SEASON
1981-82
United Counties League Premier Division · 12th
After winning promotion from Division One, Boro’ took up their position in the United Counties League Premier Division for the 1981-82 campaign. It was an eye-opener, however. For Boro’, there was to be no level of dominance they’d achieved in the lower level. Form was often patchy, if not erratic – and Derek Montgomery‘s men struggled for consistency. For the likes of Danny Dance who had been so fluent in front of goal during our Div One campaign, the defences we came up against were often a lot meaner.
Boro’ made it to the Eastern Floodlit Cup semi-finals, but were outclassed by Chelmsford City over two legs. Meanwhile, hopes of retaining the United Counties League Cup were scuppered by Irchester Eastfield on penalties in the quarter finals. And there was also a semi-final appearance in the East Anglian Cup – only for Hertford Town to cruise to a 4-1 victory. All in all, it was a tough season but an important learning curve for a growing club.
Season at a Glance
Season Story
Biggest Win
S&L Corby 6–1 H · 6 Mar 1982Heaviest Defeat
Stamford 0–4 A · 5 Jan 1982Filter by Competition
Filter by Venue
Thursday 30 July 1981
Thursday 13 August 1981
Saturday 22 August 1981
Saturday 29 August 1981
Saturday 05 September 1981
Wednesday 09 September 1981
Saturday 12 September 1981
Saturday 19 September 1981
Monday 21 September 1981
Saturday 26 September 1981
Monday 28 September 1981
Saturday 03 October 1981
Saturday 10 October 1981
Tuesday 13 October 1981
Saturday 17 October 1981
Tuesday 20 October 1981
Wednesday 28 October 1981
Saturday 31 October 1981
Monday 02 November 1981
Saturday 07 November 1981
Monday 09 November 1981
Saturday 14 November 1981
Monday 16 November 1981
Saturday 21 November 1981
Saturday 28 November 1981
Saturday 05 December 1981
Saturday 02 January 1982
Tuesday 05 January 1982
Wednesday 20 January 1982
Saturday 23 January 1982
Tuesday 26 January 1982
Saturday 30 January 1982
Saturday 06 February 1982
Saturday 13 February 1982
Saturday 20 February 1982
Wednesday 24 February 1982
Saturday 27 February 1982
Saturday 06 March 1982
Thursday 11 March 1982
Saturday 13 March 1982
Saturday 27 March 1982
Saturday 03 April 1982
Tuesday 06 April 1982
Thursday 08 April 1982
Saturday 10 April 1982
Tuesday 13 April 1982
Thursday 15 April 1982
Saturday 17 April 1982
Tuesday 20 April 1982
Saturday 24 April 1982
Tuesday 27 April 1982
Saturday 01 May 1982
Saturday 08 May 1982
Tuesday 11 May 1982
Squad Leaders
Full Squad Rollcall
A complete breakdown of every player used during the 1981-82 season.
| Name | Pld | Gls | YC | RC | US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Allinson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Martin Allinson | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Broom | 34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Butler | 3 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Graham Cox | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Daintree | 20 (1) | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Danny Dance | 33 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mitch Dee | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Martin Gittings | 21 (6) | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Peter Gittings | 47 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Micky Herring | 40 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Andy Hughes | 21 (4) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| John Huxtable | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee Jacobs | 12 (1) | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| John Johnson | 11 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Paul Johnson | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tim Jolly | 34 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronnie Lawson | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Trevor Metcalfe | 37 (1) | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Montgomery | 3 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Terry O'Neill | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ashley Palmer | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Peterson | 12 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Derrick Remington | 2 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Steve Rowlands | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Martyn Thompson | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malcolm Ward | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jose Whishaw | 24 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Wilcox | 6 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
League Table
Final United Counties League Premier Division standings for the 1981-82 season.
| Pl | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stamford | 36 | 25 | 5 | 6 | 71 | 28 | 43 | 55 |
| 2 | Irthlingborough Diamonds | 36 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 73 | 34 | 39 | 54 |
| 3 | Rushden Town | 36 | 19 | 7 | 10 | 61 | 32 | 29 | 45 |
| 4 | Buckingham Town | 36 | 19 | 7 | 10 | 63 | 43 | 20 | 45 |
| 5 | Bourne Town | 36 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 64 | 44 | 20 | 43 |
| 6 | Potton United | 36 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 41 | 30 | 11 | 41 |
| 7 | Ampthill Town | 36 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 73 | 67 | 6 | 39 |
| 8 | Long Buckby | 36 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 57 | 60 | -3 | 38 |
| 9 | Holbeach United | 36 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 53 | 46 | 7 | 37 |
| 10 | Wootton Blue Cross | 36 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 51 | 58 | -7 | 37 |
| 11 | Kempston Rovers | 36 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 63 | 62 | 1 | 36 |
| 12 | Stevenage Borough | 36 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 50 | 49 | 1 | 33 |
| 13 | Desborough Town | 36 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 47 | 55 | -8 | 33 |
| 14 | S&L Corby | 36 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 46 | 57 | -11 | 32 |
| 15 | Rothwell Town | 36 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 58 | 60 | -2 | 32 |
| 16 | British Timken Duston | 36 | 11 | 8 | 17 | 46 | 67 | -21 | 30 |
| 17 | Eynesbury Rovers | 36 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 35 | 58 | -23 | 25 |
| 18 | Wolverton Town | 36 | 8 | 4 | 24 | 36 | 78 | -42 | 20 * |
| 19 | St Neots Town | 36 | 2 | 7 | 27 | 25 | 91 | -66 | 11 |
Points Per Game Progression
How Boro's cumulative league points-per-game changed across the 1981-82 season.