2018–19 Eastern Counties Football League

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The 2018–19 Eastern Counties Football League was the 76th season in the history of Eastern Counties Football League, a football competition in England. The season saw Division One divided into two sections.[1]

Premier Division[]

Eastern Counties
Football League
Premier Division
Season2018–19
ChampionsHiston
PromotedHiston
RelegatedGreat Yarmouth Town
Framlingham Town
Matches played380
Goals scored1,313 (3.46 per match)

The Premier Division featured 16 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with four new clubs:

League table[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Histon 38 30 5 3 91 34 +57 95 Promotion to the Isthmian League North Division
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
Source: FA Full-Time
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[]

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Locations of the Premier Division teams
Team Stadium Capacity
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

Division One North[]

Eastern Counties
Football League
Division One North
Season2018–19
ChampionsSwaffham Town
PromotedSwaffham Town
Matches played342
Goals scored1,404 (4.11 per match)

It was the first season Division One was split into two sections. Division One North featured 12 clubs which competed in Division One last season, along with seven new clubs.

League table[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
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
Source: FA Full-Time
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:
  1. ^ Harleston Town were demoted due to ground grading issues.[3] An appeal by the club against this decision was unsuccessful.[4][5]
  2. ^ Wisbech St Mary and Felixstowe & Walton United Reserves were granted a reprieve from relegation.[6]

Stadia and locations[]

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Locations of Division One North teams
Team Stadium Capacity
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 FDC Bowthorpe
Swaffham Town Shoemakers Lane
Wisbech St Mary Beechings Close

Division One South (Eastern Senior League)[]

Eastern Counties
Football League
Division One South (Eastern Senior League)
Season2018–19
ChampionsHashtag United
PromotedHashtag United
Matches played342
Goals scored1,280 (3.74 per match)

It was the first season Division One was split into two sections. Division One South featured four clubs which competed in Division One last season, along with 15 new clubs.

League table[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
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
Source: FA Full-Time
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:
  1. ^ Brightlingsea Regent Reserves and Fire United were granted a reprieve from relegation.[6]

Stadia and locations[]

2018–19 Eastern Counties Football League is located in Essex
Benfleet
Braintree Town res
Braintree Town res
Brightlingsea Regent res
Brightlingsea Regent res
Burnham Ramblers
Coggeshall United
Halstead Town
Halstead Town
H & P
Holland
Holland
Little Oakley
White Ensign
Wivenhoe Town
Wivenhoe Town
Wormley Rovers
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Locations of Division One South teams
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Greater London Division One South football clubs
Team Stadium Capacity
Benfleet Park Lane (groundshare with Canvey Island) 4,100
Braintree Town reserves Cressing Road 4,202
Brightlingsea Regent reserves North Road 1,000
Burnham Ramblers Leslie Fields 2,000
Coggeshall United West Street (groundshare with Coggeshall Town)
Fire United Terence MacMillan Stadium (groundshare with Lopes Tavares)
Frenford Jack Carter Centre
Hackney Wick The Old Spotted Dog Ground (groundshare with Clapton)
Halstead Town Rosemary Lane 1,000
Harwich & Parkeston Royal Oak
Hashtag United Coles Park (groundshare with Haringey Borough) 2,500
Holland Dulwich Road
Little Oakley Memorial Ground
Lopes Tavares Terence MacMillan Stadium (groundshare with Fire United)
May & Baker Gale Street (groundshare with Barking RFC) 1,000
Newbury Forest Oakside (groundshare with Redbridge) 3,000
White Ensign Basildon Sports Village
Wivenhoe Town Broad Lane 2,876
Wormley Rovers Wormley Sports Club

References[]

  1. ^ "Provisional Step 5 and 6 club allocations confirmed". nonleaguedaily.com. 26 May 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "The FA Handbook Chapter 30 Standardised Rules (section 12.2)". The FA. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  3. ^ Thurlow Nunn League (20 May 2019). "2019/20 Club Allocations Announced by FA". Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  4. ^ Harleston Town F.C. (19 May 2019). "Club Statement - Harleston Town Football Club". Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  5. ^ Harleston Town FC on Twitter (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. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  6. ^ a b "NLS 5 and 6 Club Allocations 2019-20". The FA. Retrieved 21 May 2019.

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