1982–83 United Counties League

The 1982–83 United Counties League season was the 76th in the history of the United Counties League, a football competition in England.

Premier Division

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United Counties League
Premier Division
Season1982–83
ChampionsIrthlingborough Diamonds
PromotedRushden Town
RelegatedKempston Rovers
Matches played306
Goals scored902 (2.95 per match)

The Premier Division featured 16 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with two new clubs:

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Irthlingborough Diamonds 34 19 11 4 61 27 +34 49
2 Rushden Town 34 19 9 6 65 38 +27 47 Promoted to the Southern Football League
3 Stamford 34 14 13 7 46 40 +6 41
4 Bourne Town 34 14 12 8 55 40 +15 40
5 Potton United 34 13 13 8 48 36 +12 39
6 Desborough Town 34 16 6 12 58 46 +12 38
7 Long Buckby 34 13 12 9 56 44 +12 38
8 Wootton Blue Cross 34 12 13 9 61 55 +6 37
9 Arlesey Town 34 14 9 11 49 48 +1 37
10 Buckingham Town 34 13 8 13 42 51 −9 34
11 Newport Pagnell Town 34 7 17 10 42 41 +1 31
12 Stevenage Borough 34 10 10 14 51 56 −5 30
13 Holbeach United 34 9 11 14 60 55 +5 29
14 Stewart & Lloyds Corby 34 9 11 14 44 54 −10 29
15 Rothwell Town 34 10 9 15 40 55 −15 29
16 Ampthill Town 34 10 7 17 57 66 −9 27
17 Eynesbury Rovers 34 7 8 19 28 60 −32 22
18 Kempston Rovers 34 4 7 23 39 90 −51 15 Relegated to Division One
Source: nonleaguematters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Division One

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United Counties League
Division One
Season1982–83
ChampionsRaunds Town
PromotedRaunds Town
St Neots Town
Matches played240
Goals scored822 (3.43 per match)

Division One featured 14 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with two new clubs, relegated from the Premier Division:

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Raunds Town 30 20 5 5 81 34 +47 45 Promoted to the Premier Division
2 St Neots Town 30 16 10 4 55 24 +31 42
3 Northampton Spencer 30 16 7 7 62 41 +21 39
4 Corby Gainsborough 30 15 7 8 59 39 +20 37
5 British Timken Athletic 30 15 7 8 66 54 +12 37
6 British Timken Duston 30 13 10 7 56 32 +24 36
7 Irchester Eastfield 30 14 6 10 63 46 +17 34
8 Thrapston Venturas 30 13 7 10 51 41 +10 33
9 Olney Town 30 13 6 11 72 51 +21 32
10 Towcester Town 30 10 8 12 43 45 −2 28
11 Ford Sports Daventry 30 9 9 12 51 53 −2 27
12 Higham Town 30 11 4 15 40 58 −18 26
13 Cottingham 30 9 5 16 38 49 −11 23
14 Northampton ON Chenecks 30 6 5 19 29 70 −41 17
15 Sharnbrook 30 5 5 20 27 75 −48 15
16 Burton Park Wanderers 30 2 5 23 29 110 −81 9
Source: nonleaguematters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

References

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