2022–23 Eastern Counties Football League

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The 2022–23 season was the 80th season in the history of the Eastern Counties Football League, a football competition in England. Teams are divided into three divisions, the Premier Division at Step 5, and the geographically separated Division One North and Division One South, both at Step 6 of the English football league system.

The allocations for Steps 5 and 6 this season were announced by the Football Association and published on the league's website on 13 May 2022,[1] subject to appeals.

Ipswich Wanderers were champions, winning their first Eastern Counties Football League title and were promoted to the Isthmian League for the first time in their history, while Thetford Town lost their inter-step play-off tie.

Premier Division[edit]

Eastern Counties
Football League
Premier Division
Season2022–23
ChampionsIpswich Wanderers
PromotedIpswich Wanderers
RelegatedHaverhill Rovers
Whitton United
Matches played380
Goals scored1,304 (3.43 per match)

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

League table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Ipswich Wanderers 38 28 5 5 94 36 +58 89 Promoted to the Isthmian League
2 Thetford Town 38 26 4 8 102 48 +54 82 Qualified for an inter-step play-off
3 Harleston Town 38 20 10 8 73 41 +32 70
4 Woodbridge Town 38 21 7 10 72 50 +22 70
5 Lakenheath 38 20 8 10 79 59 +20 68
6 Mildenhall Town 38 18 12 8 79 49 +30 66
7 Sheringham 38 19 6 13 77 54 +23 63
8 Norwich United 38 17 9 12 74 52 +22 60
9 Hadleigh United 38 17 9 12 64 49 +15 60
10 Mulbarton Wanderers 38 14 15 9 63 41 +22 57
11 Long Melford 38 14 8 16 54 67 −13 50
12 Newmarket Town 38 14 7 17 70 63 +7 49
13 Brantham Athletic 38 13 9 16 60 65 −5 48
14 Walsham-le-Willows 38 11 8 19 65 69 −4 41
15 Soham Town Rangers 38 12 5 21 61 71 −10 41
16 Kirkley & Pakefield 38 10 10 18 50 61 −11 40
17 Fakenham Town 38 11 3 24 53 79 −26 36
18 Ely City 38 10 6 22 44 86 −42 36
19 Haverhill Rovers 38 8 6 24 43 96 −53 30 Relegated to Division One North
20 Whitton United 38 2 3 33 27 168 −141 9
Source: The 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]

Inter-step play-off[edit]

29 April 2023 Barton Rovers 2–0Thetford TownBarton-le-Clay
15:00 Stadium: Sharpenhoe Road

Stadia and locations[edit]

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Locations of the Premier Division clubs
Team Stadium Capacity
Brantham Athletic Brantham Leisure Centre 1,200
Ely City Unwin Sports Ground 1,500
Fakenham Town Clipbush Park 2,000
Hadleigh United Millfield 3,000
Harleston Town Wilderness Lane
Haverhill Rovers New Croft 3,000
Ipswich Wanderers Humber Doucy Lane
Kirkley & Pakefield Walmer Road 2,000
Lakenheath The Nest
Long Melford Stoneylands
Mildenhall Town Recreation Way 2,000
Mulbarton Wanderers The Common
Newmarket Town Cricket Field Road 2,750
Norwich United Plantation Park 3,000
Sheringham Weybourne Road
Soham Town Rangers Julius Martin Lane 2,000
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

Division One North[edit]

Eastern Counties
Football League
Division One North
Season2022–23
ChampionsHeacham
PromotedDownham Town
Heacham
RelegatedDebenham LC
Matches played342
Goals scored1,267 (3.7 per match)

Division One North featured eleven clubs which competed in the previous season, along with eight new clubs.

League table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Heacham 36 27 4 5 96 34 +62 85 Promoted to the Premier Division
2 Downham Town 36 25 6 5 84 35 +49 81 Qualified for the play-offs, then promoted to the Premier Division
3 Framlingham Town 36 22 5 9 93 42 +51 71 Qualified for the play-offs
4 Harwich & Parkeston 36 21 8 7 82 52 +30 71
5 Whittlesey Athletic 36 20 6 10 81 54 +27 66
6 Cornard United 36 17 5 14 83 64 +19 56
7 Huntingdon Town 36 16 10 10 71 54 +17 58 Transferred to the Spartan South Midlands League
8 AFC Sudbury reserves 36 17 3 16 86 70 +16 54
9 Norwich CBS 36 16 4 16 76 74 +2 52
10 Holbeach United 36 12 11 13 68 56 +12 47
11 Holland 36 11 13 12 57 70 −13 46
12 Diss Town 36 10 12 14 44 54 −10 42
13 Great Yarmouth Town 36 11 5 20 52 66 −14 38
14 Swaffham Town 36 9 10 17 40 70 −30 37
15 Needham Market under 23s 36 10 4 22 59 99 −40 34
16 Leiston reserves 36 9 7 20 46 92 −46 34
17 Haverhill Borough 36 9 5 22 59 108 −49 32
18 FC Parson Drove 36 8 5 23 45 87 −42 29 Reprieved from relegation
19 Debenham LC 36 5 11 20 45 86 −41 26 Relegated to the Suffolk and Ipswich League
Source: The 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]

Play-offs[edit]

Semi-finals Final
      
2 Downham Town 4
5 Whittlesey Athletic 1
2 Downham Town 4
4 Harwich & Parkeston 0
3 Framlingham Town 1 (4)
4 Harwich & Parkeston 1 (5)

Stadia and locations[edit]

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Locations of Division One North clubs
Team Stadium Capacity
AFC Sudbury reserves King's Marsh 2,500
Cornard United Blackhouse Lane
Debenham LC Maitlands 1,000
Diss Town Brewers Green Lane 2,500
Downham Town Memorial Field 1,000
FC Parson Drove Main Road
Framlingham Town Badingham Road
Great Yarmouth Town Wellesley Recreation Ground 3,600
Harwich & Parkeston Royal Oak
Haverhill Borough New Croft (artificial, groundshare with Haverhill Rovers) 3,000
Heacham Station Road
Holbeach United Carters Park 4,000
Holland Dulwich Road
Huntingdon Town Jubilee Park
Leiston reserves Victory Road 2,500
Needham Market reserves Bloomfields 4,000
Norwich CBS FDC Bowthorpe
Swaffham Town Shoemakers Lane
Whittlesey Athletic Feldale Field

Division One South[edit]

Eastern Counties
Football League
Division One South
Season2022–23
ChampionsFrenford
PromotedFrenford
Sporting Bengal United
RelegatedCoggeshall United
Matches played342
Goals scored1,248 (3.65 per match)

Division One South featured eleven clubs which competed in the division last season, along with eight new clubs:

League table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Frenford 36 25 6 5 82 51 +31 81 Promoted to the Essex Senior League
2 Basildon Town 36 24 8 4 90 50 +40 80 Qualified for the play-offs
3 Wormley Rovers 36 23 7 6 89 39 +50 76
4 Sporting Bengal United 36 23 4 9 82 61 +21 73 Qualified for the play-offs, then promoted to the Essex Senior League
5 Stanway Pegasus 36 20 6 10 80 57 +23 66 Qualified for the play-offs, then transferred to Division One North
6 Benfleet 36 20 4 12 74 50 +24 64
7 Burnham Ramblers 36 18 7 11 72 44 +28 61
8 May & Baker 36 17 7 12 59 51 +8 58
9 Cannons Wood 36 15 5 16 74 65 +9 50
10 St Margaretsbury 36 15 4 17 61 68 −7 49
11 Park View 36 13 5 18 58 69 −11 44
12 Barkingside 36 10 10 16 51 58 −7 40
13 Enfield Borough 36 11 6 19 53 68 −15 39
14 Tower Hamlets 36 9 8 19 52 78 −26 35
15 Wivenhoe Town 36 9 7 20 58 87 −29 34 Transferred to Division One North
16 Newbury Forest 36 9 6 21 58 90 −32 33
17 NW London 36 8 8 20 70 91 −21 32
18 Hackney Wick 36 7 10 19 39 67 −28 31 Reprieved from relegation
19 Coggeshall United 36 4 6 26 46 104 −58 18 Club folded
Source: The 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]

Play-offs[edit]

Semi-finals Final
      
2 Basildon Town 0
5 Stanway Pegasus 1
5 Stanway Pegasus 2 (2)
4 Sporting Bengal United 2 (4)
3 Wormley Rovers 0
4 Sporting Bengal United 2

Stadia and locations[edit]

2022–23 Eastern Counties Football League is located in East of England
Barkingside
Barkingside
Basildon Town
Benfleet
Burnham Ramblers
Cannons Wood
Coggeshall United
Enfield Borough
Enfield Borough
Frenford
Frenford
Hackney Wick
May & Baker
May & Baker
Newbury Forest
Newbury Forest
NW London
NW London
Park View
Park View
Sporting Bengal United & Tower Hamlets
Sporting Bengal United & Tower Hamlets
St Margaretsbury
Stanway Pegasus
Wivenhoe Town
Wormley Rovers
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Locations of Division One South clubs
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Greater London Division One South football clubs
Team Stadium Capacity
Barkingside Cricklefield Stadium (groundshare with Ilford) 3,500
Basildon Town Rookery Hill (groundshare with East Thurrock United) 3,500
Benfleet Park Lane (groundshare with Canvey Island) 4,100
Burnham Ramblers Leslie Fields 2,000
Cannons Wood The Harlow Arena (groundshare with Harlow Town) 3,500
Coggeshall United West Street (groundshare with Coggeshall Town)
Enfield Borough The Maurice Rebak Stadium (groundshare with Wingate & Finchley) 1,500
Frenford The Jack Carter Centre 2,000
Hackney Wick Spa Road (groundshare with Witham Town) 2,500
May & Baker Parkside Stadium (groundshare with Aveley) 3,500
Newbury Forest Oakside Stadium (groundshare with Redbridge) 3,000
NW London Brickfield Lane (groundshare with Hadley) 2,000
Park View New River Stadium 5,000
Sporting Bengal United Mile End Stadium (groundshare with Tower Hamlets) 2,000
St Margaretsbury Recreation Ground 1,000
Stanway Pegasus The Stanway School
Tower Hamlets Mile End Stadium (groundshare with Sporting Bengal United) 2,000
Wivenhoe Town Broad Lane 2,876
Wormley Rovers Wormley Playing Fields 500

References[edit]

  1. ^ "FA Announce 2022/23 League Allocations". Thurlow Nunn League. 13 May 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "The FA Handbook 2022/2023 Part 29 Standardised Rules Section 12.2". The FA.
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