title: 1997–98 United Counties League
text: # 1997–98 United Counties League
  
  The 1997–98 United Counties League season was the 91st 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:
  
  * Buckingham Town, relegated from the Southern Football League
  * Yaxley, promoted from Division One
  
  ### League table
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Stamford | 40 | 29 | 6 | 5 | 113 | 45 | +68 | 93 | Promoted to the Southern Football League |
  | 2 | Northampton Spencer | 40 | 27 | 2 | 11 | 105 | 59 | +46 | 83 | |
  | 3 | Spalding United | 40 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 77 | 47 | +30 | 82 | |
  | 4 | Desborough Town | 40 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 89 | 49 | +40 | 78 | |
  | 5 | Stewarts & Lloyds Corby | 40 | 24 | 6 | 10 | 68 | 39 | +29 | 78 | |
  | 6 | Ford Sports Daventry | 40 | 22 | 10 | 8 | 74 | 38 | +36 | 76 | |
  | 7 | Stotfold | 40 | 21 | 9 | 10 | 89 | 60 | +29 | 72 | |
  | 8 | Boston Town | 40 | 23 | 6 | 11 | 82 | 48 | +34 | 75 | |
  | 9 | Mirrlees Blackstone | 40 | 20 | 7 | 13 | 69 | 50 | +19 | 67 | |
  | 10 | St. Neots Town | 40 | 20 | 3 | 17 | 67 | 60 | +7 | 63 | |
  | 11 | Buckingham Town | 40 | 18 | 7 | 15 | 58 | 49 | +9 | 61 | |
  | 12 | Cogenhoe United | 40 | 17 | 9 | 14 | 68 | 53 | +15 | 60 | |
  | 13 | Long Buckby | 40 | 14 | 8 | 18 | 64 | 68 | −4 | 50 | |
  | 14 | Potton United | 40 | 11 | 10 | 19 | 46 | 62 | −16 | 43 | |
  | 15 | Wellingborough Town | 40 | 11 | 5 | 24 | 46 | 77 | −31 | 38 | |
  | 16 | Holbeach United | 40 | 10 | 8 | 22 | 39 | 76 | −37 | 38 | |
  | 17 | Wootton Blue Cross | 40 | 9 | 6 | 25 | 53 | 99 | −46 | 33 | |
  | 18 | Yaxley | 40 | 9 | 3 | 28 | 57 | 102 | −45 | 30 | |
  | 19 | Bourne Town | 40 | 8 | 5 | 27 | 48 | 96 | −48 | 29 | |
  | 20 | Eynesbury Rovers | 40 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 29 | 72 | −43 | 28 | |
  | 21 | Kempston Rovers | 40 | 2 | 5 | 33 | 18 | 110 | −92 | 11 | |
  
  ## Division One
  
  Division One featured 17 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 | Higham Town | 34 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 91 | 23 | +68 | 82 | |
  | 2 | Cottingham | 34 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 84 | 40 | +44 | 73 | |
  | 3 | Harrowby United | 34 | 20 | 4 | 10 | 94 | 61 | +33 | 64 | |
  | 4 | Bugbrooke St Michaels | 34 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 90 | 47 | +43 | 61 | |
  | 5 | Blisworth | 34 | 19 | 4 | 11 | 73 | 54 | +19 | 61 | |
  | 6 | Wellingborough Whitworth | 34 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 78 | 55 | +23 | 56 | |
  | 7 | Daventry Town | 34 | 16 | 5 | 13 | 87 | 66 | +21 | 53 | |
  | 8 | St Ives Town | 34 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 66 | 57 | +9 | 52 | |
  | 9 | Newport Pagnell Town | 34 | 16 | 4 | 14 | 61 | 56 | +5 | 52 | |
  | 10 | Rothwell Corinthians | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 77 | 58 | +19 | 50 | |
  | 11 | Olney Town | 34 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 65 | 55 | +10 | 50 | |
  | 12 | Northampton Vanaid | 34 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 90 | 54 | +36 | 47 | |
  | 13 | Thrapston Town | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 74 | 59 | +15 | 43 | |
  | 14 | Burton Park Wanderers | 34 | 13 | 3 | 18 | 58 | 71 | −13 | 42 | |
  | 15 | Northampton ON Chenecks | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 54 | 61 | −7 | 38 | |
  | 16 | Irchester United | 34 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 43 | 85 | −42 | 26 | |
  | 17 | Sharnbrook | 34 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 50 | 82 | −32 | 22 | |
  | 18 | Huntingdon United | 34 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 22 | 273 | −251 | 1 | Resigned from the league |
  