2000–01 United Counties League

The 2000–01 United Counties League season was the 94th 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| 2000–01

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Champions| Boston Town
Relegated| Potton United
Eynesbury Rovers
Matches played| 420
Goals scored| 1,510 (3.6 per match)

← 1999–2000

2001–02 →

The Premier Division featured 20 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with one new club:

* Raunds Town, resigned from the Southern Football League

### League table

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

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1  | Boston Town | 40  | 26  | 8  | 6  | 89  | 46  | +43  | 86  |
2  | Cogenhoe United | 40  | 27  | 4  | 9  | 97  | 51  | +46  | 85
3  | Raunds Town | 40  | 25  | 4  | 11  | 100  | 48  | +52  | 79
4  | Ford Sports Daventry | 40  | 24  | 4  | 12  | 78  | 61  | +17  | 76
5  | St. Neots Town | 40  | 22  | 9  | 9  | 97  | 56  | +41  | 75
6  | Wootton Blue Cross | 40  | 21  | 12  | 7  | 85  | 48  | +37  | 75
7  | Desborough Town | 40  | 19  | 10  | 11  | 72  | 48  | +24  | 67
8  | Northampton Spencer | 40  | 19  | 7  | 14  | 76  | 60  | +16  | 64
9  | Kempston Rovers | 40  | 16  | 13  | 11  | 68  | 52  | +16  | 61
10  | Yaxley | 40  | 18  | 7  | 15  | 69  | 58  | +11  | 61
11  | Stewarts & Lloyds Corby | 40  | 17  | 9  | 14  | 64  | 56  | +8  | 60
12  | Blackstones | 40  | 15  | 10  | 15  | 93  | 71  | +22  | 55
13  | Bourne Town | 40  | 15  | 9  | 16  | 72  | 84  | −12  | 54
14  | Holbeach United | 40  | 15  | 8  | 17  | 69  | 65  | +4  | 53
15  | Stotfold | 40  | 12  | 10  | 18  | 74  | 66  | +8  | 46
16  | Bugbrooke St Michaels | 40  | 9  | 15  | 16  | 43  | 63  | −20  | 42
17  | Buckingham Town | 40  | 10  | 9  | 21  | 72  | 108  | −36  | 39
18  | Wellingborough Town | 40  | 8  | 9  | 23  | 57  | 90  | −33  | 33
19  | Long Buckby | 40  | 6  | 6  | 28  | 57  | 150  | −93  | 24
20  | Potton United | 40  | 4  | 7  | 29  | 38  | 111  | −73  | 19  | Relegated to Division One
21  | Eynesbury Rovers | 40  | 4  | 6  | 30  | 40  | 118  | −78  | 18

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| 2000–01

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Champions| Daventry Town
Promoted| Daventry Town
Deeping Rangers
Matches played| 306
Goals scored| 1,102 (3.6 per match)

← 1999–2000

2001–02 →

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

Northampton Vanaid changed name to Northampton Sileby Rangers.

### League table

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

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1  | Daventry Town | 34  | 23  | 6  | 5  | 104  | 30  | +74  | 75  | Promoted to the Premier Division
2  | Deeping Rangers | 34  | 22  | 9  | 3  | 82  | 30  | +52  | 75
3  | Blisworth | 34  | 21  | 7  | 6  | 71  | 43  | +28  | 70  |
4  | Thrapston Town | 34  | 20  | 9  | 5  | 92  | 44  | +48  | 69
5  | Cottingham  | 34  | 18  | 9  | 7  | 70  | 43  | +27  | 63
6  | Rothwell Corinthians | 34  | 14  | 10  | 10  | 54  | 44  | +10  | 52
7  | Newport Pagnell Town | 34  | 15  | 5  | 14  | 79  | 64  | +15  | 50
8  | Harrowby United | 34  | 12  | 11  | 11  | 56  | 44  | +12  | 47
9  | Woodford United | 34  | 13  | 8  | 13  | 70  | 61  | +9  | 47
10  | Wellingborough Whitworth | 34  | 11  | 10  | 13  | 60  | 68  | −8  | 43
11  | Northampton ON Chenecks | 34  | 11  | 8  | 15  | 65  | 71  | −6  | 41
12  | Higham Town | 34  | 9  | 12  | 13  | 40  | 49  | −9  | 39
13  | St Ives Town | 34  | 8  | 14  | 12  | 51  | 59  | −8  | 38
14  | Burton Park Wanderers | 34  | 9  | 8  | 17  | 53  | 68  | −15  | 35
15  | Northampton Sileby Rangers | 34  | 6  | 11  | 17  | 52  | 70  | −18  | 29
16  | Olney Town | 34  | 8  | 5  | 21  | 41  | 61  | −20  | 29
17  | Irchester United | 34  | 5  | 8  | 21  | 30  | 86  | −56  | 23
18  | Sharnbrook  | 34  | 4  | 4  | 26  | 32  | 167  | −135  | 16  | Resigned from the league

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

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

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| as Northamptonshire League|

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* 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|

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National teams|

* UEFA Euro 2000 (Squad, Group A)
* 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (Group 9)
* Kevin Keegan
* Sven-Göran Eriksson

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, Eastern, Western)

Levels 8–9|

* Isthmian League (Two, Three)
* Eastern Counties League (Premier, One)
* Hellenic League (Premier, One East, One West)
* 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)

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Football League cups|

* League Cup (Final)
* Football League Trophy (Final)

European competitions|

* Champions League
* UEFA Cup
* Intertoto Cup

Club seasons

Premier League|

* Arsenal
* Aston Villa
* Bradford City
* Charlton Athletic
* Chelsea
* Coventry City
* Derby County
* Everton
* Ipswich Town
* Leeds United
* Leicester City
* Liverpool
* Manchester City
* Manchester United
* Middlesbrough
* Newcastle United
* Southampton
* Sunderland
* Tottenham Hotspur
* West Ham United

First Division|

* Barnsley
* Birmingham City
* Blackburn Rovers
* Bolton Wanderers
* Burnley
* Crewe Alexandra
* Crystal Palace
* Fulham
* Gillingham
* Grimsby Town
* Huddersfield Town
* Norwich City
* Nottingham Forest
* Portsmouth
* Preston North End
* Queens Park Rangers
* Sheffield United
* Sheffield Wednesday
* Stockport County
* Tranmere Rovers
* Watford
* West Bromwich Albion
* Wimbledon
* Wolverhampton Wanderers

Second Division|

* Bournemouth
* Brentford
* Bristol City
* Bristol Rovers
* Bury
* Cambridge United
* Colchester United
* Luton Town
* Millwall
* Northampton Town
* Notts County
* Oldham Athletic
* Oxford United
* Peterborough United
* Port Vale
* Reading
* Rotherham United
* Stoke City
* Swansea City
* Swindon Town
* Walsall
* Wigan Athletic
* Wrexham
* Wycombe Wanderers

Third Division|

* Barnet
* Blackpool
* Brighton & Hove Albion
* Cardiff City
* Carlisle United
* Cheltenham Town
* Chesterfield
* Darlington
* Exeter City
* Halifax Town
* Hartlepool United
* Hull City
* Kidderminster Harriers
* Leyton Orient
* Lincoln City
* Macclesfield Town
* Mansfield Town
* Plymouth Argyle
* Rochdale
* Scunthorpe United
* Shrewsbury Town
* Southend United
* Torquay United
* York City

* Summer 2000 transfers
* Winter 2000–01 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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