2017–18 East Midlands Counties Football League

East Midlands Counties Football League
Season 2017–18
Champions Dunkirk
Promoted Dunkirk
Relegated Radcliffe Olympic
Matches played 420
Goals scored 1,639 (3.9 per match)
Top goalscorer Tyrell Shannon-Lewis (Clifton All Whites)
39 goals
Biggest home win Radford 10–0 Radcliffe Olympic
(22 August 2017)
Biggest away win Arnold Town 1–10 Clifton All Whites
(1 May 2018)
Highest scoring Arnold Town 8–3 Holwell Sports
(21 October 2017)
Arnold Town 1-10 Clifton All Whites
(1 May 2018)
Longest winning run 9 matches
Dunkirk
Longest unbeaten run 14 matches
Dunkirk
Longest losing run 11 matches
Radcliffe Olympic
Borrowash Victoria
Highest attendance 342
Selston 3–0 West Bridgford
(21 April 2018)
Lowest attendance 10
Radcliffe Olympic 2–3 Barrow Town
(28 October 2017)
Stapenhill 0-2 Clifton All Whites
(14 April 2018)
(Played at Clifton)
Radcliffe Olympic 1-2 Birstall United
(1 May 2018)
Average attendance 51

The 2017–18 East Midlands Counties Football League season was the 10th in the history of East Midlands Counties Football League, a football competition in England at level 10 of the English football league system.

League

The league consisted of 22 clubs.

The following 3 clubs left the league before the season -

The following 3 clubs joined the league -

The following club left the league during the season -

Stadia and locations

Club Stadium Seats[2]
Anstey NomadsCropston Road100
Arnold TownEagle Valley100
Ashby IvanhoeLower Packington Road50
Aylestone ParkSaffron Lane100
Barrow TownBarrow Road100
Belper UnitedBorrowash Road [lower-alpha 1]100
Birstall UnitedMeadow Lane
Blaby & Whetstone AthleticWarwick Road100
Borrowash VictoriaBorrowash Road100
Clifton All WhitesGreen Lane
DunkirkLenton Lane
Gedling Miners WelfarePlains Road100
Graham Street PrimsBorrowash Road
Holbrook SportsShaw Lane100
Holwell SportsWelby Road100
Kimberley Miners WelfareThe Stag Ground100
Radcliffe OlympicWharf Lane100
RadfordSelhurst Street100
SelstonMansfield Road54
StapenhillMaple Grove100
TeversalCarnarvon Street100
West Bridgford Regatta Way
  1. ↑ home of Borrowash Victoria (groundshare)

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Dunkirk (C, P) 40 28 5 7 133 49 +84 89 Promotion to Midland League Premier Division
2 Anstey Nomads 40 29 2 9 116 56 +60 89 Transfer to United Counties League Division One
3 Teversal 40 28 3 9 93 51 +42 87
4 Selston 40 25 6 9 97 59 +38 81
5 Belper United 40 21 11 8 76 44 +32 74
6 Kimberley Miners Welfare 40 21 8 11 75 56 +19 71
7 Radford 40 21 7 12 104 57 +47 70
8 Birstall United 40 21 6 13 98 67 +31 69 Transfer to United Counties League Division One
9 Aylestone Park 40 21 3 16 90 67 +23 66
10 Gedling Miners Welfare 40 20 2 18 71 65 +6 62
11 Barrow Town 40 18 7 15 76 72 +4 61
12 Clifton All Whites 40 17 8 15 102 73 +29 59
13 Stapenhill 40 14 8 18 87 86 +1 50 Transfer to Midland League Division One
14 Holbrook Sports 40 14 2 24 60 82 −22 44
15 West Bridgford 40 14 2 24 56 96 −40 44
16 Graham Street Prims 40 11 10 19 56 86 −30 43
17 Ashby Ivanhoe 40 12 3 25 55 81 −26 39
18 Holwell Sports 40 10 8 22 61 98 −37 38 Transfer to United Counties League Division One
19 Borrowash Victoria 40 10 4 26 58 120 −62 34
20 Arnold Town 40 7 1 32 48 131 −83 19[lower-alpha 1]
21 Radcliffe Olympic (R) 40 4 2 34 27 143 −116 14 Relegation to Step 7
22 Blaby & Whetstone Athletic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0[lower-alpha 2] Resigned from the league
Updated to match(es) played on 24 May 2018. 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 [3]
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. ↑ Arnold Town were deducted three points for failing to fulfil a fixture against Stapenhill on 18 November.
  2. ↑ Blaby & Whetstone Athletic were deducted three points for fielding an ineligible player against Barrow Town on 16 December,
    and a further three points for failing to fulfill a fixture on 17 February.
    On 23 March they submitted their resignation to the league after playing 29 matches, 2 days later their playing record was expunged.

References

  1. ↑ "League Statement". East Midlands Counties Football League. 24 March 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  2. ↑ "Clubs - East Midlands Counties League | www.emc-fl.com". eastmidlandscountiesleague.pitchero.com. Retrieved 2017-05-26.
  3. ↑ "The FA Handbook Standardised Rules 2017-2018 (page 539, section 12.2)". The FA. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
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