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2021–22 United Counties League
The 2021–22 season was the 115th in the history of the United Counties League, a football competition in England. The league operated three divisions in the English football league system for the first time since the 1979–80 season. These are the Premier Divisions North and South at Step 5, both firsts in the league, and Division One at Step 6.
The allocations for Steps 5 and 6 were announced by The Football Association on 18 May 2021, and were subject to appeal.
After the abandonment of the 2019–20 and 2020–21 seasons due to the COVID-19 pandemic in England, numerous promotions were decided on a points per game basis over the previous two seasons. As part of the National League System's restructure, the FA's Alliance and Leagues Committees recommended the league's expansion to gain another Step 5 division. At the end of the past season, Shepshed Dynamo left the league through promotion to the new Northern Premier League Division One Midlands, the only former Premier Division club to do so.
| Season |
|---|
| Long Eaton United |
| Gresley RoversLong Eaton United |
| Holbeach United |
| 306 |
| 1,126 (3.68 per match) |
| ← 2020–21 2022–23 → |
In its first season the Premier Division North featured nine clubs which competed in the Premier Division last season, along with nine new clubs.
- Transferred from the Midland League:
- Gresley Rovers
- Heather St John's
- Long Eaton United
- Newark
- Selston
- Promoted from the East Midlands Counties League:
- Eastwood
- Heanor Town
- Plus:
- Melton Town, promoted from Division One
- Skegness Town, promoted from the Northern Counties East League
In addition, Loughborough University began to compete as Loughborough Students.
| Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anstey Nomads | Anstey | Cropston Road | |
| Boston Town | Boston | Tattershall Road | 6,000 |
| Deeping Rangers | Market Deeping | Haydon Whitham Stadium | 2,000 |
| Eastwood | Eastwood | Coronation Park | |
| Gresley Rovers | Church Gresley | Moat Ground | 2,400 |
| Heather St John's | Heather | St John's Park | |
| Heanor Town | Heanor | Town Ground | |
| Holbeach United | Holbeach | Carters Park | 4,000 |
| Leicester Nirvana | Leicester | Hamilton Park | |
| Long Eaton United | Long Eaton | Grange Park | 3,000 |
| Loughborough Students | Loughborough | Loughborough University Stadium | 3,000 |
| Melton Town | Melton Mowbray | Melton Sports Village | |
| Newark | Newark-on-Trent | Hawton Lane | |
| Pinchbeck United | Spalding | Sir Halley Stewart Field | 2,700 |
| Quorn | Quorn | Farley Way Stadium | 1,400 |
| Selston | Selston | Mansfield Road | |
| Skegness Town | Skegness | Vertigo Stadium | |
| Sleaford Town | Sleaford | Eslaforde Park | 1,000 |
| Season |
|---|
| Harborough Town |
| Harborough TownHinckley Leicester Road |
| Northampton ON Chenecks |
| 380 |
| 1,333 (3.51 per match) |
| ← 2020–21 2022–23 → |
In its first season the Premier Division South featured ten clubs which competed in the Premier Division last season, along with eleven new clubs.
- Promoted from Division One:
- Bugbrooke St Michaels
- Long Buckby
- Transferred from the Midland League:
- Coventry Sphinx
- Coventry United
- Transferred from the Spartan South Midlands League:
- Biggleswade United
- Eynesbury Rovers
- Newport Pagnell Town
- Potton United
- Plus:
- Easington Sports, transferred from the Hellenic League
- Godmanchester Rovers, transferred from the Eastern Counties League
- Leicester Road, promoted from the Midland League
In September 2021 Leicester Road were renamed Hinckley LRFC.
| Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biggleswade United | Biggleswade | Second Meadow | 2,000 |
| Bugbrooke St. Michaels | Bugbrooke | Birds Close | 2,500 |
| Cogenhoe United | Cogenhoe | Compton Park | 5,000 |
| Coventry Sphinx | Coventry | Sphinx Drive | |
| Coventry United | Butts Park Arena | 4,000 | |
| Desborough Town | Desborough | Waterworks Field | |
| Easington Sports | Banbury | Addison Road | |
| Eynesbury Rovers | Eynesbury | Alfred Hall Memorial Ground | |
| GNG Oadby Town | Oadby | Wigston Road | 3,000 |
| Godmanchester Rovers | Godmanchester | Bearscroft Lane | |
| Harborough Town | Market Harborough | Bowden Park | |
| Hinckley Leicester Road | Hinckley | Leicester Road Stadium | 4,329 |
| Long Buckby | Long Buckby | Station Road | 1,000 |
| Lutterworth Town | Lutterworth | Dunley Way | |
| Newport Pagnell Town | Newport Pagnell | Willen Road | 2,000 |
| Northampton ON Chenecks | Northampton | The Old Northamptonians Sports Ground | 1,000 |
| Peterborough Northern Star | Peterborough | Branch Bros Stadium | 600 |
| Potton United | Potton | The Hollow | |
| Rothwell Corinthians | Rothwell | Sergeants Lawn | |
| Rugby Town | Rugby | Butlin Road | 6,000 |
| Wellingborough Town | Wellingborough | London Road | 2,500 |
| Season |
|---|
| Kimberley Miners Welfare |
| Belper UnitedKimberley Miners Welfare |
| Borrowash Victoria |
| 506 |
| 1,991 (3.93 per match) |
| ← 2020–21 2022–23 → |
Division One featured nine clubs which competed in the division last season, along with 14 new clubs:
- Transferred from the East Midland Counties League:
- Barrow Town
- Belper United
- Borrowash Victoria
- Clifton All Whites
- Dunkirk
- Gedling Miners Welfare
- Graham Street Prims
- Hucknall Town
- Ingles
- Kimberley Miners Welfare
- Radford
- West Bridgford
- Transferred from the Midland League:
- Hinckley
- Kirby Muxloe
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 | Column 6 | Column 7 | Column 8 | Column 9 | Column 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 2 | Hinckley | 3 | |||||||
| 5 | Hucknall Town | 0 | |||||||
| 2 | Hinckley | 0 | |||||||
| 3 | Belper United | 1 | |||||||
| 3 | Belper United | 2 | |||||||
| 4 | Radford | 1 |
| Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aylestone Park | Leicester | Saffron Lane | 1,128 |
| Barrow Town | Barrow upon Soar | Riverside Park | 2,000 |
| Belper United | Belper | Christchurch Meadow | 2,650 |
| Birstall United | Birstall | Meadow Lane | |
| Blackstones | Stamford | Lincoln Road | 1,000 |
| Borrowash Victoria | Spondon | Borrowash Road | |
| Bourne Town | Bourne | Abbey Lawn | 2,000 |
| Clifton All Whites | Nottingham (Clifton) | Green Lane | |
| Dunkirk | Nottingham (Dunkirk) | Lenton Lane | 1,500 |
| Gedling Miners Welfare | Gedling | Plains Road | |
| Graham Street Prims | Spondon | Borrowash Road | |
| Harrowby United | Grantham | Dickens Road | |
| Hinckley AFC | Heather | Kirkby Road | 2,500 |
| Holwell Sports | Asfordby Hill | Welby Road | 1,000 |
| Hucknall Town | Hucknall | Watnall Road | 5,000 |
| Ingles | Shepshed | The Dovecote Stadium | |
| Kimberley Miners Welfare | Kimberley | Stag Ground | |
| Kirby Muxloe | Kirby Muxloe | Ratby Lane | 3,000 |
| Lutterworth Athletic | Lutterworth | Hall Park | |
| Radford | Nottingham (Radford) | Selhurst Street | |
| Saffron Dynamo | Cosby | Cambridge Road | |
| St Andrews | Leicester | Canal Street | 1,000 |
| West Bridgford | West Bridgford | Regatta Way | |
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