Premier League
Licentiapacisterran Premier League Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Montfort Wanderers 11 7 3 1 22 7 +15 24
2 A.F.C. Farnworth 11 6 4 1 14 5 +9 22
3 Abingdon Celtic 11 6 2 3 17 13 +4 20
4 Marley Town 11 5 3 3 16 13 +3 18
5 SC Montfort 11 5 3 3 20 18 +2 18
6 Houghton Rangers 11 4 1 6 14 16 −2 13
7 Carrington United 11 3 3 5 15 16 −1 12
8 Colesham Athletic 11 3 3 5 11 12 −1 12
9 Rivermouth F.C. 11 3 2 6 11 18 −7 11
10 Garton County 11 2 5 4 10 17 −7 11
11 Glenmount Town 11 2 4 5 14 18 −4 10
12 St Bart's 11 3 1 7 8 19 −11 10
So, at the halfway point, the Wanderers have the lead, and Tom Lucan’s side are returning to glory after being beaten out by SC. Celtic are also improved on where they were at this point last season, holding third place, and a Globe Cup place. The other two teams who occupy UICA places aren’t as expected. AFC Farnworth and Marley Town, two small town teams with few representatives in the national team, are holding second and fourth respectively, with Farnworth only 2 points adrift of the Wanderers at the top of the league. Last year’s champions SC are just outside of Marley on goal difference.
At the bottom of the table, the pride of the Barrier Islands, St Bart’s, sit at the bottom of the table, with ten points and a goal difference of -11. The side sold Evan Russell to Bayern Phoenix of Taeshan, and this may have costed them, as they have failed to stay out of the relegation spots. Glenmount aren’t in a much better position, sitting above St Bart’s on goal difference. Garton and Rivermouth are only one point ahead of the bottom two, but the prospect of relegation seems to have worried Rivermouth, as they have managed to avoid the bottom of the table for the first time in a long time. Colesham, Carrington and Houghton, all UICA contenders, are within three points of St Bart’s at the bottom.
Second Division
Licentian Second Division Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 RSC Marley 9 4 5 0 12 8 +4 17
2 Old Corinthians 9 4 4 1 15 7 +8 16
3 Gaels 9 4 4 1 9 5 +4 16
4 Houghton Young Boys 9 3 6 0 10 6 +4 15
5 Pine AFC 9 4 2 3 6 6 0 14
6 AC Carrington 9 3 4 2 9 7 +2 13
7 Montfort University 9 3 2 4 7 8 −1 11
8 Christ Church 9 1 4 4 5 9 −4 7
9 St Thomas' Cove 9 0 4 5 5 11 −6 4
10 Garton Bay Pirates 9 1 1 7 3 14 −11 4
Despite Gaels and Corinthians being favourites, the Royals lead the league at the halfway point, in a league that currently has no team with more than 4 out of 5 wins. The only undefeated side in the league, Marley are looking like the side that will reach the Premier League that season. However, they aren’t very secure, as Corinthians and Gaels are hanging on only one point behind the only officially royally-sponsored sports club in the nation.
The fight for the fourth and final SBCC place is tight, with Young Boys currently hanging onto that place, though they are still within touching distance of Marley. Pine, based in the small hamlet that is considered to be a part of Rivermouth, are within a point of Houghton, with Athletic Club Carrington hanging on, two point away from fourth place.
At the foot of the table, Garton Bay Pirates and St Thomas’ Cove are both in trouble, with only four points to each of their names. Christ Church are only a few points ahead of them, with seven, and the Scholars from Montfort University, while unable to stay in touch with the UICA places, are currently managing to avoid the dogfight with 11 points.