1987–88 United Counties League

The 1987–88 United Counties League season was the 81st 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| 1987–88

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Champions| Spalding United
Promoted| Spalding United
Matches played| 420
Goals scored| 1,314 (3.13 per match)

← 1986–87

1988–89 →

The Premier Division featured 19 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with two new clubs, promoted from Division One:

* Baker Perkins
* Cogenhoe United

### 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 | 40  | 28  | 6  | 6  | 97  | 35  | +62  | 90  | Promoted to the Southern Football League
2  | Rothwell Town | 40  | 23  | 7  | 10  | 81  | 56  | +25  | 76  |
3  | Raunds Town | 40  | 21  | 8  | 11  | 72  | 46  | +26  | 71
4  | Potton United | 40  | 19  | 12  | 9  | 76  | 38  | +38  | 69
5  | Stotfold | 40  | 20  | 9  | 11  | 72  | 49  | +23  | 69
6  | Stewart & Lloyds Corby | 40  | 18  | 13  | 9  | 95  | 60  | +35  | 67
7  | Desborough Town | 40  | 18  | 9  | 13  | 71  | 55  | +16  | 63
8  | Northampton Spencer | 40  | 19  | 5  | 16  | 65  | 53  | +12  | 62
9  | Arlesey Town | 40  | 17  | 9  | 14  | 60  | 65  | −5  | 60
10  | Long Buckby | 40  | 17  | 8  | 15  | 70  | 65  | +5  | 59
11  | Cogenhoe United | 40  | 15  | 10  | 15  | 58  | 64  | −6  | 55
12  | Stamford | 40  | 13  | 14  | 13  | 59  | 56  | +3  | 53
13  | Irthlingborough Diamonds | 40  | 12  | 14  | 14  | 53  | 52  | +1  | 50
14  | Brackley Town | 40  | 14  | 7  | 19  | 52  | 57  | −5  | 49
15  | Baker Perkins | 40  | 12  | 12  | 16  | 68  | 70  | −2  | 48
16  | Eynesbury Rovers | 40  | 12  | 12  | 16  | 56  | 72  | −16  | 48
17  | Wootton Blue Cross | 40  | 10  | 11  | 19  | 41  | 66  | −25  | 41
18  | St Neots Town | 40  | 9  | 8  | 23  | 35  | 84  | −49  | 35  | Resigned from the league
19  | Kempston Rovers | 40  | 6  | 15  | 19  | 46  | 82  | −36  | 33  |
20  | Holbeach United | 40  | 8  | 7  | 25  | 47  | 118  | −71  | 31
21  | Bourne Town | 40  | 6  | 10  | 24  | 40  | 71  | −31  | 28

Source: fchd
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| 1987–88

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Champions| British Timken Duston
Promoted| Mirrlees Blackstone
Matches played| 380
Goals scored| 1,321 (3.48 per match)

← 1986–87

1988–89 →

Division One featured 17 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with three new clubs:

* Ampthill Town, relegated from the Premier Division
* Blisworth, joined from the Northamptonshire Combination
* Bugbrooke St Michaels, joined from the Northamptonshire Combination

### League table

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

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1  | British Timken Duston  | 38  | 29  | 4  | 5  | 123  | 27  | +96  | 91  |
2  | Mirrlees Blackstone | 38  | 26  | 6  | 6  | 99  | 31  | +68  | 84  | Promoted to the Premier Division
3  | Blisworth | 38  | 25  | 8  | 5  | 85  | 40  | +45  | 83  |
4  | Burton Park Wanderers | 38  | 22  | 6  | 10  | 73  | 36  | +37  | 72
5  | Sharnbrook  | 38  | 22  | 5  | 11  | 80  | 40  | +40  | 71
6  | Ramsey Town | 38  | 22  | 4  | 12  | 95  | 64  | +31  | 70
7  | St Ives Town | 38  | 19  | 10  | 9  | 71  | 49  | +22  | 67
8  | Irchester Eastfield | 38  | 21  | 4  | 13  | 67  | 45  | +22  | 67
9  | Higham Town | 38  | 20  | 5  | 13  | 76  | 56  | +20  | 65
10  | British Timken Athletic  | 38  | 20  | 3  | 15  | 70  | 68  | +2  | 63
11  | Cottingham  | 38  | 18  | 8  | 12  | 68  | 50  | +18  | 62
12  | Olney Town | 38  | 12  | 9  | 17  | 60  | 70  | −10  | 45
13  | Thrapston Venturas | 38  | 12  | 5  | 21  | 48  | 80  | −32  | 41
14  | Wellingborough Whitworth | 38  | 12  | 5  | 21  | 51  | 86  | −35  | 41
15  | Northampton ON Chenecks | 38  | 9  | 5  | 24  | 42  | 72  | −30  | 32
16  | Bugbrooke St Michaels | 38  | 10  | 2  | 26  | 48  | 101  | −53  | 32
17  | Towcester Town  | 38  | 9  | 5  | 24  | 55  | 117  | −62  | 32
18  | Newport Pagnell Town | 38  | 7  | 9  | 22  | 36  | 68  | −32  | 30
19  | Ampthill Town | 38  | 5  | 5  | 28  | 41  | 117  | −76  | 20
20  | Ford Sports Daventry | 38  | 2  | 8  | 28  | 33  | 104  | −71  | 14

Source: fchd
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

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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1987–88 in English football

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National teams|

* Bobby Robson
* Rous Cup
* UEFA Euro 1988 (qualification – Group 4)

League
competitions|

| Levels 1–4|

* Football League (First Division, Second Division, Third Division, Fourth Division, play-offs)

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Level 5|

* Football Conference

Levels 6–7|

* Isthmian League (Premier, One)
* Northern Premier League (Premier, One)
* Southern League (Premier, Midland, Southern)

Levels 8–9|

* Isthmian League (Two North, Two South)
* 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)
* Midland Football Combination (level 8 only)
* North West Counties League (One, Two)
* Northern Counties East League (Premier, One)
* Northern League (One, Two)
* South Midlands League (Premier, One)
* Spartan League (Premier, One)
* Sussex County League (One, Two)
* United Counties League (Premier, One)
* Wessex League (level 8 only)
* 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)
* Full Members' Cup (Final)
* Associate Members' Cup (Final)
* Football League Centenary Tournament

Club seasons

First Division|

* Arsenal
* Charlton Athletic
* Chelsea
* Coventry City
* Derby County
* Everton
* Liverpool
* Luton Town
* Manchester United
* Newcastle United
* Norwich City
* Nottingham Forest
* Oxford United
* Portsmouth
* Queens Park Rangers
* Sheffield Wednesday
* Southampton
* Tottenham Hotspur
* Watford
* West Ham United
* Wimbledon

Second Division|

* Aston Villa
* Barnsley
* Birmingham City
* Blackburn Rovers
* Bournemouth
* Bradford City
* Crystal Palace
* Huddersfield Town
* Hull City
* Ipswich Town
* Leeds United
* Leicester City
* Manchester City
* Middlesbrough
* Millwall
* Oldham Athletic
* Plymouth Argyle
* Reading
* Sheffield United
* Shrewsbury Town
* Swindon Town
* Stoke City
* West Bromwich Albion

Third Division|

* Aldershot
* Blackpool
* Brentford
* Brighton & Hove Albion
* Bristol City
* Bristol Rovers
* Bury
* Chester City
* Chesterfield
* Doncaster Rovers
* Fulham
* Gillingham
* Grimsby Town
* Mansfield Town
* Northampton Town
* Port Vale
* Preston North End
* Notts County
* Rotherham United
* Southend United
* Sunderland
* Walsall
* Wigan Athletic
* York City

Fourth Division|

* Bolton Wanderers
* Burnley
* Cardiff City
* Cambridge United
* Carlisle United
* Colchester United
* Crewe Alexandra
* Darlington
* Exeter City
* Halifax Town
* Hartlepool United
* Hereford United
* Leyton Orient
* Newport County
* Peterborough United
* Rochdale
* Scarborough
* Scunthorpe United
* Southport
* Stockport County
* Swansea City
* Torquay United
* Tranmere Rovers
* Wolverhampton Wanderers
* Wrexham

*[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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