1979–80 United Counties League

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

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United Counties League
Premier Division
Season1979–80
ChampionsStamford
Matches played342
Goals scored952 (2.78 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 Promotion or relegation
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.

Division One

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United Counties League
Division One
Season1979–80
ChampionsNorthampton ON Chenecks

The Division One featured 16 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 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.

Division Two

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United Counties League
Division Two
Season1979–80
ChampionsCottingham
PromotedCottingham
Sharnbrook
Thrapston Venturas
Burton Park Wanderers
Towcester Town
Raunds Town

The Division Two featured 12 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with 3 new clubs:

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
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.

References

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  1. ^ "Football Club History Database - Eynesbury Rovers". www.fchd.info. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  2. ^ "Football Club History Database - Olney Town". www.fchd.info. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  3. ^ "Football Club History Database - Raunds Town". www.fchd.info. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  4. ^ "Football Club History Database - Woodford United". www.fchd.info. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  5. ^ "Football Club History Database - Deanshanger Athletic". www.fchd.info. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  6. ^ "Football Club History Database - Northampton ON Chenecks". www.fchd.info. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
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