# 1996–97 United Counties League

The 1996–97 United Counties League season was the 90th 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:
* Ford Sports Daventry, promoted from Division One

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Stamford | 38 | 26 | 3 | 9 | 79 | 51 | +28 | 81 | |
| 2 | Spalding United | 38 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 78 | 37 | +41 | 76 | |
| 3 | Stotfold | 38 | 22 | 7 | 9 | 90 | 48 | +42 | 73 | |
| 4 | Long Buckby | 38 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 63 | 39 | +24 | 73 | |
| 5 | Boston Town | 38 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 88 | 39 | +49 | 72 | |
| 6 | Stewarts & Lloyds Corby | 38 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 84 | 64 | +20 | 71 | |
| 7 | Cogenhoe United | 38 | 20 | 6 | 12 | 90 | 62 | +28 | 66 | |
| 8 | Potton United | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 57 | 49 | +8 | 62 | |
| 9 | Desborough Town | 38 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 63 | 49 | +14 | 60 | |
| 10 | St. Neots Town | 38 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 81 | 58 | +23 | 59 | |
| 11 | Mirrlees Blackstone | 38 | 16 | 5 | 17 | 68 | 65 | +3 | 53 | |
| 12 | Ford Sports Daventry | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 64 | 64 | 0 | 49 | |
| 13 | Northampton Spencer | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 69 | 70 | −1 | 47 | |
| 14 | Eynesbury Rovers | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 52 | 56 | −4 | 47 | |
| 15 | Wellingborough Town | 38 | 10 | 6 | 22 | 52 | 72 | −20 | 36 | |
| 16 | Wootton Blue Cross | 38 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 40 | 60 | −20 | 35 | |
| 17 | Kempston Rovers | 38 | 9 | 6 | 23 | 41 | 89 | −48 | 33 | |
| 18 | Bourne Town | 38 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 49 | 100 | −51 | 31 | |
| 19 | Holbeach United | 38 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 43 | 101 | −58 | 27 | |
| 20 | Newport Pagnell Town | 38 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 37 | 115 | −78 | 15 | Relegated to Division One |

## Division One

Division One featured 17 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with one new club:
* Huntingdon United, joined from the West Anglia League
Also, Thrapston Venturas changed name to Thrapston Town.

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| 1 | Yaxley | 34 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 81 | 25 | +56 | 74 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
| 2 | Wellingborough Whitworth | 34 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 72 | 28 | +44 | 69 | |
| 3 | Bugbrooke St Michaels | 34 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 60 | 30 | +30 | 68 | |
| 4 | Higham Town | 34 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 59 | 42 | +17 | 64 | |
| 5 | Huntingdon United | 34 | 19 | 2 | 13 | 87 | 57 | +30 | 59 | |
| 6 | Rothwell Corinthians | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 61 | 40 | +21 | 55 | |
| 7 | St Ives Town | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 52 | 34 | +18 | 55 | |
| 8 | Cottingham | 34 | 17 | 3 | 14 | 56 | 59 | −3 | 54 | |
| 9 | Thrapston Town | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 51 | 51 | 0 | 49 | |
| 10 | Northampton Vanaid | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 56 | 55 | +1 | 45 | |
| 11 | Olney Town | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 42 | 47 | −5 | 45 | |
| 12 | Harrowby United | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 62 | 68 | −6 | 42 | |
| 13 | Daventry Town | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 46 | 78 | −32 | 36 | |
| 14 | Northampton ON Chenecks | 34 | 10 | 5 | 19 | 46 | 54 | −8 | 35 | |
| 15 | Burton Park Wanderers | 34 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 50 | 64 | −14 | 34 | |
| 16 | Sharnbrook | 34 | 10 | 4 | 20 | 34 | 83 | −49 | 34 | |
| 17 | Irchester United | 34 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 34 | 70 | −36 | 28 | |
| 18 | Blisworth | 34 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 28 | 92 | −64 | 17 | |