The 1980–81 United Counties League season was the 74th in the history of the United Counties League, a football competition in England. At the end of the previous season reserve teams from Division One were transferred to newly established reserve division, they were replaced by clubs from Division Two.
Premier Division
| Season | 1980–81 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Stamford |
| Relegated | Northampton Spencer |
| Matches played | 306 |
| Goals scored | 986 (3.22 per match) |
← 1979–80 1981–82 → | |
The Premier Division featured 18 clubs which competed in the division last season, no new clubs joined the division this season.
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stamford | 34 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 76 | 36 | +40 | 53 | |
| 2 | Wootton Blue Cross | 34 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 81 | 33 | +48 | 50 | |
| 3 | Kempston Rovers | 34 | 22 | 3 | 9 | 96 | 54 | +42 | 47 | |
| 4 | Holbeach United | 34 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 59 | 43 | +16 | 47 | |
| 5 | Desborough Town | 34 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 79 | 55 | +24 | 45 | |
| 6 | Potton United | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 48 | 41 | +7 | 38 | |
| 7 | Rushden Town | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 57 | 33 | +24 | 39 | |
| 8 | Long Buckby | 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 70 | 54 | +16 | 42 | |
| 9 | Irthlingborough Diamonds | 34 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 60 | 54 | +6 | 35 | |
| 10 | Stewart & Lloyds Corby | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 53 | 51 | +2 | 35 | |
| 11 | Buckingham Town | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 48 | 45 | +3 | 34 | |
| 12 | Wolverton Town | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 49 | 70 | −21 | 31 | |
| 13 | St Neots Town | 34 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 35 | 61 | −26 | 24 | |
| 14 | Bourne Town | 34 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 41 | 64 | −23 | 23 | |
| 15 | Rothwell Town | 34 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 37 | 58 | −21 | 22 | |
| 16 | Ampthill Town | 34 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 39 | 69 | −30 | 22 | |
| 17 | Eynesbury Rovers | 34 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 37 | 71 | −34 | 21 | |
| 18 | Northampton Spencer | 34 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 21 | 94 | −73 | 4 | Relegated to Division One |
Source: nonleaguematters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Division One
| Season | 1980–81 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Stevenage Borough |
| Promoted | Stevenage Borough British Timken Duston |
| Matches played | 272 |
| Goals scored | 976 (3.59 per match) |
← 1979–80 1981–82 → | |
Division One featured nine clubs which competed in the division last season, along with eight new clubs.
- Clubs joined from Division Two:
- Burton Park Wanderers
- Cottingham
- Raunds Town
- Sharnbrook
- Thrapston Venturas
- Towcester Town
- Plus:
- Olney Town, relegated from the Premier Division
- Stevenage Borough, new club
Also, Irchester United changed name to Irchester Eastfield.
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stevenage Borough | 32 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 106 | 35 | +71 | 53 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
| 2 | British Timken Duston | 32 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 68 | 31 | +37 | 47 | |
| 3 | Newport Pagnell Town | 32 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 62 | 32 | +30 | 44 | |
| 4 | Northampton ON Chenecks | 32 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 51 | 44 | +7 | 40 | |
| 5 | Cottingham | 32 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 59 | 49 | +10 | 38 | |
| 6 | Corby Gainsborough | 32 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 65 | 46 | +19 | 35 | |
| 7 | Towcester Town | 32 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 79 | 58 | +21 | 34 | |
| 8 | Raunds Town | 32 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 62 | 55 | +7 | 32 | |
| 9 | Irchester Eastfield | 32 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 54 | 58 | −4 | 31 | |
| 10 | Thrapston Venturas | 32 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 54 | 52 | +2 | 30 | |
| 11 | Higham Town | 32 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 61 | 67 | −6 | 27 | |
| 12 | Olney Town | 32 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 56 | 79 | −23 | 26 | |
| 13 | Ford Sports Daventry | 32 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 37 | 75 | −38 | 24 | |
| 14 | British Timken Athletic | 32 | 9 | 5 | 18 | 40 | 75 | −35 | 23 | |
| 15 | Sharnbrook | 32 | 9 | 4 | 19 | 39 | 60 | −21 | 22 | |
| 16 | Burton Park Wanderers | 32 | 9 | 4 | 19 | 40 | 67 | −27 | 22 | |
| 17 | Geddington Montrose | 32 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 43 | 93 | −50 | 16 | Resigned from the league |
Source: nonleaguematters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
References
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This page was last edited on 5 December 2021, at 04:54