2020–21 East Midlands Counties Football League

The 2020–21 East Midlands Counties Football League season was the 13th and final season[1] of the East Midlands Counties Football League, a football competition in England at level 10 of the English football league system. The allocations for Steps 3 to 6 for season 2020–21 were announced by the FA on 21 July 2020.

The season started in September and was suspended in December a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. The league season was subsequently abandoned in February 2021.[2]

## Promotions and restructuring

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The scheduled restructuring of non-League took place at the end of the season, with new divisions added to the Combined Counties and United Counties leagues at Step 5 for 2021-22, along with new a division in the Northern Premier League at step 4.[3] Promotions from Steps 6 to 5 were based on points per game across all matches over the two cancelled seasons (2019-20 and 2020-21), while teams were promoted into Step 6 on the basis of a subjective application process.[3] The East Midlands Counties League disbanded after most of its remaining clubs were assigned to the Northern Counties East and United Counties leagues' Step 6 divisions.[4]

## Premier Division

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Football league season

East Midlands Counties
Football LeagueSeason| 2020–21

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Promoted| Eastwood Community
Heanor Town
Sherwood Colliery
Matches played| 105
Goals scored| 395 (3.76 per match)

← 2019–20

The league featured 19 clubs from the previous season, along with one new club:

* Ollerton Town, transferred from the Northern Counties East League Division One

### League table

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

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1  | Ollerton Town | 12  | 9  | 2  | 1  | 35  | 5  | +30  | 29  | Transferred to the Northern Counties East League
2  | Sherwood Colliery | 9  | 9  | 0  | 0  | 34  | 8  | +26  | 27  | Promoted to the Northern Counties East League[a]
3  | Belper United | 13  | 8  | 1  | 4  | 36  | 23  | +13  | 25  | Transferred to the United Counties League
4  | Eastwood Community | 12  | 8  | 0  | 4  | 24  | 17  | +7  | 24  | Promoted to the United Counties League[a]
5  | Clifton All Whites | 11  | 6  | 1  | 4  | 25  | 16  | +9  | 19  | Transferred to the United Counties League
6  | Rainworth Miners Welfare | 10  | 6  | 1  | 3  | 19  | 15  | +4  | 19  | Transferred to the Northern Counties East League
7  | Hucknall Town | 9  | 6  | 0  | 3  | 27  | 13  | +14  | 18  | Transferred to the United Counties League
8  | Kimberley Miners Welfare | 12  | 5  | 1  | 6  | 28  | 25  | +3  | 16
9  | Clipstone | 11  | 4  | 3  | 4  | 22  | 19  | +3  | 15  | Transferred to the Northern Counties East League
10  | Heanor Town | 10  | 5  | 0  | 5  | 19  | 20  | −1  | 15  | Promoted to the United Counties League[a]
11  | Dunkirk | 10  | 4  | 2  | 4  | 20  | 19  | +1  | 14  | Transferred to the United Counties League
12  | Barrow Town | 12  | 4  | 1  | 7  | 22  | 39  | −17  | 13
13  | Shirebrook Town | 12  | 3  | 3  | 6  | 14  | 30  | −16  | 12  | Transferred to the Northern Counties East League
14  | Gedling Miners Welfare | 8  | 3  | 1  | 4  | 16  | 17  | −1  | 10  | Transferred to the United Counties League
15  | West Bridgford | 10  | 2  | 4  | 4  | 12  | 16  | −4  | 10
16  | Ingles | 12  | 2  | 3  | 7  | 12  | 29  | −17  | 9
17  | Graham Street Prims | 9  | 2  | 2  | 5  | 7  | 17  | −10  | 8
18  | Borrowash Victoria | 11  | 2  | 2  | 7  | 9  | 24  | −15  | 8
19  | Teversal | 11  | 2  | 0  | 9  | 8  | 29  | −21  | 6  | Transferred to the Northern Counties East League
20  | Radford | 6  | 1  | 1  | 4  | 6  | 14  | −8  | 4  | Transferred to the United Counties League

Source: FA Full-Time
Notes:

1. ^ a b c Promoted based on points per game calculations from 2019–20 and 2020–21 seasons combined.

### Stadia and locations

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Barrow Town

Belper United

Borrowash Victoria & Graham SP

Clifton All Whites

Clipstone

Dunkirk

Eastwood

Gedling Miners Welfare

Heanor

Hucknall Town

Ingles

Kimberley

Ollerton Town

Radford

Rainworth Miners Welfare

Shirebrook Town

Sherwood

Teversal

West Bridgford

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Location of the clubs in the 2019–20 East Midlands Counties League on a map of the East Midlands

Club  | Stadium

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Barrow Town | Riverside Park
Belper United | Christchurch Meadow[a]
Borrowash Victoria | Asterdale Bowl[b]
Clifton All Whites | Green Lane
Clipstone | Lido Ground
Dunkirk | Lenton Lane
Eastwood | Coronation Park
Gedling Miners Welfare | Plains Road
Graham Street Prims | Asterdale Sports Ground[c]
Heanor Town | Town Ground
Hucknall Town | Watnall Road
Ingles | The Dovecote Stadium[d]
Kimberley Miners Welfare | Stag Ground
Ollerton Town | Walesby Lane
Radford | Selhurst Street
Rainworth Miners Welfare | Kirklington Road
Sherwood Colliery | Debdale Park
Shirebrook Town | Langwith Road
Teversal | Carnarvon Street
West Bridgford | Regatta Way

1. ^ home of Belper Town (groundshare)
2. ^ part of the same complex as Graham Street Prims
3. ^ part of the same complex as Borrowash Victoria
4. ^ home of Shepshed Albion (groundshare)

## References

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1. ^ "LEAGUE HISTORY". Retrieved 20 April 2021.
2. ^ "FA Update On Steps 3-6". 24 February 2021. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
3. ^ a b "EXPLAINED: The 2021-22 Non-League restructure". The Non-League Paper. 12 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
4. ^ "National League System club allocations - Steps 5/6, Season 2021-22" (PDF). The Football Association. May 2021.

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East Midlands Counties League

2020–21 clubs|

* Barrow Town
* Belper United
* Borrowash Victoria
* Clifton All Whites
* Clipstone
* Dunkirk
* Eastwood
* Gedling Miners Welfare
* Graham Street Prims
* Heanor Town
* Hucknall Town
* Ingles
* Kimberley Miners Welfare
* Ollerton Town
* Radford
* Rainworth Miners Welfare
* Sherwood Colliery
* Shirebrook Town
* Teversal
* West Bridgford

Seasons|

* 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

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« 2019–20

2021–22 »

National teams|

* Senior (2020–21 UEFA Nations League group stage), (UEFA Euro 2020 finals), (2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying round)
* U21 (UEFA Euro 2021 qualifying round, finals)
* U19 (UEFA Euro 2021 qualifying round, finals)
* U17 (UEFA Euro 2021 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 Central, South East)
* Northern Premier League (Premier, North West, South East)
* Southern League (Premier Central, Premier South, One Central, One South)

Levels 9–10|

* Combined Counties League (Premier, One)
* East Midlands Counties League (level 10 only)
* Eastern Counties League (Premier, One North, One South)
* 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 North, One South)
* Southern Combination League (Premier, One)
* Southern Counties East League (Premier, One)
* South West Peninsula League (Premier East, Premier West \- 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 (Premier \- level 10 only)

Cup
competitions|

| FA cups|

* FA Cup (Qualifying rounds, Final)
* FA Community Shield
* FA Trophy (2020 Final) (2021 Final)
* FA Vase (2020 Final) (2021 Final)

|

EFL cups|

* EFL Cup (Final)
* EFL Trophy (2020 Final) (2021 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
* Aston Villa
* Brighton & Hove Albion
* Burnley
* Chelsea
* Crystal Palace
* Everton
* Fulham
* Leeds United
* Leicester City
* Liverpool
* Manchester City
* Manchester United
* Newcastle United
* Sheffield United
* Southampton
* Tottenham Hotspur
* West Bromwich Albion
* West Ham United
* Wolverhampton Wanderers

Championship|

* Barnsley
* Birmingham City
* Blackburn Rovers
* Bournemouth
* Brentford
* Bristol City
* Cardiff City
* Coventry City
* Derby County
* Huddersfield Town
* Luton Town
* Middlesbrough
* Millwall
* Norwich City
* Nottingham Forest
* Preston North End
* Queens Park Rangers
* Reading
* Rotherham United
* Sheffield Wednesday
* Stoke City
* Swansea City
* Watford
* Wycombe Wanderers

League One|

* Accrington Stanley
* AFC Wimbledon
* Blackpool
* Bristol Rovers
* Burton Albion
* Charlton Athletic
* Crewe Alexandra
* Doncaster Rovers
* Fleetwood Town
* Gillingham
* Hull City
* Ipswich Town
* Lincoln City
* Milton Keynes Dons
* Northampton Town
* Oxford United
* Peterborough United
* Plymouth Argyle
* Portsmouth
* Rochdale
* Shrewsbury Town
* Sunderland
* Swindon Town
* Wigan Athletic

League Two|

* Barrow
* Bolton Wanderers
* Bradford City
* Cambridge United
* Carlisle United
* Cheltenham Town
* Colchester United
* Crawley Town
* Exeter City
* Forest Green Rovers
* Grimsby Town
* Harrogate Town
* Leyton Orient
* Mansfield Town
* Morecambe
* Newport County
* Oldham Athletic
* Port Vale
* Salford City
* Scunthorpe United
* Southend United
* Stevenage
* Tranmere Rovers
* Walsall

National League|

* Wrexham

* Summer 2020 transfers
* Winter 2020–21 transfers

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*[Pld]: Played
*[W]: Won
*[D]: Drawn
*[L]: Lost
*[GF]: Goals for
*[GA]: Goals against
*[GD]: Goal difference
*[Pts]: Points
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