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1978–79 United Counties League

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The 1978–79 United Counties League season was the 72nd in the history of the United Counties League, a football competition in England. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

Premier Division

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United Counties League
Premier Division
Season1978–79
ChampionsIrthlingborough Diamonds
Matches played342
Goals scored1,062 (3.11 per match)

The Premier Division featured 19 clubs which competed in the division last season, no new clubs joined the division this season.

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Irthlingborough Diamonds 36 25 5 6 88 31 +57 55
2 Rushden Town 36 22 7 7 72 29 +43 51
3 Kempston Rovers 36 20 7 9 55 23 +32 47
4 Desborough Town 36 20 3 13 82 59 +23 43
5 Potton United 36 18 7 11 59 49 +10 43
6 Wolverton Town 36 17 9 10 61 52 +9 43
7 Rothwell Town 36 14 12 10 56 50 +6 40
8 Stamford 36 15 9 12 61 47 +14 39
9 St Neots Town 36 16 7 13 59 51 +8 39
10 Wootton Blue Cross 36 15 8 13 77 63 +14 38
11 Stewart & Lloyds Corby 36 16 5 15 48 46 +2 37
12 Olney Town 36 14 9 13 36 43 −7 37
13 Buckingham Town 36 10 11 15 46 52 −6 31
14 Long Buckby 36 12 6 18 41 58 −17 30
15 Ampthill Town 36 10 5 21 44 74 −30 25
16 Bourne Town 36 9 6 21 51 86 −35 24
17 Northampton Spencer 36 7 9 20 47 76 −29 23
18 Holbeach United 36 9 4 23 51 94 −43 22
19 Eynesbury Rovers 36 6 5 25 28 79 −51 17
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
Season1978–79
ChampionsMilton Keynes Borough
RelegatedRaunds Town

The Division One featured 18 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with 2 new clubs, promoted from Division Two:

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Milton Keynes Borough 38 31 4 3 105 28 +77 66 Transferred to the Hellenic League
2 Northampton ON Chenecks 38 29 4 5 94 35 +59 62
3 Vauxhall Motors 38 24 8 6 66 25 +41 56 Transferred to the South Midlands League
4 Geddington Montrose 38 23 8 7 65 28 +37 54
5 Corby Gainsborough 38 17 7 14 56 41 +15 41
6 Stewart & Lloyds Corby reserves 38 15 10 13 58 61 −3 40
7 Newport Pagnell Town 38 13 12 13 63 65 −2 38
8 Kempston Rovers reserves 38 17 3 18 54 64 −10 37
9 Higham Town 38 13 10 15 59 54 +5 36
10 Rushden Town reserves 38 14 6 18 53 77 −24 34
11 Biggleswade Town 38 13 7 18 32 52 −20 33
12 Irthlingborough Diamonds reserves 38 12 8 18 64 62 +2 32
13 Irchester United 38 12 8 18 56 58 −2 32
14 Northampton Spencer reserves 38 13 6 19 55 64 −9 32
15 British Timken Athletic 38 12 7 19 53 66 −13 31
16 Ampthill Town reserves 38 12 7 19 47 72 −25 31
17 Desborough Town reserves 38 12 6 20 51 72 −21 30
18 Wootton Blue Cross reserves 38 8 11 19 49 67 −18 27
19 Byfield Athletic 38 9 9 20 37 73 −36 27 Resigned from the league
20 Raunds Town 38 8 5 25 47 100 −53 21 Relegated to Division Two
Source: nonleaguematters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio; 3) number of goals scored.

Division Two

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United Counties League
Division Two
Season1978–79
ChampionsBritish Timken Duston
PromotedBritish Timken Duston
Ford Sports Daventry

The Division Two featured 12 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with 4 new clubs:

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 British Timken Duston 30 22 6 2 78 20 +58 50 Promoted to Division One
2 Ford Sports Daventry 30 20 5 5 60 27 +33 45
3 Sharnbrook 30 20 2 8 76 29 +47 42
4 Olney Town reserves 30 16 4 10 50 31 +19 36
5 Higham Town reserves 30 14 6 10 52 48 +4 34
6 Long Buckby reserves 30 14 6 10 44 45 −1 34
7 Thrapston Venturas 30 13 7 10 48 35 +13 33
8 Rothwell Town reserves 30 12 7 11 48 39 +9 31
9 Burton Park Wanderers 30 14 3 13 53 48 +5 31
10 Eynesbury Rovers reserves 30 13 4 13 47 42 +5 30
11 St Neots Town reserves 30 12 6 12 38 40 −2 30
12 Wolverton Town reserves 30 10 6 14 36 48 −12 26
13 Towcester Town 30 9 5 16 37 48 −11 23
14 Bedford Avenue 30 8 3 19 30 67 −37 19
15 Bedford United 30 2 8 20 31 70 −39 12 Resigned from the league
16 Raunds Town reserves 30 1 2 27 19 110 −91 4
Source: nonleaguematters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio; 3) number of goals scored.

References

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  1. ^ "Football Club History Database - Eynesbury Rovers". www.fchd.info. Retrieved 2021-09-12.
  2. ^ "Football Club History Database - Olney Town". www.fchd.info. Retrieved 2021-09-12.
  3. ^ "Football Club History Database - Raunds Town". www.fchd.info. Retrieved 2021-09-12.
  4. ^ "Football Club History Database - Woodford United". www.fchd.info. Retrieved 2021-09-12.
  5. ^ "Football Club History Database - Deanshanger Athletic". www.fchd.info. Retrieved 2021-09-12.
  6. ^ "Football Club History Database - Northampton ON Chenecks". www.fchd.info. Retrieved 2021-09-12.
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