rushden & Higham United | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 62 | 67 | −5 | 52 | |
| 12 | Burton Park Wanderers | 38 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 66 | 89 | −23 | 47 | |
| 13 | Bourne Town | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 64 | 90 | −26 | 46 | |
| 14 | Holwell Sports | 38 | 11 | 5 | 22 | 70 | 109 | −39 | 38 | |
| 15 | Long Buckby | 38 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 57 | 92 | −35 | 36 | |
| 16 | St Andrews | 38 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 74 | 93 | −19 | 35 | |
| 17 | Birstall United | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 56 | 93 | −37 | 35 | |
| 18 | Huntingdon Town | 38 | 10 | 2 | 26 | 54 | 121 | −67 | 32 | |
| 19 | Raunds Town | 38 | 9 | 4 | 25 | 44 | 117 | −73 | 31 | |
| 20 | Thrapston Town | 38 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 48 | 95 | −47 | 23 | 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:
- Birstall United were deducted six points for playing an ineligible player against Huntingdon Town on 22 September, and for team sheet irregularities.
References
- "Provisional Step 5 and 6 club allocations confirmed". Non League Daily. 25 May 2018. Archived from the original on May 26, 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - "Financial trouble forces Oadby Town Football Club to resign from United Counties League". No. 8 March 2019. Leicester Mercury. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- "Support means Oadby Town could finish league season despite financial trouble". No. 13 March 2019. Leicester Mercury. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
- ^ "The FA Handbook Chapter 30 Standardised Rules (section 12.2)". The FA. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
External links
- United Counties League FA Full Time
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