1979–80 United Counties League
Appearance
The 1979–80 United Counties League season was the 73rd in the history of the United Counties League, a football competition in England.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
Premier Division
Season | 1979–80 |
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Champions | Stamford |
Matches played | 342 |
Goals scored | 952 (2.78 per match) |
← 1978–79 1980–81 → |
The Premier Division featured 19 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 |
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1 | Stamford | 36 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 76 | 29 | +47 | 58 | |
2 | Desborough Town | 36 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 71 | 31 | +40 | 55 | |
3 | Irthlingborough Diamonds | 36 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 70 | 36 | +34 | 50 | |
4 | Potton United | 36 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 58 | 34 | +24 | 45 | |
5 | Rushden Town | 36 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 56 | 41 | +15 | 45 | |
6 | Rothwell Town | 36 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 52 | 36 | +16 | 41 | |
7 | Ampthill Town | 36 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 52 | 48 | +4 | 39 | |
8 | Wootton Blue Cross | 36 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 64 | 49 | +15 | 37 | |
9 | Stewart & Lloyds Corby | 36 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 37 | |
10 | Long Buckby | 36 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 54 | 59 | −5 | 35 | |
11 | Buckingham Town | 36 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 50 | 56 | −6 | 35 | |
12 | St Neots Town | 36 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 45 | 52 | −7 | 32 | |
13 | Olney Town | 36 | 12 | 7 | 17 | 39 | 54 | −15 | 31 | Demoted to Division One |
14 | Holbeach United | 36 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 46 | 67 | −21 | 31 | |
15 | Wolverton Town | 36 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 42 | 51 | −9 | 29 | |
16 | Bourne Town | 36 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 38 | 64 | −26 | 23 | |
17 | Kempston Rovers | 36 | 8 | 6 | 22 | 40 | 68 | −28 | 22 | |
18 | Eynesbury Rovers | 36 | 8 | 4 | 24 | 26 | 59 | −33 | 20 | |
19 | Northampton Spencer | 36 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 23 | 68 | −45 | 19 |
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 | 1979–80 |
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Champions | Northampton ON Chenecks |
← 1978–79 1980–81 → |
The Division One featured 16 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with 2 new clubs, promoted from Division Two:
- British Timken Duston
- Ford Sports Daventry
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Northampton ON Chenecks | 34 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 85 | 31 | +54 | 56 | |
2 | Corby Gainsborough | 34 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 74 | 23 | +51 | 55 | |
3 | Biggleswade Town | 34 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 103 | 42 | +61 | 48 | Transferred to the South Midlands League |
4 | Higham Town | 34 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 69 | 38 | +31 | 46 | |
5 | Wootton Blue Cross reserves | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 57 | 37 | +20 | 43 | Joined Reserve Division |
6 | British Timken Duston | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 61 | 31 | +30 | 42 | |
7 | British Timken Athletic | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 70 | 41 | +29 | 40 | |
8 | Irthlingborough Diamonds reserves | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 47 | 31 | +16 | 40 | Joined Reserve Division |
9 | Irchester United | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 62 | 52 | +10 | 36 | |
10 | Geddington Montrose | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 50 | 57 | −7 | 34 | |
11 | Stewart & Lloyds Corby reserves | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 72 | 73 | −1 | 29 | Joined Reserve Division |
12 | Newport Pagnell Town | 34 | 11 | 5 | 18 | 49 | 77 | −28 | 27 | |
13 | Northampton Spencer reserves | 34 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 51 | 73 | −22 | 25 | Joined Reserve Division |
14 | Rushden Town reserves | 34 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 54 | 77 | −23 | 25 | |
15 | Desborough Town reserves | 34 | 11 | 3 | 20 | 70 | 117 | −47 | 25 | |
16 | Ford Sports Daventry | 34 | 9 | 3 | 22 | 50 | 84 | −34 | 21 | |
17 | Ampthill Town reserves | 34 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 21 | 80 | −59 | 14 | Joined Reserve Division |
18 | Kempston Rovers reserves | 34 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 27 | 108 | −81 | 6 |
Source: nonleaguematters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio; 3) number of goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio; 3) number of goals scored.
Division Two
Season | 1979–80 |
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Champions | Cottingham |
Promoted | Cottingham Sharnbrook Thrapston Venturas Burton Park Wanderers Towcester Town Raunds Town |
← 1978–79 |
The Division Two featured 12 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with 3 new clubs:
- Raunds Town, relegated from Division One
- Cottingham
- Buckingham Town reserves
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Cottingham | 28 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 67 | 20 | +47 | 43 | Promoted to Division One |
2 | Sharnbrook | 28 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 65 | 24 | +41 | 40 | |
3 | Thrapston Venturas | 28 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 51 | 18 | +33 | 39 | |
4 | Long Buckby reserves | 28 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 46 | 27 | +19 | 35 | Joined Reserve Division |
5 | Burton Park Wanderers | 28 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 64 | 28 | +36 | 34 | Promoted to Division One |
6 | Rothwell Town reserves | 28 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 50 | 29 | +21 | 33 | Joined Reserve Division |
7 | Towcester Town | 28 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 54 | 35 | +19 | 31 | Promoted to Division One |
8 | Raunds Town | 28 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 36 | 40 | −4 | 29 | |
9 | St Neots Town reserves | 28 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 38 | 49 | −11 | 27 | Joined Reserve Division |
10 | Higham Town reserves | 28 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 46 | 53 | −7 | 26 | |
11 | Olney Town reserves | 28 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 46 | 45 | +1 | 25 | |
12 | Buckingham Town reserves | 28 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 28 | 51 | −23 | 20 | |
13 | Wolverton Town reserves | 28 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 31 | 53 | −22 | 17 | |
14 | Bedford Avenue | 28 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 28 | 99 | −71 | 12 | Resigned from the league |
15 | Eynesbury Rovers reserves | 28 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 16 | 95 | −79 | 9 | Joined Reserve Division |
Source: nonleaguematters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio; 3) number of goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio; 3) number of goals scored.
References
- ^ "Football Club History Database - Eynesbury Rovers". www.fchd.info. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
- ^ "Football Club History Database - Olney Town". www.fchd.info. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
- ^ "Football Club History Database - Raunds Town". www.fchd.info. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
- ^ "Football Club History Database - Woodford United". www.fchd.info. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
- ^ "Football Club History Database - Deanshanger Athletic". www.fchd.info. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
- ^ "Football Club History Database - Northampton ON Chenecks". www.fchd.info. Retrieved 2021-09-15.