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Harrowby, and Oadby join along with us and Bugbrooke stay in div 1.

Looks like a good few games next season, 19 in the league 36 games then!

Lots of new grounds to go and see

I see Shepshed Dynamo and Quorn have been relegated into the UCL Premier from the Northern League Division One South.

Anyway, that's 6 more games than we were expecting is it not? The more the merrier.

Oadby will be the team to beat in our league I think - they reached the 5th Round of the FA Vase as a Step 6 club, and only narrowly missed out on promotion to Step 5.

Saw Thurnby Nirvana (finished below Oadby in the league) beat Desborough 5-0 in the FA cup so Oadby should should really challenge for the league

Obviously it's going to be a tough ask to aim for promotion in our first season, but don't the top three get promoted? I see Bugbrooke (came 3rd) asked to stay in Division 1.
Now we know our league make up we can start to plan for entrance fees & season tickets.

I would think Oadby will be favourites to win the division next season. They were very dissapointed to miss out on a top two finish in the EML, which would have put them in the UCL Premier, and I expect they will strengthen their side for 2012-13. It will be good to have another team in our division who "everyone wants to beat" ;)

Three of Diamonds wrote:Obviously it's going to be a tough ask to aim for promotion in our first season, but don't the top three get promoted? I see Bugbrooke (came 3rd) asked to stay in Division 1.
Now we know our league make up we can start to plan for entrance fees & season tickets.

Has previously been the top 2, 3rd only if one of those could not be promoted. I think they were prepared to let 3 up this time because of the resignations.

Sid wrote:I would think Oadby will be favourites to win the division next season. They were very dissapointed to miss out on a top two finish in the EML, which would have put them in the UCL Premier, and I expect they will strengthen their side for 2012-13. It will be good to have another team in our division who "everyone wants to beat" ;)

Plus, I notice they have a few fans, they got many 100+ crowds and got 350 at the end of last season, so maybe a few away fans when we play them. Also very pleased they've expanded the league from last season, means 4 extra games to see!

And aren't Shepshed Dynamo and Quorn a little out of the UCL's boundaries, I'd have thought they'd be put in the Midland Alliance tbh.

So correct me if I'm wrong, but this is the final lineup for the UCL Div 1 2012-13:

Bugbrooke St Michaels
Wellingborough Whitworth
Rushden and Higham United
Eynesbury Rovers
Olney Town
Rothwell Corinthians
Burton Park Wanderers
Wootton Blue Cross
Buckingham Town
Northampton ON Chenecks
Raunds Town
Potton United
Bourne Town
Northampton Sileby Rangers
Thrapston Town
Northampton Spencer
AFC Rushden & Diamonds
Oadby Town
Harrowby United