2015–16 East Midlands Counties Football League

The 2015–16 East Midlands Counties Football League season was the 8th in the history of East Midlands Counties Football League, a football competition in England.

League

Football league season
East Midlands Counties
Football League
Season2015–16
ChampionsSt Andrews
PromotedSt Andrews
Matches played342
Goals scored1,270 (3.71 per match)
Top goalscorer35 goals Aaron Preston Blaby & Whetstone Athletic
Biggest home winBlaby & Whetstone Athletic 9–1 Kimberley Miners Welfare
(30 January 2016)
Biggest away winGreenwood Meadows 0-10 Blaby & Whetstone Athletic
(5 December 2015)
Highest scoringGreenwood Meadows 0-10 Blaby & Whetstone Athletic
(5 December 2015)
Blaby & Whetstone Athletic 9–1 Kimberley Miners Welfare
(30 January 2016)
Ellistown & Ibstock United 1-9 St Andrews
(8 December 2015)
Longest winning run9 matches St Andrews[1]
Longest unbeaten run13 matches St Andrews[2]
Longest losing run16 matches Arnold Town[3]
Highest attendance175[4]
Ashby Ivanhoe 0–3 St Andrews
(19 March 2016)
Lowest attendance8[5]
Blaby & Whetstone Athletic 3-1 Greenwood Meadows
(2 April 2016)
Average attendance50

The league featured 19 clubs from the previous season, along with one new club:

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 St Andrews 36 28 2 6 115 29 +86 86 Promoted to the Midland Football League
2 Radford 36 25 4 7 105 41 +64 79
3 Ashby Ivanhoe 36 24 5 7 86 33 +53 77
4 South Normanton Athletic 36 24 5 7 84 34 +50 77
5 Aylestone Park 36 21 5 10 84 54 +30 68
6 Anstey Nomads 36 18 10 8 63 52 +11 64
7 Blaby & Whetstone Athletic 36 18 5 13 85 57 +28 59
8 Holbrook Sports 36 17 6 13 67 53 +14 57
9 Borrowash Victoria 36 18 1 17 72 69 +3 55
10 Radcliffe Olympic 36 16 6 14 70 56 +14 54
11 Graham Street Prims 36 16 5 15 68 67 +1 53
12 Stapenhill 36 12 6 18 51 64 −13 42
13 Barrow Town 36 10 10 16 55 61 −6 40
14 Gedling Miners Welfare 36 9 8 19 51 65 −14 35
15 Kimberley Miners Welfare 36 9 6 21 43 83 −40 33
16 Holwell Sports 36 8 7 21 52 97 −45 31
17 Ellistown & Ibstock United 36 8 5 23 44 94 −50 29
18 Arnold Town 36 7 4 25 48 118 −70 22[a]
19 Greenwood Meadows 36 3 2 31 25 141 −116 10[b]
20 Mickleover Royals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Club resigned, record expunged[6]
Source: fchd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Arnold Town were deducted 3 points for failing to fulfil a fixture.
  2. ^ Greenwood Meadows were deducted 1 point for fielding an ineligible player.

References

  1. ^ "East Midlands Counties League 2015-26". FA Full Time website. 7 May 2016. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  2. ^ "East Midlands Counties League 2015-26". FA Full Time website. 7 May 2016. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  3. ^ "East Midlands Counties League 2015-26". FA Full Time website. 7 May 2016. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  4. ^ "Ashby Ivanhoe v St Andrews". FA Full Time. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  5. ^ "Blaby & Whetstone Athletic v Greenwood Meadows". FA Full Time. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  6. ^ "Around the Counties". East Midlands Counties Football League. September 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2015.

External links

  • East Midlands Counties Football League official site
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