The 2020–21 season was the 114th in the history of the United Counties League, a football competition in England. The league operated two divisions in the English football league system, the Premier Division at Step 5 and Division One at Step 6, for the last time this season.
The allocations for Steps 5 and 6 for season 2020–21 were announced by the FA on 21 July 2020,[1] and were subject to appeal.
The league season was subsequently abandoned on 24 February 2021 after COVID-19 lockdown-originated restrictions were imposed.[2]
Promotion and restructuring
The scheduled restructuring of non-league football took place at the end of the season, to include a new division that was added to the United Counties League at Step 5 for 2021–22. Promotions from Steps 5 to 4 and 6 to 5 were based on points per game across all matches over the two abandoned seasons (2019–20 and 2020–21), while teams were promoted to Step 6 on the basis of a subjective application process.[3]
Source: FA Full-time Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of matches won; 5) Head-to-head results[4] Notes:
^Promoted based on points per game calculations from 2019–20 and 2020–21 seasons combined.
Source: FA Full-time Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of matches won; 5) Head-to-head results[4] Notes:
^ abcPromoted based on points per game calculations from 2019–20 and 2020–21 seasons combined.
^Bourne Town received a 3 point deduction for fielding an ineligible player during the match on 19 September.