United League (football)

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The United League was an association football league that existed in England from 1896 to 1902 and again from 1905 to 1909. [1]

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The league was created in 1896 to provide clubs which played in other leagues in southern or central England with an additional midweek game. Over several years, various clubs joined or left the league but by 1899, departures left the league struggling, culminating in the cessation of the league in 1902. [1]

Champions

Source: [2]

Tables

1896–97

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1 Millwall Athletic 1411124322+2123
2 Luton Town 1410135216+3621
3 Woolwich Arsenal 146352834615
4 Loughborough 146172931213
5 Rushden Town 1461725421713
6 Kettering 144462324112
7 Wellingborough 143381739229
8 Tottenham Hotspur 14149253496
Source: [3]

1897–98

PosClubPWDLFAPts
1 Luton Town 161321491128
2 Tottenham Hotspur 16853402721
3 Woolwich Arsenal 16853352421
4 Kettering 16916282419
5 Rushden Town 16718242615
6 Southampton 16637232813 [lower-alpha 1]
7 Millwall Athletic 16448272712
8 Wellingborough 16331017429
9 Loughborough 1612138424

1898–99

PosClubPWDLFAPts
1 Millwall Athletic 201433421931
2 Southampton 201217533225
3 Woolwich Arsenal 201046403024
4 Tottenham Hotspur 201127362524
5 Bristol City 201109433122
6 Reading 20857362521
7 Brighton United 201019414221
8 Wellingborough 207112324015
9 Kettering 208111253815 [lower-alpha 2]
10 Rushden Town 206113264513
11 Luton Town 20231524717

1899–1900

PosClubPWDLFAPts
1 Wellingborough 12822351218
2 Northampton Town 12732431617
3 Rushden Town 12813332017
4 Kettering 12804301116
5 Rothwell Town Swifts 1240825348
6Finedon Revellers1231813417
7Desborough Unity1231813417

1900–01

PosClubPWDLFAPts
1 Rothwell Town Swifts 121002361120
2 Luton Town 12741301818
3 Kettering 12633231815
4 Wellingborough 12606242812
5 Northampton Town 1224616278
6 Rushden Town 1223716247
7Finedon Revellers1204810294

1901–02

Table incomplete.

PosClubPWDLFAPts
1 Irthlingborough Town 84319511
2 Rothwell Town Swifts 9423131310
3 Kettering 93331179
4 Rushden Town 823313147
5 Wellingborough 814311156
6Finedon Revellers4112473

1905–06

PosClubPWDLFAPts
1 Watford 181341491530
2 Crystal Palace 181314512127
3 Leyton 18846332120
4 Luton Town 18747472718
5 Clapton Orient Reserves 18585242718
6 Swindon Town 18738332917
7 Brighton & Hove Albion 18648282816
8 New Brompton 18729262716
9 Grays United 184212216410
10 Southern United 18321321648

1906–07

PosClubPWDLFAPts
1 Crystal Palace 14851392021
2 Brighton & Hove Albion 14662332618
3 Luton Town 14815232717
4 Norwich City 14644342216
5 Hastings & St Leonards 14626272414
6 Leyton 14347242710
7 New Brompton 1433824359
8 Watford 14311015387

1907–08

PosClubPWDLFAPts
1 Brentford 861119813
2 Southend United 832316168
3 New Brompton 823310117
4 Croydon Common 83149187
5 Hastings & St Leonards United 813413145

1908–09

Northern Section

PosClubPWDLFAPts
1 Rotherham Town 12813391517
2 Lincoln City 12723321816
3 Norwich City 12723332016
4 Walsall 12525232512
5 Coventry City 12516273111
6Peterborough City1241718349
7Grantham Avenue12111012413

Southern Section

PosClubPWDLFAPts
1 New Brompton 8512271411
2 Hastings & St Leonards United 841313129
3 Croydon Common 840413178
4 Southend United 823315187
5 Brentford 821513205

Final

Notes

  1. Southampton were deducted two points.
  2. Kettering Town were deducted two points.

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References

  1. 1 2 "United League". www.royalsrecord.co.uk. Archived from the original on 12 April 2016.
  2. Non-League Football Tables 18892004. Soccer Books Limited. 2004. p. 123. ISBN   1862231052.
  3. Soar, Phil (1995). Tottenham Hotspur The Official Illustrated History 1882–1995. Hamlyn. ISBN   0-600-58706-1.