2021–22 United Counties League

The 2021–22 season was the 115th in the history of the United Counties League, a football competition in England. The league operated three divisions in the English football league system for the first time since the 1979–80 season. These are the Premier Divisions North and South at Step 5, both firsts in the league, and Division One at Step 6.

The allocations for Steps 5 and 6 were announced by The Football Association on 18 May 2021, and were subject to appeal.

After the abandonment of the 2019–20 and 2020–21 seasons due to the COVID-19 pandemic in England, numerous promotions were decided on a points per game basis over the previous two seasons. As part of the National League System's restructure, the FA's Alliance and Leagues Committees recommended the league's expansion to gain another Step 5 division. At the end of the past season, Shepshed Dynamo left the league through promotion to the new Northern Premier League Division One Midlands, the only former Premier Division club to do so.

Premier Division North
In its first season the Premier Division North featured nine clubs which competed in the Premier Division last season, along with nine new clubs. In addition, Loughborough University began to compete as Loughborough Students.
 * Transferred from the Midland League:
 * Gresley Rovers
 * Heather St John's
 * Long Eaton United
 * Newark
 * Selston
 * Promoted from the East Midlands Counties League:
 * Eastwood
 * Heanor Town
 * Plus:
 * Melton Town, promoted from Division One
 * Skegness Town, promoted from the Northern Counties East League

Premier Division South
In its first season the Premier Division South featured ten clubs which competed in the Premier Division last season, along with eleven new clubs.
 * Promoted from Division One:
 * Bugbrooke St Michaels
 * Long Buckby
 * Transferred from the Midland League:
 * Coventry Sphinx
 * Coventry United
 * Transferred from the Spartan South Midlands League:
 * Biggleswade United
 * Eynesbury Rovers
 * Newport Pagnell Town
 * Potton United
 * Plus:
 * Easington Sports, transferred from the Hellenic League
 * Godmanchester Rovers, transferred from the Eastern Counties League
 * Leicester Road, promoted from the Midland League

In September 2021 Leicester Road were renamed Hinckley LRFC.

Division One
Division One featured nine clubs which competed in the division last season, along with 14 new clubs:
 * Transferred from the East Midland Counties League:
 * Barrow Town
 * Belper United
 * Borrowash Victoria
 * Clifton All Whites
 * Dunkirk
 * Gedling Miners Welfare
 * Graham Street Prims
 * Hucknall Town
 * Ingles
 * Kimberley Miners Welfare
 * Radford
 * West Bridgford
 * Transferred from the Midland League:
 * Hinckley
 * Kirby Muxloe