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1973–74 United Counties League

The 1973–74 United Counties League season was the 67th 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
Season1973–74
ChampionsKempston Rovers
Matches played272
Goals scored761 (2.8 per match)

The Premier Division featured 16 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with one new club:

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Kempston Rovers 32 24 7 1 72 16 +56 55
2 Holbeach United 32 16 11 5 52 26 +26 43
3 Stamford 32 17 6 9 74 55 +19 40
4 Spalding United 32 14 11 7 49 31 +18 39
5 St Neots Town 32 16 5 11 43 41 +2 37
6 Desborough Town 32 14 5 13 56 49 +7 33
7 Long Buckby 32 11 11 10 50 44 +6 33
8 Biggleswade Town 32 12 9 11 40 38 +2 33
9 Wolverton Town 32 9 13 10 38 46 −8 31
10 Rushden Town 32 11 8 13 49 49 0 30
11 Irthlingborough Diamonds 32 11 8 13 45 47 −2 30
12 Bourne Town 32 11 8 13 42 46 −4 30
13 Rothwell Town 32 12 6 14 28 32 −4 30
14 Ampthill Town 32 9 9 14 41 45 −4 27
15 Wootton Blue Cross 32 9 6 17 30 51 −21 24
16 Northampton Spencer 32 7 4 21 30 71 −41 18
17 Potton United 32 2 7 23 22 74 −52 11
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
Season1973–74
ChampionsStewart & Lloyds Corby
RelegatedBritish Timken Duston

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

Also, Kettering Park Wanderers changed name to Burton Park Wanderers.

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Stewart & Lloyds Corby 38 31 3 4 107 26 4.115 65
2 British Timken Athletic 38 26 6 6 98 41 2.390 58
3 Corby Gainsborough 38 21 8 9 66 33 2.000 50
4 Bedford Eaglets 38 22 4 12 86 54 1.593 48 Resigned from the league
5 Rushden Town reserves 38 20 8 10 78 53 1.472 48
6 Desborough Town reserves 38 19 10 9 71 54 1.315 48
7 Northampton ON Chenecks 38 18 8 12 81 58 1.397 44
8 Burton Park Wanderers 38 16 11 11 68 55 1.236 43
9 Olney Town 38 17 7 14 68 56 1.214 41
10 V S Rugby 38 16 9 13 65 56 1.161 41
11 Sharnbrook 38 15 7 16 76 76 1.000 37
12 Raunds Town 38 14 9 15 61 65 0.938 37
13 Irthlingborough Diamonds reserves 38 13 10 15 62 61 1.016 36
14 Higham Town 38 14 8 16 63 71 0.887 36
15 Belsize 38 11 11 16 65 47 1.383 33
16 Eynesbury Rovers 38 12 7 19 50 82 0.610 31
17 Biggleswade Town reserves 38 8 7 23 49 100 0.490 23 Resigned from the league
18 Rothwell Town reserves 38 5 5 28 37 90 0.411 15
19 St Neots Town reserves 38 5 4 29 38 112 0.339 14 Resigned from the league
20 British Timken Duston 38 3 6 29 31 130 0.238 12 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
Season1973–74
ChampionsWoodford United
PromotedWoodford United
Irchester United

The Division Two featured 16 clubs which competed the division last season, along with 3 new clubs:

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Woodford United 36 30 5 1 93 22 4.227 65 Promoted to Division One
2 Irchester United 36 28 6 2 105 41 2.561 62
3 Geddington Montrose 36 20 10 6 86 46 1.870 50
4 Ampthill Town reserves 36 18 9 9 87 44 1.977 45
5 Stewart & Lloyds Corby reserves 36 17 9 10 63 47 1.340 43
6 Bedford United 36 13 10 13 66 66 1.000 36
7 Newport Pagnell Town 36 14 7 15 57 50 1.140 35
8 Bedford Avenue 36 12 11 13 73 71 1.028 35
9 Raunds Town reserves 36 13 9 14 77 85 0.906 35
10 Wootton Blue Cross reserves 36 11 12 13 64 57 1.123 34
11 Blisworth 36 13 8 15 59 69 0.855 34
12 Long Buckby reserves 36 13 7 16 79 84 0.940 33
13 Kempston Rovers reserves 36 11 10 15 63 65 0.969 32
14 Higham Town reserves 36 10 11 15 71 71 1.000 31
15 Northampton Spencer reserves 36 14 3 19 63 78 0.808 31
16 Deanshanger Athletic 36 12 4 20 73 108 0.676 28
17 Olney Town reserves 36 9 6 21 36 80 0.450 24
18 Higham Rovers 36 8 7 21 44 84 0.524 23
19 British Timken Duston reserves 36 3 2 31 31 122 0.254 8 Resigned from the league
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 2021-08-03.
  2. ^ "Football Club History Database - Olney Town". www.fchd.info. Retrieved 2021-08-03.
  3. ^ "Football Club History Database - Raunds Town". www.fchd.info. Retrieved 2021-08-03.
  4. ^ "Football Club History Database - Woodford United". www.fchd.info. Retrieved 2021-08-03.
  5. ^ "Football Club History Database - Deanshanger Athletic". www.fchd.info. Retrieved 2021-08-03.
  6. ^ "Football Club History Database - Northampton ON Chenecks". www.fchd.info. Retrieved 2021-08-03.
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