The 2016–17 United Counties League season (known as the 2016–17 ChromaSport & Trophies United Counties League for sponsorship reasons) was the 110th in the history of the

United Counties League The United Counties League (also known after its sponsor as the ''GCE Hire Fleet Ltd. United Counties League'') is an England, English association football, football league covering an area including the English Counties of the United Kingdom, ...

, a

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competition in England.

Premier Division

The Premier Division featured 20 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with two new clubs, promoted from Division One: * Peterborough Sports * Northampton ON Chenecks

League table

Promotion criteria

To be promoted at the end of the season a team must: # Have applied to be considered for promotion by 30 November 2016 # Pass a ground grading examination by 31 March 2017 # Finish the season in a position higher than that of any other team also achieving criteria 1 and 2 # Finish the season in one of the top three positions The following three teams have achieved criterion one: * Eynesbury Rovers * Newport Pagnell Town * Peterborough Sports

Division One

Division One featured 17 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with three new clubs: * Daventry Town, voluntarily demoted from the

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*Melton Mowbray, promoted from the

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and changed name to Melton Town * Whittlesey Athletic, promoted from the Peterborough and District League

League table

References

External links

United Counties League
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