# 1977–78 United Counties League

The 1977–78 United Counties League season was the 71st 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:
* Eynesbury Rovers, promoted from Division One

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Stamford | 38 | 30 | 2 | 6 | 93 | 31 | +62 | 62 | |
| 2 | Rushden Town | 38 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 66 | 29 | +37 | 52 | |
| 3 | Wolverton Town | 38 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 54 | 35 | +19 | 48 | |
| 4 | Spalding United | 38 | 21 | 6 | 11 | 49 | 41 | +8 | 48 | Transferred to the Midland League |
| 5 | Rothwell Town | 38 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 45 | 41 | +4 | 44 | |
| 6 | Irthlingborough Diamonds | 38 | 19 | 5 | 14 | 73 | 50 | +23 | 43 | |
| 7 | Stewart & Lloyds Corby | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 46 | 40 | +6 | 42 | |
| 8 | Buckingham Town | 38 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 44 | 39 | +5 | 41 | |
| 9 | St Neots Town | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 46 | 45 | +1 | 40 | |
| 10 | Olney Town | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 56 | 44 | +12 | 39 | |
| 11 | Desborough Town | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 62 | 55 | +7 | 38 | |
| 12 | Kempston Rovers | 38 | 16 | 6 | 16 | 50 | 47 | +3 | 38 | |
| 13 | Wootton Blue Cross | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 43 | 50 | −7 | 35 | |
| 14 | Long Buckby | 38 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 42 | 50 | −8 | 33 | |
| 15 | Potton United | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 46 | 55 | −9 | 33 | |
| 16 | Ampthill Town | 38 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 44 | 66 | −22 | 31 | |
| 17 | Bourne Town | 38 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 53 | 78 | −25 | 27 | |
| 18 | Northampton Spencer | 38 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 41 | 66 | −25 | 27 | |
| 19 | Eynesbury Rovers | 38 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 37 | 69 | −32 | 23 | |
| 20 | Holbeach United | 38 | 3 | 10 | 25 | 24 | 83 | −59 | 16 | |

## Division One

The Division One featured 17 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with 3 new clubs:
* Vauxhall Motors, relegated from the Premier Division
* Stewart & Lloyds Corby reserves, promoted from Division Two
* Byfield Athletic, promoted from Division Two

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Northampton ON Chenecks | 38 | 30 | 5 | 3 | 86 | 36 | +50 | 65 | |
| 2 | Milton Keynes Borough | 38 | 23 | 5 | 10 | 89 | 45 | +44 | 51 | |
| 3 | Geddington Montrose | 38 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 74 | 43 | +31 | 50 | |
| 4 | Vauxhall Motors | 38 | 22 | 5 | 11 | 71 | 41 | +30 | 49 | |
| 5 | Newport Pagnell Town | 38 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 67 | 39 | +28 | 47 | |
| 6 | Irchester United | 38 | 20 | 6 | 12 | 49 | 38 | +11 | 46 | |
| 7 | Corby Gainsborough | 38 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 51 | 44 | +7 | 44 | |
| 8 | Biggleswade Town | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 51 | 44 | +7 | 41 | |
| 9 | Wootton Blue Cross reserves | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 56 | 59 | −3 | 38 | |
| 10 | Irthlingborough Diamonds reserves | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 48 | 55 | −7 | 37 | |
| 11 | Stewart & Lloyds Corby reserves | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 61 | 65 | −4 | 35 | |
| 12 | Higham Town | 38 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 55 | 57 | −2 | 34 | |
| 13 | Rushden Town reserves | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 52 | 60 | −8 | 33 | |
| 14 | Byfield Athletic | 38 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 62 | 75 | −13 | 33 | |
| 15 | British Timken Athletic | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 58 | 73 | −15 | 32 | |
| 16 | Desborough Town reserves | 38 | 13 | 5 | 20 | 65 | 80 | −15 | 31 | |
| 17 | Kempston Rovers reserves | 38 | 13 | 4 | 21 | 56 | 79 | −23 | 30 | |
| 18 | Raunds Town | 38 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 41 | 65 | −24 | 25 | |
| 19 | Burton Park Wanderers | 38 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 42 | 77 | −35 | 25 | Relegated to Division Two |
| 20 | Sharnbrook | 38 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 34 | 93 | −59 | 14 | Relegated to Division Two |

## Division Two

The Division Two featured 14 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with 3 new clubs:
* Towcester Town, transferred from the South Midlands League
* Ford Sports Daventry
* Eynesbury Rovers reserves

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Northampton Spencer reserves | 32 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 86 | 23 | +63 | 50 | Promoted to Division One |
| 2 | Ampthill Town reserves | 32 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 69 | 25 | +44 | 49 | Promoted to Division One |
| 3 | Olney Town reserves | 32 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 67 | 26 | +41 | 47 | |
| 4 | St Neots Town reserves | 32 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 79 | 30 | +49 | 45 | |
| 5 | Wolverton Town reserves | 32 | 17 | 6 | 9 | 57 | 44 | +13 | 40 | |
| 6 | Ford Sports Daventry | 32 | 17 | 4 | 11 | 59 | 42 | +17 | 38 | |
| 7 | Bedford United | 32 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 44 | 58 | −14 | 34 | |
| 8 | Long Buckby reserves | 32 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 54 | 45 | +9 | 33 | |
| 9 | British Timken Duston | 32 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 46 | 41 | +5 | 29 | |
| 10 | Higham Town reserves | 32 | 12 | 5 | 15 | 50 | 56 | −6 | 29 | |
| 11 | Bedford Avenue | 32 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 45 | 56 | −11 | 27 | |
| 12 | Towcester Town | 32 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 48 | 54 | −6 | 25 | |
| 13 | Deanshanger Athletic | 32 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 43 | 77 | −34 | 25 | Resigned from the league |
| 14 | Eynesbury Rovers reserves | 32 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 36 | 44 | −8 | 24 | |
| 15 | Raunds Town reserves | 32 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 29 | 83 | −54 | 20 | |
| 16 | Blisworth | 32 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 29 | 60 | −31 | 18 | Resigned from the league |
| 17 | Woodford United | 32 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 35 | 112 | −77 | 11 | Resigned from the league |