2016–17 United Counties League Explained

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

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:

• Peterborough Sports
• Northampton ON Chenecks

League table

Promotion criteria

To be promoted at the end of the season a team must:^[1]

1. Have applied to be considered for promotion by 30 November 2016
2. Pass a ground grading examination by 31 March 2017
3. Finish the season in a position higher than that of any other team also achieving criteria 1 and 2
4. Finish the season in one of the top three positions

The following three teams have achieved criterion one:^[2]

• Eynesbury Rovers
• Newport Pagnell Town
• Peterborough Sports

Division One

Competition:	United Counties League Division One
Season:	2016–17
Winners:	Daventry Town
Promoted:	Daventry Town Wellingborough Whitworth
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

External links

• United Counties League FA Full Time

Notes and References

1. News: 26 Oct 2015. Promotion criteria for Step 5 to Step 4 for 2016–17 season. FA.
2. News: 12 Dec 2016. Step 4 Applications. FA. 15 Dec 2016.