The 2015–16 East Midlands Counties Football League season was the 8th in the history of East Midlands Counties Football League, a football competition in England.
League
edit| Season | 2015–16 |
|---|---|
| Champions | St Andrews |
| Promoted | St Andrews |
| Matches played | 342 |
| Goals scored | 1,270 (3.71 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | 35 goals Aaron Preston Blaby & Whetstone Athletic |
| Biggest home win | Blaby & Whetstone Athletic 9–1 Kimberley Miners Welfare (30 January 2016) |
| Biggest away win | Greenwood Meadows 0-10 Blaby & Whetstone Athletic (5 December 2015) |
| Highest scoring | Greenwood Meadows 0-10 Blaby & Whetstone Athletic (5 December 2015) Blaby & Whetstone Athletic 9–1 Kimberley Miners Welfare (30 January 2016) Ellistown & Ibstock United 1-9 St Andrews (8 December 2015) |
| Longest winning run | 9 matches St Andrews[1] |
| Longest unbeaten run | 13 matches St Andrews[2] |
| Longest losing run | 16 matches Arnold Town[3] |
| Highest attendance | 175[4] Ashby Ivanhoe 0–3 St Andrews (19 March 2016) |
| Lowest attendance | 8[5] Blaby & Whetstone Athletic 3-1 Greenwood Meadows (2 April 2016) |
| Average attendance | 50 |
← 2014–15 2016–17 → | |
The league featured 19 clubs from the previous season, along with one new club:
- Mickleover Royals, promoted from the Central Midlands Football League
League table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St Andrews | 36 | 28 | 2 | 6 | 115 | 29 | +86 | 86 | Promoted to the Midland Football League |
| 2 | Radford | 36 | 25 | 4 | 7 | 105 | 41 | +64 | 79 | |
| 3 | Ashby Ivanhoe | 36 | 24 | 5 | 7 | 86 | 33 | +53 | 77 | |
| 4 | South Normanton Athletic | 36 | 24 | 5 | 7 | 84 | 34 | +50 | 77 | |
| 5 | Aylestone Park | 36 | 21 | 5 | 10 | 84 | 54 | +30 | 68 | |
| 6 | Anstey Nomads | 36 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 63 | 52 | +11 | 64 | |
| 7 | Blaby & Whetstone Athletic | 36 | 18 | 5 | 13 | 85 | 57 | +28 | 59 | |
| 8 | Holbrook Sports | 36 | 17 | 6 | 13 | 67 | 53 | +14 | 57 | |
| 9 | Borrowash Victoria | 36 | 18 | 1 | 17 | 72 | 69 | +3 | 55 | |
| 10 | Radcliffe Olympic | 36 | 16 | 6 | 14 | 70 | 56 | +14 | 54 | |
| 11 | Graham Street Prims | 36 | 16 | 5 | 15 | 68 | 67 | +1 | 53 | |
| 12 | Stapenhill | 36 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 51 | 64 | −13 | 42 | |
| 13 | Barrow Town | 36 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 55 | 61 | −6 | 40 | |
| 14 | Gedling Miners Welfare | 36 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 51 | 65 | −14 | 35 | |
| 15 | Kimberley Miners Welfare | 36 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 43 | 83 | −40 | 33 | |
| 16 | Holwell Sports | 36 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 52 | 97 | −45 | 31 | |
| 17 | Ellistown & Ibstock United | 36 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 44 | 94 | −50 | 29 | |
| 18 | Arnold Town | 36 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 48 | 118 | −70 | 22[a] | |
| 19 | Greenwood Meadows | 36 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 25 | 141 | −116 | 10[b] | |
| 20 | Mickleover Royals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Club resigned, record expunged[6] |
Source: fchd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
References
edit- ^ "East Midlands Counties League 2015-26". FA Full Time website. 7 May 2016. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
- ^ "East Midlands Counties League 2015-26". FA Full Time website. 7 May 2016. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
- ^ "East Midlands Counties League 2015-26". FA Full Time website. 7 May 2016. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
- ^ "Ashby Ivanhoe v St Andrews". FA Full Time. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
- ^ "Blaby & Whetstone Athletic v Greenwood Meadows". FA Full Time. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
- ^ "Around the Counties". East Midlands Counties Football League. September 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2015.