United Counties Football League
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| United Counties Football League |
|---|
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| Founded |
| 1934 |
| Nation |
 England |
| Feeder To |
| Southern League |
| Divisions |
| Premier Division Division One |
| Number of Teams |
| 37 |
| Levels on Pyramid |
| Levels 9-10 |
| Cups |
| United Counties League Cup |
| Current Champions (2007-08) |
| Stewarts & Lloyds Corby (Premier Division) Peterborough Northern Star (Division One) |
| Website |
| Official |
The United Counties Football League (also known after its sponsor as the Hereward Teamwear United Counties League) is an English football league covering Northamptonshire and Bedfordshire, as well as parts of Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire and Lincolnshire. It has a total of four divisions, two for first teams and two for reserve teams. Clubs in the Premier Division are eligible to enter the FA Cup in the Preliminary Round stages. Those clubs in the league with floodlights are eligible for the FA Vase, and there are knockout cups for the Premier/Division One clubs and for the Reserve Divisions clubs.
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[edit] Divisions
[edit] Premier Division
The United Counties Football League Premier Division is at Level 9 (Step 5) of the National League System, feeding in to the Southern Football League Division One Midlands. It was known as the Northamptonshire League until 1934. There are currently twenty-one clubs in this division, one less than is normal for Leagues at a similar level in the English football league system. The member clubs take part in Cup competitions organised by the County FA to which they are affiliated and other Cup competitions.
[edit] Division One
The United Counties Football League Division One is at Level 10 (Step 6) in the football pyramid above four smaller local leagues at the base of the recognized NLS: the Northamptonshire Combination, Northampton Town League, Bedfordshire Football League, and Peterborough & District League. There are currently sixteen clubs in this division. This is one of the few Step 6 divisions across the country that is not all-floodlit.
[edit] Reserve Division One
Membership of the United Counties Football League Reserve Division One is made up largely of the Reserve teams of the clubs in the main United Counties League.
[edit] Reserve Division Two
Membership of the United Counties Football League Reserve Division Two is also made up largely of the Reserve teams of the clubs in the main United Counties League.
[edit] Recent Champions
The recent divisional champions and League Cup winners are as follows:
[edit] External links
- Official United Counties Football League website
- UCL on The FA Full Time website
- UCL on Football Mitoo
