# 1987–88 United Counties League

The 1987–88 United Counties League season was the 81st 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 two new clubs, promoted from Division One:
* Baker Perkins
* Cogenhoe United

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Spalding United | 40 | 28 | 6 | 6 | 97 | 35 | +62 | 90 | Promoted to the Southern Football League |
| 2 | Rothwell Town | 40 | 23 | 7 | 10 | 81 | 56 | +25 | 76 | |
| 3 | Raunds Town | 40 | 21 | 8 | 11 | 72 | 46 | +26 | 71 | |
| 4 | Potton United | 40 | 19 | 12 | 9 | 76 | 38 | +38 | 69 | |
| 5 | Stotfold | 40 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 72 | 49 | +23 | 69 | |
| 6 | Stewart & Lloyds Corby | 40 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 95 | 60 | +35 | 67 | |
| 7 | Desborough Town | 40 | 18 | 9 | 13 | 71 | 55 | +16 | 63 | |
| 8 | Northampton Spencer | 40 | 19 | 5 | 16 | 65 | 53 | +12 | 62 | |
| 9 | Arlesey Town | 40 | 17 | 9 | 14 | 60 | 65 | −5 | 60 | |
| 10 | Long Buckby | 40 | 17 | 8 | 15 | 70 | 65 | +5 | 59 | |
| 11 | Cogenhoe United | 40 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 58 | 64 | −6 | 55 | |
| 12 | Stamford | 40 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 59 | 56 | +3 | 53 | |
| 13 | Irthlingborough Diamonds | 40 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 53 | 52 | +1 | 50 | |
| 14 | Brackley Town | 40 | 14 | 7 | 19 | 52 | 57 | −5 | 49 | |
| 15 | Baker Perkins | 40 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 68 | 70 | −2 | 48 | |
| 16 | Eynesbury Rovers | 40 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 56 | 72 | −16 | 48 | |
| 17 | Wootton Blue Cross | 40 | 10 | 11 | 19 | 41 | 66 | −25 | 41 | |
| 18 | St Neots Town | 40 | 9 | 8 | 23 | 35 | 84 | −49 | 35 | Resigned from the league |
| 19 | Kempston Rovers | 40 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 46 | 82 | −36 | 33 | |
| 20 | Holbeach United | 40 | 8 | 7 | 25 | 47 | 118 | −71 | 31 | |
| 21 | Bourne Town | 40 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 40 | 71 | −31 | 28 | |

## Division One

Division One featured 17 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with three new clubs:
* Ampthill Town, relegated from the Premier Division
* Blisworth, joined from the Northamptonshire Combination
* Bugbrooke St Michaels, joined from the Northamptonshire Combination

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| 1 | British Timken Duston | 38 | 29 | 4 | 5 | 123 | 27 | +96 | 91 | |
| 2 | Mirrlees Blackstone | 38 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 99 | 31 | +68 | 84 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
| 3 | Blisworth | 38 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 85 | 40 | +45 | 83 | |
| 4 | Burton Park Wanderers | 38 | 22 | 6 | 10 | 73 | 36 | +37 | 72 | |
| 5 | Sharnbrook | 38 | 22 | 5 | 11 | 80 | 40 | +40 | 71 | |
| 6 | Ramsey Town | 38 | 22 | 4 | 12 | 95 | 64 | +31 | 70 | |
| 7 | St Ives Town | 38 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 71 | 49 | +22 | 67 | |
| 8 | Irchester Eastfield | 38 | 21 | 4 | 13 | 67 | 45 | +22 | 67 | |
| 9 | Higham Town | 38 | 20 | 5 | 13 | 76 | 56 | +20 | 65 | |
| 10 | British Timken Athletic | 38 | 20 | 3 | 15 | 70 | 68 | +2 | 63 | |
| 11 | Cottingham | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 68 | 50 | +18 | 62 | |
| 12 | Olney Town | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 60 | 70 | −10 | 45 | |
| 13 | Thrapston Venturas | 38 | 12 | 5 | 21 | 48 | 80 | −32 | 41 | |
| 14 | Wellingborough Whitworth | 38 | 12 | 5 | 21 | 51 | 86 | −35 | 41 | |
| 15 | Northampton ON Chenecks | 38 | 9 | 5 | 24 | 42 | 72 | −30 | 32 | |
| 16 | Bugbrooke St Michaels | 38 | 10 | 2 | 26 | 48 | 101 | −53 | 32 | |
| 17 | Towcester Town | 38 | 9 | 5 | 24 | 55 | 117 | −62 | 32 | |
| 18 | Newport Pagnell Town | 38 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 36 | 68 | −32 | 30 | |
| 19 | Ampthill Town | 38 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 41 | 117 | −76 | 20 | |
| 20 | Ford Sports Daventry | 38 | 2 | 8 | 28 | 33 | 104 | −71 | 14 | |