1983–84 United Counties League

The 1983–84 United Counties League season was the 77th in the history of the United Counties League, a football competition in England.

## Premier Division

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Football league season

United Counties League
Premier DivisionSeason| 1983–84

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Champions| Buckingham Town
Matches played| 342
Goals scored| 1,006 (2.94 per match)

← 1982–83

1984–85 →

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

* Baldock Town, transferred from the South Midlands League
* Raunds Town, promoted from Division One
* St Neots Town, promoted from Division One

### League table

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

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1  | Buckingham Town | 36  | 26  | 6  | 4  | 77  | 24  | +53  | 58  |
2  | Baldock Town | 36  | 21  | 8  | 7  | 78  | 42  | +36  | 50
3  | Stamford | 36  | 18  | 11  | 7  | 75  | 42  | +33  | 47
4  | Bourne Town | 36  | 19  | 8  | 9  | 66  | 49  | +17  | 46
5  | Potton United | 36  | 13  | 16  | 7  | 50  | 39  | +11  | 42
6  | Stevenage Borough | 36  | 16  | 9  | 11  | 52  | 46  | +6  | 41  | Transferred to the Isthmian League Division Two North
7  | Irthlingborough Diamonds | 36  | 15  | 10  | 11  | 59  | 40  | +19  | 40  |
8  | Long Buckby | 36  | 13  | 13  | 10  | 55  | 48  | +7  | 39
9  | Wootton Blue Cross | 36  | 13  | 11  | 12  | 56  | 49  | +7  | 37
10  | Ampthill Town | 36  | 13  | 10  | 13  | 56  | 54  | +2  | 36
11  | Arlesey Town | 36  | 12  | 12  | 12  | 45  | 56  | −11  | 36
12  | Newport Pagnell Town | 36  | 11  | 11  | 14  | 40  | 50  | −10  | 33
13  | Rothwell Town | 36  | 11  | 10  | 15  | 52  | 58  | −6  | 32
14  | Raunds Town | 36  | 10  | 10  | 16  | 56  | 68  | −12  | 30
15  | Holbeach United | 36  | 12  | 6  | 18  | 44  | 68  | −24  | 30
16  | Eynesbury Rovers | 36  | 10  | 9  | 17  | 51  | 74  | −23  | 29
17  | Stewart & Lloyds Corby | 36  | 7  | 7  | 22  | 34  | 63  | −29  | 21
18  | Desborough Town | 36  | 5  | 10  | 21  | 32  | 62  | −30  | 20
19  | St Neots Town | 36  | 3  | 11  | 22  | 28  | 74  | −46  | 17

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| 1983–84

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Champions| Brackley Town
Promoted| Brackley Town
Matches played| 240
Goals scored| 715 (2.98 per match)

← 1982–83

1984–85 →

Division One featured 14 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with two new clubs:

* Brackley Town, transferred from the Hellenic League
* Kempston Rovers, relegated from the Premier Division

### League table

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

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1  | Brackley Town | 30  | 22  | 6  | 2  | 70  | 21  | +49  | 50  | Promoted to the Premier Division
2  | British Timken Duston  | 30  | 19  | 8  | 3  | 62  | 15  | +47  | 46  |
3  | Kempston Rovers | 30  | 19  | 6  | 5  | 56  | 26  | +30  | 44
4  | British Timken Athletic  | 30  | 18  | 7  | 5  | 65  | 28  | +37  | 43
5  | Cottingham  | 30  | 14  | 10  | 6  | 57  | 30  | +27  | 38
6  | Northampton Spencer | 30  | 15  | 5  | 10  | 57  | 36  | +21  | 35
7  | Thrapston Venturas | 30  | 13  | 9  | 8  | 49  | 39  | +10  | 35
8  | Irchester Eastfield | 30  | 9  | 11  | 10  | 38  | 48  | −10  | 29
9  | Higham Town | 30  | 9  | 10  | 11  | 37  | 33  | +4  | 28
10  | Burton Park Wanderers | 30  | 10  | 5  | 15  | 40  | 56  | −16  | 25
11  | Northampton ON Chenecks | 30  | 9  | 5  | 16  | 43  | 64  | −21  | 23
12  | Towcester Town  | 30  | 8  | 6  | 16  | 33  | 52  | −19  | 22
13  | Corby Gainsborough  | 30  | 8  | 6  | 16  | 33  | 60  | −27  | 22
14  | Ford Sports Daventry | 30  | 3  | 11  | 16  | 36  | 65  | −29  | 17
15  | Olney Town | 30  | 4  | 6  | 20  | 23  | 66  | −43  | 14
16  | Sharnbrook  | 30  | 2  | 5  | 23  | 16  | 76  | −60  | 9

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
* 2003–04
* 2004–05
* 2005–06
* 2006–07
* 2007–08
* 2008–09
* 2009–10
* 2010–11
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* 2012–13
* 2013–14
* 2014–15
* 2015–16
* 2016–17
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* 2019–20
* 2020–21
* 2021–22
* 2022–23
* 2023–24
* 2024–25
* 2025–26

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National teams|

* Bobby Robson
* Home Championship
* UEFA Euro 1984 (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 (Premier, Midland, Southern)

Levels 8–9|

* Isthmian League (Two)
* Athenian League (level 8 only)
* Combined Counties League (level 8 only)
* Eastern Counties League (level 8 only)
* Essex Senior League (level 8 only)
* Hellenic League (Premier, One)
* Kent League (level 8 only)
* London Spartan League (Premier, Senior)
* Midland Football Combination (level 8 only)
* North West Counties League (One, Two)
* Northern Counties East League (Premier, One North, One South)
* Northern League (One, Two)
* 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)

Cup competitions|

| FA cups|

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

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Football League cups|

* League Cup (Final)
* Associate Members' Cup (Final)

European competitions|

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

Club seasons

First Division|

* Arsenal
* Aston Villa
* Birmingham City
* Coventry City
* Everton
* Ipswich Town
* Leicester City
* Liverpool
* Luton Town
* Manchester United
* Norwich City
* Nottingham Forest
* Notts County
* Queens Park Rangers
* Southampton
* Stoke City
* Sunderland
* Tottenham Hotspur
* Watford
* West Bromwich Albion
* West Ham United
* Wolverhampton Wanderers

Second Division|

* Barnsley
* Blackburn Rovers
* Brighton & Hove Albion
* Cambridge United
* Cardiff City
* Carlisle United
* Charlton Athletic
* Chelsea
* Crystal Palace
* Derby County
* Fulham
* Grimsby Town
* Huddersfield Town
* Leeds United
* Manchester City
* Middlesbrough
* Newcastle United
* Oldham Athletic
* Portsmouth
* Sheffield Wednesday
* Shrewsbury Town
* Swansea City

Third Division|

* Bolton Wanderers
* Bournemouth
* Bradford City
* Brentford
* Bristol Rovers
* Burnley
* Exeter City
* Gillingham
* Hull City
* Lincoln City
* Millwall
* Newport County
* Orient
* Oxford United
* Plymouth Argyle
* Port Vale
* Preston North End
* Rotherham United
* Scunthorpe United
* Sheffield United
* Southend United
* Walsall
* Wigan Athletic
* Wimbledon

Fourth Division|

* Aldershot
* Blackpool
* Bristol City
* Bury
* Chester City
* Chesterfield
* Colchester United
* Crewe Alexandra
* Darlington
* Doncaster Rovers
* Halifax Town
* Hartlepool United
* Hereford United
* Mansfield Town
* Northampton Town
* Peterborough United
* Reading
* Rochdale
* Southport
* Stockport County
* Swindon Town
* Torquay United
* Tranmere Rovers
* Wrexham
* 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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