League Line-Up 25/26

Rugby Town will line-up in the United Counties League Premier Division South next season after the FA released their provisional league allocations.

Rugby were relegated from the NPL Midlands last season and return to the same division they won promotion from in 22/23.

The UCL Premier South is now a 20-team league and since Valley's last stint in the division play-off places have been introduced meaning there are two promotion spots up for grabs.

There are a number of familiar faces from Rugby promotion season with nine teams still remaining and some old rivalries to reacquaint with against the likes of Daventry Town, Coventry United, Newport Pagnell Town and Lutterworth Town.

Valley will be the only relegated side joining the division and will be joined by promoted sides Nuneaton Town and Moulton.

Nuneaton, who reformed again at the start of last season after losing their step three status, play at Bedworth United's Oval Ground won promotion winning the Midland Football League Division One. Rugby have not faced Nuneaton in a league game since 2010.

Meanwhile another blast from the past will see Atherstone Town join the league after being transferred from the Midland Football League - our last meeting against the Adders was in the Southern League Central Division back in 2011.

There will also be first competitive meetings with the likes of Aylestone Park, Hinckley, Northampton Sileby Rangers and Yaxley.

Yaxley are among one of four longer trips for the Valley faithful with trips to March Town United, Histon and Eynesbury Rovers also expected.

The new season will start in August 2025 or possibly late July - date to be confirmed.

The league line-up is provisionally as follows:

		United Counties League Premier South 25/26	Last season
		Atherstone Town	Midland Football League Premier (3rd) - lost in Playoff Semi
		Aylestone Park	United Counties League Premier South (2nd) - lost in Playoff Final
		Bugbrooke St Michaels	United Counties League Premier South (16th)
		Coventry United	United Counties League Premier South (7th)
		Daventry Town	United Counties League Premier South (8th)
		Easington Sports	United Counties League Premier South (14th)
		Eynesbury Rovers	United Counties League Premier South (5th) - lost in Playoff Semis
		GNG Oadby Town	United Counties League Premier South (18th)
		Hinckley	United Counties League Premier South (9th)
		Histon	United Counties League Premier South (12th)
		Leicester Nirvana	United Counties League Premier South (10th)
		Lutterworth Town	United Counties League Premier South (15th)
		March Town United	United Counties League Premier South (4th) - lost in Playoff Semi
		Moulton	Spartan South Midlands Division One (3rd) - Promoted as Play Off Winners
		Newport Pagnell Town	United Counties League Premier South (6th)
		Northampton ON Chenecks	United Counties League Premier South (11th)
		Northampton Sileby Rangers	United Counties League Premier South (13th)
		Nuneaton Town	Midland Football League Division One (1st) - Promoted
		Rugby Town	NPL Midland Division (19th) - Relegated
		Yaxley	United Counties League Premier South (17th)