2019–20 United Counties League

The 2019–20 season was the 113th in the history of the United Counties League, a football competition in England.

The allocations for Steps 1 to 6 for season 2019–20 were announced by the FA on 19 May 2019.[1] These are subject to appeal, and the United Counties' constitution is subject to ratification at the league's AGM on 22 June 2019.

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, this season's competition was formally abandoned on 26 March 2020, with all results from the season being expunged, and no promotion or relegation taking place to, from, or within the competition.[2] On 30 March 2020, sixty-six non-league clubs sent an open letter to the Football Association requesting that they reconsider their decision.[3]

Premier Division

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United Counties League
Premier Division
Season2019–20
Matches played272
Goals scored1,010 (3.71 per match)

The Premier Division featured 15 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with five new clubs.

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Quorn 30 19 7 4 92 35 +57 64
2 Shepshed Dynamo 25 19 3 3 65 15 +50 60
3 Rugby Town 27 18 3 6 77 27 +50 57
4 Loughborough University 27 17 5 5 66 22 +44 56
5 Holbeach United 27 16 6 5 70 29 +41 54
6 Deeping Rangers 27 14 7 6 74 47 +27 49
7 Anstey Nomads 29 13 8 8 67 56 +11 47
8 Rothwell Corinthians 24 12 5 7 44 28 +16 41
9 Harborough Town 29 11 6 12 52 56 −4 39
10 Leicester Nirvana 24 10 7 7 45 44 +1 37
11 Boston Town 28 10 7 11 48 50 −2 37
12 Wellingborough Town 27 10 7 10 48 52 −4 37
13 Lutterworth Town 27 9 5 13 54 61 −7 32
14 Peterborough Northern Star 28 9 4 15 43 58 −15 31
15 Oadby Town 26 7 8 11 27 40 −13 29
16 Northampton ON Chenecks 28 6 9 13 33 57 −24 27
17 Cogenhoe United 27 7 5 15 37 68 −31 26
18 Desborough Town 29 6 3 20 28 75 −47 21
19 Sleaford Town 28 3 2 23 21 120 −99 11
20 Pinchbeck United 27 1 3 23 19 70 −51 6
Updated to match(es) played on 14 March 2020. Source: 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 [4]

Division One

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United Counties League
Division One
Season2019–20
Matches played283
Goals scored1,088 (3.84 per match)

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

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Bugbrooke St Michaels 29 22 6 1 65 23 +42 72
2 Long Buckby 29 21 4 4 87 37 +50 67
3 Melton Town 26 19 5 2 74 20 +54 62
4 Aylestone Park 30 18 7 5 82 37 +45 61
5 Harrowby United 30 15 7 8 60 38 +22 52
6 St Andrews 29 15 3 11 50 51 −1 48
7 Blackstones 29 14 4 11 78 52 +26 46
8 Irchester United 27 13 5 9 59 43 +16 44
9 Burton Park Wanderers 27 13 4 10 40 32 +8 43
10 Holwell Sports 27 12 5 10 67 57 +10 41
11 Wellingborough Whitworth 29 12 5 12 64 79 −15 41
12 Saffron Dynamo 22 11 2 9 48 35 +13 35
13 Whittlesey Athletic 29 8 9 12 44 69 −25 33
14 Raunds Town 28 9 5 14 46 58 −12 32
15 Birstall United 30 9 3 18 50 62 −12 30
16 Rushden & Higham United 29 8 4 17 44 74 −30 28
17 Northampton Sileby Rangers 28 7 3 18 38 68 −30 24
18 Bourne Town 29 6 3 20 30 69 −39 21
19 Huntingdon Town 30 4 7 19 40 81 −41 19
20 Lutterworth Athletic 29 1 1 27 22 103 −81 4
Updated to match(es) played on 14 March 2020. Source: 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 [4]

References

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  1. ^ "REVEALED: The provisional Step 1 to 6 Club Allocations for 2019-20". The Non League Football Paper. 19 May 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Coronavirus: All football below National League to end". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Sixty-six non-league clubs send open letter to FA over expunging season". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  4. ^ a b "The FA Handbook 2019/20 (part 30 Standardised Rules section 12.2)". The FA. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
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