The 2017–18 East Midlands Counties Football League season was the 10th in the history of East Midlands Counties Football League, a football competition in England at level 10 of the English football league system.
League
edit| Season | 2017–18 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Dunkirk |
| Promoted | Dunkirk |
| Relegated | Radcliffe Olympic |
| Matches played | 420 |
| Goals scored | 1,639 (3.9 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Tyrell Shannon-Lewis (Clifton All Whites) 39 goals |
| Biggest home win | Radford 10–0 Radcliffe Olympic (22 August 2017) |
| Biggest away win | Arnold Town 1–10 Clifton All Whites (1 May 2018) |
| Highest scoring | Arnold Town 8–3 Holwell Sports (21 October 2017) Arnold Town 1-10 Clifton All Whites (1 May 2018) |
| Longest winning run | 9 matches Dunkirk |
| Longest unbeaten run | 14 matches Dunkirk |
| Longest losing run | 11 matches Radcliffe Olympic Borrowash Victoria |
| Highest attendance | 342 Selston 3–0 West Bridgford (21 April 2018) |
| Lowest attendance | 10 Radcliffe Olympic 2–3 Barrow Town (28 October 2017) Stapenhill 0-2 Clifton All Whites (14 April 2018) (Played at Clifton) Radcliffe Olympic 1-2 Birstall United (1 May 2018) |
| Average attendance | 51 |
← 2016–17 2018–19 → | |
The league featured 19 clubs from the previous season, along with three new clubs:
- Clifton All Whites, promoted from the Nottinghamshire Senior League
- Selston, promoted from the Central Midlands Football League
- Teversal, transferred from the Northern Counties East League
League table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dunkirk | 40 | 28 | 5 | 7 | 133 | 49 | +84 | 89 | Promoted to the Midland League |
| 2 | Anstey Nomads | 40 | 29 | 2 | 9 | 116 | 56 | +60 | 89 | Transferred to the United Counties League |
| 3 | Teversal | 40 | 28 | 3 | 9 | 93 | 51 | +42 | 87 | |
| 4 | Selston | 40 | 25 | 6 | 9 | 97 | 59 | +38 | 81 | |
| 5 | Belper United | 40 | 21 | 11 | 8 | 76 | 44 | +32 | 74 | |
| 6 | Kimberley Miners Welfare | 40 | 21 | 8 | 11 | 75 | 56 | +19 | 71 | |
| 7 | Radford | 40 | 21 | 7 | 12 | 104 | 57 | +47 | 70 | |
| 8 | Birstall United | 40 | 21 | 6 | 13 | 98 | 67 | +31 | 69 | Transferred to the United Counties League |
| 9 | Aylestone Park | 40 | 21 | 3 | 16 | 90 | 67 | +23 | 66 | |
| 10 | Gedling Miners Welfare | 40 | 20 | 2 | 18 | 71 | 65 | +6 | 62 | |
| 11 | Barrow Town | 40 | 18 | 7 | 15 | 76 | 72 | +4 | 61 | |
| 12 | Clifton All Whites | 40 | 17 | 8 | 15 | 102 | 73 | +29 | 59 | |
| 13 | Stapenhill | 40 | 14 | 8 | 18 | 87 | 86 | +1 | 50 | Transferred to the Midland League Division One |
| 14 | Holbrook Sports | 40 | 14 | 2 | 24 | 60 | 82 | −22 | 44 | Resigned to the Central Midlands Football League |
| 15 | West Bridgford | 40 | 14 | 2 | 24 | 56 | 96 | −40 | 44 | |
| 16 | Graham Street Prims | 40 | 11 | 10 | 19 | 56 | 86 | −30 | 43 | |
| 17 | Ashby Ivanhoe | 40 | 12 | 3 | 25 | 55 | 81 | −26 | 39 | |
| 18 | Holwell Sports | 40 | 10 | 8 | 22 | 61 | 98 | −37 | 38 | Transferred to the United Counties League |
| 19 | Borrowash Victoria | 40 | 10 | 4 | 26 | 58 | 120 | −62 | 34 | |
| 20 | Arnold Town | 40 | 7 | 1 | 32 | 48 | 131 | −83 | 19[a] | |
| 21 | Radcliffe Olympic | 40 | 4 | 2 | 34 | 27 | 143 | −116 | 14 | Relegated to the Nottinghamshire Senior League |
| 22 | Blaby & Whetstone Athletic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0[b] | Resigned to the Leicestershire Senior League |
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 [1]
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of matches won; 5) Head-to-head results [1]
Notes:
- ^ Arnold Town were deducted three points for failing to fulfil a fixture against Stapenhill on 18 November.
- ^ Blaby & Whetstone Athletic were deducted three points for fielding an ineligible player against Barrow Town on 16 December,
and a further three points for failing to fulfil a fixture on 17 February.
On 23 March they submitted their resignation to the league after playing 29 matches, 2 days later their playing record was expunged.
Stadia and locations
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Location of the clubs in the 2017–18 East Midlands Counties League on a map of the East Midlands
| Club | Stadium | Seats[2] |
|---|---|---|
| Anstey Nomads | Cropston Road | 100 |
| Arnold Town | Eagle Valley | 100 |
| Ashby Ivanhoe | Lower Packington Road | 50 |
| Aylestone Park | Saffron Lane | 100 |
| Barrow Town | Barrow Road | 100 |
| Belper United | Borrowash Road [a] | 100 |
| Birstall United | Meadow Lane | |
| Blaby & Whetstone Athletic | Warwick Road | 100 |
| Borrowash Victoria | Borrowash Road | 100 |
| Clifton All Whites | Green Lane | |
| Dunkirk | Lenton Lane | |
| Gedling Miners Welfare | Plains Road | 100 |
| Graham Street Prims | Borrowash Road | |
| Holbrook Sports | Shaw Lane | 100 |
| Holwell Sports | Welby Road | 100 |
| Kimberley Miners Welfare | The Stag Ground | 100 |
| Radcliffe Olympic | Wharf Lane | 100 |
| Radford | Selhurst Street | 100 |
| Selston | Mansfield Road | 54 |
| Stapenhill | Maple Grove | 100 |
| Teversal | Carnarvon Street | 100 |
| West Bridgford | Regatta Way | |
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References
edit- ^ "The FA Handbook Standardised Rules 2017-2018 (page 539, section 12.2)". The FA. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
- ^ "Clubs - East Midlands Counties League | www.emc-fl.com". eastmidlandscountiesleague.pitchero.com. Retrieved 2017-05-26.