2019–20 East Midlands Counties Football League
The 2019–20 East Midlands Counties Football League season was the 12th of the East Midlands Counties Football League, a football competition in England at level 10 of the English football league system.
The allocations for Steps 1 to 6 for season 2019–20 were announced by the FA on 19 May.[1] These were subject to appeal, and the East Midlands Counties' constitution was subject to ratification at the league's AGM on 25 June.[2]
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 or from the competition.[3] On 30 March 2020, sixty-six non-league clubs sent an open letter to the Football Association requesting that they reconsider their decision.[4]
Premier Division
[edit]| Season | 2019–20 |
|---|---|
| Matches played | 255 |
| Goals scored | 957 (3.75 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Jamie Sleigh 29 Heanor Town[5] |
| Biggest home win | Heanor Town 6-0 Belper United Eastwood 6-0 Clipstone Belper United 7-1 Gedling MW[6] |
| Biggest away win | Shirebrook Town 2-10 Hucknall Town[6] |
| Highest scoring | Shirebrook Town 2-10 Hucknall Town[6] |
| Highest attendance | Eastwood v Heanor Town 357 [7][8] |
| Lowest attendance | Clifton All Whites v Belper United 10 [7][9] |
← 2018–19 2020-21 → | |
The league featured 16 clubs from the previous season, along with three new clubs:
- Dunkirk, relegated from the Midland League Premier Division
- Hucknall Town, promoted from the Central Midlands League
- Shirebrook Town, transferred from Northern Counties East League Division One
Also, FC Bolsover were transferred from Northern Counties East League Division One but resigned before the start of the season.[10]
League table
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sherwood Colliery | 27 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 72 | 34 | +38 | 64 |
| 2 | Heanor Town | 26 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 84 | 29 | +55 | 62 |
| 3 | Eastwood | 29 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 77 | 38 | +39 | 61 |
| 4 | Dunkirk | 28 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 67 | 33 | +34 | 61 |
| 5 | Hucknall Town | 27 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 75 | 36 | +39 | 51 |
| 6 | West Bridgford | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 45 | 43 | +2 | 40 |
| 7 | Gedling Miners Welfare | 27 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 59 | 56 | +3 | 39 |
| 8 | Graham Street Prims | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 46 | 46 | 0 | 39 |
| 9 | Radford | 27 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 45 | 52 | −7 | 39 |
| 10 | Barrow Town | 26 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 58 | 53 | +5 | 33 |
| 11 | Ingles | 26 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 36 | 49 | −13 | 33 |
| 12 | Belper United | 27 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 40 | 58 | −18 | 31 |
| 13 | Clifton All Whites | 25 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 43 | 42 | +1 | 30 |
| 14 | Rainworth Miners Welfare | 28 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 41 | 52 | −11 | 29 |
| 15 | Clipstone | 29 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 39 | 65 | −26 | 28 |
| 16 | Kimberley Miners Welfare | 27 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 43 | 53 | −10 | 27 |
| 17 | Teversal | 25 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 32 | 73 | −41 | 18 |
| 18 | Shirebrook Town | 28 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 30 | 80 | −50 | 18 |
| 19 | Borrowash Victoria | 26 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 25 | 65 | −40 | 10[a] |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of matches won; 5) Head-to-head results [11]
Notes:
- ^ Borrowash Victoria were deducted three points for failure to fulfil fixture 22 October 2019.
Stadia and locations
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| Club | Stadium | |
|---|---|---|
| Barrow Town | Barrow Road | |
| Belper United | Christchurch Meadow [a] | |
| Borrowash Victoria | Borrowash Road [b] | |
| Clifton All Whites | Green Lane | |
| Clipstone | Lido Ground | |
| Dunkirk | Lenton Lane | |
| Eastwood Community | Coronation Park | |
| Gedling Miners Welfare | Plains Road | |
| Graham Street Prims | Borrowash Road [c] | |
| Heanor Town | Town Ground | |
| Hucknall Town | Watnall Road | |
| Ingles | The Dovecote Stadium [d] | |
| Kimberley Miners Welfare | Stag Ground | |
| Radford | Selhurst Street | |
| Rainworth Miners Welfare | Kirklington Road | |
| Sherwood Colliery | Debdale Park | |
| Shirebrook Town | Langwith Road | |
| Teversal | Carnarvon Street | |
| West Bridgford | Regatta Way | |
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References
[edit]- ^ "REVEALED: The provisional Step 1 to 6 Club Allocations for 2019-20". The Non League Football Paper. 19 May 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
- ^ "2019/20 EAST MIDLANDS COUNTIES Line-Up Revealed". East Midlands Counties League. 20 May 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
- ^ "Coronavirus: All football below National League to end". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
- ^ "Sixty-six non-league clubs send open letter to FA over expunging season". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
- ^ "East Midlands Counties Football League Stats". TheFA.com. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
- ^ a b c "EMCL Results grid". East Midlands Counties Football League. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
- ^ a b "Attendance tables". East Midlands Counties Football League. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
- ^ "Eastwood 3 - 2 Gedling MW". Retrieved 26 March 2020.
- ^ "Clifton All Whites 5 - 0 Belper United". Retrieved 28 November 2019.
- ^ "Constitutional Update". www.eastmidlandscountiesleague.pitchero.com. 2 July 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
- ^ "The FA Handbook 2019/20 (part 30 Standardised Rules section 12.2)". The FA. Retrieved 8 July 2019.