# United League (football)

The United League was an association football league that existed in England from 1896 to 1902 and again from 1905 to 1909.
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.

## Champions

Source:
* 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
### 1896–97

| 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 |

### 1897–98

| 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 |
| 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

| 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 |
| 10 | Rushden Town | 20 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 26 | 45 | 13 |
| 11 | Luton Town | 20 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 24 | 71 | 7 |

### 1899–1900

| 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

| 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

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

| 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

| 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

| 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
#### Northern Section

| 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

| 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 |