1976–77 United Counties League
# 1976–77 United Counties League

The 1976–77 United Counties League season was the 70th in the history of the United Counties League, a football competition in England.

## Premier Division

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

* Buckingham Town, promoted from Division One

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Irthlingborough Diamonds | 38 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 64 | 29 | +35 | 55 | |
| 2 | Stamford | 38 | 24 | 6 | 8 | 79 | 39 | +40 | 54 | |
| 3 | Spalding United | 38 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 74 | 34 | +40 | 53 | |
| 4 | St Neots Town | 38 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 55 | 40 | +15 | 52 | |
| 5 | Rushden Town | 38 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 70 | 33 | +37 | 50 | |
| 6 | Kempston Rovers | 38 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 66 | 34 | +32 | 50 | |
| 7 | Potton United | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 58 | 46 | +12 | 46 | |
| 8 | Wolverton Town | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 57 | 40 | +17 | 44 | |
| 9 | Desborough Town | 38 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 61 | 53 | +8 | 41 | |
| 10 | Long Buckby | 38 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 61 | 57 | +4 | 40 | |
| 11 | Buckingham Town | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 59 | 58 | +1 | 36 | |
| 12 | Stewart & Lloyds Corby | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 46 | 56 | −10 | 31 | |
| 13 | Wootton Blue Cross | 38 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 42 | 62 | −20 | 30 | |
| 14 | Bourne Town | 38 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 51 | 66 | −15 | 29 | |
| 15 | Northampton Spencer | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 42 | 62 | −20 | 29 | |
| 16 | Ampthill Town | 38 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 40 | 73 | −33 | 27 | |
| 17 | Rothwell Town | 38 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 38 | 70 | −32 | 27 | |
| 18 | Olney Town | 38 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 29 | 57 | −28 | 25 | |
| 19 | Holbeach United | 38 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 48 | 92 | −44 | 21 | |
| 20 | Vauxhall Motors | 38 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 32 | 71 | −39 | 20 | Relegated to Division One |

## Division One

The Division One featured 15 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with 3 new clubs:

* Biggleswade Town, relegated from the Premier Division
* Wootton Blue Cross reserves, promoted from Division Two
* Newport Pagnell Town, promoted from Division Two

Also, Belsize changed name to Milton Keynes Borough.

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Eynesbury Rovers | 34 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 54 | 20 | +34 | 50 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
| 2 | Milton Keynes Borough | 34 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 73 | 31 | +42 | 48 | |
| 3 | Kempston Rovers reserves | 34 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 72 | 47 | +25 | 48 | |
| 4 | Geddington Montrose | 34 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 61 | 36 | +25 | 46 | |
| 5 | Irchester United | 34 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 68 | 34 | +34 | 43 | |
| 6 | Northampton ON Chenecks | 34 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 54 | 35 | +19 | 42 | |
| 7 | Rushden Town reserves | 34 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 53 | 38 | +15 | 40 | |
| 8 | Irthlingborough Diamonds reserves | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 57 | 52 | +5 | 37 | |
| 9 | Corby Gainsborough | 34 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 55 | 58 | −3 | 33 | |
| 10 | Desborough Town reserves | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 56 | 68 | −12 | 33 | |
| 11 | British Timken Athletic | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 50 | 57 | −7 | 32 | |
| 12 | Sharnbrook | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 56 | 71 | −15 | 27 | |
| 13 | Higham Town | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 38 | 66 | −28 | 26 | |
| 14 | Newport Pagnell Town | 34 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 36 | 48 | −12 | 23 | |
| 15 | Wootton Blue Cross reserves | 34 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 42 | 59 | −17 | 23 | |
| 16 | Raunds Town | 34 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 33 | 63 | −30 | 23 | |
| 17 | Burton Park Wanderers | 34 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 32 | 68 | −36 | 19 | |
| 18 | Biggleswade Town | 34 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 69 | −39 | 19 | |

## Division Two

The Division Two featured 17 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with 1 new club:

* Woodford United, relegated from Division One

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Stewart & Lloyds Corby reserves | 32 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 76 | 21 | +55 | 56 | Promoted to Division One |
| 2 | Byfield Athletic | 32 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 85 | 32 | +53 | 47 | Promoted to Division One |
| 3 | Ampthill Town reserves | 32 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 53 | 32 | +21 | 44 | |
| 4 | Northampton Spencer reserves | 32 | 19 | 3 | 10 | 63 | 39 | +24 | 41 | |
| 5 | Long Buckby reserves | 32 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 48 | 38 | +10 | 39 | |
| 6 | Olney Town reserves | 32 | 16 | 2 | 14 | 49 | 39 | +10 | 34 | |
| 7 | St Neots Town reserves | 32 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 54 | 52 | +2 | 32 | |
| 8 | Deanshanger Athletic | 32 | 13 | 5 | 14 | 61 | 58 | +3 | 31 | |
| 9 | Blisworth | 32 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 53 | 53 | 0 | 30 | |
| 10 | British Timken Duston | 32 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 40 | 42 | −2 | 29 | |
| 11 | Bedford Avenue | 32 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 33 | 44 | −11 | 29 | |
| 12 | Bedford United | 32 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 48 | 64 | −16 | 26 | |
| 13 | Wolverton Town reserves | 32 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 50 | 59 | −9 | 25 | |
| 14 | Vauxhall Motors reserves | 32 | 10 | 3 | 19 | 46 | 66 | −20 | 23 | Resigned from the league |
| 15 | Woodford United | 32 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 48 | 84 | −36 | 22 | |
| 16 | Higham Town reserves | 32 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 39 | 59 | −20 | 21 | |
| 17 | Raunds Town reserves | 32 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 36 | 100 | −64 | 15 | |
| 18 | Potton United reserves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Club folded, record expunged |
