2024–25 United Counties League

United Counties League
Season2024–25

The 2024–25 season is the 118th in the history of the United Counties League, a football competition in England. The United Counties League operates three divisions in the English football league system, the Premier Divisions North and South at Step 5 and Division One at Step 6.

The allocations for Steps 5 and 6 this season were announced by The Football Association on 17 May 2024.[1] After the allocations were announced Coalville Town FC withdrew from Step 3 football and were given permission to join the United Counties League Division One.[2]

Premier Division North

At the end of the 2023–24 season, three teams left the division:

Before the 2024–25 season, five teams joined the division:

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Eastwood 19 13 3 3 51 21 +30 42 Promotion to the Northern Premier League
2 Lincoln United 18 12 1 5 43 24 +19 37 Qualification for the play-offs
3 Bourne Town 16 11 2 3 40 16 +24 35
4 Newark Town 18 10 5 3 43 25 +18 35
5 AFC Mansfield 18 11 1 6 36 24 +12 34
6 Melton Town 16 10 3 3 44 19 +25 33
7 Belper United 17 10 1 6 39 29 +10 31
8 Harrowby United 17 9 2 6 32 28 +4 29
9 Heanor Town 17 8 3 6 31 23 +8 27
10 Newark and Sherwood United 16 8 3 5 32 30 +2 27
11 Boston Town 15 8 1 6 18 17 +1 25
12 Ashby Ivanhoe 17 7 3 7 32 26 +6 24
13 Skegness Town 16 6 3 7 21 20 +1 21
14 Sleaford Town 20 6 3 11 24 37 −13 21
15 Gresley Rovers 20 5 4 11 31 46 −15 19
16 Hucknall Town 19 4 4 11 21 37 −16 16
17 Wisbech Town 20 5 1 14 22 49 −27 16
18 Shirebrook Town 19 4 4 11 17 47 −30 16
19 Deeping Rangers 17 3 2 12 16 45 −29 11 Relegation to Division One
20 Kimberley Miners Welfare 19 1 3 15 22 52 −30 6
Updated to match(es) played on 23 November 2024. Source: The FA Full-Time
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) head-to-head results[3]

Stadia and locations

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Location of the clubs in the 2024–25 United Counties League Premier Division North
Club Location Stadium Capacity
Ashby Ivanhoe Ashby-de-la-Zouch NFU Sports Ground
Belper United Eastwood Coronation Park
Eastwood
Boston Town Boston Tattershall Road 6,000
Bourne Town Bourne Abbey Lawn 2,000
Deeping Rangers Market Deeping Haydon Whitham Stadium 2,000
Gresley Rovers Church Gresley Moat Ground 2,400
Harrowby United Grantham Dickens Road
Heanor Town Heanor Town Ground 2,700
Hucknall Town Hucknall RM Stadium 4,000
Kimberley Miners Welfare Kimberley Stag Ground
Lincoln United Lincoln Ashby Avenue 2,200
AFC Mansfield Mansfield (Forest Town) Forest Town Stadium
Melton Town Melton Mowbray Melton Sports Village
Newark and Sherwood United Grantham Dickens Road
Newark Town Newark-on-Trent YMCA Sports Village
Shirebrook Town Shirebrook Langwith Road 2,000
Skegness Town Skegness Vertigo Stadium
Sleaford Town Sleaford Eslaforde Park 1,000
Wisbech Town Wisbech Fenland Stadium 1,118

Premier Division South

At the end of the 2023–24 season, four teams left the division:

Before the 2024–25 season, three teams joined the division:

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 St Neots Town 18 13 3 2 54 21 +33 42 Promotion to the Northern Premier League
2 Aylestone Park 18 13 3 2 50 18 +32 42 Qualification for the play-offs
3 Rugby Borough 16 11 2 3 39 13 +26 35
4 March Town United 18 8 6 4 29 23 +6 30
5 Northampton ON Chenecks 19 8 6 5 39 34 +5 30
6 Daventry Town 18 8 5 5 35 30 +5 29
7 Histon 17 7 5 5 33 25 +8 26
8 Hinckley 17 7 3 7 35 31 +4 24
9 Coventry United 17 7 3 7 40 37 +3 24
10 Lutterworth Town 17 7 3 7 32 36 −4 24
11 Eynesbury Rovers 17 7 2 8 32 32 0 23
12 Yaxley 18 7 2 9 38 42 −4 23
13 Newport Pagnell Town 17 7 1 9 28 36 −8 22
14 Easington Sports 16 6 2 8 25 31 −6 20
15 Northampton Sileby Rangers 19 5 5 9 31 41 −10 20
16 Leicester Nirvana 17 4 5 8 30 48 −18 17
17 Bugbrooke St Michaels 17 4 2 11 27 43 −16 14
18 GNG Oadby Town 19 4 2 13 29 52 −23 14
19 Godmanchester Rovers 19 3 2 14 25 58 −33 11 Relegation to Division One
Updated to match(es) played on 23 November 2024. Source: The FA Full-Time
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) head-to-head results[3]

Stadia and locations

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Location of the Premier Division South clubs
Club Location Stadium Capacity
Aylestone Park Leicester Saffron Lane 1,128
Bugbrooke St Michaels Bugbrooke Birds Close 2,500
Coventry United Coventry Butts Park Arena[a] 4,000
Daventry Town Daventry Elderstubbs 1,855
Desborough Town Desborough Waterworks Field
Easington Sports Easington Addison Road
Eynesbury Rovers Eynesbury Alfred Hall Memorial Ground
GNG Oadby Town Leicester Riverside 3,000
Godmanchester Rovers Godmanchester Bearscroft Lane
Hinckley Barwell Kirkby Road 2,500
Histon Impington Bridge Road 4,300
Leicester Nirvana Leicester Hamilton Park
Lutterworth Town Lutterworth Dunley Way
March Town United March GER Sports Ground
Newport Pagnell Town Newport Pagnell Willen Road 2,000
Northampton ON Chenecks Northampton Old Northamptonians Sports Ground
Northampton Sileby Rangers Fernie Fields
Racing Club Warwick Warwick Townsend Meadow 1,280
Rugby Borough Rugby Kilsby Lane
St Neots Town St Neots New Rowley Park 3,500
Wellingborough Town Wellingborough London Road 2,500
Yaxley Yaxley Leading Drove 1,000
  1. ^ home of Coventry Rugby Club (groundshare)

Division One

At the end of the 2023–24 season, nine teams left the division:

Before the 2024–25 season, seven teams joined the division:

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Clipstone 18 13 1 4 41 22 +19 40 Promotion to the Premier Division North or Premier Division South
2 Retford United 17 12 2 3 58 19 +39 38 Qualification for the play-offs
3 Clay Cross Town 15 12 1 2 52 16 +36 37
4 Retford 16 11 2 3 42 23 +19 35
5 Gedling Miners Welfare 20 11 2 7 32 21 +11 35
6 Staveley Miners Welfare 16 10 1 5 38 16 +22 31
7 Blackstones 17 8 4 5 31 22 +9 28
8 Stapleford Town 19 8 4 7 31 28 +3 28
9 Radford 17 8 2 7 29 21 +8 26
10 Pinxton 16 8 2 6 26 24 +2 26
11 Southwell City 17 8 2 7 32 33 −1 26
12 Dunkirk 18 6 4 8 33 36 −3 22
13 Coalville Town 16 6 1 9 19 28 −9 19
14 Rainworth Miners Welfare 16 6 1 9 25 40 −15 19
15 Clifton All Whites 17 5 3 9 24 37 −13 18
16 Holwell Sports 19 5 2 12 22 49 −27 17
17 West Bridgford 17 5 1 11 22 40 −18 16 Relegation to a feeder league
18 Selston 17 2 3 12 19 42 −23 9
19 Sandiacre Town 18 0 0 18 19 78 −59 0
Updated to match(es) played on 23 November 2024. Source: The FA Full-Time
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) head-to-head results[3]

Stadia and locations

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Location of the clubs in the 2024–25 United Counties League Division One
Club Location Stadium Capacity
Blackstones Stamford Lincoln Road 1,000
Clay Cross Town Clay Cross Mill Lane
Clifton All Whites Nottingham (Clifton) Green Lane
Clipstone Clipstone Lido Ground
Coalville Town Coalville The Mander Cruickshank Stadium
Dunkirk Nottingham (Dunkirk) Lenton Lane
Gedling Miners Welfare Gedling Plains Road
Holwell Sports Asfordby Hill Welby Road 1,000
Pinxton Pinxton The Welfare Ground
Radford Nottingham (Radford) Selhurst Street
Rainworth Miners Welfare Rainworth Welfare Ground
Retford Retford The Rail 1,000
Retford United Cannon Park 2,000
Sandiacre Town Sandiacre St Giles Park
Selston Selston Mansfield Road
Southwell City Southwell Centenary Ground, Brinkley
Stapleford Town Nottingham (Radford) Selhurst Street
Staveley Miners Welfare Staveley Inkersall Road 5,000
West Bridgford West Bridgford Regatta Way

References

  1. ^ "The FA releases National League System club allocations for Steps 1-6 in 2024-25 term". The Football Association. 17 May 2024.
  2. ^ Mills, Cliff. "Coalville Town". United Counties Football League. Retrieved 2024-07-08.
  3. ^ a b c "The FA Handbook 2022/2023 Part 29 Standardised Rules Section 12.2". The FA.