2015–16 East Midlands Counties Football League

East Midlands Counties Football League
Season 2015–16
Champions St Andrews (Promoted)
Matches played 342
Goals scored 1,270 (3.71 per match)
Top goalscorer 35 goals Aaron Preston Blaby & Whetstone Athletic
Biggest home win Blaby & Whetstone Athletic 9–1 Kimberley Miners Welfare
(30 January 2016)
Biggest away win Greenwood Meadows 0-10 Blaby & Whetstone Athletic
(5 December 2015)
Highest scoring Greenwood 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 run 9 matches St Andrews[1]
Longest unbeaten run 13 matches St Andrews[2]
Longest losing run 16 matches Arnold Town[3]
Highest attendance 175[4]
Ashby Ivanhoe 0–3 St Andrews
(19 March 2016)
Lowest attendance 8[5]
Blaby & Whetstone Athletic 3-1 Greenwood Meadows
(2 April 2016)
Average attendance 50

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

East Midlands Counties League

The league consists of 20 clubs after Bardon Hill were promoted to the Midland League Premier Division, and Mickleover Royals joined the league, promoted from the Central Midlands League South Division.

Mickleover Royals subsequently resigned, having played and won four matches. Their record was expunged.[6]

Table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 St Andrews (C) (P) 36 28 2 6 115 29+86 86 Promotion to 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 022a
19 Greenwood Meadows 36 3 2 31 25 141−116 010b
20 Mickleover Royals 0 0 0 0 0 00 0 Club resigned, record expunged

Updated to games played on 30 April 2016.
Source: East Midlands League website
a Arnold Town were deducted 3 points for failing to fulfill a fixture
b Greenwood Meadows were deducted 1 point for fielding an ineligible player
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.

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.
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