1978–79 United Counties League

The 1978–79 United Counties League season was the 72nd in the history of the United Counties League, a football competition in England. Football Club History Database - Eynesbury Rovers https://www.fchd.info/EYNESBUR.HTM 2021-09-12 www.fchd.infoFootball Club History Database - Olney Town https://www.fchd.info/OLNEYT.HTM 2021-09-12 www.fchd.infoFootball Club History Database - Raunds Town https://www.fchd.info/RAUNDST.HTM 2021-09-12 www.fchd.infoFootball Club History Database - Woodford United https://www.fchd.info/WOODFORU.HTM 2021-09-12 www.fchd.infoFootball Club History Database - Deanshanger Athletic https://www.fchd.info/DEANSHAA.HTM 2021-09-12 www.fchd.infoFootball Club History Database - Northampton ON Chenecks https://www.fchd.info/ON-CHENE.HTM 2021-09-12 www.fchd.info Premier Division United Counties LeaguePremier Division 1978–79 Irthlingborough Diamonds 342 1062 1977–78 1979–80 The Premier Division featured 19 clubs which competed in the division last season, no new clubs joined the division this season. League table main WDL Premier Division PR 2 IRT Irthlingborough Diamonds RUS Rushden Town KEM Kempston Rovers DES Desborough Town POT Potton United WOL Wolverton Town ROT Rothwell Town STA Stamford STN St Neots Town WBC Wootton Blue Cross SLC Stewart & Lloyds Corby OLN Olney Town BUC Buckingham Town LBU Long Buckby AMP Ampthill Town BOR Bourne Town NSP Northampton Spencer HOL Holbeach United EYN Eynesbury Rovers 10 5 21 44 74 9 6 21 51 86 10 11 15 46 52 20 3 13 82 59 6 5 25 28 79 9 4 23 51 94 25 5 6 88 31 20 7 9 55 23 12 6 18 41 58 7 9 20 47 76 14 9 13 36 43 18 7 11 59 49 14 12 10 56 50 22 7 7 72 29 16 5 15 48 46 15 9 12 61 47 16 7 13 59 51 15 8 13 77 63 17 9 10 61 52 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. complete nonleaguematters Division One United Counties LeagueDivision One 1978–79 Milton Keynes Borough Raunds Town 1977–78 1979–80 The Division One featured 18 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with 2 new clubs, promoted from Division Two: Northampton Spencer reserves Ampthill Town reserves League table main WDL PR 2 T01 Milton Keynes Borough T02 Northampton ON Chenecks T03 Vauxhall Motors T04 Geddington Montrose T05 Corby Gainsborough T06 Stewart & Lloyds Corby reserves T07 Newport Pagnell Town T08 Kempston Rovers reserves T09 Higham Town T10 Rushden Town reserves T11 Biggleswade Town T12 Irthlingborough Diamonds reserves T13 Irchester United T14 Northampton Spencer reserves T15 British Timken Athletic T16 Ampthill Town reserves T17 Desborough Town reserves T18 Wootton Blue Cross reserves T19 Byfield Athletic T20 Raunds Town 31 4 3 105 28 29 4 5 94 35 24 8 6 66 25 23 8 7 65 28 17 7 14 56 41 15 10 13 58 61 13 12 13 63 65 17 3 18 54 64 13 10 15 59 54 14 6 18 53 77 13 7 18 32 52 12 8 18 64 62 12 8 18 56 58 13 6 19 55 64 12 7 19 53 66 12 7 19 47 72 12 6 20 51 72 8 11 19 49 67 9 9 20 37 73 8 5 25 47 100 #CCCCFF Transferred to the Hellenic League TH #CCCCFF Transferred to the South Midlands League TSM #FFCCCC Resigned from the league D #FFCCCC Relegated to Division Two R 1) points; 2) goal ratio; 3) number of goals scored. complete nonleaguematters Division Two United Counties LeagueDivision Two 1978–79 British Timken Duston British Timken DustonFord Sports Daventry 1977–78 1979–80 The Division Two featured 12 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with 4 new clubs: Burton Park Wanderers, relegated from Division One Sharnbrook, relegated from Division One Thrapston Venturas Rothwell Town reserves League table main WDL PR 2 T01 British Timken Duston T02 Ford Sports Daventry T03 Sharnbrook T04 Olney Town reserves T05 Higham Town reserves T06 Long Buckby reserves T07 Thrapston Venturas T08 Rothwell Town reserves T09 Burton Park Wanderers T10 Eynesbury Rovers reserves T11 St Neots Town reserves T12 Wolverton Town reserves T13 Towcester Town T14 Bedford Avenue T15 Bedford United T16 Raunds Town reserves 22 6 2 78 20 20 5 5 60 27 20 2 8 76 29 16 4 10 50 31 14 6 10 52 48 14 6 10 44 45 13 7 10 48 35 12 7 11 48 39 14 3 13 53 48 13 4 13 47 42 12 6 12 38 40 10 6 14 36 48 9 5 16 37 48 8 3 19 30 67 2 8 20 31 70 1 2 27 19 110 #ACE1AF Promoted to Division One P P #FFCCCC Resigned from the league D D 1) points; 2) goal ratio; 3) number of goals scored. complete nonleaguematters References External links United Counties League Category:1978–79 in English football leagues Category:United Counties League seasons