# 1972–73 United Counties League

The 1972–73 United Counties League season was the 66th in the history of the United Counties League, a football competition in England. At the end of the previous season leagues top division was renamed Premier Division, while lower divisions was renamed Division One and Division Two.

## Premier Division

The Premier Division featured 14 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with two new clubs:
* Long Buckby, promoted from old Division Two
* Stamford, transferred from the Midland League

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Rushden Town | 30 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 71 | 28 | +43 | 45 |
| 2 | Spalding United | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 55 | 41 | +14 | 39 |
| 3 | Biggleswade Town | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 63 | 33 | +30 | 37 |
| 4 | Stamford | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 52 | 44 | +8 | 35 |
| 5 | Irthlingborough Diamonds | 30 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 54 | 48 | +6 | 33 |
| 6 | Kempston Rovers | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 67 | 47 | +20 | 32 |
| 7 | Bourne Town | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 61 | 54 | +7 | 32 |
| 8 | Potton United | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 46 | 42 | +4 | 30 |
| 9 | Long Buckby | 30 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 51 | 50 | +1 | 29 |
| 10 | Desborough Town | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 46 | 46 | 0 | 29 |
| 11 | Northampton Spencer | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 41 | 60 | −19 | 26 |
| 12 | Wootton Blue Cross | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 29 | 45 | −16 | 25 |
| 13 | Rothwell Town | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 38 | 51 | −13 | 24 |
| 14 | Ampthill Town | 30 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 35 | 52 | −17 | 23 |
| 15 | Holbeach United | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 44 | 68 | −24 | 23 |
| 16 | Wolverton Town | 30 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 25 | 69 | −44 | 18 |

## Division One

The previous season Division Two changed name to Division One before this season. The Division One featured 17 clubs which competed in the Division Two last season, along with 2 new clubs:
* Eynesbury Rovers, relegated from old Division One
* V S Rugby, promoted from old Division Three

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Olney Town | 36 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 70 | 35 | 2.000 | 54 | |
| 2 | Bedford Eaglets | 36 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 85 | 41 | 2.073 | 52 | |
| 3 | Higham Town | 36 | 22 | 6 | 8 | 80 | 47 | 1.702 | 50 | |
| 4 | British Timken Athletic | 36 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 75 | 41 | 1.829 | 46 | |
| 5 | Irthlingborough Diamonds reserves | 36 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 59 | 33 | 1.788 | 46 | |
| 6 | Stewart & Lloyds Corby | 36 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 71 | 42 | 1.690 | 45 | |
| 7 | V S Rugby | 36 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 62 | 46 | 1.348 | 43 | |
| 8 | Corby Gainsborough | 36 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 64 | 47 | 1.362 | 40 | |
| 9 | Rushden Town reserves | 36 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 78 | 46 | 1.696 | 39 | |
| 10 | Raunds Town | 36 | 17 | 3 | 16 | 68 | 60 | 1.133 | 37 | |
| 11 | Kettering Park Wanderers | 36 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 54 | 59 | 0.915 | 34 | |
| 12 | Biggleswade Town reserves | 36 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 57 | 66 | 0.864 | 32 | |
| 13 | Desborough Town reserves | 36 | 13 | 5 | 18 | 67 | 83 | 0.807 | 31 | |
| 14 | Rothwell Town reserves | 36 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 59 | 74 | 0.797 | 31 | |
| 15 | Sharnbrook | 36 | 11 | 6 | 19 | 60 | 81 | 0.741 | 28 | |
| 16 | Eynesbury Rovers | 36 | 10 | 7 | 19 | 41 | 69 | 0.594 | 27 | |
| 17 | St Neots Town reserves | 36 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 44 | 81 | 0.543 | 21 | |
| 18 | British Timken Duston | 36 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 33 | 104 | 0.317 | 19 | |
| 19 | Wolverton Town reserves | 36 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 33 | 105 | 0.314 | 9 | Resigned from the league |

## Division Two

The previous season Division Three changed name to Division Two before this season. The Division Two featured 18 clubs which competed in the Division Three last season, no new clubs joined the division this season.

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Belsize | 34 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 116 | 19 | 6.105 | 59 | Promoted to Division One |
| 2 | Northampton ON Chenecks | 34 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 104 | 37 | 2.811 | 59 | Promoted to Division One |
| 3 | Stewart & Lloyds Corby reserves | 34 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 70 | 28 | 2.500 | 54 | |
| 4 | Woodford United | 34 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 71 | 38 | 1.868 | 52 | |
| 5 | Irchester United | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 82 | 49 | 1.673 | 45 | |
| 6 | Geddington Montrose | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 70 | 41 | 1.707 | 43 | |
| 7 | Kempston Rovers reserves | 34 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 83 | 53 | 1.566 | 38 | |
| 8 | Deanshanger Athletic | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 70 | 86 | 0.814 | 31 | |
| 9 | Bedford Avenue | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 58 | 55 | 1.055 | 30 | |
| 10 | Raunds Town reserves | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 77 | 81 | 0.951 | 30 | |
| 11 | Ampthill Town reserves | 34 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 48 | 60 | 0.800 | 29 | |
| 12 | Wootton Blue Cross reserves | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 42 | 61 | 0.689 | 27 | |
| 13 | Higham Rovers | 34 | 11 | 4 | 19 | 54 | 82 | 0.659 | 26 | |
| 14 | Higham Town reserves | 34 | 10 | 5 | 19 | 62 | 63 | 0.984 | 25 | |
| 15 | Bedford United | 34 | 9 | 4 | 21 | 65 | 82 | 0.793 | 22 | |
| 16 | Blisworth | 34 | 10 | 2 | 22 | 57 | 101 | 0.564 | 22 | |
| 17 | Olney Town reserves | 34 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 37 | 95 | 0.389 | 15 | |
| 18 | British Timken Duston reserves | 34 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 22 | 157 | 0.140 | 5 | |