2016–17 United Counties League

The 2016–17 United Counties League season (known as the 2016–17 ChromaSport & Trophies United Counties League for sponsorship reasons) was the 110th 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| 2016–17

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Champions| Peterborough Sports
Promoted| Peterborough Sports
Relegated| Harrowby United
Huntingdon Town
Matches played| 462
Goals scored| 1,777 (3.85 per match)

← 2015–16

2017–18 →

The Premier Division featured 20 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with two new clubs, promoted from Division One:

* Peterborough Sports
* Northampton ON Chenecks

### League table

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

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1  | Peterborough Sports | 42  | 36  | 4  | 2  | 150  | 34  | +116  | 112  | Promoted to the Northern Premier League Division One South
2  | Deeping Rangers | 42  | 29  | 7  | 6  | 123  | 35  | +88  | 94  |
3  | Yaxley | 42  | 28  | 4  | 10  | 106  | 52  | +54  | 88
4  | Desborough Town | 42  | 25  | 9  | 8  | 89  | 53  | +36  | 84
5  | Eynesbury Rovers | 42  | 26  | 5  | 11  | 119  | 61  | +58  | 83
6  | Wisbech Town | 42  | 25  | 7  | 10  | 114  | 60  | +54  | 82
7  | Holbeach United | 42  | 22  | 7  | 13  | 99  | 72  | +27  | 73
8  | Northampton Sileby Rangers | 42  | 21  | 7  | 14  | 100  | 79  | +21  | 70
9  | Wellingborough Town | 42  | 19  | 8  | 15  | 75  | 85  | −10  | 65
10  | Newport Pagnell Town | 42  | 17  | 12  | 13  | 93  | 56  | +37  | 63
11  | Harborough Town | 42  | 17  | 7  | 18  | 83  | 77  | +6  | 58
12  | Northampton ON Chenecks | 42  | 16  | 7  | 19  | 72  | 89  | −17  | 55
13  | Cogenhoe United | 42  | 14  | 9  | 19  | 67  | 80  | −13  | 51
14  | Sleaford Town | 42  | 15  | 4  | 23  | 73  | 76  | −3  | 49
15  | Peterborough Northern Star | 42  | 13  | 9  | 20  | 50  | 66  | −16  | 48
16  | Rothwell Corinthians | 42  | 13  | 9  | 20  | 57  | 85  | −28  | 48
17  | Leicester Nirvana | 42  | 14  | 4  | 24  | 66  | 87  | −21  | 46
18  | Kirby Muxloe | 42  | 12  | 4  | 26  | 59  | 103  | −44  | 40
19  | Oadby Town | 42  | 10  | 7  | 25  | 62  | 117  | −55  | 37
20  | Boston Town | 42  | 8  | 10  | 24  | 48  | 94  | −46  | 34
21  | Harrowby United | 42  | 5  | 6  | 31  | 35  | 165  | −130  | 20[a] | Relegated to Division One
22  | Huntingdon Town | 42  | 2  | 4  | 36  | 37  | 151  | −114  | 10

Source: UCFL Tables fchd
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of matches won; 5) Head-to-head results [1]
Notes:

1. ^ Harrowby United were deducted one point for fielding an ineligible player against Oadby Town on 5 November 2016.

#### Promotion criteria

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To be promoted at the end of the season a team must:[2]

1. Have applied to be considered for promotion by 30 November 2016
2. Pass a ground grading examination by 31 March 2017
3. Finish the season in a position higher than that of any other team also achieving criteria 1 and 2
4. Finish the season in one of the top three positions

The following three teams have achieved criterion one:[3]

* Eynesbury Rovers
* Newport Pagnell Town
* Peterborough Sports

## Division One

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Football league season

United Counties League
Division OneSeason| 2016–17

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Champions| Daventry Town
Promoted| Daventry Town
Wellingborough Whitworth
Matches played| 342
Goals scored| 1,438 (4.2 per match)

← 2015–16

2017–18 →

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

* Daventry Town, voluntarily demoted from the Northern Premier League
* Melton Mowbray, promoted from the Leicestershire Senior League and changed name to Melton Town
* Whittlesey Athletic, promoted from the Peterborough and District League

### League table

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

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1  | Daventry Town | 36  | 28  | 3  | 5  | 103  | 43  | +60  | 87  | Promoted to the Premier Division
2  | Wellingborough Whitworth | 36  | 24  | 6  | 6  | 120  | 65  | +55  | 78
3  | Bugbrooke St Michaels | 36  | 24  | 4  | 8  | 113  | 53  | +60  | 76  |
4  | Olney Town | 36  | 22  | 7  | 7  | 101  | 49  | +52  | 73
5  | Buckingham Town | 36  | 21  | 5  | 10  | 106  | 58  | +48  | 68
6  | Potton United | 36  | 19  | 7  | 10  | 89  | 49  | +40  | 64
7  | Raunds Town | 36  | 19  | 6  | 11  | 72  | 47  | +25  | 63
8  | Irchester United | 36  | 19  | 4  | 13  | 85  | 62  | +23  | 61
9  | Melton Town | 36  | 18  | 3  | 15  | 97  | 73  | +24  | 57
10  | Thrapston Town | 36  | 16  | 7  | 13  | 63  | 64  | −1  | 55
11  | Oakham United | 36  | 15  | 6  | 15  | 63  | 75  | −12  | 51
12  | Lutterworth Athletic | 36  | 14  | 8  | 14  | 83  | 71  | +12  | 50
13  | Long Buckby | 36  | 14  | 5  | 17  | 71  | 78  | −7  | 47
14  | Blackstones | 36  | 13  | 7  | 16  | 66  | 77  | −11  | 46
15  | Bourne Town | 36  | 11  | 5  | 20  | 62  | 77  | −15  | 38
16  | Rushden & Higham United | 36  | 9  | 8  | 19  | 55  | 79  | −24  | 35
17  | Woodford United | 36  | 3  | 3  | 30  | 34  | 163  | −129  | 12  | Resigned to the Northamptonshire Combination
18  | Stewarts & Lloyds Corby | 36  | 3  | 0  | 33  | 35  | 127  | −92  | 9  |
19  | Burton Park Wanderers | 36  | 1  | 4  | 31  | 20  | 128  | −108  | 7
20  | Whittlesey Athletic[a] | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | Resigned from the league

Source: UCFL Tables fchd
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of matches won; 5) Head-to-head results [1]
Notes:

1. ^ Whittlesey Athletic withdrawn from the league on 21 September due to ground grading, club record W=3 D=3 L=4 GF=28 GA=15 expunged.[4]

## References

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1. ^ a b "The FA Handbook 2016-17 (page 545, section 13.2)". The FA. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
2. ^ "Promotion criteria for Step 5 to Step 4 for 2016–17 season". FA. 26 Oct 2015.
3. ^ "Step 4 Applications". FA. 12 Dec 2016. Retrieved 15 Dec 2016.
4. ^ "Whittlesey Athletic resign from United Counties League". The non-league football paper. 22 September 2016.

## External links

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* United Counties League FA Full Time

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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
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* 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
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* 1947–48
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* 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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National teams|

* Senior (2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying round)
* U21 (UEFA Euro 2017 qualifying round, finals)
* U19 (UEFA Euro 2017 qualifying round, finals)
* U17 (UEFA Euro 2017 qualifying round, finals)

League
competitions|

| Level 1|

* Premier League

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Levels 2–4|

* English Football League (Championship, League One, League Two, play-offs)

Levels 5–6|

* National League (National, North, South)

Levels 7–8|

* Isthmian League (Premier, North, South)
* Northern Premier League (Premier, North, South)
* Southern League (Premier, Central, South & West)

Levels 9–10|

* Combined Counties League (Premier, One)
* East Midlands Counties League (level 10 only)
* Eastern Counties League (Premier, One)
* Essex Senior League (level 9 only)
* Hellenic League (Premier, One East, One West)
* Midland League (Premier, One)
* Northern Counties East League (Premier, One)
* Northern League (One, Two)
* North West Counties League (Premier, One)
* Southern Combination League (Premier, One)
* Southern Counties East League (Premier, One)
* South West Peninsula League Premier Division (level 10 only)
* Spartan South Midlands League (Premier, One)
* United Counties League (Premier, One)
* Wessex League (Premier, One)
* Western League (Premier, One)
* West Midlands (Regional) League (level 10 only)

Cup
competitions|

| FA cups|

* FA Cup (Qualifying rounds, Final)
* FA Community Shield
* FA Trophy (Final)
* FA Vase (Final)

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EFL cups|

* EFL Cup (Final)
* EFL Trophy (Final)

Youth
competitions|

| Under 23|

* Professional U23 Development League
* Premier League Cup

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Under 18|

* Professional U18 Development League
* FA Youth Cup

Club seasons

Premier League|

* Arsenal
* Bournemouth
* Burnley
* Chelsea
* Crystal Palace
* Everton
* Hull City
* Leicester City
* Liverpool
* Manchester City
* Manchester United
* Middlesbrough
* Southampton
* Stoke City
* Sunderland
* Swansea City
* Tottenham Hotspur
* Watford
* West Bromwich Albion
* West Ham United

Championship|

* Aston Villa
* Barnsley
* Birmingham City
* Blackburn Rovers
* Brentford
* Brighton & Hove Albion
* Bristol City
* Burton Albion
* Cardiff City
* Derby County
* Fulham
* Huddersfield Town
* Ipswich Town
* Leeds United
* Newcastle United
* Norwich City
* Nottingham Forest
* Preston North End
* Queens Park Rangers
* Reading
* Rotherham United
* Sheffield Wednesday
* Wigan Athletic
* Wolverhampton Wanderers

League One|

* AFC Wimbledon
* Bolton Wanderers
* Bradford City
* Bristol Rovers
* Bury
* Charlton Athletic
* Chesterfield
* Coventry City
* Fleetwood Town
* Gillingham
* Millwall
* Milton Keynes Dons
* Northampton Town
* Oldham Athletic
* Oxford United
* Peterbrough United
* Port Vale
* Rochdale
* Scunthorpe United
* Sheffield United
* Shrewsbury Town
* Southend United
* Swindon Town
* Walsall

League Two|

* Accrington Stanley
* Barnet
* Blackpool
* Cambridge United
* Carlisle United
* Cheltenham Town
* Colchester United
* Crawley Town
* Crewe Alexandra
* Doncaster Rovers
* Exeter City
* Grimsby Town
* Hartlepool United
* Leyton Orient
* Luton Town
* Mansfield Town
* Morecambe
* Newport County
* Notts County
* Plymouth Argyle
* Portsmouth
* Stevenage
* Wycombe Wanderers
* Yeovil Town

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* Winter 2016–17 transfers
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