The1980–81 United Counties League season was the 74th in the history of theUnited Counties League, afootball competition in England. At the end of the previous season reserve teams from Division One were transferred to newly established reserve division, they were replaced by clubs from Division Two.
| Season | 1980–81 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Stamford |
| Relegated | Northampton Spencer |
| Matches | 306 |
| Goals | 986 (3.22 per match) |
1981–82 → | |
The Premier Division featured 18 clubs which competed in the division last season, no new clubs joined the division this season.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stamford | 34 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 76 | 36 | +40 | 53 | |
| 2 | Wootton Blue Cross | 34 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 81 | 33 | +48 | 50 | |
| 3 | Kempston Rovers | 34 | 22 | 3 | 9 | 96 | 54 | +42 | 47 | |
| 4 | Holbeach United | 34 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 59 | 43 | +16 | 47 | |
| 5 | Desborough Town | 34 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 79 | 55 | +24 | 45 | |
| 6 | Potton United | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 48 | 41 | +7 | 38 | |
| 7 | Rushden Town | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 57 | 33 | +24 | 39 | |
| 8 | Long Buckby | 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 70 | 54 | +16 | 42 | |
| 9 | Irthlingborough Diamonds | 34 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 60 | 54 | +6 | 35 | |
| 10 | Stewart & Lloyds Corby | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 53 | 51 | +2 | 35 | |
| 11 | Buckingham Town | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 48 | 45 | +3 | 34 | |
| 12 | Wolverton Town | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 49 | 70 | −21 | 31 | |
| 13 | St Neots Town | 34 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 35 | 61 | −26 | 24 | |
| 14 | Bourne Town | 34 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 41 | 64 | −23 | 23 | |
| 15 | Rothwell Town | 34 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 37 | 58 | −21 | 22 | |
| 16 | Ampthill Town | 34 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 39 | 69 | −30 | 22 | |
| 17 | Eynesbury Rovers | 34 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 37 | 71 | −34 | 21 | |
| 18 | Northampton Spencer | 34 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 21 | 94 | −73 | 4 | Relegated toDivision One |
| Season | 1980–81 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Stevenage Borough |
| Promoted | Stevenage Borough British Timken Duston |
| Matches | 272 |
| Goals | 976 (3.59 per match) |
1981–82 → | |
Division One featured nine clubs which competed in the division last season, along with eight new clubs.
Also, Irchester United changed name toIrchester Eastfield.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stevenage Borough | 32 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 106 | 35 | +71 | 53 | Promoted to thePremier Division |
| 2 | British Timken Duston | 32 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 68 | 31 | +37 | 47 | |
| 3 | Newport Pagnell Town | 32 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 62 | 32 | +30 | 44 | |
| 4 | Northampton ON Chenecks | 32 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 51 | 44 | +7 | 40 | |
| 5 | Cottingham | 32 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 59 | 49 | +10 | 38 | |
| 6 | Corby Gainsborough | 32 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 65 | 46 | +19 | 35 | |
| 7 | Towcester Town | 32 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 79 | 58 | +21 | 34 | |
| 8 | Raunds Town | 32 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 62 | 55 | +7 | 32 | |
| 9 | Irchester Eastfield | 32 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 54 | 58 | −4 | 31 | |
| 10 | Thrapston Venturas | 32 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 54 | 52 | +2 | 30 | |
| 11 | Higham Town | 32 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 61 | 67 | −6 | 27 | |
| 12 | Olney Town | 32 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 56 | 79 | −23 | 26 | |
| 13 | Ford Sports Daventry | 32 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 37 | 75 | −38 | 24 | |
| 14 | British Timken Athletic | 32 | 9 | 5 | 18 | 40 | 75 | −35 | 23 | |
| 15 | Sharnbrook | 32 | 9 | 4 | 19 | 39 | 60 | −21 | 22 | |
| 16 | Burton Park Wanderers | 32 | 9 | 4 | 19 | 40 | 67 | −27 | 22 | |
| 17 | Geddington Montrose | 32 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 43 | 93 | −50 | 16 | Resigned from the league |