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2016–17 Essex Senior Football League

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The 2016–17 season was the 46th in the history of Essex Senior Football League, a football competition in England.

The league featured 19 clubs which competed in the league last season, along with three new clubs.

Also, Greenhouse Sports changed name to Haringey & Waltham.

The following clubs applied for a promotion: Barking, Clapton, FC Romania, Ilford and Waltham Forest.[1]

Barking were champions, winning their first Essex Senior League title and were promoted to the Isthmian League.

League table

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Essex Senior
Football League
Season2016–17
ChampionsBarking
PromotedBarking
Matches played462
Goals scored1,697 (3.67 per match)
Top goalscorerCharlie Cole (42 goals)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Barking 42 32 4 6 125 46 +79 100 Promoted to the Isthmian League
2 Clapton 42 29 5 8 89 46 +43 92
3 FC Romania 42 27 7 8 125 56 +69 88
4 Takeley 42 25 8 9 93 51 +42 83
5 Sawbridgeworth Town 42 25 8 9 98 67 +31 83
6 Ilford 42 22 9 11 85 56 +29 75
7 Southend Manor 42 22 5 15 76 56 +20 71
8 Stansted 42 20 10 12 82 50 +32 70
9 Basildon United 42 18 7 17 81 72 +9 61
10 Barkingside 42 19 9 14 81 74 +7 60[a]
11 Hullbridge Sports 42 16 12 14 72 66 +6 60
12 Waltham Forest 42 17 8 17 67 67 0 59
13 West Essex 42 17 7 18 77 79 −2 58
14 Redbridge 42 16 7 19 93 87 +6 55
15 Wadham Lodge 42 13 10 19 56 75 −19 49
16 Eton Manor 42 14 4 24 74 98 −24 46 Resigned from the league
17 London Bari 42 12 8 22 59 88 −29 44
18 Enfield 1893 42 12 6 24 69 114 −45 42
19 Sporting Bengal United 42 11 6 25 65 95 −30 39
20 Tower Hamlets 42 6 6 30 47 100 −53 24
21 Burnham Ramblers 42 5 6 31 45 130 −85 21
22 Haringey & Waltham 42 4 8 30 38 124 −86 20
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. ^ Barkingside were deducted six points for playing two matches "whilst under ECFA suspension".

References

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  1. ^ "Step 4 Applications". FA. 12 December 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
  2. ^ "The FA Handbook 2016-17 (page 545, section 13.2)". The FA. Retrieved 17 March 2017.