1998–99 United Counties League

The 1998–99 United Counties League season was the 92nd 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| 1998–99

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Champions| Spalding United
Promoted| Spalding United
Matches played| 380
Goals scored| 1,270 (3.34 per match)

← 1997–98

1999–2000 →

The Premier Division featured 20 clubs which competed in the division last season, no new clubs joined the division this season.

Also, Mirrlees Blackstone changed name to Blackstones.

### 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 | 38  | 30  | 3  | 5  | 106  | 29  | +77  | 93  | Promoted to the Southern Football League
2  | Desborough Town | 38  | 24  | 6  | 8  | 82  | 41  | +41  | 78  |
3  | Cogenhoe United | 38  | 23  | 5  | 10  | 89  | 47  | +42  | 74
4  | Northampton Spencer | 38  | 20  | 6  | 12  | 78  | 46  | +32  | 66
5  | Stewarts & Lloyds Corby | 38  | 19  | 9  | 10  | 70  | 45  | +25  | 66
6  | Bourne Town | 38  | 18  | 9  | 11  | 75  | 69  | +6  | 63
7  | Stotfold | 38  | 17  | 11  | 10  | 57  | 43  | +14  | 62
8  | Boston Town | 38  | 17  | 10  | 11  | 68  | 44  | +24  | 61
9  | Buckingham Town | 38  | 17  | 9  | 12  | 71  | 52  | +19  | 60
10  | Yaxley | 38  | 18  | 5  | 15  | 87  | 75  | +12  | 59
11  | Wellingborough Town | 38  | 16  | 6  | 16  | 57  | 57  | 0  | 54
12  | Blackstones | 38  | 16  | 5  | 17  | 59  | 56  | +3  | 53
13  | St. Neots Town | 38  | 15  | 6  | 17  | 70  | 73  | −3  | 51
14  | Wootton Blue Cross | 38  | 13  | 8  | 17  | 54  | 77  | −23  | 47
15  | Holbeach United | 38  | 12  | 10  | 16  | 62  | 65  | −3  | 46
16  | Ford Sports Daventry | 38  | 12  | 9  | 17  | 50  | 57  | −7  | 45
17  | Kempston Rovers | 38  | 10  | 6  | 22  | 46  | 75  | −29  | 36
18  | Eynesbury Rovers | 38  | 6  | 7  | 25  | 42  | 100  | −58  | 25
19  | Long Buckby | 38  | 3  | 6  | 29  | 26  | 99  | −73  | 15
20  | Potton United | 38  | 2  | 8  | 28  | 21  | 120  | −99  | 14

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| 1998–99

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Champions| Bugbrooke St Michaels
Promoted| Bugbrooke St Michaels
Matches played| 306
Goals scored| 1,107 (3.62 per match)

← 1997–98

1999–2000 →

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

* Woodford United, joined from the Northamptonshire Combination League

### League table

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

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1  | Bugbrooke St Michaels | 34  | 24  | 6  | 4  | 104  | 29  | +75  | 78  | Promoted to the Premier Division
2  | Higham Town | 34  | 23  | 6  | 5  | 101  | 28  | +73  | 75  |
3  | Rothwell Corinthians | 34  | 18  | 10  | 6  | 78  | 52  | +26  | 64
4  | Wellingborough Whitworth | 34  | 19  | 6  | 9  | 73  | 43  | +30  | 63
5  | Cottingham  | 34  | 18  | 9  | 7  | 80  | 51  | +29  | 63
6  | Northampton Vanaid | 34  | 17  | 10  | 7  | 51  | 26  | +25  | 61
7  | Blisworth | 34  | 15  | 10  | 9  | 69  | 53  | +16  | 55
8  | Thrapston Town | 34  | 14  | 8  | 12  | 66  | 63  | +3  | 50
9  | Newport Pagnell Town | 34  | 14  | 7  | 13  | 78  | 79  | −1  | 49
10  | Daventry Town | 34  | 14  | 4  | 16  | 56  | 55  | +1  | 46
11  | Northampton ON Chenecks | 34  | 13  | 6  | 15  | 52  | 61  | −9  | 45
12  | Olney Town | 34  | 11  | 8  | 15  | 56  | 49  | +7  | 41
13  | Woodford United | 34  | 10  | 9  | 15  | 56  | 74  | −18  | 39
14  | St Ives Town | 34  | 7  | 12  | 15  | 31  | 62  | −31  | 33
15  | Irchester United | 34  | 9  | 4  | 21  | 44  | 96  | −52  | 31
16  | Sharnbrook  | 34  | 5  | 8  | 21  | 35  | 94  | −59  | 23
17  | Harrowby United | 34  | 5  | 4  | 25  | 49  | 105  | −56  | 19
18  | Burton Park Wanderers | 34  | 3  | 7  | 24  | 28  | 87  | −59  | 16

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
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* 1947–48
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* 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
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* 1991–92
* 1992–93
* 1993–94
* 1994–95
* 1995–96
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* 1998–99
* 1999–00
* 2000–01
* 2001–02
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* 2004–05
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* 2020–21
* 2021–22
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1998–99 in English football

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National teams|

* UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying (Qualification Group 5)
* Glenn Hoddle
* Howard Wilkinson (caretaker)
* Kevin Keegan

League competitions|

| Level 1|

* Premier League

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Levels 2–4|

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

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, Three)
* Eastern Counties League (Premier, One)
* Hellenic League (Premier, One)
* Kent League (level 8 only)
* Midland Alliance (level 8 only)
* Midland Football Combination (level 9 only)
* North West Counties League (One, Two)
* Northern Counties East League (Premier, One)
* Northern League (One, Two)
* Sussex County League (One, Two)
* United Counties League (Premier, One)
* Wessex League (level 8 only)
* West Midlands (Regional) League (level 9 only)
* Western League (Premier, One)

Lower leagues|

* Combined Counties League
* Essex Senior League
* Spartan South Midlands League

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)
* Football League Trophy (Final)

European competitions|

* Champions League
* UEFA Cup
* Cup Winners' Cup
* Intertoto Cup

Club seasons

Premier League|

* Arsenal
* Aston Villa
* Blackburn Rovers
* Charlton Athletic
* Chelsea
* Coventry City
* Derby County
* Everton
* Leeds United
* Leicester City
* Liverpool
* Manchester United
* Middlesbrough
* Newcastle United
* Nottingham Forest
* Sheffield Wednesday
* Southampton
* Tottenham Hotspur
* West Ham United
* Wimbledon

First Division|

* Barnsley
* Birmingham City
* Bolton Wanderers
* Bradford City
* Bristol City
* Bury
* Crewe Alexandra
* Crystal Palace
* Grimsby Town
* Huddersfield Town
* Ipswich Town
* Norwich City
* Oxford United
* Port Vale
* Portsmouth
* Queens Park Rangers
* Sheffield United
* Stockport County
* Sunderland
* Swindon Town
* Tranmere Rovers
* Watford
* West Bromwich Albion
* Wolverhampton Wanderers

Second Division|

* Bournemouth
* Blackpool
* Bristol Rovers
* Burnley
* Chesterfield
* Colchester United
* Fulham
* Gillingham
* Lincoln City
* Luton Town
* Macclesfield Town
* Manchester City
* Millwall
* Northampton Town
* Notts County
* Oldham Athletic
* Preston North End
* Reading
* Stoke City
* Walsall
* Wigan Athletic
* Wrexham
* Wycombe Wanderers
* York City

Third Division|

* Barnet
* Brentford
* Brighton & Hove Albion
* Cambridge United
* Cardiff City
* Carlisle United
* Chester City
* Darlington
* Exeter City
* Halifax Town
* Hartlepool United
* Hull City
* Leyton Orient
* Mansfield Town
* Peterborough United
* Plymouth Argyle
* Rochdale
* Rotherham United
* Scarborough
* Scunthorpe United
* Shrewsbury Town
* Southend United
* Swansea City
* Torquay United

List of transfers
*[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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