1980–81 United Counties League

The 1980–81 United Counties League season was the 74th in the history of the United Counties League, a football competition in England. At the end of the previous season reserve teams from Division One were transferred to newly established reserve division, they were replaced by clubs from Division Two.

## Premier Division

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Football league season

United Counties League
Premier DivisionSeason| 1980–81

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Champions| Stamford
Relegated| Northampton Spencer
Matches played| 306
Goals scored| 986 (3.22 per match)

← 1979–80

1981–82 →

The Premier Division featured 18 clubs which competed in the division last season, no new clubs joined the division this season.

### League table

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

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1  | Stamford | 34  | 22  | 9  | 3  | 76  | 36  | +40  | 53  |
2  | Wootton Blue Cross | 34  | 23  | 4  | 7  | 81  | 33  | +48  | 50
3  | Kempston Rovers | 34  | 22  | 3  | 9  | 96  | 54  | +42  | 47
4  | Holbeach United | 34  | 21  | 5  | 8  | 59  | 43  | +16  | 47
5  | Desborough Town | 34  | 18  | 9  | 7  | 79  | 55  | +24  | 45
6  | Potton United | 34  | 15  | 8  | 11  | 48  | 41  | +7  | 38
7  | Rushden Town | 34  | 16  | 7  | 11  | 57  | 33  | +24  | 39
8  | Long Buckby | 34  | 15  | 12  | 7  | 70  | 54  | +16  | 42
9  | Irthlingborough Diamonds | 34  | 15  | 5  | 14  | 60  | 54  | +6  | 35
10  | Stewart & Lloyds Corby | 34  | 13  | 9  | 12  | 53  | 51  | +2  | 35
11  | Buckingham Town | 34  | 13  | 8  | 13  | 48  | 45  | +3  | 34
12  | Wolverton Town | 34  | 11  | 9  | 14  | 49  | 70  | −21  | 31
13  | St Neots Town | 34  | 9  | 6  | 19  | 35  | 61  | −26  | 24
14  | Bourne Town | 34  | 7  | 9  | 18  | 41  | 64  | −23  | 23
15  | Rothwell Town | 34  | 6  | 10  | 18  | 37  | 58  | −21  | 22
16  | Ampthill Town | 34  | 6  | 10  | 18  | 39  | 69  | −30  | 22
17  | Eynesbury Rovers | 34  | 7  | 7  | 20  | 37  | 71  | −34  | 21
18  | Northampton Spencer | 34  | 1  | 2  | 31  | 21  | 94  | −73  | 4  | 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| 1980–81

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Champions| Stevenage Borough
Promoted| Stevenage Borough
British Timken Duston
Matches played| 272
Goals scored| 976 (3.59 per match)

← 1979–80

1981–82 →

Division One featured nine clubs which competed in the division last season, along with eight new clubs.

* Clubs joined from Division Two:
* Burton Park Wanderers
* Cottingham
* Raunds Town
* Sharnbrook
* Thrapston Venturas
* Towcester Town
* Plus:
* Olney Town, relegated from the Premier Division
* Stevenage Borough, new club

Also, Irchester United changed name to Irchester Eastfield.

### League table

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

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1  | Stevenage Borough | 32  | 23  | 7  | 2  | 106  | 35  | +71  | 53  | Promoted to the Premier Division
2  | British Timken Duston  | 32  | 21  | 5  | 6  | 68  | 31  | +37  | 47
3  | Newport Pagnell Town | 32  | 19  | 6  | 7  | 62  | 32  | +30  | 44  |
4  | Northampton ON Chenecks | 32  | 15  | 10  | 7  | 51  | 44  | +7  | 40
5  | Cottingham  | 32  | 16  | 6  | 10  | 59  | 49  | +10  | 38
6  | Corby Gainsborough  | 32  | 14  | 7  | 11  | 65  | 46  | +19  | 35
7  | Towcester Town  | 32  | 14  | 6  | 12  | 79  | 58  | +21  | 34
8  | Raunds Town | 32  | 11  | 10  | 11  | 62  | 55  | +7  | 32
9  | Irchester Eastfield | 32  | 11  | 9  | 12  | 54  | 58  | −4  | 31
10  | Thrapston Venturas | 32  | 11  | 8  | 13  | 54  | 52  | +2  | 30
11  | Higham Town | 32  | 10  | 7  | 15  | 61  | 67  | −6  | 27
12  | Olney Town | 32  | 10  | 6  | 16  | 56  | 79  | −23  | 26
13  | Ford Sports Daventry | 32  | 8  | 8  | 16  | 37  | 75  | −38  | 24
14  | British Timken Athletic  | 32  | 9  | 5  | 18  | 40  | 75  | −35  | 23
15  | Sharnbrook  | 32  | 9  | 4  | 19  | 39  | 60  | −21  | 22
16  | Burton Park Wanderers | 32  | 9  | 4  | 19  | 40  | 67  | −27  | 22
17  | Geddington Montrose  | 32  | 6  | 4  | 22  | 43  | 93  | −50  | 16  | Resigned from the league

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

## References

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## External links

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* United Counties League

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United Counties League

2025–26
clubs|

| Premier Division North|

* AFC Mansfield
* Ashby Ivanhoe
* Belper United
* Blackstones
* Boston Town
* Clay Cross Town
* Deeping Rangers
* Eastwood
* Grantham Town
* Gresley Rovers
* Harrowby United
* Heanor Town
* Hucknall Town
* Kimberley Miners Welfare
* Melton Town
* Newark and Sherwood United
* Newark Town
* Sherwood Colliery
* Skegness Town
* Wisbech Town

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Premier Division South|

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

Division One|

* Clifton All Whites
* Clipstone
* Coalville Town
* Dronfield Town
* Dunkirk
* Grace Dieu
* Gedling Miners Welfare
* Holwell Sports
* Pinxton
* Radford
* Rainworth Miners Welfare
* Retford
* Retford United
* Sandiacre Town
* Shirebrook Town
* Sleaford Town
* South Normanton Athletic
* Southwell City
* Stapleford Town
* Staveley Miners Welfare
* Swallownest
* 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
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* 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
* 2025–26

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National teams|

* Ron Greenwood
* Home Championship
* 1982 FIFA World Cup (qualification)

League competitions|

| Levels 1–4|

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

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Level 5|

* Alliance Premier League

Levels 6–7|

* Isthmian League (Premier, One)
* Northern Premier League (level 6 only)
* Southern League (Midland, Southern) (level 6 only)

Levels 8–9|

* Isthmian League (Two)
* Athenian League (level 8 only)
* Cheshire County League (One, Two)
* Combined Counties League (level 8 only)
* Town & Country League (level 8 only)
* Essex Senior League (level 8 only)
* Hellenic League (Premier, One)
* Kent League (level 8 only)
* Lancashire Combination (level 8 only)
* London Spartan League (Premier, Senior)
* Midland Football Combination (level 8 only)
* Midland League (Premier, One)
* Northern League (level 8 only)
* South Midlands League (Premier, One)
* Sussex County League (One, Two)
* United Counties League (Premier, One)
* West Midlands (Regional) League (level 8 only)
* Western League (Premier, One)
* Yorkshire League (One, Two)

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
* Anglo-Scottish Cup

Club seasons

First Division|

* Arsenal
* Aston Villa
* Birmingham City
* Brighton & Hove Albion
* Coventry City
* Crystal Palace
* Everton
* Ipswich Town
* Leeds United
* Leicester City
* Liverpool
* Manchester City
* Manchester United
* Middlesbrough
* Norwich City
* Nottingham Forest
* Southampton
* Stoke City
* Sunderland
* Tottenham Hotspur
* West Bromwich Albion
* Wolverhampton Wanderers

Second Division|

* Blackburn Rovers
* Bolton Wanderers
* Bristol City
* Bristol Rovers
* Cambridge United
* Cardiff City
* Chelsea
* Derby County
* Grimsby Town
* Luton Town
* Newcastle United
* Notts County
* Oldham Athletic
* Orient
* Preston North End
* Queens Park Rangers
* Sheffield Wednesday
* Shrewsbury Town
* Swansea City
* Watford
* West Ham United
* Wrexham

Third Division|

* Barnsley
* Blackpool
* Brentford
* Burnley
* Carlisle United
* Charlton Athletic
* Chester
* Chesterfield
* Colchester United
* Exeter City
* Fulham
* Gillingham
* Huddersfield Town
* Hull City
* Millwall
* Newport County
* Oxford United
* Plymouth Argyle
* Portsmouth
* Reading
* Rotherham United
* Sheffield United
* Swindon Town
* Walsall

Fourth Division|

* Aldershot
* Bournemouth
* Bradford City
* Bury
* Crewe Alexandra
* Darlington
* Doncaster Rovers
* Halifax Town
* Hartlepool United
* Hereford United
* Lincoln City
* Mansfield Town
* Northampton Town
* Peterborough United
* Port Vale
* Rochdale
* Scunthorpe United
* Southend United
* Southport
* Stockport County
* Torquay United
* Tranmere Rovers
* Wimbledon
* York City

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