The2020–21 season was the 114th in the history of theUnited Counties League, afootball competition in England. The league operated two divisions in theEnglish 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,[1] and were subject to appeal.
The league season was subsequently abandoned on 24 February 2021 afterCOVID-19 lockdown-originated restrictions were imposed.[2]
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.[3]
| Season | 2020–21 |
|---|---|
| Promoted | Shepshed Dynamo |
| Matches | 110 |
| Goals | 429 (3.9 per match) |
The Premier Division comprised 20 teams, the same set of teams which competed in the previous season's voided competition.
| Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anstey Nomads | Anstey | Cropston Road | |
| Boston Town | Boston | Tattershall Road | 6,000 |
| Cogenhoe United | Cogenhoe | Compton Park | 5,000 |
| Deeping Rangers | Market Deeping | Haydon Whitham Stadium | 2,000 |
| Desborough Town | Desborough | Waterworks Field | |
| GNG Oadby Town | Oadby | Riverside Football Ground | |
| Harborough Town | Market Harborough | Bowden Park | |
| Holbeach United | Holbeach | Carters Park | 4,000 |
| Leicester Nirvana | Leicester | Hamilton Park | |
| Loughborough University | Loughborough | Loughborough University Stadium | 3,000 |
| Lutterworth Town | Lutterworth | Dunley Way | |
| Northampton ON Chenecks | Northampton | The Old Northamptonians Sports Ground | 1,000 |
| Peterborough Northern Star | Peterborough | Branch Bros Stadium | 600 |
| Pinchbeck United | Spalding | Sir Halley Stewart Field (groundshare withSpalding United) | 2,700 |
| Quorn | Quorn | Farley Way Stadium | 1,400 |
| Rothwell Corinthians | Rothwell | Sergeants Lawn | |
| Rugby Town | Rugby | Butlin Road | 6,000 |
| Shepshed Dynamo | Shepshed | Dovecote Stadium | 2,500 |
| Sleaford Town | Sleaford | Eslaforde Park | 1,000 |
| Wellingborough Town | Wellingborough | London Road | 2,500 |
| Season | 2020–21 |
|---|---|
| Promoted | Bugbrooke St Michaels Long Buckby Melton Town |
| Matches | 112 |
| Goals | 502 (4.48 per match) |
2021–22 → | |
Division One comprised the same 20 teams which competed in the previous season's aborted competition.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Long Buckby | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 10 | +28 | 28 | Promoted to thePremier Division South[a] |
| 2 | Melton Town | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 13 | +37 | 27 | Promoted to thePremier Division North[a] |
| 3 | St Andrews | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 10 | +32 | 27 | |
| 4 | Bugbrooke St Michaels | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 25 | +7 | 25 | Promoted to thePremier Division South[a] |
| 5 | Harrowby United | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 10 | +17 | 23 | |
| 6 | Blackstones | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 17 | +6 | 17 | |
| 7 | Northampton Sileby Rangers | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 12 | +6 | 17 | Transferred to theSpartan South Midlands League |
| 8 | Saffron Dynamo | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 25 | −3 | 17 | |
| 9 | Whittlesey Athletic | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 23 | +2 | 15 | Transferred to theEastern Counties League |
| 10 | Huntingdon Town | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 21 | −4 | 15 | |
| 11 | Aylestone Park | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 35 | 21 | +14 | 14 | |
| 12 | Holwell Sports | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 19 | +4 | 14 | |
| 13 | Lutterworth Athletic | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 25 | +3 | 13 | |
| 14 | Birstall United | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 24 | 39 | −15 | 13 | |
| 15 | Wellingborough Whitworth | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 45 | −22 | 12 | Transferred to theSpartan South Midlands League |
| 16 | Bourne Town | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 18 | −4 | 9[b] | |
| 17 | Raunds Town | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 35 | −16 | 8 | Transferred to theSpartan South Midlands League |
| 18 | Irchester United | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 45 | −25 | 7 | |
| 19 | Burton Park Wanderers | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 36 | −26 | 5 | |
| 20 | Rushden & Higham United | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 53 | −41 | 4 |
| Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aylestone Park | Leicester | Saffron Lane | 1,128 |
| Birstall United | Birstall | Meadow Lane | |
| Blackstones | Stamford | Lincoln Road | 1,000 |
| Bourne Town | Bourne | Abbey Lawn | 2,000 |
| Bugbrooke St. Michaels | Bugbrooke | Birds Close | 2,500 |
| Burton Park Wanderers | Burton Latimer | Latimer Park | |
| Harrowby United | Grantham | Dickens Road | |
| Holwell Sports | Asfordby Hill | Welby Road | 1,000 |
| Huntingdon Town | Huntingdon | Jubilee Park | |
| Irchester United | Irchester | Alfred Street | 1,000 |
| Long Buckby | Long Buckby | Station Road | 1,000 |
| Lutterworth Athletic | Lutterworth | Hall Park | |
| Melton Town | Melton Mowbray | Melton Sports Village | |
| Northampton Sileby Rangers | Northampton | Fernie Fields | |
| Raunds Town | Raunds | Kiln Park | 3,000 |
| Rushden & Higham United | Rushden | Hayden Road | 1,500 |
| Saffron Dynamo | Cosby | Cambridge Road | |
| St Andrews | Leicester | Canal Street | 1,000 |
| Wellingborough Whitworth | Wellingborough | Victoria Mill Ground | 2,140 |
| Whittlesey Athletic | Whittlesey | Feldale Field |
