2022–23 United Counties League

United Counties League 2022–23
Season information
Winners	Premier North: Anstey Nomads Premier South: Coventry Sphinx Division One: Aylestone Park
Promoted	Premier North: Anstey Nomads Quorn Premier South: Coventry Sphinx Rugby Town Division One: Aylestone Park Hucknall Town
Relegated	Premier North: Heather St John's Selston Premier South: Rothwell Corinthians Long Buckby
Season statistics
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The United Counties League operates three divisions in the English football league system, the Premier Divisions North and South at Step 5 and Division One at Step 6.

The allocations for Steps 5 and 6 this season were announced by The Football Association on 12 May 2022, and are subject to appeals.

Premier Division North

Main article: 2022–23 United Counties League Premier North Division

At the end of the 2021–22 season, three teams left the division:

• Gresley Rovers, promoted to the Northern Premier League
• Holbeach United, relegated to the Eastern Counties League
• Long Eaton United, promoted to the Northern Premier League

The remaining 15 teams, together with the following, formed the Premier Division North for 2022–23:

• Belper United, promoted from Division One
• Kimberley Miners Welfare, promoted from Division One
• AFC Mansfield, transferred from the Northern Counties East League
• Sherwood Colliery, transferred from the Northern Counties East League
• Wisbech Town, relegated from the Northern Premier League

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Anstey Nomads (C, P)	38	29	6	3	91	20	+71	93	Promotion to the Northern Premier League
2	Quorn (O, P)	38	25	7	6	96	53	+43	82	Qualification for an inter-step play-off
3	Loughborough University	38	24	9	5	98	32	+66	81
4	Melton Town	38	25	4	9	84	49	+35	79
5	Sleaford Town	38	24	5	9	77	38	+39	77
6	Sherwood Colliery	38	22	3	13	76	42	+34	69
7	Boston Town	38	19	10	9	58	46	+12	67
8	Newark and Sherwood United	38	17	11	10	78	54	+24	62
9	Skegness Town	38	19	5	14	52	42	+10	62
10	Kimberley Miners Welfare	38	16	11	11	78	61	+17	59
11	Wisbech Town	38	16	5	17	64	85	−21	53
12	Deeping Rangers	38	14	7	17	74	74	0	49
13	Heanor Town	38	14	5	19	73	75	−2	47
14	Belper United	38	11	10	17	59	84	−25	43
15	Leicester Nirvana	38	9	8	21	46	75	−29	35	Transfer to the Premier Division South
16	Eastwood	38	7	7	24	41	100	−59	28
17	Pinchbeck United	38	8	3	27	40	86	−46	27
18	AFC Mansfield	38	5	8	25	35	88	−53	23
19	Heather St John's (R)	38	4	9	25	31	74	−43	21	Relegation to the Midland League
20	Selston (R)	38	3	5	30	27	100	−73	14	Relegation to Division One

Source: The 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
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Premier Division South

Main article: 2022–23 United Counties League Premier South Division

At the end of the 2021–22 season, six teams left the division:

• Biggleswade United, transferred to the Spartan South Midlands League
• Harborough Town, promoted to the Northern Premier League
• Hinckley LRFC, promoted to the Northern Premier League
• Northampton ON Chenecks, relegated to the Central Midlands League
• Peterborough Northern Star, withdrew and folded
• Potton United, transferred to the Spartan South Midlands League

The remaining 15 teams, together with the following, formed the Premier Division South for 2022–23:

• Histon, relegated from the Northern Premier League
• March Town United, transferred from the Eastern Counties League
• Milton Keynes Irish transferred from the Spartan South Midlands League

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Coventry Sphinx (C, P)	34	28	2	4	106	22	+84	86	Promotion to the Northern Premier League
2	Rugby Town (P)	34	26	5	3	99	36	+63	83
3	Newport Pagnell Town	34	22	7	5	83	34	+49	73
4	Wellingborough Town	34	20	7	7	74	47	+27	67
5	Milton Keynes Irish	34	19	8	7	67	38	+29	65	Transfer to the Spartan South Midlands League
6	Histon	34	17	6	11	73	53	+20	57
7	March Town United	34	15	7	12	68	54	+14	52
8	Coventry United	34	15	3	16	69	68	+1	48
9	Desborough Town	34	12	8	14	48	59	−11	44
10	Bugbrooke St Michaels	34	13	5	16	44	59	−15	44
11	Easington Sports	34	12	5	17	38	46	−8	41
12	Cogenhoe United	34	10	8	16	53	58	−5	38
13	GNG Oadby Town	34	10	4	20	54	85	−31	34
14	Godmanchester Rovers	34	8	8	18	39	70	−31	32
15	Eynesbury Rovers	34	9	4	21	52	88	−36	31
16	Lutterworth Town	34	9	4	21	45	91	−46	31
17	Rothwell Corinthians (R)	34	5	7	22	35	74	−39	22	Relegation to the Spartan South Midlands League
18	Long Buckby (R)	34	4	6	24	31	96	−65	18

Source: The 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
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Division One

Main article: 2022–23 United Counties League Division One

At the end of the 2021–22 season, seven teams left the division:

• Belper United, promoted to the Premier Division North
• Borrowash Victoria, relegated to the Central Midlands League
• Graham Street Prims, transferred to the Midland League
• Hinckley, transferred to the Midland League
• Kimberley Miners Welfare, promoted tothe Premier Division North
• Ingles, transferred to the Midland League
• Lutterworth Athletic, transferred to the Spartan South Midlands League

The remaining 16 teams, together with the following, formed Division One for 2022–23:

• Bildworth Welfare, promoted from the Central Midlands League
• Clipstone, transferred from the Northern Counties East League
• Grantham Town Academy, promoted from the Lincolnshire League
• Newark Town, promoted from the Central Midlands League
• Rainworth Miners Welfare, transferred from the Northern Counties East League
• Southwell City, promoted from the Nottinghamshire Senior League

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Aylestone Park (C, P)	40	30	5	5	153	41	+112	95	Promotion to the Premier Division South
2	Birstall United	40	27	8	5	123	42	+81	89	Qualification for the play-offs
3	Bourne Town	40	27	7	6	118	47	+71	88
4	Hucknall Town (O, P)	40	25	7	8	96	46	+50	82	Promotion to the Premier Division North
5	Newark Town	40	25	5	10	115	56	+59	80	Qualification for the play-offs
6	Radford	40	25	7	8	107	44	+63	79
7	Clipstone	40	24	3	13	83	55	+28	75
8	Blackstones	40	17	13	10	76	62	+14	64
9	Harrowby United	40	14	11	15	76	85	−9	53
10	Kirby Muxloe	40	16	3	21	84	99	−15	51
11	Dunkirk	40	15	5	20	82	82	0	50
12	Clifton All Whites	40	14	8	18	70	95	−25	50
13	Rainworth Miners Welfare	40	14	5	21	62	93	−31	47
14	Southwell City	40	13	7	20	67	88	−21	46
15	Barrow Town	40	12	5	23	60	89	−29	41	Left the league at the end of the season
16	West Bridgford	40	13	1	26	56	88	−32	40
17	Holwell Sports	40	11	7	22	73	111	−38	40
18	Saffron Dynamo	40	12	4	24	53	98	−45	40
19	Gedling Miners Welfare	40	10	6	24	62	106	−44	36
20	St Andrews	40	9	5	26	46	133	−87	32
21	Grantham Town Academy	40	4	4	32	35	137	−102	16
22	Blidworth Welfare	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Resigned from the league, record expunged

Source: The 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
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted

• Blidworth Welfare resigned from the league on 7 November 2022 and their playing record of P15 W3 D2 L10 GF18 GA42 Pts11 was expunged.
• Radford were deducted three points for fielding an ineligible player.

External links

• United Counties League FA Full Time