2016–17 East Midlands Counties Football League

The 2016–17 East Midlands Counties Football League season was the 9th in the history of East Midlands Counties Football League, a football competition in England.

League

East Midlands Counties
Football League
Season2016–17
ChampionsWest Bridgford
PromotedSouth Normanton Athletic
RelegatedGreenwood Meadows
Ellistown & Ibstock United
Matches played462
Goals scored1,841 (3.98 per match)
Top goalscorer41 goals Steven Hart Stapenhill
Biggest home winDunkirk 13–0 Graham Street Prims
(25 April 2017)
Biggest away winEllistown & Ibstock United 0-11 Birstall United
(19 November 2016)
Highest scoringDunkirk 13–0 Graham Street Prims
(25 April 2017)
Longest winning run9 matches South Normanton Athletic
Longest unbeaten run18 matches Dunkirk
Longest losing run10 matches Ellistown & Ibstock United
Highest attendance152[1]
Gedling Miners Welfare 0–3 Arnold Town
(18 April 2017)
Lowest attendance14[2]
Greenwood Meadows 0–1 Graham Street Prims
(20 August 2016)
Average attendance50

The league featured 18 clubs from the previous season, along with four new clubs:

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
1West Bridgford42297611552+6394
2South Normanton Athletic4226889446+4886Promoted to the Midland League
3Birstall United422741110548+5785
4Aylestone Park422561110459+4581
5Dunkirk422371210670+3676
6Blaby & Whetstone Athletic422371210571+3476
7Radford4221111010057+4374
8Kimberley Miners Welfare42235148562+2374
9Radcliffe Olympic422251510197+471
10Ashby Ivanhoe422010129766+3170
11Stapenhill422071510488+1667
12Borrowash Victoria421610169887+1158
13Belper United42177187873+558
14Barrow Town421513148682+458
15Arnold Town421761988101−1357
16Holwell Sports42174217886−855
17Anstey Nomads42129217097−2745
18Holbrook Sports42962755110−5533
19Graham Street Prims42942952120−6831
20Gedling Miners Welfare42733240132−9224
21Greenwood Meadows42106265779−2218[a]Relegated to the Central Midlands League and folded
22Ellistown & Ibstock United42033923158−1353Relegated to the Leicestershire Senior League
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]
Notes:

References