The United League was an association football league in England that existed from 1896 to 1902, and then again from 1905 to 1909.
The league was formed in 1896 to provide clubs in southern and central England with additional midweek matches. Over the years, clubs frequently joined and left the league. By 1899, significant departures left the league struggling, leading to its dissolution in 1902. It was revived in 1905 but ultimately ceased operations again in 1909.
Champions Source: 1896–97 - Millwall Athletic 1897–98 - Luton Town 1898–99 - Millwall Athletic 1899–1900 - Wellingborough 1900–01 - Rothwell Town Swifts 1901–02 - Irthlingborough Town Not contested between 1902 and 1905 1905–06 - Watford 1906–07 - Crystal Palace 1907–08 - Brentford 1908–09 - New Brompton
Tables 1896–97
1897–98 PosClubPWDLFAPts1Luton Town 16 13 2 1 49 11 282Tottenham Hotspur 16 8 5 3 40 27 213Woolwich Arsenal 16 8 5 3 35 24 214Kettering 16 9 1 6 28 24 195Rushden Town 16 7 1 8 24 26 156Southampton 16 6 3 7 23 28 137Millwall Athletic 16 4 4 8 27 27 128Wellingborough 16 3 3 10 17 42 99Loughborough 16 1 2 13 8 42 4
1898–99 PosClubPWDLFAPts1Millwall Athletic 20 14 3 3 42 19 312Southampton 20 12 1 7 53 32 253Woolwich Arsenal 20 10 4 6 40 30 244Tottenham Hotspur 20 11 2 7 36 25 245Bristol City 20 11 0 9 43 31 226Reading 20 8 5 7 36 25 217Brighton United 20 10 1 9 41 42 218Wellingborough 20 7 1 12 32 40 159Kettering 20 8 1 11 25 38 1510Rushden Town 20 6 1 13 26 45 1311Luton Town 20 2 3 15 24 71 7
1899–1900 PosClubPWDLFAPts1Wellingborough 12 8 2 2 35 12 182Northampton Town 12 7 3 2 43 16 173Rushden Town 12 8 1 3 33 20 174Kettering 12 8 0 4 30 11 165Rothwell Town Swifts 12 4 0 8 25 34 86Finedon Revellers 12 3 1 8 13 41 77Desborough Unity 12 3 1 8 13 41 7
1900–01 PosClubPWDLFAPts1Rothwell Town Swifts 12 10 0 2 36 11 202Luton Town 12 7 4 1 30 18 183Kettering 12 6 3 3 23 18 154Wellingborough 12 6 0 6 24 28 125Northampton Town 12 2 4 6 16 27 86Rushden Town 12 2 3 7 16 24 77Finedon Revellers 12 0 4 8 10 29 4
1901–02 Table incomplete. PosClubPWDLFAPts1Irthlingborough Town 8 4 3 1 9 5 112Rothwell Town Swifts 9 4 2 3 13 13 103Kettering 9 3 3 3 11 7 94Rushden Town 8 2 3 3 13 14 75Wellingborough 8 1 4 3 11 15 66Finedon Revellers 4 1 1 2 4 7 3
1905–06 PosClubPWDLFAPts1Watford 18 13 4 1 49 15 302Crystal Palace 18 13 1 4 51 21 273Leyton 18 8 4 6 33 21 204Luton Town 18 7 4 7 47 27 185Clapton Orient Reserves 18 5 8 5 24 27 186Swindon Town 18 7 3 8 33 29 177Brighton & Hove Albion 18 6 4 8 28 28 168New Brompton 18 7 2 9 26 27 169Grays United 18 4 2 12 21 64 1010Southern United 18 3 2 13 21 64 8
1906–07 PosClubPWDLFAPts1Crystal Palace 14 8 5 1 39 20 212Brighton & Hove Albion 14 6 6 2 33 26 183Luton Town 14 8 1 5 23 27 174Norwich City 14 6 4 4 34 22 165Hastings & St Leonards 14 6 2 6 27 24 146Leyton 14 3 4 7 24 27 107New Brompton 14 3 3 8 24 35 98Watford 14 3 1 10 15 38 7
1907–08 PosClubPWDLFAPts1Brentford 8 6 1 1 19 8 132Southend United 8 3 2 3 16 16 83New Brompton 8 2 3 3 10 11 74Croydon Common 8 3 1 4 9 18 75Hastings & St Leonards United 8 1 3 4 13 14 5
1908–09 Northern Section PosClubPWDLFAPts1Rotherham Town 12 8 1 3 39 15 172Lincoln City 12 7 2 3 32 18 163Norwich City 12 7 2 3 33 20 164Walsall 12 5 2 5 23 25 125Coventry City 12 5 1 6 27 31 116Peterborough City 12 4 1 7 18 34 97Grantham Avenue 12 1 1 10 12 41 3 Southern Section PosClubPWDLFAPts1New Brompton 8 5 1 2 27 14 112Hastings & St Leonards United 8 4 1 3 13 12 93Croydon Common 8 4 0 4 13 17 84Southend United 8 2 3 3 15 18 75Brentford 8 2 1 5 13 20 5 Final
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