United League (football) explained

The United League was an association football league that existed in England from 1896 to 1902 and again from 1905 to 1909.[1]

The league was created in 1896 to provide clubs which played in other leagues in southern or central England with an additional midweek game. Over several years, various clubs joined or left the league but by 1899, departures left the league struggling, culminating in the cessation of the league in 1902.

Champions

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Tables

1896–97

1897–98

PosClubPWDLFAPts
1Luton Town16 13 2 1 49 11 28
2Tottenham Hotspur16 8 5 3 40 27 21
3Woolwich Arsenal16 8 5 3 35 24 21
4Kettering16 9 1 6 28 24 19
5Rushden Town16 7 1 8 24 26 15
6Southampton16 6 3 7 23 28 13
7Millwall Athletic16 4 4 8 27 27 12
8Wellingborough16 3 3 10 17 42 9
9Loughborough16 1 2 13 8 42 4

1898–99

PosClubPWDLFAPts
1Millwall Athletic20 14 3 3 42 19 31
2Southampton20 12 1 7 53 32 25
3Woolwich Arsenal20 10 4 6 40 30 24
4Tottenham Hotspur20 11 2 7 36 25 24
5Bristol City20 11 0 9 43 31 22
6Reading20 8 5 7 36 25 21
7Brighton United20 10 1 9 41 42 21
8Wellingborough20 7 1 12 32 40 15
9Kettering20 8 1 11 25 38 15
10Rushden Town20 6 1 13 26 45 13
11Luton Town20 2 3 15 24 71 7

1899–1900

PosClubPWDLFAPts
1Wellingborough12 8 2 2 35 12 18
2Northampton Town12 7 3 2 43 16 17
3Rushden Town12 8 1 3 33 20 17
4Kettering12 8 0 4 30 11 16
5Rothwell Town Swifts12 4 0 8 25 34 8
6Finedon Revellers12 3 1 8 13 41 7
7Desborough Unity12 3 1 8 13 41 7

1900–01

PosClubPWDLFAPts
1Rothwell Town Swifts12 10 0 2 36 11 20
2Luton Town12 7 4 1 30 18 18
3Kettering12 6 3 3 23 18 15
4Wellingborough12 6 0 6 24 28 12
5Northampton Town12 2 4 6 16 27 8
6Rushden Town12 2 3 7 16 24 7
7Finedon Revellers12 0 4 8 10 29 4

1901–02

Table incomplete.

PosClubPWDLFAPts
1Irthlingborough Town8 4 3 1 9 5 11
2Rothwell Town Swifts9 4 2 3 13 13 10
3Kettering9 3 3 3 11 7 9
4Rushden Town8 2 3 3 13 14 7
5Wellingborough8 1 4 3 11 15 6
6Finedon Revellers4 1 1 2 4 7 3

1905–06

PosClubPWDLFAPts
1Watford18 13 4 1 49 15 30
2Crystal Palace18 13 1 4 51 21 27
3Leyton18 8 4 6 33 21 20
4Luton Town18 7 4 7 47 27 18
5Clapton Orient Reserves18 5 8 5 24 27 18
6Swindon Town18 7 3 8 33 29 17
7Brighton & Hove Albion18 6 4 8 28 28 16
8New Brompton18 7 2 9 26 27 16
9Grays United18 4 2 12 21 64 10
10Southern United18 3 2 13 21 64 8

1906–07

PosClubPWDLFAPts
1Crystal Palace14 8 5 1 39 20 21
2Brighton & Hove Albion14 6 6 2 33 26 18
3Luton Town14 8 1 5 23 27 17
4Norwich City14 6 4 4 34 22 16
5Hastings & St Leonards14 6 2 6 27 24 14
6Leyton14 3 4 7 24 27 10
7New Brompton14 3 3 8 24 35 9
8Watford14 3 1 10 15 38 7

1907–08

PosClubPWDLFAPts
1Brentford8 6 1 1 19 8 13
2Southend United8 3 2 3 16 16 8
3New Brompton8 2 3 3 10 11 7
4Croydon Common8 3 1 4 9 18 7
5Hastings & St Leonards United8 1 3 4 13 14 5

1908–09

Northern Section

PosClubPWDLFAPts
1Rotherham Town12 8 1 3 39 15 17
2Lincoln City12 7 2 3 32 18 16
3Norwich City12 7 2 3 33 20 16
4Walsall12 5 2 5 23 25 12
5Coventry City12 5 1 6 27 31 11
6Peterborough City12 4 1 7 18 34 9
7Grantham Avenue12 1 1 10 12 41 3

Southern Section

PosClubPWDLFAPts
1New Brompton8 5 1 2 27 14 11
2Hastings & St Leonards United8 4 1 3 13 12 9
3Croydon Common8 4 0 4 13 17 8
4Southend United8 2 3 3 15 18 7
5Brentford8 2 1 5 13 20 5

Final

Notes and References

  1. Web site: United League . www.royalsrecord.co.uk . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160412045405/http://www.royalsrecord.co.uk/cups/united.html . 2016-04-12.
  2. Book: Non-League Football Tables 1889 - 2004. Soccer Books Limited. 2004. 1862231052. 123.