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1996–97 United Counties League

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The 1996–97 United Counties League season was the 90th in the history of the United Counties League, a football competition in England.

Premier Division

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United Counties League
Premier Division
Season1996–97
ChampionsStamford
RelegatedNewport Pagnell Town
Matches played380
Goals scored1,288 (3.39 per match)

The Premier Division featured 19 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with one new club:

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Stamford 38 26 3 9 79 51 +28 81
2 Spalding United 38 23 7 8 78 37 +41 76
3 Stotfold 38 22 7 9 90 48 +42 73
4 Long Buckby 38 21 10 7 63 39 +24 73
5 Boston Town 38 21 9 8 88 39 +49 72
6 Stewarts & Lloyds Corby 38 21 8 9 84 64 +20 71
7 Cogenhoe United 38 20 6 12 90 62 +28 66
8 Potton United 38 18 8 12 57 49 +8 62
9 Desborough Town 38 17 9 12 63 49 +14 60
10 St. Neots Town 38 16 11 11 81 58 +23 59
11 Mirrlees Blackstone 38 16 5 17 68 65 +3 53
12 Ford Sports Daventry 38 14 7 17 64 64 0 49
13 Northampton Spencer 38 13 8 17 69 70 −1 47
14 Eynesbury Rovers 38 12 11 15 52 56 −4 47
15 Wellingborough Town 38 10 6 22 52 72 −20 36
16 Wootton Blue Cross 38 9 8 21 40 60 −20 35
17 Kempston Rovers 38 9 6 23 41 89 −48 33
18 Bourne Town 38 8 7 23 49 100 −51 31
19 Holbeach United 38 7 6 25 43 101 −58 27
20 Newport Pagnell Town 38 3 6 29 37 115 −78 15 Relegated to Division One
Source: fchd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Division One

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United Counties League
Division One
Season1996–97
ChampionsYaxley
PromotedYaxley
Matches played306
Goals scored977 (3.19 per match)

Division One featured 17 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with one new club:

Also, Thrapston Venturas changed name to Thrapston Town.

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Yaxley 34 23 5 6 81 25 +56 74 Promoted to the Premier Division
2 Wellingborough Whitworth 34 19 12 3 72 28 +44 69
3 Bugbrooke St Michaels 34 20 8 6 60 30 +30 68
4 Higham Town 34 18 10 6 59 42 +17 64
5 Huntingdon United 34 19 2 13 87 57 +30 59
6 Rothwell Corinthians 34 16 7 11 61 40 +21 55
7 St Ives Town 34 16 7 11 52 34 +18 55
8 Cottingham 34 17 3 14 56 59 −3 54
9 Thrapston Town 34 14 7 13 51 51 0 49
10 Northampton Vanaid 34 13 6 15 56 55 +1 45
11 Olney Town 34 13 6 15 42 47 −5 45
12 Harrowby United 34 12 6 16 62 68 −6 42
13 Daventry Town 34 10 6 18 46 78 −32 36
14 Northampton ON Chenecks 34 10 5 19 46 54 −8 35
15 Burton Park Wanderers 34 9 7 18 50 64 −14 34
16 Sharnbrook 34 10 4 20 34 83 −49 34
17 Irchester United 34 7 7 20 34 70 −36 28
18 Blisworth 34 5 2 27 28 92 −64 17
Source: fchd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

References

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