2015–16 United Counties League

The 2015–16 United Counties League season (known as the 2015–16 ChromaSport & Trophies United Counties League for sponsorship reasons) was the 109th in the history of the United Counties League, a football competition in England.

Premier Division

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United Counties League
Premier Division
Season2015–16
ChampionsKempston Rovers
PromotedKempston Rovers
Matches played462
Goals scored1,616 (3.5 per match)

The Premier Division featured 19 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with three new clubs:

In addition, Thurnby Nirvana changed their name to Leicester Nirvana.

Three clubs have applied for promotion to Step 4: AFC Kempston Rovers, Kirby Muxloe and Leicester Nirvana.[1]

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Kempston Rovers 42 28 13 1 111 31 +80 97 Promoted to the Southern Football League
2 Leicester Nirvana 42 31 4 7 129 51 +78 97
3 Newport Pagnell Town 42 26 5 11 94 54 +40 83
4 Holbeach United 42 21 7 14 94 63 +31 70
5 Cogenhoe United 42 20 9 13 70 67 +3 69
6 Eynesbury Rovers 42 20 8 14 64 48 +16 68
7 Sleaford Town 42 21 5 16 83 69 +14 68
8 Wisbech Town 42 19 9 14 82 68 +14 66
9 Kirby Muxloe 42 19 8 15 63 58 +5 62[a]
10 Deeping Rangers 42 16 12 14 81 64 +17 60
11 Harborough Town 42 18 6 18 57 59 −2 60
12 Yaxley 42 19 7 16 93 79 +14 61[b]
13 Northampton Spencer 42 16 9 17 74 81 −7 57 Resigned from the league
14 Rothwell Corinthians 42 17 5 20 60 67 −7 56
15 Desborough Town 42 16 7 19 64 79 −15 55
16 Boston Town 42 14 6 22 76 92 −16 48
17 Peterborough Northern Star 42 13 8 21 70 84 −14 47
18 Harrowby United 42 13 8 21 70 102 −32 47
19 Northampton Sileby Rangers 42 12 10 20 78 94 −16 46
20 Wellingborough Town 42 11 7 24 57 90 −33 40
21 Oadby Town 42 9 7 26 66 89 −23 34
22 Huntingdon Town 42 2 2 38 26 173 −147 8
Source: fchd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Kirby Muxloe were deducted three points for fielding an ineligible player against Huntingdon Town on 22 August 2015.
  2. ^ Yaxley were deducted six points for fielding an ineligible player and team sheet irregularities in a match against Holbeach United on 28 December 2015.

Results

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Home \ Away KEM BOS COG DEE DES EYN HAR HBY HOL HUN KIM KVP NPT NSR NSP OAD PNS ROC SLE WLT WIS YAX
Kempston Rovers 7–0 3–1 2–1 3–0 3–0 0–0 3–2 1–1 9–0 5–0 2–0 2–0 3–1 1–1 1–1 4–0 2–1 1–0 1–0 2–1 3–0
Boston Town 0–2 1–3 0–2 1–3 2–2 1–0 5–1 0–1 6–1 1–1 2–3 3–2 2–2 2–3 4–2 1–3 0–1 3–3 2–1 1–1 4–0
Cogenhoe United 3–3 5–0 2–1 2–1 0–0 2–0 1–4 1–5 3–0 0–0 4–3 1–4 2–1 3–1 2–4 0–0 0–1 1–0 1–1 3–1 2–1
Deeping Rangers 1–1 1–3 3–0 0–0 0–2 0–0 7–3 1–3 7–2 0–1 3–2 1–0 1–1 5–1 1–0 4–2 1–1 1–1 5–1 2–2 4–2
Desborough Town 0–2 4–3 2–0 0–1 2–2 2–4 6–1 1–0 4–0 1–3 2–4 0–2 2–1 0–4 3–2 1–0 0–1 2–1 3–0 1–1 3–2
Eynesbury Rovers 2–1 0–1 0–0 4–2 1–0 4–0 2–0 0–0 6–0 1–0 1–2 0–3 1–3 0–1 2–1 0–1 2–1 1–2 2–1 1–0 1–2
Harborough Town 1–6 1–1 3–0 1–0 2–0 0–3 2–0 0–1 4–1 0–1 1–2 0–1 1–0 4–0 3–1 3–2 2–1 2–0 1–2 1–5 1–3
Harrowby United 0–2 5–2 1–1 3–0 1–1 2–2 0–2 0–3 3–0 1–0 1–6 1–4 6–0 3–0 1–3 3–2 0–2 3–1 3–0 1–1 1–3
Holbeach United 3–3 1–2 4–2 3–1 3–1 1–3 5–0 2–0 3–1 4–0 1–2 1–2 4–0 2–2 3–2 4–2 1–2 2–0 5–0 5–3 0–1
Huntingdon Town 0–7 1–4 1–2 0–3 2–4 1–1 0–3 0–0 1–5 1–2 1–8 2–3 0–5 0–5 0–4 0–1 1–3 0–3 1–0 1–6 0–3
Kirby Muxloe 1–2 1–0 1–4 0–0 8–0 2–1 2–1 5–0 3–2 3–0 0–3 0–2 4–2 1–1 0–0 0–0 3–1 3–0 0–0 0–3 0–2
Leicester Nirvana 2–2 3–0 5–1 1–1 6–1 0–2 2–0 5–0 7–0 2–1 1–0 5–1 4–0 2–2 0–0 4–2 3–2 2–3 4–1 1–2 4–0
Newport Pagnell Town 1–1 4–3 1–1 1–0 4–2 2–1 1–2 7–1 3–1 8–0 1–0 2–4 2–2 7–0 2–1 3–2 2–0 2–0 2–2 0–1 2–1
Northampton Sileby Rangers 0–4 4–1 2–3 4–4 1–1 1–1 1–1 4–4 1–1 7–2 2–2 3–4 0–1 1–2 2–1 3–2 3–1 3–2 1–2 3–1 1–3
Northampton Spencer 1–1 2–1 0–1 3–2 1–4 2–3 0–1 1–1 3–2 7–0 1–2 0–3 0–0 0–1 2–0 2–1 1–3 4–2 1–2 1–2 1–4
Oadby Town 0–4 1–3 1–3 3–1 1–2 1–2 2–3 1–2 2–3 4–0 0–2 1–5 0–1 3–1 1–0 2–2 1–2 2–1 1–1 2–4 2–3
Peterborough Northern Star 1–1 2–3 1–2 4–1 2–2 2–3 1–0 4–5 0–0 2–1 2–1 1–4 2–1 4–3 2–3 4–3 0–1 3–1 1–1 2–4 3–0
Rothwell Corinthians 1–3 1–3 1–1 1–4 2–1 3–0 2–1 5–1 2–1 3–0 1–3 1–3 0–2 3–4 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–3 1–3 2–3 1–0
Sleaford Town 0–3 3–1 4–2 0–3 1–0 2–1 0–0 2–1 2–2 7–2 4–1 1–0 3–2 1–0 4–6 1–2 3–1 1–0 4–0 3–3 4–0
Wellingborough Town 1–2 3–1 0–3 1–1 0–1 1–0 0–3 3–2 2–1 8–0 2–3 2–3 3–4 3–2 1–2 1–1 0–1 2–0 1–5 0–3 0–2
Wisbech Town 2–2 3–2 1–0 1–3 1–1 0–1 1–1 0–1 2–1 0–1 3–0 0–2 3–2 1–2 1–2 5–3 4–1 2–0 1–3 3–2 1–1
Yaxley 1–1 3–1 1–2 2–2 3–0 0–3 3–2 2–2 2–4 5–1 3–4 1–3 2–0 4–0 4–4 6–3 2–2 2–2 1–2 8–3 5–0
Source: FA Full-Time (ChromaSport & Trophies United Counties League)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Division One

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United Counties League
Division One
Season2015–16
ChampionsPeterborough Sports
PromotedPeterborough Sports
Northampton ON Chenecks
Matches played342
Goals scored1,298 (3.8 per match)

Division One featured 18 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
1 Peterborough Sports 36 33 0 3 140 24 +116 99 Promoted to the Premier Division
2 Northampton ON Chenecks 36 24 6 6 89 40 +49 78
3 Stewarts & Lloyds Corby 36 22 6 8 72 40 +32 72
4 Olney Town 36 19 5 12 89 73 +16 59[a]
5 Bourne Town 36 16 10 10 70 63 +7 58
6 Long Buckby 36 17 6 13 70 51 +19 57
7 Potton United 36 18 3 15 61 52 +9 57
8 Raunds Town 36 15 10 11 69 69 0 55
9 Thrapston Town 36 13 10 13 70 62 +8 49
10 Blackstones 36 14 9 13 64 70 −6 48[b]
11 Lutterworth Athletic 36 14 6 16 69 79 −10 48
12 Oakham United 36 12 11 13 65 71 −6 47
13 Rushden & Higham United 36 13 8 15 67 75 −8 47
14 Woodford United 36 12 5 19 63 86 −23 41
15 Wellingborough Whitworth 36 10 8 18 63 84 −21 38
16 Irchester United 36 10 7 19 58 86 −28 37
17 Buckingham Town 36 7 9 20 51 81 −30 30
18 Bugbrooke St Michaels 36 5 8 23 38 86 −48 23
19 Burton Park Wanderers 36 3 3 30 30 106 −76 12
20 St Neots Town Saints 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Club resigned, record expunged
Source: FA Full-Time fchd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Olney Town were deducted three points for fielding an ineligible player against Rushden & Higham United on 8 August 2015.
  2. ^ Blackstones were deducted three points for fielding an ineligible player against Long Buckby on 16 April 2016.

Results

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All Games and results involving St Neots Town Saints have all been annulled.

Home \ Away BLK BOR BUC BUG BPW IRC LBU LUA NOC OAK OLN PSP POT RAU RHU STN SLC THR WEW WFU
Blackstones 2–2 1–1 3–1 1–0 4–2 0–2 0–3 3–3 3–3 6–1 0–9 2–2 0–0 1–1 3–2 2–4 0–0 4–1
Bourne Town 1–0 3–0 3–0 6–1 4–2 2–0 2–3 1–0 5–0 3–2 1–4 0–3 0–3 2–1 2–2 2–2 3–3 1–1
Buckingham Town 1–1 4–2 1–1 0–0 1–0 2–4 3–3 1–1 1–1 1–2 1–3 2–4 2–4 2–3 1–3 2–3 1–1 0–1
Bugbrooke St Michaels 1–2 1–2 0–1 2–1 2–3 0–2 1–1 0–3 1–3 0–2 1–6 2–1 0–0 2–3 0–2 2–2 1–1 2–0
Burton Park Wanderers 2–3 0–2 1–2 2–1 3–1 0–2 1–2 0–5 2–3 0–3 0–1 1–6 1–3 0–1 0–3 0–3 1–2 0–6
Irchester United 0–2 1–2 1–0 3–3 3–2 2–2 2–2 0–2 5–2 1–0 1–7 0–3 2–0 3–4 3–1 4–1 2–2 2–3
Long Buckby 1–2 1–1 1–1 2–1 4–0 3–0 6–0 2–3 3–1 1–1 3–0 1–0 4–0 4–1 0–1 1–1 1–3 1–2
Lutterworth Athletic 1–2 4–2 2–1 1–3 3–0 2–1 1–1 1–4 3–3 2–3 0–1 2–1 3–1 5–3 3–5 2–1 3–0 2–3
Northampton ON Chenecks 3–1 3–2 6–2 4–0 3–2 2–1 2–1 2–0 1–2 4–3 2–0 2–0 2–2 4–0 2–1 3–0 1–1 0–1
Oakham United 2–0 2–2 5–2 3–3 4–1 2–2 2–0 2–1 2–2 1–2 1–5 1–0 2–2 3–1 0–2 2–2 1–2 2–3
Olney Town 0–2 0–1 5–4 5–0 6–0 6–2 5–3 3–2 3–2 2–1 0–7 2–3 0–2 5–3 1–0 4–4 4–3 3–3
Peterborough Sports 2–1 5–0 7–0 6–1 5–2 9–0 5–0 5–1 2–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 5–1 3–0 1–0 1–0 5–1 7–0
Potton United 2–1 0–1 2–0 0–1 0–1 1–0 0–3 1–0 2–1 2–1 2–1 0–4 2–2 0–4 2–1 4–0 2–0 0–1
Raunds Town 3–2 5–2 1–3 3–3 3–0 4–3 1–5 1–1 0–0 4–0 1–5 1–1 5–4 4–3 1–1 1–2 2–0 3–2
Rushden & Higham United 1–2 2–2 3–2 4–1 1–1 1–3 0–1 2–1 0–3 2–0 1–1 0–3 2–2 0–0 1–2 3–2 2–2 3–2
St Neots Town Saints
Stewarts & Lloyds Corby 3–0 3–3 1–0 2–0 4–2 3–1 4–0 3–1 1–2 1–1 1–1 2–1 1–0 1–2 3–1 0–0 1–0 3–1
Thrapston Town 4–1 2–1 1–2 3–1 0–0 1–1 3–1 6–0 0–2 1–3 2–4 1–2 1–2 3–1 1–1 0–3 3–0 2–4
Wellingborough Whitworth 4–3 1–2 3–4 2–0 7–2 0–0 2–1 1–3 1–6 0–3 0–3 1–5 3–4 4–2 1–3 2–3 2–5 4–1
Woodford United 2–4 0–0 1–0 4–0 5–1 0–1 2–3 3–5 2–3 1–1 3–1 1–6 1–4 0–1 2–6 2–3 1–5 1–4
Source: FA Full-Time (ChromaSport & Trophies United Counties League)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

References

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  1. ^ "Promotion applications for clubs aiming for Step 4". The FA. 10 December 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2015.