The United League was an association football league that existed in England from 1896 to 1902 and again from 1905 to 1909.[1]
The league was created in 1896 to provide clubs which played in other leagues in southern or central England with an additional midweek game. Over several years, various clubs joined or left the league but by 1899, departures left the league struggling, culminating in the cessation of the league in 1902.[1]
Champions edit
Source:[2]
- 1896–97 - Millwall Athletic
- 1897–98 - Luton Town
- 1898–99 - Millwall Athletic
- 1899–1900 - Wellingborough
- 1900–01 - Rothwell Town Swifts
- 1901–02 - Irthlingborough Town
- Not contested between 1902 and 1905
- 1905–06 - Watford
- 1906–07 - Crystal Palace
- 1907–08 - Brentford
- 1908–09 - New Brompton
Tables edit
1896–97 edit
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Millwall Athletic | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 43 | 22 | +21 | 23 |
2 | Luton Town | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 52 | 16 | +36 | 21 |
3 | Woolwich Arsenal | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 34 | −6 | 15 |
4 | Loughborough | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 29 | 31 | −2 | 13 |
5 | Rushden Town | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 25 | 42 | −17 | 13 |
6 | Kettering | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 24 | −1 | 12 |
7 | Wellingborough | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 39 | −22 | 9 |
8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 25 | 34 | −9 | 6 |
Source: [3]
1897–98 edit
Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Luton Town | 16 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 49 | 11 | 28 |
2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 40 | 27 | 21 |
3 | Woolwich Arsenal | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 35 | 24 | 21 |
4 | Kettering | 16 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 28 | 24 | 19 |
5 | Rushden Town | 16 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 24 | 26 | 15 |
6 | Southampton | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 28 | 13[a] |
7 | Millwall Athletic | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 27 | 27 | 12 |
8 | Wellingborough | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 42 | 9 |
9 | Loughborough | 16 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 42 | 4 |
1898–99 edit
Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Millwall Athletic | 20 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 42 | 19 | 31 |
2 | Southampton | 20 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 53 | 32 | 25 |
3 | Woolwich Arsenal | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 40 | 30 | 24 |
4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 20 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 36 | 25 | 24 |
5 | Bristol City | 20 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 43 | 31 | 22 |
6 | Reading | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 36 | 25 | 21 |
7 | Brighton United | 20 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 41 | 42 | 21 |
8 | Wellingborough | 20 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 32 | 40 | 15 |
9 | Kettering | 20 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 25 | 38 | 15[b] |
10 | Rushden Town | 20 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 26 | 45 | 13 |
11 | Luton Town | 20 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 24 | 71 | 7 |
1899–1900 edit
Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Wellingborough | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 12 | 18 |
2 | Northampton Town | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 43 | 16 | 17 |
3 | Rushden Town | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 33 | 20 | 17 |
4 | Kettering | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 30 | 11 | 16 |
5 | Rothwell Town Swifts | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 25 | 34 | 8 |
6 | Finedon Revellers | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 41 | 7 |
7 | Desborough Unity | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 41 | 7 |
1900–01 edit
Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Rothwell Town Swifts | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 11 | 20 |
2 | Luton Town | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 18 | 18 |
3 | Kettering | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 18 | 15 |
4 | Wellingborough | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 24 | 28 | 12 |
5 | Northampton Town | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 27 | 8 |
6 | Rushden Town | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 24 | 7 |
7 | Finedon Revellers | 12 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 29 | 4 |
1901–02 edit
Table incomplete.
Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Irthlingborough Town | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 11 |
2 | Rothwell Town Swifts | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 10 |
3 | Kettering | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 9 |
4 | Rushden Town | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 7 |
5 | Wellingborough | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 6 |
6 | Finedon Revellers | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 |
1905–06 edit
Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Watford | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 49 | 15 | 30 |
2 | Crystal Palace | 18 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 51 | 21 | 27 |
3 | Leyton | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 33 | 21 | 20 |
4 | Luton Town | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 47 | 27 | 18 |
5 | Clapton Orient Reserves | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 24 | 27 | 18 |
6 | Swindon Town | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 33 | 29 | 17 |
7 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 28 | 16 |
8 | New Brompton | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 26 | 27 | 16 |
9 | Grays United | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 21 | 64 | 10 |
10 | Southern United | 18 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 21 | 64 | 8 |
1906–07 edit
Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Crystal Palace | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 39 | 20 | 21 |
2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 33 | 26 | 18 |
3 | Luton Town | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 27 | 17 |
4 | Norwich City | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 22 | 16 |
5 | Hastings & St Leonards | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 27 | 24 | 14 |
6 | Leyton | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 27 | 10 |
7 | New Brompton | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 35 | 9 |
8 | Watford | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 15 | 38 | 7 |
1907–08 edit
Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Brentford | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 13 |
2 | Southend United | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 8 |
3 | New Brompton | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 7 |
4 | Croydon Common | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 7 |
5 | Hastings & St Leonards United | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 5 |
1908–09 edit
Northern Section edit
Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Rotherham Town | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 39 | 15 | 17 |
2 | Lincoln City | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 32 | 18 | 16 |
3 | Norwich City | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 33 | 20 | 16 |
4 | Walsall | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 25 | 12 |
5 | Coventry City | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 27 | 31 | 11 |
6 | Peterborough City | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 34 | 9 |
7 | Grantham Avenue | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 41 | 3 |
Southern Section edit
Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | New Brompton | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 14 | 11 |
2 | Hastings & St Leonards United | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 9 |
3 | Croydon Common | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 8 |
4 | Southend United | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 7 |
5 | Brentford | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 5 |
Final edit
Notes edit
References edit
- ^ a b "United League". www.royalsrecord.co.uk. Archived from the original on 12 April 2016.
- ^ Non-League Football Tables 1889–2004. Soccer Books Limited. 2004. p. 123. ISBN 1862231052.
- ^ Soar, Phil (1995). Tottenham Hotspur The Official Illustrated History 1882–1995. Hamlyn. ISBN 0-600-58706-1.