2020–21 United Counties League#Premier Division

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The 2020–21 season was the 114th in the history of the United Counties League, a football competition in England. The league operated two divisions in the English football league system, the Premier Division at Step 5 and Division One at Step 6, for the last time this season.

The allocations for Steps 5 and 6 for season 2020–21 were announced by the FA on 21 July 2020,{{cite web|url=https://www.thenonleaguefootballpaper.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/NLS20Step20520and20620Club20Allocations202020-21.pdf |title=National League System club allocations – Steps 5–6, Season 2020–21 |date=21 July 2020 |publisher=Non League Paper}} and were subject to appeal.

The league season was subsequently abandoned on 24 February 2021 after COVID-19 lockdown-originated restrictions were imposed.{{cite web |title=FA Update On Steps 3-6 |url=https://www.thenpl.co.uk/fa-update-on-steps-3-6-65182 |access-date=30 April 2021 |date=24 February 2021}}

Promotion and restructuring

The scheduled restructuring of non-league football took place at the end of the season, to include a new division that was added to the United Counties League at Step 5 for 2021–22. Promotions from Steps 5 to 4 and 6 to 5 were based on points per game across all matches over the two abandoned seasons (2019–20 and 2020–21), while teams were promoted to Step 6 on the basis of a subjective application process.{{cite web |title=EXPLAINED: The 2021-22 Non-League restructure |url=https://www.thenonleaguefootballpaper.com/latest-news/390045/explained-the-2021-22-non-league-restructure/ |newspaper=The Non-League Paper |access-date=30 April 2021 |date=12 April 2021}}

Premier Division

{{Infobox football league season

|competition= United Counties League
Premier Division

|season= 2020–21

|winners=

|promoted= Shepshed Dynamo

|relegated=

|matches= 110

|total goals= 429

|prevseason= 2019–20

|nextseason= 2021–22 (North)
2021–22 (South)

}}

The Premier Division comprised 20 teams, the same set of teams which competed in the previous season's voided competition.

=League table=

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|update=complete

|section=Premier Division

|source=[http://fulltime-league.thefa.com/Index.do?league=1625657 FA Full-time]

|result1=T |result2=T |result3=T1 |result4=T |result5=P |result6=T1 |result7=T1 |result8=T1 |result9=T1 |result10=T1 |result11=T |result12=T |result13=T1 |result14=T |result15=T1 |result16=T1 |result17=T |result18=T |result19=T |result20=T1

|win_ANS=9 |draw_ANS=1 |loss_ANS=0 |gf_ANS=32|ga_ANS=5 |team1 =ANS

|win_BOS=4 |draw_BOS=1 |loss_BOS=6 |gf_BOS=23|ga_BOS=15 |team14=BOS

|win_COG=4 |draw_COG=2 |loss_COG=3 |gf_COG=19|ga_COG=13 |team13=COG

|win_DEE=5 |draw_DEE=1 |loss_DEE=3 |gf_DEE=14|ga_DEE=17 |team11=DEE

|win_DES=3 |draw_DES=2 |loss_DES=6 |gf_DES=16|ga_DES=36 |team16=DES

|win_HRT=5 |draw_HRT=3 |loss_HRT=4 |gf_HRT=19|ga_HRT=19 |team8 =HRT

|win_HOL=4 |draw_HOL=3 |loss_HOL=3 |gf_HOL=21|ga_HOL=11 |team12=HOL

|win_LEI=2 |draw_LEI=0 |loss_LEI=8 |gf_LEI=9 |ga_LEI=23 |team17=LEI

|win_LOU=8 |draw_LOU=2 |loss_LOU=3 |gf_LOU=42|ga_LOU=17 |team2 =LOU

|win_LUT=8 |draw_LUT=2 |loss_LUT=3 |gf_LUT=35|ga_LUT=18 |team3 =LUT

|win_NOC=5 |draw_NOC=2 |loss_NOC=5 |gf_NOC=27|ga_NOC=22 |team9 =NOC

|win_OAD=3 |draw_OAD=3 |loss_OAD=4 |gf_OAD=15|ga_OAD=24 |team15=OAD

|win_PNS=0 |draw_PNS=2 |loss_PNS=10|gf_PNS=10|ga_PNS=49 |team20=PNS

|win_PIN=0 |draw_PIN=2 |loss_PIN=8 |gf_PIN=6 |ga_PIN=38 |team19=PIN

|win_QUO=6 |draw_QUO=4 |loss_QUO=1 |gf_QUO=37|ga_QUO=17 |team4 =QUO

|win_ROT=4 |draw_ROT=5 |loss_ROT=4 |gf_ROT=20|ga_ROT=20 |team10=ROT

|win_RUG=6 |draw_RUG=1 |loss_RUG=3 |gf_RUG=29|ga_RUG=10 |team7 =RUG

|win_SHE=6 |draw_SHE=2 |loss_SHE=1 |gf_SHE=23|ga_SHE=8 |team5 =SHE

|win_SLE=1 |draw_SLE=1 |loss_SLE=9 |gf_SLE=9 |ga_SLE=44 |team18=SLE

|win_WLT=5 |draw_WLT=5 |loss_WLT=4 |gf_WLT=23|ga_WLT=23 |team6 =WLT

|name_ANS=Anstey Nomads

|name_BOS=Boston Town

|name_COG=Cogenhoe United

|name_DEE=Deeping Rangers

|name_DES=Desborough Town

|name_HRT=Harborough Town

|name_HOL=Holbeach United

|name_LEI=Leicester Nirvana

|name_LOU=Loughborough University

|name_LUT=Lutterworth Town

|name_NOC=Northampton ON Chenecks

|name_OAD=GNG Oadby Town

|name_PNS=Peterborough Northern Star

|name_PIN=Pinchbeck United

|name_QUO=Quorn

|name_ROT=Rothwell Corinthians

|name_RUG=Rugby Town

|name_SHE=Shepshed Dynamo

|name_SLE=Sleaford Town

|name_WLT=Wellingborough Town

|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 |title=The FA Handbook 2020/2021 Part 29 Standardised Rules Section 12.2|url=https://www.thefa.com/football-rules-governance/lawsandrules/fa-handbook |publisher=The FA |access-date=23 August 2020 }}

|res_col_header=PQ

|col_P=green1 |text_P=Promoted to the Northern Premier League

|col_T= |text_T=Placed in the Premier Division North

|col_T1= |text_T1=Placed in the Premier Division South

|note_res_P=Promoted based on points per game calculations from 2019–20 and 2020–21 seasons combined.

}}

=Stadia and locations=

{{location map+ |East Midlands |float=right |width=600 |caption=Location of the Premier Division clubs|places=

{{location map~ |East Midlands |lat=52.6758|long=-1.1803 |label={{nowrap|Anstey Nomads}}|label_size=85 |position=left}}

{{location map~ |East Midlands |lat=52.9917|long=-0.0380 |label=Boston Town|label_size=85 |position=top}}

{{location map~ |East Midlands |lat=52.2345|long=-0.7932 |label=Cogenhoe United|label_size=85 |position=right}}

{{location map~ |East Midlands |lat=52.6886|long=-0.3054 |label=Deeping Rangers|label_size=85 |position=top}}

{{location map~ |East Midlands |lat=52.4454|long=-0.8292 |label=

Desborough Town
|label_size=85 |position=right}}

{{location map~ |East Midlands |lat=52.4647|long=-0.9186 |label=

Harborough Town
|label_size=85 |position=left}}

{{location map~ |East Midlands |lat=52.8069|long=0.0163 |label=Holbeach United|label_size=85 |position=right}}

{{location map~ |East Midlands |lat=52.6363|long=-1.0578 |label=Leicester Nirvana|label_size=85 |position=right}}

{{location map~ |East Midlands |lat=52.7593|long=-1.2424 |label=

Loughborough University
|label_size=85 |position=right}}

{{location map~ |East Midlands |lat=52.4652|long=-1.2031 |label=Lutterworth Town|label_size=85 |position=left}}

{{location map~ |East Midlands |lat=52.2405|long=-0.8647 |label=Northampton ON Chenecks|label_size=85 |position=left}}

{{location map~ |East Midlands |lat=52.6104|long=-1.1631 |label={{nowrap|GNG Oadby Town}}|label_size=85 |position=left}}

{{location map~ |East Midlands |lat=52.5950|long=-0.2271 |label={{nowrap|Peterborough Northern Star}}|label_size=85 |position=bottom}}

{{location map~ |East Midlands |lat=52.7901|long=-0.1525 |label=Pinchbeck United|label_size=85 |position=top}}

{{location map~ |East Midlands |lat=52.7489|long=-1.1803 |label=Quorn|label_size=85 |position=bottom}}

{{location map~ |East Midlands |lat=52.4270|long=-0.8080 |label=Rothwell Corinthians|label_size=85 |position=bottom}}

{{location map~ |East Midlands |lat=52.3732|long=-1.2350 |label=Rugby Town|label_size=85 |position=left}}

{{location map~ |East Midlands |lat=52.7745|long=-1.2870 |label=Shepshed Dynamo|label_size=85 |position=left}}

{{location map~ |East Midlands |lat=53.0001|long=-0.3898 |label=Sleaford Town|label_size=85 |position=left}}

{{location map~ |East Midlands |lat=52.2932|long=-0.6822 |label={{nowrap|Wellingborough Town}}|label_size=85 |position=right}}

}}

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Club

!Location

!Stadium

!Capacity

Anstey NomadsAnsteyCropston Road
Boston TownBostonTattershall Road6,000
Cogenhoe UnitedCogenhoeCompton Park5,000
Deeping RangersMarket DeepingHaydon Whitham Stadium2,000
Desborough TownDesboroughWaterworks Field
GNG Oadby TownOadbyRiverside Football Ground
Harborough TownMarket HarboroughBowden Park
Holbeach UnitedHolbeachCarters Park4,000
Leicester NirvanaLeicesterHamilton Park
Loughborough UniversityLoughboroughLoughborough University Stadium3,000
Lutterworth TownLutterworthDunley Way
Northampton ON ChenecksNorthamptonThe Old Northamptonians Sports Ground1,000
Peterborough Northern StarPeterboroughBranch Bros Stadium600
Pinchbeck UnitedSpaldingSir Halley Stewart Field (groundshare with Spalding United)2,700
QuornQuornFarley Way Stadium1,400
Rothwell CorinthiansRothwellSergeants Lawn
Rugby TownRugbyButlin Road6,000
Shepshed DynamoShepshedDovecote Stadium2,500
Sleaford TownSleafordEslaforde Park1,000
Wellingborough TownWellingboroughLondon Road2,500

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Division One

{{Infobox football league season

|competition= United Counties League
Division One

|season= 2020–21

|winners=

|promoted= Bugbrooke St Michaels
Long Buckby
Melton Town

|relegated=

|matches= 112

|total goals= 502

|prevseason= 2019–20

|nextseason= 2021–22

}}

Division One comprised the same 20 teams which competed in the previous season's aborted competition.

=League table=

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|section=Division One

|update=complete

|source=[http://fulltime-league.thefa.com/Index.do?league=1625657 FA Full-time]

|result1=P | result2=P1 |result4=P |result7=T1 |result9=T |result10=T |result15=T1 |result17=T1 |result18=T1 |result19=T1 |result20=T1

|win_AYL=4 |draw_AYL=2 |loss_AYL=4 |gf_AYL=35 |ga_AYL=21 |team11=AYL

|win_BIR=4 |draw_BIR=1 |loss_BIR=8 |gf_BIR=24 |ga_BIR=39 |team14=BIR

|win_BLA=5 |draw_BLA=2 |loss_BLA=4 |gf_BLA=23 |ga_BLA=17 |team6 =BLA

|win_BOU=3 |draw_BOU=3 |loss_BOU=3 |gf_BOU=14 |ga_BOU=18 |team16=BOU

|win_BUG=7 |draw_BUG=4 |loss_BUG=3 |gf_BUG=32 |ga_BUG=25 |team4 =BUG

|win_BUR=1 |draw_BUR=2 |loss_BUR=7 |gf_BUR=10 |ga_BUR=36 |team19=BUR

|win_HRU=7 |draw_HRU=2 |loss_HRU=1 |gf_HRU=27 |ga_HRU=10 |team5 =HRU

|win_HLW=4 |draw_HLW=2 |loss_HLW=5 |gf_HLW=23 |ga_HLW=19 |team12=HLW

|win_HUN=4 |draw_HUN=3 |loss_HUN=5 |gf_HUN=17 |ga_HUN=21 |team10=HUN

|win_IRC=1 |draw_IRC=4 |loss_IRC=7 |gf_IRC=20 |ga_IRC=45 |team18=IRC

|win_LON=9 |draw_LON=1 |loss_LON=1 |gf_LON=38 |ga_LON=10 |team1 =LON

|win_LTA=3 |draw_LTA=4 |loss_LTA=4 |gf_LTA=28 |ga_LTA=25 |team13=LTA

|win_MEL=9 |draw_MEL=0 |loss_MEL=2 |gf_MEL=50 |ga_MEL=13 |team2 =MEL

|win_NSR=5 |draw_NSR=2 |loss_NSR=3 |gf_NSR=18 |ga_NSR=12 |team7 =NSR

|win_RAU=2 |draw_RAU=2 |loss_RAU=7 |gf_RAU=19 |ga_RAU=35 |team17=RAU

|win_R&H=1 |draw_R&H=1 |loss_R&H=9 |gf_R&H=12 |ga_R&H=53 |team20=R&H

|win_SAF=5 |draw_SAF=2 |loss_SAF=5 |gf_SAF=22 |ga_SAF=25 |team8 =SAF

|win_STA=9 |draw_STA=0 |loss_STA=2 |gf_STA=42 |ga_STA=10 |team3 =STA

|win_WEL=3 |draw_WEL=3 |loss_WEL=6 |gf_WEL=23 |ga_WEL=45 |team15=WEL

|win_WHI=3 |draw_WHI=6 |loss_WHI=3 |gf_WHI=25 |ga_WHI=23 |team9 =WHI

|name_AYL = Aylestone Park

|name_BIR = Birstall United

|name_BLA = Blackstones

|name_BOU = Bourne Town

|name_BUG = Bugbrooke St Michaels

|name_BUR = Burton Park Wanderers

|name_HLW = Holwell Sports

|name_HRU = Harrowby United

|name_HUN = Huntingdon Town

|name_IRC = Irchester United

|name_LON = Long Buckby

|name_LTA = Lutterworth Athletic

|name_MEL = Melton Town

|name_NSR = Northampton Sileby Rangers

|name_RAU = Raunds Town

|name_R&H = Rushden & Higham United

|name_SAF = Saffron Dynamo

|name_STA = St Andrews

|name_WEL = Wellingborough Whitworth

|name_WHI = Whittlesey Athletic

|adjust_points_BOU=-3

|hth_BOU=Bourne Town received a 3 point deduction for fielding an ineligible player during the match on 19 September.

|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

|res_col_header=PQ

|col_P=green1 |text_P=Promoted to the Premier Division South

|col_P1=green1 |text_P1=Promoted to the Premier Division North

|col_T=#CCCCFF |text_T=Transferred to the Eastern Counties League

|col_T1=#CCCCFF |text_T1=Transferred to the Spartan South Midlands League

|note_res_P=Promoted based on points per game calculations from 2019–20 and 2020–21 seasons combined.

|note_res_P1=P

}}

=Stadia and locations=

{{location map+ |East Midlands |float=right |width=600 |caption=Location of Division One clubs|places=

{{location map~ |East Midlands |lat=52.5911|long=-1.1392 |label=Aylestone Park|label_size=85 |position=right}}

{{location map~ |East Midlands |lat=52.6812|long=-1.1129 |label={{nowrap|Birstall United}}|label_size=85 |position=left}}

{{location map~ |East Midlands |lat=52.6623|long=-0.4695 |label=Blackstones|label_size=85 |position=top}}

{{location map~ |East Midlands |lat=52.7663|long=-0.3718 |label=Bourne Town|label_size=85 |position=top}}

{{location map~ |East Midlands |lat=52.2058|long=-1.0028 |label=Bugbrooke St. Michaels|label_size=85 |position=bottom}}

{{location map~ |East Midlands |lat=52.3668|long=-0.6893 |label={{nowrap|Burton Park Wanderers}}|label_size=85 |position=left}}

{{location map~ |East Midlands |lat=52.9210|long=-0.6144 |label=Harrowby United|label_size=85 |position=top}}

{{location map~ |East Midlands |lat=52.7683|long=-0.9259 |label=Holwell Sports|label_size=85 |position=left}}

{{location map~ |East Midlands |lat=52.3584|long=-0.1661 |label=Huntingdon Town|label_size=85 |position=right}}

{{location map~ |East Midlands |lat=52.2815|long=-0.6513 |label=

Irchester United
|label_size=85 |position=left}}

{{location map~ |East Midlands |lat=52.2976|long=-1.0815 |label={{nowrap|Long Buckby}}|label_size=85 |position=top}}

{{location map~ |East Midlands |lat=52.4802|long=-1.2011 |label=Lutterworth Athletic|label_size=85 |position=right}}

{{location map~ |East Midlands |lat=52.7554|long=-0.8737 |label=Melton Town|label_size=85 |position=right}}

{{location map~ |East Midlands |lat=52.2756|long=-0.8523 |label=Northampton Sileby Rangers|label_size=85 |position=left}}

{{location map~ |East Midlands |lat=52.3523|long=-0.5455 |label=Raunds Town|label_size=85 |position=top}}

{{location map~ |East Midlands |lat=52.2891|long=-0.6004 |label=

Rushden & Higham United
|label_size=85 |position=right}}

{{location map~ |East Midlands |lat=52.5574|long=-1.1894 |label=Saffron Dynamo|label_size=85 |position=left}}

{{location map~ |East Midlands |lat=52.6068|long=-1.1567 |label={{nowrap|St Andrews}}|label_size=85 |position=top}}

{{location map~ |East Midlands |lat=52.2932|long=-0.6822 |label=WW|label_size=85 |position=top}}

{{location map~ |East Midlands |lat=52.5616|long=-0.1068 |label=Whittlesey Athletic|label_size=85 |position=bottom}}

}}

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Club

!Location

!Stadium

!Capacity

Aylestone ParkLeicesterSaffron Lane1,128
Birstall UnitedBirstallMeadow Lane
BlackstonesStamfordLincoln Road1,000
Bourne TownBourneAbbey Lawn2,000
Bugbrooke St. MichaelsBugbrookeBirds Close2,500
Burton Park WanderersBurton LatimerLatimer Park
Harrowby UnitedGranthamDickens Road
Holwell SportsAsfordby HillWelby Road1,000
Huntingdon TownHuntingdonJubilee Park
Irchester UnitedIrchesterAlfred Street1,000
Long BuckbyLong BuckbyStation Road1,000
Lutterworth AthleticLutterworthHall Park
Melton TownMelton MowbrayMelton Sports Village
Northampton Sileby RangersNorthamptonFernie Fields
Raunds TownRaundsKiln Park3,000
Rushden & Higham UnitedRushdenHayden Road1,500
Saffron DynamoCosbyCambridge Road
St AndrewsLeicesterCanal Street1,000
Wellingborough WhitworthWellingboroughVictoria Mill Ground2,140
Whittlesey AthleticWhittleseyFeldale Field

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