# 1980–81 United Counties League

The 1980–81 United Counties League season was the 74th in the history of the United Counties League, a football competition in England. At the end of the previous season reserve teams from Division One were transferred to newly established reserve division, they were replaced by clubs from Division Two.

## Premier Division

The Premier Division featured 18 clubs which competed in the division last season, no new clubs joined the division this season.

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Stamford | 34 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 76 | 36 | +40 | 53 | |
| 2 | Wootton Blue Cross | 34 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 81 | 33 | +48 | 50 | |
| 3 | Kempston Rovers | 34 | 22 | 3 | 9 | 96 | 54 | +42 | 47 | |
| 4 | Holbeach United | 34 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 59 | 43 | +16 | 47 | |
| 5 | Desborough Town | 34 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 79 | 55 | +24 | 45 | |
| 6 | Potton United | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 48 | 41 | +7 | 38 | |
| 7 | Rushden Town | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 57 | 33 | +24 | 39 | |
| 8 | Long Buckby | 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 70 | 54 | +16 | 42 | |
| 9 | Irthlingborough Diamonds | 34 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 60 | 54 | +6 | 35 | |
| 10 | Stewart & Lloyds Corby | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 53 | 51 | +2 | 35 | |
| 11 | Buckingham Town | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 48 | 45 | +3 | 34 | |
| 12 | Wolverton Town | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 49 | 70 | −21 | 31 | |
| 13 | St Neots Town | 34 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 35 | 61 | −26 | 24 | |
| 14 | Bourne Town | 34 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 41 | 64 | −23 | 23 | |
| 15 | Rothwell Town | 34 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 37 | 58 | −21 | 22 | |
| 16 | Ampthill Town | 34 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 39 | 69 | −30 | 22 | |
| 17 | Eynesbury Rovers | 34 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 37 | 71 | −34 | 21 | |
| 18 | Northampton Spencer | 34 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 21 | 94 | −73 | 4 | Relegated to Division One |

## Division One

Division One featured nine clubs which competed in the division last season, along with eight new clubs.
* Clubs joined from Division Two:
** Burton Park Wanderers
** Cottingham
** Raunds Town
** Sharnbrook
** Thrapston Venturas
** Towcester Town
* Plus:
** Olney Town, relegated from the Premier Division
** Stevenage Borough, new club
Also, Irchester United changed name to Irchester Eastfield.

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| 1 | Stevenage Borough | 32 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 106 | 35 | +71 | 53 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
| 2 | British Timken Duston | 32 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 68 | 31 | +37 | 47 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
| 3 | Newport Pagnell Town | 32 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 62 | 32 | +30 | 44 | |
| 4 | Northampton ON Chenecks | 32 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 51 | 44 | +7 | 40 | |
| 5 | Cottingham | 32 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 59 | 49 | +10 | 38 | |
| 6 | Corby Gainsborough | 32 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 65 | 46 | +19 | 35 | |
| 7 | Towcester Town | 32 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 79 | 58 | +21 | 34 | |
| 8 | Raunds Town | 32 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 62 | 55 | +7 | 32 | |
| 9 | Irchester Eastfield | 32 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 54 | 58 | −4 | 31 | |
| 10 | Thrapston Venturas | 32 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 54 | 52 | +2 | 30 | |
| 11 | Higham Town | 32 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 61 | 67 | −6 | 27 | |
| 12 | Olney Town | 32 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 56 | 79 | −23 | 26 | |
| 13 | Ford Sports Daventry | 32 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 37 | 75 | −38 | 24 | |
| 14 | British Timken Athletic | 32 | 9 | 5 | 18 | 40 | 75 | −35 | 23 | |
| 15 | Sharnbrook | 32 | 9 | 4 | 19 | 39 | 60 | −21 | 22 | |
| 16 | Burton Park Wanderers | 32 | 9 | 4 | 19 | 40 | 67 | −27 | 22 | |
| 17 | Geddington Montrose | 32 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 43 | 93 | −50 | 16 | Resigned from the league |