2016–17 United Counties League#Division One
The 2016–17 United Counties League season (known as the 2016–17 ChromaSport & Trophies United Counties League for sponsorship reasons) was the 110th in the history of the United Counties League, a football competition in England.
Premier Division
{{Infobox football league season
|competition= United Counties League
Premier Division
|season= 2016–17
|winners= Peterborough Sports
|promoted= Peterborough Sports
|relegated= Harrowby United
Huntingdon Town
|matches= 462
|total goals= 1777
|prevseason= 2015–16
|nextseason= 2017–18
}}
The Premier Division featured 20 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with two new clubs, promoted from Division One:
=League table=
|section=Premier Division
|update=complete
|source= [http://full-time.thefa.com/Index.do?divisionseason=322671842&league=1625657 UCFL Tables] [https://www.fchd.info/lghist/ucl2017.htm fchd]
|team20=BOS |team13=COG |team2=DEE |team4=DES |team5=EYN |team11=HRT |team21=HRU |team7=HOL |team22=HUN |team18=KIR |team17=LEI |team10=NPT |team12=NOC |team8=NSR |team19=OAD |team15=PNS |team1=PTS |team16=ROT |team14=SLE |team9=WEL |team6=WIS |team3=YAX
|result1=PD |result21=REL |result22=REL
|win_BOS=8 |draw_BOS=10|loss_BOS=24|gf_BOS=48 |ga_BOS=94
|win_COG=14|draw_COG=9 |loss_COG=19|gf_COG=67 |ga_COG=80
|win_DEE=29|draw_DEE=7 |loss_DEE=6 |gf_DEE=123|ga_DEE=35
|win_DES=25|draw_DES=9 |loss_DES=8 |gf_DES=89 |ga_DES=53
|win_EYN=26|draw_EYN=5 |loss_EYN=11|gf_EYN=119|ga_EYN=61
|win_HRT=17|draw_HRT=7 |loss_HRT=18|gf_HRT=83 |ga_HRT=77
|win_HRU=5 |draw_HRU=6 |loss_HRU=31|gf_HRU=35 |ga_HRU=165
|win_HOL=22|draw_HOL=7 |loss_HOL=13|gf_HOL=99 |ga_HOL=72
|win_HUN=2 |draw_HUN=4 |loss_HUN=36|gf_HUN=37 |ga_HUN=151
|win_KIR=12|draw_KIR=4 |loss_KIR=26|gf_KIR=59 |ga_KIR=103
|win_LEI=14|draw_LEI=4 |loss_LEI=24|gf_LEI=66 |ga_LEI=87
|win_NPT=17|draw_NPT=12|loss_NPT=13|gf_NPT=93 |ga_NPT=56
|win_NOC=16|draw_NOC=7 |loss_NOC=19|gf_NOC=72 |ga_NOC=89
|win_NSR=21|draw_NSR=7 |loss_NSR=14|gf_NSR=100|ga_NSR=79
|win_OAD=10|draw_OAD=7 |loss_OAD=25|gf_OAD=62 |ga_OAD=117
|win_PNS=13|draw_PNS=9 |loss_PNS=20|gf_PNS=50 |ga_PNS=66
|win_PTS=36|draw_PTS=4 |loss_PTS=2 |gf_PTS=150|ga_PTS=34
|win_ROT=13|draw_ROT=9 |loss_ROT=20|gf_ROT=57 |ga_ROT=85
|win_SLE=15|draw_SLE=4 |loss_SLE=23|gf_SLE=73 |ga_SLE=76
|win_WEL=19|draw_WEL=8 |loss_WEL=15|gf_WEL=75 |ga_WEL=85
|win_WIS=25|draw_WIS=7 |loss_WIS=10|gf_WIS=114|ga_WIS=60
|win_YAX=28|draw_YAX=4 |loss_YAX=10|gf_YAX=106|ga_YAX=52
|startpoints_HRU=-1
|hth_HRU=Harrowby United were deducted one point for fielding an ineligible player against Oadby Town on 5 November 2016.
|name_BOS = Boston Town
|name_COG = Cogenhoe United
|name_DEE = Deeping Rangers
|name_DES = Desborough Town
|name_EYN = Eynesbury Rovers
|name_HRT = Harborough Town
|name_HRU = Harrowby United
|name_HOL = Holbeach United
|name_HUN = Huntingdon Town
|name_KIR = Kirby Muxloe
|name_LEI = Leicester Nirvana
|name_NPT = Newport Pagnell Town
|name_NOC = Northampton ON Chenecks
|name_NSR = Northampton Sileby Rangers
|name_PNS = Peterborough Northern Star
|name_OAD = Oadby Town
|name_PTS = Peterborough Sports
|name_ROT = Rothwell Corinthians
|name_SLE = Sleaford Town
|name_WEL = Wellingborough Town
|name_WIS = Wisbech Town
|name_YAX = Yaxley
|show_limit=5
|class_rules = 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of matches won; 5) Head-to-head results {{cite web|url=http://www.thefa.com/football-rules-governance/lawsandrules/rules-of-the-association/|title=The FA Handbook 2016-17 (page 545, section 13.2) |access-date=17 March 2017 |publisher=The FA}}
|res_col_header=PR
|col_PD=#ACE1AF |text_PD=Promoted to the Northern Premier League Division One South
|col_REL=#FFCCCC|text_REL=Relegated to Division One
}}
====Promotion criteria====
To be promoted at the end of the season a team must:{{cite news|date=26 Oct 2015|url=http://www.thefa.com/news/my-football/club-league/2015/oct/step-5-4-promotion-criteria-271015|title=Promotion criteria for Step 5 to Step 4 for 2016–17 season|publisher=FA}}
- Have applied to be considered for promotion by 30 November 2016
- Pass a ground grading examination by 31 March 2017
- Finish the season in a position higher than that of any other team also achieving criteria 1 and 2
- Finish the season in one of the top three positions
The following three teams have achieved criterion one:{{cite news|date=12 Dec 2016|url=http://www.thefa.com/news/2016/dec/12/promotion-applications-to-step-four-121216|title=Step 4 Applications|publisher=FA|access-date=15 Dec 2016}}
Division One
{{Infobox football league season
|competition= United Counties League
Division One
|season= 2016–17
|winners= Daventry Town
|promoted= Daventry Town
Wellingborough Whitworth
|relegated=
|matches= 342
|total goals= 1438
|prevseason= 2015–16
|nextseason= 2017–18
}}
Division One featured 17 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with three new clubs:
- Daventry Town, voluntarily demoted from the Northern Premier League
- Melton Mowbray, promoted from the Leicestershire Senior League and changed name to Melton Town
- Whittlesey Athletic, promoted from the Peterborough and District League
=League table=
|section=Division One
|update=complete
|source=[http://full-time.thefa.com/Index.do?divisionseason=495980848&league=1625657 UCFL Tables] [https://www.fchd.info/lghist/ucl2017.htm fchd]
|team14=BLA |team15=BOU |team5=BUC |team3=BUG |team19=BUR |team1=DAV |team8=IRC |team13=LON |team12=LUT |team9=MEL |team11=OAK |team4=OLN |team6=POT |team7=RAU |team16=R&H |team18=S&L |team10=THR |team2=WEL |team20=WHI |team17=WOO
|result1=PL |result2=PL |result17=RES2 |result20=RES1
|win_BLA=13|draw_BLA=7 |loss_BLA=16|gf_BLA=66 |ga_BLA=77
|win_BOU=11|draw_BOU=5 |loss_BOU=20|gf_BOU=62 |ga_BOU=77
|win_BUC=21|draw_BUC=5 |loss_BUC=10|gf_BUC=106|ga_BUC=58
|win_BUG=24|draw_BUG=4 |loss_BUG=8 |gf_BUG=113|ga_BUG=53
|win_BUR=1 |draw_BUR=4 |loss_BUR=31|gf_BUR=20 |ga_BUR=128
|win_DAV=28|draw_DAV=3 |loss_DAV=5 |gf_DAV=103|ga_DAV=43
|win_IRC=19|draw_IRC=4 |loss_IRC=13|gf_IRC=85 |ga_IRC=62
|win_LON=14|draw_LON=5 |loss_LON=17|gf_LON=71 |ga_LON=78
|win_LUT=14|draw_LUT=8 |loss_LUT=14|gf_LUT=83 |ga_LUT=71
|win_MEL=18|draw_MEL=3 |loss_MEL=15|gf_MEL=97 |ga_MEL=73
|win_OAK=15|draw_OAK=6 |loss_OAK=15|gf_OAK=63 |ga_OAK=75
|win_OLN=22|draw_OLN=7 |loss_OLN=7 |gf_OLN=101|ga_OLN=49
|win_POT=19|draw_POT=7 |loss_POT=10|gf_POT=89 |ga_POT=49
|win_RAU=19|draw_RAU=6 |loss_RAU=11|gf_RAU=72 |ga_RAU=47
|win_R&H=9 |draw_R&H=8 |loss_R&H=19|gf_R&H=55 |ga_R&H=79
|win_S&L=3 |draw_S&L=0 |loss_S&L=33|gf_S&L=35 |ga_S&L=127
|win_THR=16|draw_THR=7 |loss_THR=13|gf_THR=63 |ga_THR=64
|win_WEL=24|draw_WEL=6 |loss_WEL=6 |gf_WEL=120|ga_WEL=65
|win_WHI=0 |draw_WHI=0 |loss_WHI=0 |gf_WHI=0 |ga_WHI=0
|win_WOO=3 |draw_WOO=3 |loss_WOO=30|gf_WOO=34 |ga_WOO=163
|name_BLA = Blackstones
|name_BOU = Bourne Town
|name_BUC = Buckingham Town
|name_BUG = Bugbrooke St Michaels
|name_BUR = Burton Park Wanderers
|name_DAV = Daventry Town
|name_IRC = Irchester United
|name_LON = Long Buckby
|name_LUT = Lutterworth Athletic
|name_MEL = Melton Town
|name_OAK = Oakham United
|name_OLN = Olney Town
|name_POT = Potton United
|name_RAU = Raunds Town
|name_R&H = Rushden & Higham United
|name_S&L = Stewarts & Lloyds Corby
|name_THR = Thrapston Town
|name_WEL = Wellingborough Whitworth
|name_WHI = Whittlesey Athletic
|name_WOO = Woodford United
|note_WHI = Whittlesey Athletic withdrawn from the league on 21 September due to ground grading, club record W=3 D=3 L=4 GF=28 GA=15 expunged.{{cite web|url=http://www.thenonleaguefootballpaper.com/latest-news/step-five-and-below/17054/whittlesey-athletic-resign-from-united-counties-league/ |title=Whittlesey Athletic resign from United Counties League |date=22 September 2016 |publisher=The non-league football paper}}
|show_limit=5
|class_rules = 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of matches won; 5) Head-to-head results {{cite web|url=http://www.thefa.com/football-rules-governance/lawsandrules/rules-of-the-association/|title=The FA Handbook 2016-17 (page 545, section 13.2) |access-date=17 March 2017 |publisher=The FA}}
|res_col_header=PQ
|col_PL=#ACE1AF |text_PL=Promoted to the Premier Division
|col_RES1=#CCCCCC|text_RES1=Resigned from the league
|col_RES2=#FFCCCC|text_RES2=Resigned to the Northamptonshire Combination
}}
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20160808222457/http://full-time.thefa.com/Index.do?divisionseason=247497406&league=1625657 United Counties League] FA Full Time
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{{2016–17 in English football}}
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