1976–77 Essex Senior Football League

The 1976–77 season was the sixth in the history of Essex Senior Football League, a football competition in England.[1]

The league featured 14 clubs which competed in the league last season, along with three new clubs:

Basildon United were champions, winning their first Essex Senior League title.

League table

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Essex Senior
Football League
Season1976–77
ChampionsBasildon United
Matches played272
Goals scored830 (3.05 per match)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Basildon United 32 26 3 3 75 16 +59 55
2 Brentwood 32 24 5 3 77 35 +42 53
3 Billericay Town 32 23 5 4 88 23 +65 51 Transferred to the Athenian League
4 Brightlingsea United 32 18 8 6 56 36 +20 44
5 Bowers United 32 16 9 7 52 32 +20 41
6 Eton Manor 32 12 9 11 45 42 +3 33
7 Woodford Town 32 13 6 13 50 50 0 32
8 Maldon Town 32 11 8 13 42 51 −9 30
9 Tiptree United 32 10 9 13 46 58 −12 29
10 Canvey Island 32 9 9 14 39 47 −8 27
11 Heybridge Swifts 32 10 7 15 44 57 −13 27
12 Sawbridgeworth Town 32 8 6 18 34 56 −22 22
13 Chelmsford City reserves 32 7 8 17 42 65 −23 22
14 Ford United 32 6 10 16 29 56 −27 22
15 Witham Town 32 6 7 19 39 65 −26 19
16 Stansted 32 6 7 19 42 71 −29 19
17 Coggeshall Town 32 4 10 18 30 70 −40 18
Source: fchd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

References

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  1. ^ "Essex Senior Football League 1971–1992". Non League Matters.