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,[1] and were subject to appeal.
The league season was subsequently abandoned on 24 February 2021 after COVID-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]
| Competition: | United Counties League Premier Division |
| Season: | 2020–21 |
| Promoted: | Shepshed Dynamo |
| 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.
| Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anstey Nomads | Cropston Road | ||
| Boston Town | Tattershall Road | 6,000 | |
| Cogenhoe United | Compton Park | 5,000 | |
| Deeping Rangers | Haydon Whitham Stadium | 2,000 | |
| Desborough Town | Waterworks Field | ||
| GNG Oadby Town | Riverside Football Ground | ||
| Harborough Town | Bowden Park | ||
| Holbeach United | Carters Park | 4,000 | |
| Leicester Nirvana | Hamilton Park | ||
| Loughborough University | 3,000 | ||
| Lutterworth Town | Dunley Way | ||
| Northampton ON Chenecks | The Old Northamptonians Sports Ground | 1,000 | |
| Peterborough Northern Star | Branch Bros Stadium | 600 | |
| Pinchbeck United | Sir Halley Stewart Field (groundshare with Spalding United) | 2,700 | |
| Quorn | Farley Way Stadium | 1,400 | |
| Rothwell Corinthians | Sergeants Lawn | ||
| Rugby Town | Butlin Road | 6,000 | |
| Shepshed Dynamo | Dovecote Stadium | 2,500 | |
| Sleaford Town | Eslaforde Park | 1,000 | |
| Wellingborough Town | London Road | 2,500 | |
| Competition: | United Counties League Division One |
| Season: | 2020–21 |
| Promoted: | Bugbrooke St Michaels Long Buckby Melton Town |
| 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.
| Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aylestone Park | Saffron Lane | 1,128 | |
| Birstall United | Meadow Lane | ||
| Blackstones | Lincoln Road | 1,000 | |
| Bourne Town | 2,000 | ||
| Bugbrooke St. Michaels | Birds Close | 2,500 | |
| Burton Park Wanderers | Latimer Park | ||
| Harrowby United | Dickens Road | ||
| Holwell Sports | Welby Road | 1,000 | |
| Huntingdon Town | Jubilee Park | ||
| Irchester United | Alfred Street | 1,000 | |
| Long Buckby | Station Road | 1,000 | |
| Lutterworth Athletic | Hall Park | ||
| Melton Town | Melton Sports Village | ||
| Northampton Sileby Rangers | Fernie Fields | ||
| Raunds Town | Kiln Park | 3,000 | |
| Rushden & Higham United | Hayden Road | 1,500 | |
| Saffron Dynamo | Cambridge Road | ||
| St Andrews | Canal Street | 1,000 | |
| Wellingborough Whitworth | Victoria Mill Ground | 2,140 | |
| Whittlesey Athletic | Feldale Field | ||