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

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.