United Counties Football League
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The United Counties Football League (also known after its sponsor as the Eagle Bitter United Counties League) is an English football league covering Northamptonshire and Bedfordshire, as well as parts of Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire, 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] Leagues
[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 21 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 17 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
| Season | Premier Division | Division One |
| 1990-91 | Bourne Town | Daventry Town |
| 1991-92 | Northampton Spencer | Harrowby United |
| 1992-93 | Rothwell Town | Ford Sports Daventry |
| 1993-94 | Rothwell Town | Northampton Vanaid |
| 1994-95 | Boston Town | St Neots Town |
| 1995-96 | Raunds Town | Ford Sports Daventry |
| 1996-97 | Stamford | Yaxley |
| 1997-98 | Stamford | Higham Town |
| 1998-99 | Spalding United | Bugbrooke St Michaels |
| 1999-00 | Ford Sports Daventry | Cottingham |
| 2000-01 | Boston Town | Daventry Town |
| 2001-02 | Ford Sports Daventry | Newport Pagnell Town |
| 2002-03 | Holbeach United | Northampton Sileby Rangers |
| 2003-04 | Spalding United | Potton United |
| 2004-05 | Cogenhoe United | Northampton Sileby Rangers |
| 2005-06 | Woodford United | Sleaford Town |
| 2006-07 | Deeping Rangers | Whitworths |
| 2007-08 | Stotfold | Daventry Town |
