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

Football league season

United Counties League
Premier Division
Season	2019–20
Matches played	272
Goals scored	1,010 (3.71 per match)
← 2018–19 2020–21 →

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

Clubs, promoted from Division One:
- Anstey Nomads
- Lutterworth Town
Clubs, transferred from the Midland League:
- Loughborough University
- Quorn
- Shepshed Dynamo

League table

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

Football league season

United Counties League
Division One
Season	2019–20
Matches played	283
Goals scored	1,088 (3.84 per match)
← 2018–19 2020–21 →

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

Saffron Dynamo, promoted from the Leicestershire Senior League
Wellingborough Whitworth, relegated from the Premier Division
Whittlesey Athletic, promoted from the Peterborough & District League

League table

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

References

^ "REVEALED: The provisional Step 1 to 6 Club Allocations for 2019-20". The Non League Football Paper. 19 May 2019. Retrieved 20 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.
^ ^a ^b "The FA Handbook 2019/20 (part 30 Standardised Rules section 12.2)". The FA. Retrieved 8 July 2019.

External links

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Premier Division North	AFC Mansfield Ashby Ivanhoe Belper United Boston Town Deeping Rangers Eastwood Heanor Town Hucknall Town Kimberley Miners Welfare Lincoln United Loughborough University Melton Town Newark and Sherwood United Pinchbeck United Sherwood Colliery Skegness Town Sleaford Town Wisbech Town
Premier Division South	Aylestone Park Bugbrooke St Michaels Cogenhoe United Coventry United Daventry Town Desborough Town Easington Sports Eynesbury Rovers GNG Oadby Town Godmanchester Rovers Histon Leicester Nirvana Lutterworth Town March Town United Newport Pagnell Town Racing Club Warwick Rugby Borough St Neots Town Wellingborough Town Yaxley
Division One	Asfordby Birstall United Blackstones Bourne Town Clifton All Whites Clipstone Dunkirk Gedling Miners Welfare Grantham Town Academy Harrowby United Holwell Sports Kirby Muxloe Leicester St Andrews Lutterworth Athletic Newark Town Radford Rainworth Miners Welfare Saffron Dynamo Sandiacre Town Selston Southwell City West Bridgford

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National teams

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League
competitions

Level 1	Premier League
Levels 2–4	English Football League (Championship, League One, League Two, play-offs)
Levels 5–6	National League (National, North, South)
Levels 7–8	Isthmian League (Premier, North, South Central, South East) Northern Premier League (Premier, North West, South East) Southern League (Premier Central, Premier South, One Central, One South)
Levels 9–10	Combined Counties League (Premier, One) East Midlands Counties League (level 10 only) Eastern Counties League (Premier, One North, One South) Essex Senior League (level 9 only) Hellenic League (Premier, One East, One West) Midland League (Premier, One) Northern Counties East League (Premier, One) Northern League (One, Two) North West Counties League (Premier, One North, One South) Southern Combination League (Premier, One) Southern Counties East League (Premier, One) South West Peninsula League (Premier East, Premier West - level 10 only) Spartan South Midlands League (Premier, One) United Counties League (Premier, One) Wessex League (Premier, One) Western League (Premier, One) West Midlands (Regional) League (Premier - level 10 only)

Cup competitions

FA cups	FA Cup (Qualifying rounds, Final) FA Community Shield FA Trophy (Final) FA Vase (Final)
EFL cups	EFL Cup (Final) EFL Trophy (Final)

Youth competitions

Under-23	Professional U23 Development League Premier League Cup
Under-18	Professional U18 Development League FA Youth Cup

Club seasons
Premier League	Arsenal Aston Villa Bournemouth Brighton & Hove Albion Burnley Chelsea Crystal Palace Everton Leicester City Liverpool Manchester City Manchester United Newcastle United Norwich City Sheffield United Southampton Tottenham Hotspur Watford West Ham United Wolverhampton Wanderers
Championship	Barnsley Birmingham City Blackburn Rovers Brentford Bristol City Cardiff City Charlton Athletic Derby County Fulham Huddersfield Town Hull City Leeds United Luton Town Middlesbrough Millwall Nottingham Forest Preston North End Queens Park Rangers Reading Sheffield Wednesday Stoke City Swansea City West Bromwich Albion Wigan Athletic
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League Two	Bradford City Cambridge United Carlisle United Cheltenham Town Colchester United Crawley Town Crewe Alexandra Exeter City Forest Green Rovers Grimsby Town Leyton Orient Mansfield Town Macclesfield Town Morecambe Newport County Northampton Town Oldham Athletic Plymouth Argyle Port Vale Salford City Scunthorpe United Stevenage Swindon Town Walsall