1974–75 United Counties League

The 1974–75 United Counties League season was the 68th in the history of the United Counties League, a football competition in England.[1] [2] [3] [4][5] [6]

## Premier Division

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Football league season

United Counties League
Premier DivisionSeason| 1974–75

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Champions| Spalding United
Relegated| Leighton Town
Matches played| 342
Goals scored| 995 (2.91 per match)

← 1973–74

1975–76 →

The Premier Division featured 17 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with two new clubs, joined from the Spartan League:

* Leighton Town
* Vauxhall Motors

### League table

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation

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1  | Spalding United | 36  | 26  | 8  | 2  | 86  | 23  | +63  | 60  |
2  | Vauxhall Motors | 36  | 24  | 5  | 7  | 74  | 37  | +37  | 53
3  | Stamford | 36  | 23  | 6  | 7  | 76  | 30  | +46  | 52
4  | Kempston Rovers | 36  | 20  | 12  | 4  | 59  | 24  | +35  | 52
5  | Irthlingborough Diamonds | 36  | 22  | 4  | 10  | 71  | 40  | +31  | 48
6  | Long Buckby | 36  | 20  | 6  | 10  | 81  | 56  | +25  | 46
7  | Biggleswade Town | 36  | 15  | 13  | 8  | 63  | 40  | +23  | 43
8  | Rushden Town | 36  | 12  | 16  | 8  | 51  | 47  | +4  | 40
9  | St Neots Town | 36  | 16  | 5  | 15  | 44  | 45  | −1  | 37
10  | Ampthill Town | 36  | 11  | 14  | 11  | 55  | 47  | +8  | 36
11  | Desborough Town | 36  | 11  | 7  | 18  | 43  | 52  | −9  | 29
12  | Holbeach United | 36  | 10  | 9  | 17  | 46  | 61  | −15  | 29
13  | Potton United | 36  | 10  | 9  | 17  | 38  | 56  | −18  | 29
14  | Wootton Blue Cross | 36  | 8  | 11  | 17  | 24  | 60  | −36  | 27
15  | Bourne Town | 36  | 8  | 8  | 20  | 42  | 78  | −36  | 24
16  | Wolverton Town | 36  | 8  | 7  | 21  | 39  | 67  | −28  | 23
17  | Rothwell Town | 36  | 9  | 4  | 23  | 38  | 80  | −42  | 22
18  | Northampton Spencer | 36  | 8  | 5  | 23  | 39  | 74  | −35  | 21
19  | Leighton Town | 36  | 1  | 11  | 24  | 26  | 78  | −52  | 13  | Relegated to Division One

Source: nonleaguematters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

## Division One

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Football league season

United Counties League
Division OneSeason| 1974–75

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Champions| Stewart & Lloyds Corby
Promoted| Stewart & Lloyds Corby
Olney Town

← 1973–74

1975–76 →

The Division One featured 16 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with 2 new clubs, promoted from Division Two:

* Woodford United
* Irchester United

### League table

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Promotion or relegation

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1  | Stewart & Lloyds Corby | 32  | 25  | 4  | 3  | 83  | 20  | 4.150  | 54  | Promoted to the Premier Division
2  | Olney Town | 32  | 23  | 4  | 5  | 65  | 23  | 2.826  | 50
3  | V S Rugby | 32  | 18  | 9  | 5  | 80  | 32  | 2.500  | 45  | Transferred to the West Midlands (Regional) League
4  | Woodford United | 32  | 16  | 8  | 8  | 56  | 47  | 1.191  | 40  |
5  | Belsize  | 32  | 15  | 7  | 10  | 55  | 46  | 1.196  | 37
6  | Raunds Town | 32  | 16  | 5  | 11  | 58  | 52  | 1.115  | 37
7  | Irthlingborough Diamonds reserves  | 32  | 12  | 9  | 11  | 47  | 40  | 1.175  | 33
8  | Irchester United | 32  | 13  | 7  | 12  | 50  | 39  | 1.282  | 33
9  | Eynesbury Rovers | 32  | 10  | 9  | 13  | 41  | 49  | 0.837  | 29
10  | Corby Gainsborough  | 32  | 9  | 9  | 14  | 39  | 51  | 0.765  | 27
11  | Burton Park Wanderers | 32  | 9  | 8  | 15  | 48  | 55  | 0.873  | 26
12  | British Timken Athletic  | 32  | 10  | 5  | 17  | 44  | 60  | 0.733  | 25
13  | Higham Town | 32  | 9  | 7  | 16  | 37  | 58  | 0.638  | 25
14  | Northampton ON Chenecks | 32  | 9  | 5  | 18  | 42  | 67  | 0.627  | 23
15  | Desborough Town reserves  | 32  | 7  | 9  | 16  | 40  | 67  | 0.597  | 23
16  | Sharnbrook  | 32  | 6  | 8  | 18  | 36  | 72  | 0.500  | 20
17  | Rushden Town reserves  | 32  | 6  | 5  | 21  | 32  | 75  | 0.427  | 17
18  | Rothwell Town reserves  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | -- | 0  | Club folded, record expunged

Source: nonleaguematters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio; 3) number of goals scored.

## Division Two

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Football league season

United Counties League
Division TwoSeason| 1974–75

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Champions| Geddington Montrose
Promoted| Geddington Montrose
Buckingham Town
Kempston Rovers reserves

← 1973–74

1975–76 →

The Division Two featured 16 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with 4 new clubs:

* British Timken Duston, relegated from Division One
* Buckingham Town, transferred from the South Midlands League
* Vauxhall Motors reserves
* Potton United reserves

### League table

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Promotion or relegation

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1  | Geddington Montrose  | 38  | 32  | 3  | 3  | 106  | 22  | 4.818  | 67  | Promoted to Division One
2  | Buckingham Town | 38  | 29  | 4  | 5  | 150  | 32  | 4.688  | 62
3  | Kempston Rovers reserves  | 38  | 26  | 5  | 7  | 76  | 37  | 2.054  | 57
4  | Vauxhall Motors reserves  | 38  | 24  | 8  | 6  | 76  | 24  | 3.167  | 56  |
5  | Stewart & Lloyds Corby reserves  | 38  | 22  | 6  | 10  | 75  | 41  | 1.829  | 50
6  | Newport Pagnell Town | 38  | 19  | 9  | 10  | 76  | 39  | 1.949  | 47
7  | Ampthill Town reserves  | 38  | 16  | 10  | 12  | 54  | 43  | 1.256  | 42
8  | Bedford Avenue  | 38  | 16  | 9  | 13  | 74  | 66  | 1.121  | 41
9  | Potton United reserves  | 38  | 10  | 15  | 13  | 55  | 69  | 0.797  | 35
10  | Blisworth | 38  | 15  | 5  | 18  | 52  | 77  | 0.675  | 35
11  | Wootton Blue Cross reserves  | 38  | 11  | 11  | 16  | 46  | 54  | 0.852  | 33
12  | Bedford United | 38  | 12  | 8  | 18  | 62  | 77  | 0.805  | 32
13  | Northampton Spencer reserves  | 38  | 13  | 6  | 19  | 53  | 74  | 0.716  | 32
14  | Higham Town reserves  | 38  | 13  | 5  | 20  | 66  | 73  | 0.904  | 31
15  | Deanshanger Athletic | 38  | 10  | 9  | 19  | 56  | 78  | 0.718  | 29
16  | Higham Rovers  | 38  | 9  | 7  | 22  | 55  | 97  | 0.567  | 25
17  | Long Buckby reserves  | 38  | 10  | 4  | 24  | 49  | 90  | 0.544  | 24
18  | British Timken Duston  | 38  | 9  | 5  | 24  | 38  | 81  | 0.469  | 23
19  | Raunds Town reserves  | 38  | 7  | 8  | 23  | 50  | 114  | 0.439  | 22
20  | Olney Town reserves  | 38  | 5  | 7  | 26  | 36  | 117  | 0.308  | 17

Source: nonleaguematters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio; 3) number of goals scored.

## References

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1. ^ "Football Club History Database - Eynesbury Rovers". www.fchd.info. Retrieved 2021-08-25.
2. ^ "Football Club History Database - Olney Town". www.fchd.info. Retrieved 2021-08-25.
3. ^ "Football Club History Database - Raunds Town". www.fchd.info. Retrieved 2021-08-25.
4. ^ "Football Club History Database - Woodford United". www.fchd.info. Retrieved 2021-08-25.
5. ^ "Football Club History Database - Deanshanger Athletic". www.fchd.info. Retrieved 2021-08-25.
6. ^ "Football Club History Database - Northampton ON Chenecks". www.fchd.info. Retrieved 2021-08-25.

## External links

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2024–25
clubs|

| Premier Division North|

* AFC Mansfield
* Ashby Ivanhoe
* Belper United
* Boston Town
* Bourne Town
* Deeping Rangers
* Eastwood
* Gresley Rovers
* Harrowby United
* Heanor Town
* Hucknall Town
* Kimberley Miners Welfare
* Lincoln United
* Melton Town
* Newark and Sherwood United
* Newark Town
* Shirebrook Town
* Skegness Town
* Sleaford Town
* Wisbech Town

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Premier Division South|

* Aylestone Park
* Bugbrooke St Michaels
* Cogenhoe United
* Coventry United
* Daventry Town
* Easington Sports
* Eynesbury Rovers
* GNG Oadby Town
* Godmanchester Rovers
* Hinckley
* Histon
* Leicester Nirvana
* Lutterworth Town
* March Town United
* Newport Pagnell Town
* Northampton ON Chenecks
* Northampton Sileby Rangers
* Rugby Borough
* St Neots Town
* Yaxley

Division One|

* Blackstones
* Clay Cross Town
* Clifton All Whites
* Clipstone
* Coalville Town
* Dunkirk
* Gedling Miners Welfare
* Holwell Sports
* Pinxton
* Radford
* Rainworth Miners Welfare
* Retford
* Retford United
* Sandiacre Town
* Selston
* Stapleford Town
* Staveley Miners Welfare
* Southwell City
* West Bridgford

Seasons|

| as Northamptonshire League|

* 1895–96
* 1896–97
* 1897–98
* 1898–99
* 1899–00
* 1900–01
* 1901–02
* 1902–03
* 1903–04
* 1904–05
* 1905–06
* 1906–07
* 1907–08
* 1908–09
* 1909–10
* 1910–11
* 1911–12
* 1912–13
* 1913–14
* 1914–15
* 1915–16
* 1916–17
* 1917–18
* 1918–19
* 1919–20
* 1920–21
* 1921–22
* 1922–23
* 1923–24
* 1924–25
* 1925–26
* 1926–27
* 1927–28
* 1928–29
* 1929–30
* 1930–31
* 1931–32
* 1932–33
* 1933–34

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as United Counties League|

* 1934–35
* 1935–36
* 1936–37
* 1937–38
* 1938–39
* 1939–40
* 1940–41
* 1941–42
* 1942–43
* 1943–44
* 1944–45
* 1945–46
* 1946–47
* 1947–48
* 1948–49
* 1949–50
* 1950–51
* 1951–52
* 1952–53
* 1953–54
* 1954–55
* 1955–56
* 1956–57
* 1957–58
* 1958–59
* 1959–60
* 1960–61
* 1961–62
* 1962–63
* 1963–64
* 1964–65
* 1965–66
* 1966–67
* 1967–68
* 1968–69
* 1969–70
* 1970–71
* 1971–72
* 1972–73
* 1973–74
* 1974–75
* 1975–76
* 1976–77
* 1977–78
* 1978–79
* 1979–80
* 1980–81
* 1981–82
* 1982–83
* 1983–84
* 1984–85
* 1985–86
* 1986–87
* 1987–88
* 1988–89
* 1989–90
* 1990–91
* 1991–92
* 1992–93
* 1993–94
* 1994–95
* 1995–96
* 1996–97
* 1997–98
* 1998–99
* 1999–00
* 2000–01
* 2001–02
* 2002–03
* 2003–04
* 2004–05
* 2005–06
* 2006–07
* 2007–08
* 2008–09
* 2009–10
* 2010–11
* 2011–12
* 2012–13
* 2013–14
* 2014–15
* 2015–16
* 2016–17
* 2017–18
* 2018–19
* 2019–20
* 2020–21
* 2021–22
* 2022–23
* 2023–24
* 2024–25

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National teams|

* Joe Mercer
* Don Revie
* Home Championship
* UEFA Euro 1976 (qualification)

League competitions|

| Levels 1–4|

* Football League (First Division, Second Division, Third Division, Fourth Division)

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Levels 5–6|

* Isthmian League (One, Two)
* Northern Premier League (level 5 only)
* Southern League (Premier, One North, One South)

Levels 7–9|

* Athenian League (One, Two)
* Cheshire County League (level 7 only)
* Eastern Counties League (level 7 only)
* Essex Senior League (level 7 only)
* Hellenic League (Premier, One)
* Kent League (level 7 only)
* Lancashire Combination (level 7 only)
* Midland Football Combination (level 7 only)
* Midland League (level 7 only)
* Northern League (level 7 only)
* South Midlands League (Premier, One)
* Spartan League (level 7 only)
* Sussex County League (One, Two)
* United Counties League (Premier, One, Two)
* West Midlands (Regional) League (level 7 only)
* Western League (level 7 only)
* Yorkshire League (One, Two, Three)

Cup competitions|

| FA cups|

* FA Cup (Qualifying rounds, Final)
* Charity Shield
* FA Trophy (Final)
* FA Vase

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Football League cups|

* League Cup (Final)

European competitions|

* European Cup
* UEFA Cup
* European Cup Winners' Cup
* Texaco Cup

Club seasons

First Division|

* Arsenal
* Birmingham City
* Burnley
* Carlisle United
* Chelsea
* Coventry City
* Derby County
* Everton
* Ipswich Town
* Leeds United
* Leicester City
* Liverpool
* Luton Town
* Manchester City
* Middlesbrough
* Newcastle United
* Queens Park Rangers
* Sheffield United
* Stoke City
* Tottenham Hotspur
* West Ham United
* Wolverhampton Wanderers

Second Division|

* Aston Villa
* Blackpool
* Bolton Wanderers
* Bristol City
* Bristol Rovers
* Cardiff City
* Fulham
* Hull City
* Manchester United
* Millwall
* Norwich City
* Nottingham Forest
* Notts County
* Oldham Athletic
* Orient
* Oxford United
* Portsmouth
* Sheffield Wednesday
* Southampton
* Sunderland
* West Bromwich Albion
* York City

Third Division|

* Aldershot
* Blackburn Rovers
* Bournemouth
* Brighton & Hove Albion
* Bury
* Charlton Athletic
* Chesterfield
* Colchester United
* Crystal Palace
* Gillingham
* Grimsby Town
* Halifax Town
* Hereford United
* Huddersfield Town
* Peterborough United
* Plymouth Argyle
* Port Vale
* Preston North End
* Southend United
* Swindon Town
* Tranmere Rovers
* Walsall
* Watford
* Wrexham

Fourth Division|

* Barnsley
* Bradford City
* Brentford
* Cambridge United
* Chester
* Crewe Alexandra
* Darlington
* Doncaster Rovers
* Exeter City
* Hartlepool United
* Lincoln City
* Mansfield Town
* Newport County
* Northampton Town
* Reading
* Rochdale
* Rotherham United
* Scunthorpe United
* Shrewsbury Town
* Southport
* Stockport County
* Swansea City
* Torquay United
* Workington

*[Pos]: Position
*[Pld]: Played
*[W]: Won
*[D]: Drawn
*[L]: Lost
*[GF]: Goals for
*[GA]: Goals against
*[GD]: Goal difference
*[Pts]: Points
*[GR]: Goal ratio
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