2017–18 United Counties League

The 2017–18 United Counties League season (known as the 2017–18 ChromaSport & Trophies United Counties League for sponsorship reasons) was the 111th in the history of the United Counties League, a football competition in England.

The constitution for Step 5 and Step 6 divisions for 2017–18 was announced on 26 May 2017.^[1]

Premier Division

United Counties League
Premier Division

Season	2017–18
Champions	Yaxley
Promoted	Yaxley Wisbech Town
Relegated	Northampton Sileby Rangers St Andrews
Matches played	462
Goals scored	1,722 (3.73 per match)
← 2016–17 2018–19 →

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

• Daventry Town, promoted from Division One
• St Andrews, transferred from the Midland League
• Wellingborough Whitworth, promoted from Division One

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Yaxley	42	29	6	7	135	40	+95	93	Promoted to Southern League Division One Central
2	Wisbech Town	42	29	6	7	122	48	+74	93	Promoted to Northern Premier League Division One East[a]
3	Newport Pagnell Town	42	28	6	8	104	49	+55	90
4	Holbeach United	42	26	5	11	97	37	+60	83
5	Deeping Rangers	42	24	9	9	101	42	+59	81
6	Leicester Nirvana	42	22	8	12	104	58	+46	74
7	Eynesbury Rovers	42	21	12	9	81	52	+29	72[b]
8	Cogenhoe United	42	22	5	15	73	57	+16	71
9	Desborough Town	42	22	5	15	83	72	+11	71
10	Daventry Town	42	19	10	13	70	60	+10	67
11	Harborough Town	42	20	6	16	77	74	+3	66
12	Kirby Muxloe	42	19	3	20	65	68	−3	60
13	Boston Town	42	15	7	20	70	70	0	52
14	Wellingborough Town	42	14	8	20	81	94	−13	50
15	Rothwell Corinthians	42	14	8	20	59	79	−20	50
16	Peterborough Northern Star	42	10	12	20	55	97	−42	42
17	Northampton ON Chenecks	42	11	5	26	66	108	−42	38
18	Sleaford Town	42	10	5	27	65	123	−58	35
19	Oadby Town	42	7	12	23	50	95	−45	33
20	Wellingborough Whitworth	42	9	6	27	59	105	−46	33
21	St Andrews	42	10	3	29	49	117	−68	33	Relegated to Division One
22	Northampton Sileby Rangers	42	6	3	33	56	177	−121	21

Source: UCFL Tables fchd
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of matches won; 5) Head-to-head results ^[2]
Notes:

1. 12 of the 14 runners-up at Step 5 were to have been promoted to Step 4.
   However, with resignations and mergers in leagues above, all fourteen runners-up were promoted.
2. Eynesbury Rovers were deducted three points for playing an ineligible player against Cogenhoe United on 16 January.

Division One

United Counties League
Division One

Season	2017–18
Champions	Pinchbeck United
Promoted	Pinchbeck United Potton United
Relegated	Oakham United Stewarts & Lloyds Corby
Matches played	380
Goals scored	1,536 (4.04 per match)
← 2016–17 2018–19 →

Division One featured 16 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with four new clubs:

• Harrowby United, relegated from the Premier Division
• Huntingdon Town, relegated from the Premier Division
• Lutterworth Town, promoted from the Leicestershire Senior League
• Pinchbeck United, promoted from the Peterborough & District League

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Pinchbeck United	38	27	9	2	93	34	+59	90	Promoted to the Premier Division
2	Potton United	38	24	7	7	110	47	+63	79	Promoted to the Spartan South Midlands League
3	Lutterworth Town	38	23	7	8	115	48	+67	76
4	Raunds Town	38	22	6	10	96	54	+42	72
5	Harrowby United	38	20	5	13	92	57	+35	65
6	Olney Town	38	19	8	11	80	64	+16	65	Club folded
7	Buckingham Town	38	19	6	13	91	78	+13	63	Transferred to the Spartan South Midlands League
8	Blackstones	38	18	7	13	90	71	+19	61
9	Rushden & Higham United	38	17	9	12	90	67	+23	60
10	Bourne Town	38	17	8	13	82	70	+12	59
11	Lutterworth Athletic	38	17	6	15	68	72	−4	57
12	Huntingdon Town	38	16	7	15	73	66	+7	55
13	Irchester United	38	15	7	16	66	60	+6	52
14	Burton Park Wanderers	38	13	7	18	72	110	−38	46
15	Thrapston Town	38	13	6	19	72	75	−3	45
16	Melton Town	38	10	7	21	64	95	−31	37
17	Long Buckby	38	9	7	22	53	90	−37	34
18	Bugbrooke St Michaels	38	8	7	23	58	101	−43	31
19	Oakham United	38	6	2	30	42	123	−81	17[a]	Relegated to the Peterborough & District League
20	Stewarts & Lloyds Corby	38	2	2	34	29	154	−125	8	Relegated to the Northamptonshire Combination

Source: UCFL Tables fchd
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of matches won; 5) Head-to-head results ^[2]
Notes:

1. Oakham United were deducted 3 points for fielding an ineligible player