# 1986–87 United Counties League

The 1986–87 United Counties League season was the 80th 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:
* Kempston Rovers, promoted from Division One
* Spalding United, transferred from the Northern Counties East League

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Potton United | 40 | 31 | 7 | 2 | 103 | 25 | +78 | 69 | |
| 2 | Baldock Town | 40 | 28 | 7 | 5 | 86 | 28 | +58 | 63 | Promoted to the Southern Football League |
| 3 | Stotfold | 40 | 24 | 6 | 10 | 67 | 46 | +21 | 54 | |
| 4 | Irthlingborough Diamonds | 40 | 21 | 9 | 10 | 72 | 57 | +15 | 51 | |
| 5 | Stewart & Lloyds Corby | 40 | 22 | 6 | 12 | 81 | 52 | +29 | 50 | |
| 6 | Raunds Town | 40 | 21 | 7 | 12 | 81 | 53 | +28 | 49 | |
| 7 | Spalding United | 40 | 19 | 9 | 12 | 58 | 41 | +17 | 47 | |
| 8 | Holbeach United | 40 | 18 | 10 | 12 | 79 | 45 | +34 | 46 | |
| 9 | Long Buckby | 40 | 20 | 5 | 15 | 78 | 61 | +17 | 45 | |
| 10 | Stamford | 40 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 53 | 49 | +4 | 44 | |
| 11 | Brackley Town | 40 | 16 | 9 | 15 | 70 | 66 | +4 | 41 | |
| 12 | Northampton Spencer | 40 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 76 | 70 | +6 | 40 | |
| 13 | Desborough Town | 40 | 16 | 6 | 18 | 65 | 81 | −16 | 38 | |
| 14 | Wootton Blue Cross | 40 | 14 | 9 | 17 | 67 | 83 | −16 | 37 | |
| 15 | Arlesey Town | 40 | 12 | 10 | 18 | 50 | 68 | −18 | 34 | |
| 16 | Kempston Rovers | 40 | 10 | 12 | 18 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 32 | |
| 17 | Eynesbury Rovers | 40 | 10 | 7 | 23 | 55 | 82 | −27 | 27 | |
| 18 | Rothwell Town | 40 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 51 | 80 | −29 | 25 | |
| 19 | St Neots Town | 40 | 4 | 14 | 22 | 37 | 75 | −38 | 22 | |
| 20 | Bourne Town | 40 | 8 | 6 | 26 | 43 | 88 | −45 | 22 | |
| 21 | Ampthill Town | 40 | 1 | 2 | 37 | 32 | 154 | −122 | 4 | Relegated to Division One |

## Division One

Division One featured 18 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with one new club:
* Newport Pagnell Town, relegated from the Premier Division

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| 1 | Baker Perkins | 36 | 28 | 2 | 6 | 102 | 33 | +69 | 58 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
| 2 | Cogenhoe United | 36 | 25 | 5 | 6 | 93 | 31 | +62 | 55 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
| 3 | Ramsey Town | 36 | 24 | 4 | 8 | 101 | 36 | +65 | 52 | |
| 4 | Mirrlees Blackstone | 36 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 81 | 38 | +43 | 51 | |
| 5 | Thrapston Venturas | 36 | 21 | 7 | 8 | 70 | 42 | +28 | 49 | |
| 6 | St Ives Town | 36 | 21 | 5 | 10 | 66 | 50 | +16 | 47 | |
| 7 | Wellingborough Whitworth | 36 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 67 | 59 | +8 | 43 | |
| 8 | Cottingham | 36 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 60 | 49 | +11 | 40 | |
| 9 | Higham Town | 36 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 59 | 65 | −6 | 36 | |
| 10 | Newport Pagnell Town | 36 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 44 | 52 | −8 | 36 | |
| 11 | British Timken Athletic | 36 | 14 | 4 | 18 | 51 | 60 | −9 | 32 | |
| 12 | Towcester Town | 36 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 56 | 83 | −27 | 30 | |
| 13 | Irchester Eastfield | 36 | 12 | 4 | 20 | 49 | 60 | −11 | 28 | |
| 14 | Burton Park Wanderers | 36 | 11 | 5 | 20 | 43 | 59 | −16 | 27 | |
| 15 | Olney Town | 36 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 43 | 68 | −25 | 25 | |
| 16 | British Timken Duston | 36 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 53 | 79 | −26 | 25 | |
| 17 | Northampton ON Chenecks | 36 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 40 | 75 | −35 | 25 | |
| 18 | Ford Sports Daventry | 36 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 32 | 87 | −55 | 16 | |
| 19 | Sharnbrook | 36 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 24 | 108 | −84 | 9 | |