Season | 2018–19 |
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← 2017–18 2019–20 → |
The 2018–19 Eastern Counties Football League season will be the 76th in the history of Eastern Counties Football League, a football competition in England. Teams are divided into three divisions; a Step 5 Premier Division and two Step 6 leagues, the North and the Eastern Senior League South divisions. It will be the first season in the Eastern Counties Football League to have two divisions at Step 6.
The constitution for Step 5 and Step 6 divisions for 2018–19 was announced on 25 May 2018.[1]
Premier Division
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Promoted from the Division One: Relegated from the Isthmian League North: |
Promoted to the Isthmian League North: Transferred to the Essex Senior League: Relegated to the North Division: Demoted to the North Division: Relegated to the Eastern Senior League South:
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League table
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Histon | 38 | 30 | 5 | 3 | 91 | 34 | +57 | 95 | Promoted to the Isthmian League |
2 | Woodbridge Town | 38 | 26 | 3 | 9 | 103 | 51 | +52 | 81 | |
3 | Godmanchester Rovers | 38 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 89 | 56 | +33 | 73 | |
4 | Stowmarket Town | 38 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 81 | 40 | +41 | 71 | |
5 | Kirkley & Pakefield | 38 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 65 | 55 | +10 | 66 | |
6 | FC Clacton | 38 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 76 | 74 | +2 | 63 | |
7 | Wroxham | 38 | 19 | 5 | 14 | 70 | 54 | +16 | 62 | |
8 | Brantham Athletic | 38 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 56 | 47 | +9 | 59 | |
9 | Walsham-le-Willows | 38 | 17 | 6 | 15 | 67 | 60 | +7 | 57 | |
10 | Newmarket Town | 38 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 73 | 70 | +3 | 51 | |
11 | Norwich United | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 59 | 53 | +6 | 50 | |
12 | Haverhill Rovers | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 53 | 63 | −10 | 49 | |
13 | Whitton United | 38 | 13 | 5 | 20 | 53 | 66 | −13 | 44 | |
14 | Thetford Town | 38 | 13 | 4 | 21 | 62 | 76 | −14 | 43 | |
15 | Gorleston | 38 | 12 | 5 | 21 | 62 | 82 | −20 | 41 | |
16 | Hadleigh United | 38 | 12 | 4 | 22 | 64 | 92 | −28 | 40 | |
17 | Long Melford | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 45 | 78 | −33 | 39 | |
18 | Ely City | 38 | 11 | 5 | 22 | 52 | 84 | −32 | 38 | |
19 | Great Yarmouth Town | 38 | 10 | 4 | 24 | 45 | 80 | −35 | 34 | Relegated to Division One North |
20 | Framlingham Town | 38 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 47 | 98 | −51 | 22 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of matches won; 5) Head-to-head results [2]
Stadia and locations
editTeam | Stadium | Capacity |
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Brantham Athletic | Brantham Leisure Centre | 1,200 |
Ely City | Unwin Sports Ground | 1,500 |
Clacton | The Rush Green Bowl | 3,000 |
Framlingham Town | Badingham Road | |
Godmanchester Rovers | Bearscroft Lane | 1,050 |
Gorleston | Emerald Park | 3,000 |
Great Yarmouth Town | Wellesley Recreation Ground | 3,600 |
Hadleigh United | Millfield | 3,000 |
Haverhill Rovers | New Croft | 3,000 |
Histon | Bridge Road | 4,300 |
Kirkley & Pakefield | Walmer Road | 2,000 |
Long Melford | Stoneylands | |
Newmarket Town | Cricket Field Road | 2,750 |
Norwich United | Plantation Park | 3,000 |
Stowmarket Town | Greens Meadow | 1,000 |
Thetford Town | Mundford Road | 1,500 |
Walsham-le-Willows | Summer Road | 1,000 |
Whitton United | King George V Playing Fields | 1,000 |
Woodbridge Town | Notcutts Park | 3,000 |
Wroxham | Trafford Park | 2,000 |
North Division
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Promoted from the 2017–18 Anglian Combination League Premier Division: Promoted from the 2017-18 Cambridgeshire County League Premier Division: Transferred from the 2017–18 Eastern Counties Reserve League:
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Relegated from the Premier Division: Demoted from the Premier Division:
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League table
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Swaffham Town | 36 | 27 | 4 | 5 | 105 | 36 | +69 | 85 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
2 | Harleston Town | 36 | 27 | 3 | 6 | 123 | 44 | +79 | 84 | Demoted to the Anglian Combination[a] |
3 | Mulbarton Wanderers | 36 | 23 | 5 | 8 | 84 | 42 | +42 | 74 | |
4 | March Town United | 36 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 89 | 48 | +41 | 72 | |
5 | Lakenheath | 36 | 22 | 4 | 10 | 104 | 53 | +51 | 70 | |
6 | Fakenham Town | 36 | 21 | 7 | 8 | 72 | 49 | +23 | 70 | |
7 | Norwich CBS | 36 | 20 | 7 | 9 | 92 | 54 | +38 | 67 | |
8 | Downham Town | 36 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 64 | 58 | +6 | 60 | |
9 | Leiston reserves | 36 | 14 | 3 | 19 | 77 | 93 | −16 | 45 | |
10 | Ipswich Wanderers | 36 | 13 | 4 | 19 | 64 | 77 | −13 | 43 | |
11 | Debenham LC | 36 | 12 | 7 | 17 | 45 | 61 | −16 | 43 | |
12 | Cornard United | 36 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 68 | 82 | −14 | 42 | |
13 | AFC Sudbury reserves | 36 | 11 | 6 | 19 | 73 | 81 | −8 | 39 | |
14 | King's Lynn Town reserves | 36 | 11 | 5 | 20 | 65 | 96 | −31 | 38 | |
15 | Diss Town | 36 | 11 | 4 | 21 | 50 | 67 | −17 | 37 | |
16 | Haverhill Borough | 36 | 10 | 3 | 23 | 75 | 103 | −28 | 33 | |
17 | Needham Market reserves | 36 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 62 | 94 | −32 | 33 | |
18 | Wisbech St Mary | 36 | 8 | 1 | 27 | 49 | 131 | −82 | 25 | Reprieved from relegation[b] |
19 | Felixstowe & Walton United reserves | 36 | 6 | 1 | 29 | 43 | 135 | −92 | 19 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of matches won; 5) Head-to-head results [2]
Notes:
- ^ Harleston Town were demoted due to ground grading issues.[3] An appeal by the club against this decision was unsuccessful.[4][5]
- ^ Wisbech St Mary and Felixstowe & Walton United Reserves were granted a reprieve from relegation.[6]
Stadia and locations
editTeam | Stadium | Capacity |
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A.F.C. Sudbury Reserves | King's Marsh | 2,500 |
Cornard United | Blackhouse Lane | 2,000 |
Debenham LC | Maitlands | 1,000 |
Diss Town | Brewers Green Lane | 2,500 |
Downham Town | Memorial Field | 1,000 |
Fakenham Town | Clipbush Park | 2,000 |
Felixstowe & Walton United Reserves | Dellwood Avenue | 2,000 |
Harleston Town | The Recreation Ground | |
Haverhill Borough | New Croft (groundshare with Haverhill Rovers) | 3,000 |
Ipswich Wanderers | Humber Doucy Lane | 1,000 |
King's Lynn Town Reserves | The Walks | 5,733 |
Lakenheath | The Nest | |
Leiston Reserves | Victory Road | 2,500 |
March Town United | The GER Sports Ground | |
Mulbarton Wanderers | The Common | |
Needham Market Reserves | Bloomfields | 4,000 |
Norwich CBS | Crostwick Lane | |
Swaffham Town | Shoemakers Lane | |
Team Bury | Ram Meadow | 3,500 |
Wisbech St Mary | Beechings Close |
Eastern Senior League South Division
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Promoted from the Essex Alliance League Premier Division: Promoted from the Essex Olympian League Premier Division: Promoted from the Essex Olympian League Division One: Promoted from the Essex Olympian League Division Two: Promoted from the Essex & Suffolk Border League Premier Division:
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Promoted from the Herts Senior County League Premier Division: Promoted from the Middlesex County League Division One Central and East: Transfered from the Essex Senior League: Relegated from the Essex Senior League: Relegated from the Premier Division:
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League table
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Hashtag United | 36 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 85 | 29 | +56 | 84 | Promoted to Essex Senior League |
2 | Coggeshall United | 36 | 24 | 5 | 7 | 100 | 39 | +61 | 77 | |
3 | Halstead Town | 36 | 24 | 4 | 8 | 92 | 52 | +40 | 76 | |
4 | White Ensign | 36 | 22 | 5 | 9 | 87 | 53 | +34 | 71 | |
5 | Harwich & Parkeston | 36 | 22 | 5 | 9 | 87 | 57 | +30 | 71 | |
6 | Hackney Wick | 36 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 61 | 37 | +24 | 67 | |
7 | Little Oakley | 36 | 19 | 7 | 10 | 73 | 63 | +10 | 64 | |
8 | May & Baker | 36 | 18 | 4 | 14 | 70 | 64 | +6 | 58 | |
9 | Frenford | 36 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 73 | 57 | +16 | 56 | |
10 | Wormley Rovers | 36 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 70 | 50 | +20 | 52 | |
11 | Holland | 36 | 16 | 3 | 17 | 67 | 68 | −1 | 51 | |
12 | Benfleet | 36 | 14 | 7 | 15 | 75 | 63 | +12 | 49 | |
13 | Burnham Ramblers | 36 | 13 | 6 | 17 | 66 | 81 | −15 | 45 | |
14 | Wivenhoe Town | 36 | 10 | 7 | 19 | 48 | 82 | −34 | 37 | |
15 | Braintree Town reserves | 36 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 41 | 87 | −46 | 28 | Resigned from the league |
16 | Lopes Tavares | 36 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 52 | 89 | −37 | 26 | |
17 | Newbury Forest | 36 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 46 | 93 | −47 | 22 | |
18 | Brightlingsea Regent reserves | 36 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 53 | 97 | −44 | 20 | Reprieved from relegation[a] |
19 | Fire United | 36 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 34 | 119 | −85 | 14 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of matches won; 5) Head-to-head results [2]
Notes:
- ^ Brightlingsea Regent Reserves and Fire United were granted a reprieve from relegation.[6]
Stadia and locations
editTeam | Stadium | Capacity |
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Benfleet | Woodside Park | |
Braintree Town Reserves | Cressing Road | 4,202 |
Burnham Ramblers | Leslie Fields | 2,000 |
Coggeshall United | West Street | |
Eton Manor | The Wilderness | |
Fire United Christian | New River Stadium | 1,000 |
Frenford | Jack Carter Centre | |
Hackney Wick | Old Spotted Dog | 2,000 |
Halstead Town | Rosemary Lane | 1,000 |
Harwich & Parkeston | Royal Oak | |
Holland | Rush Green Bowl (groundshare with F.C. Clacton) | 3,000 |
Little Oakley | Memorial Ground | |
Lopes Tavares London | West Ham Memorial Park | |
May & Baker | Dagenham Road | |
Newbury Forest | Hainault Recreational Ground | |
Wadham Lodge | Wadham Lodge | 3,000 |
White Ensign | The Len Forge Centre | |
Wivenhoe Town | Broad Lane | 2,876 |
Wormley Rovers | Wormley Sports Club |
References
edit- ^ "Provisional Step 5 and 6 Club Allocations". Non League Daily. 25 May 2018.
- ^ a b c "The FA Handbook Chapter 30 Standardised Rules (section 12.2)". The FA. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
- ^ Thurlow Nunn League (20 May 2019). "2019/20 Club Allocations Announced by FA". Retrieved 21 May 2019.
- ^ Harleston Town F.C. (19 May 2019). "Club Statement - Harleston Town Football Club". Retrieved 21 May 2019.
- ^ Harleston Town F.C. (31 May 2019). "Town Chairman Adam Mullin said: "We needed people that know how competitive the Anglian Combination league is and people that are tied to the town" following Towns unsuccessful appeal against relegation to the Anglian Combination Premier Division". Retrieved 3 June 2019.
- ^ a b "NLS 5 and 6 Club Allocations 2019-20". The FA. Retrieved 21 May 2019.