The 1972–73 United Counties League season was the 66th in the history of the United Counties League, a football competition in England. At the end of the previous season leagues top division was renamed Premier Division, while lower divisions was renamed Division One and Division Two.[1] [2] [3] [4][5] [6]

Premier Division

United Counties League
Premier Division
Season1972–73
ChampionsRushden Town
Matches played240
Goals scored778 (3.24 per match)
← 1971–72

The Premier Division featured 14 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with two new clubs:

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Rushden Town 30 17 11 2 71 28 +43 45
2 Spalding United 30 15 9 6 55 41 +14 39
3 Biggleswade Town 30 14 9 7 63 33 +30 37
4 Stamford 30 13 9 8 52 44 +8 35
5 Irthlingborough Diamonds 30 11 11 8 54 48 +6 33
6 Kempston Rovers 30 13 6 11 67 47 +20 32
7 Bourne Town 30 13 6 11 61 54 +7 32
8 Potton United 30 10 10 10 46 42 +4 30
9 Long Buckby 30 8 13 9 51 50 +1 29
10 Desborough Town 30 10 9 11 46 46 0 29
11 Northampton Spencer 30 9 8 13 41 60 −19 26
12 Wootton Blue Cross 30 8 9 13 29 45 −16 25
13 Rothwell Town 30 7 10 13 38 51 −13 24
14 Ampthill Town 30 6 11 13 35 52 −17 23
15 Holbeach United 30 8 7 15 44 68 −24 23
16 Wolverton Town 30 6 6 18 25 69 −44 18
Source: nonleaguematters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Division One

United Counties League
Division One
Season1972–73
ChampionsOlney Town
← 1971–72

The previous season Division Two changed name to Division One before this season. The Division One featured 17 clubs which competed in the Division Two last season, along with 2 new clubs:

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Olney Town 36 24 6 6 70 35 2.000 54
2 Bedford Eaglets 36 22 8 6 85 41 2.073 52
3 Higham Town 36 22 6 8 80 47 1.702 50
4 British Timken Athletic 36 19 8 9 75 41 1.829 46
5 Irthlingborough Diamonds reserves 36 18 10 8 59 33 1.788 46
6 Stewart & Lloyds Corby 36 18 9 9 71 42 1.690 45
7 V S Rugby 36 17 9 10 62 46 1.348 43
8 Corby Gainsborough 36 16 8 12 64 47 1.362 40
9 Rushden Town reserves 36 14 11 11 78 46 1.696 39
10 Raunds Town 36 17 3 16 68 60 1.133 37
11 Kettering Park Wanderers 36 13 8 15 54 59 0.915 34
12 Biggleswade Town reserves 36 12 8 16 57 66 0.864 32
13 Desborough Town reserves 36 13 5 18 67 83 0.807 31
14 Rothwell Town reserves 36 11 9 16 59 74 0.797 31
15 Sharnbrook 36 11 6 19 60 81 0.741 28
16 Eynesbury Rovers 36 10 7 19 41 69 0.594 27
17 St Neots Town reserves 36 6 9 21 44 81 0.543 21
18 British Timken Duston 36 5 9 22 33 104 0.317 19
19 Wolverton Town reserves 36 2 5 29 33 105 0.314 9 Resigned from the league
Source: nonleaguematters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio; 3) number of goals scored.

Division Two

United Counties League
Division Two
Season1972–73
ChampionsBelsize
PromotedBelsize
Northampton ON Chenecks
← 1971–72

The previous season Division Three changed name to Division Two before this season. The Division Two featured 18 clubs which competed in the Division Three last season, no new clubs joined the division this season.

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Belsize 34 28 3 3 116 19 6.105 59 Promoted to Division One
2 Northampton ON Chenecks 34 26 7 1 104 37 2.811 59
3 Stewart & Lloyds Corby reserves 34 24 6 4 70 28 2.500 54
4 Woodford United 34 23 6 5 71 38 1.868 52
5 Irchester United 34 19 7 8 82 49 1.673 45
6 Geddington Montrose 34 17 9 8 70 41 1.707 43
7 Kempston Rovers reserves 34 16 6 12 83 53 1.566 38
8 Deanshanger Athletic 34 12 7 15 70 86 0.814 31
9 Bedford Avenue 34 12 6 16 58 55 1.055 30
10 Raunds Town reserves 34 11 8 15 77 81 0.951 30
11 Ampthill Town reserves 34 12 5 17 48 60 0.800 29
12 Wootton Blue Cross reserves 34 10 7 17 42 61 0.689 27
13 Higham Rovers 34 11 4 19 54 82 0.659 26
14 Higham Town reserves 34 10 5 19 62 63 0.984 25
15 Bedford United 34 9 4 21 65 82 0.793 22
16 Blisworth 34 10 2 22 57 101 0.564 22
17 Olney Town reserves 34 4 7 23 37 95 0.389 15
18 British Timken Duston reserves 34 2 1 31 22 157 0.140 5
Source: nonleaguematters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio; 3) number of goals scored.

References

  1. ↑ "Football Club History Database - Eynesbury Rovers". www.fchd.info. Retrieved 2021-08-03.
  2. ↑ "Football Club History Database - Olney Town". www.fchd.info. Retrieved 2021-08-03.
  3. ↑ "Football Club History Database - Raunds Town". www.fchd.info. Retrieved 2021-08-03.
  4. ↑ "Football Club History Database - Woodford United". www.fchd.info. Retrieved 2021-08-03.
  5. ↑ "Football Club History Database - Deanshanger Athletic". www.fchd.info. Retrieved 2021-08-03.
  6. ↑ "Football Club History Database - Northampton ON Chenecks". www.fchd.info. Retrieved 2021-08-03.
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