The 2023–24 season was the 117th in the history of the United Counties League, a football competition in England. 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 15 May 2023.[1] Starting this season, the two Step 5 divisions in the league promote two clubs each; one as champions and one via a four-team play-off. This replaced the previous inter-step play-off system. For this season only, there was only one club relegated from each of the two premier divisions.[2]
| Competition: | United Counties League Premier Division North |
| Season: | 2023–24 |
| Winners: | Sherwood Colliery |
| Promoted: | Sherwood Colliery Loughborough Students |
| Relegated: | Pinchbeck United |
| Matches: | 306 |
| League Topscorer: | Craig Westcarr (27) |
| Biggest Home Win: | AFC Mansfield 8–0 Pinchbeck United (30 September 2023) |
| Biggest Away Win: | Pinchbeck United 0–11 Loughborough Students (9 September 2023) |
| Highest Scoring: | Pinchbeck United 0–11 Loughborough Students (9 September 2023) |
| Prevseason: | 2022–23 |
| Nextseason: | 2024–25 |
The Premier Division North featured 15 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with three new clubs:
| Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| NFU Sports Ground | |||
| Coronation Park | |||
| Eastwood | |||
| Tattershall Road | 6,000 | ||
| Haydon Whitham Stadium | 2,000 | ||
| 2,700 | |||
| RM Stadium | 4,000 | ||
| Stag Ground | |||
| 2,200 | |||
| 3,000 | |||
| Mansfield (Forest Town) | Forest Town Stadium | ||
| Melton Sports Village | |||
| Hawton Lane | |||
| Sir Halley Stewart Field | 2,700 | ||
| Debdale Park | |||
| Vertigo Stadium | |||
| Eslaforde Park | 1,000 | ||
| Fenland Stadium | 1,118 | ||
| Competition: | United Counties League Premier Division South |
| Season: | 2023–24 |
| Winners: | Wellingborough Town |
| Promoted: | Wellingborough Town Racing Club Warwick |
| Relegated: | Desborough Town |
| Matches: | 380 |
| League Topscorer: | Leon Lobjoit (Daventry Town) Nehemiah Richard-Noel (Wellingborough Town) (25 goals) |
| Biggest Home Win: | Daventry Town 7–0 GNG Oadby Town (15 August 2023) |
| Prevseason: | 2022–23 |
| Nextseason: | 2024–25 |
The Premier Division South featured 13 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with seven new clubs.
| Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leicester | Saffron Lane | 1,128 | ||
| Birds Close | 2,500 | |||
| Compton Park | 5,000 | |||
| 4,000 | ||||
| Elderstubbs | 1,855 | |||
| Waterworks Field | ||||
| Addison Road | ||||
| Alfred Hall Memorial Ground | ||||
| Riverside | 3,000 | |||
| Bearscroft Lane | ||||
| 4,300 | ||||
| Hamilton Park | ||||
| Dunley Way | ||||
| Willen Road | 2,000 | |||
| Townsend Meadow | 1,280 | |||
| Kilsby Lane | ||||
| New Rowley Park | 3,500 | |||
| London Road | 2,500 | |||
| Leading Drove | 1,000 | |||
| Competition: | United Counties League Division One |
| Season: | 2023–24 |
| Winners: | Bourne Town |
| Promoted: | Bourne Town Harrowby United Newark Town |
| Relegated: | Asfordby |
| League Topscorer: | Jack Thatcher (Dunkirk) (38 goals) |
| Biggest Away Win: | Sandiacre Town 1–7 Kirby Muxloe (29 July 2023) |
| Prevseason: | 2022–23 |
| Nextseason: | 2024–25 |
Division One featured 17 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with four new clubs:
Also, St Andrews changed name to Leicester St Andrews.
| Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asfordby | Asfordby Acres | |||
| Meadow Lane | ||||
| Lincoln Road | 1,000 | |||
| 2,000 | ||||
| Nottingham (Clifton) | Green Lane | |||
| Lido Ground | ||||
| Nottingham (Dunkirk) | Lenton Lane | |||
| Plains Road | ||||
| Grantham | Dickens Road | |||
| Welby Road | 1,000 | |||
| Ratby Lane | 3,000 | |||
| Leicester | Canal Street | 1,000 | ||
| Hall Park | ||||
| YMCA Sports Village | ||||
| Nottingham (Radford) | Selhurst Street | |||
| Welfare Ground | ||||
| Cambridge Road | ||||
| St Giles Park | ||||
| Mansfield Road | ||||
| Regatta Way |