1981–82 Essex Senior Football League

The 1981–82 season was the eleventh in the history of Essex Senior Football League, a football competition in England.[1]

The league featured 17 clubs which competed in the league last season, no new clubs joined the league this season.

Heybridge Swifts were champions, winning their first Essex Senior League title.

League table

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Essex Senior
Football League
Season1981–82
ChampionsHeybridge Swifts
Matches played272
Goals scored758 (2.79 per match)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Heybridge Swifts 32 26 4 2 74 21 +53 56
2 Wivenhoe Town 32 20 4 8 66 35 +31 44
3 Brentwood 32 19 5 8 61 32 +29 43
4 Bowers United 32 16 8 8 56 33 +23 40
5 Witham Town 32 16 6 10 49 27 +22 38
6 Canvey Island 32 15 7 10 42 38 +4 37
7 Sawbridgeworth Town 32 16 4 12 55 35 +20 36
8 Stansted 32 12 9 11 42 41 +1 33
9 Brightlingsea United 32 12 9 11 34 44 −10 33
10 Halstead Town 32 13 4 15 52 49 +3 30
11 Chelmsford City reserves 32 8 10 14 36 53 −17 26
12 Coggeshall Town 32 9 8 15 39 57 −18 26
13 Ford United 32 11 3 18 36 70 −34 25
14 East Thurrock United 32 6 10 16 25 47 −22 22
15 Maldon Town 32 6 9 17 36 59 −23 21
16 Eton Manor 32 7 7 18 26 60 −34 20[a]
17 East Ham United 32 3 7 22 29 57 −28 13
Source: fchd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Eton Manor were deducted one point.

References

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