2023–24 Eastern Counties Football League#Premier Division
The 2023–24 Eastern Counties Football League was the 81st 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 (Eastern Senior League), both at Step 6 of the English football league system.
The constitution was announced on 15 May 2023.{{cite web|url=https://www.thenonleaguefootballpaper.com/latest-news/non-league-paper/440615/revealed-club-allocations-2023-24-announced-by-the-fa/ |title=REVEALED: Club allocations 2023-24 announced by The FA |date=15 May 2023 |newspaper=The Non-League Football Paper}} Starting this season, the Premier Division in the league promotes two clubs; one as champions and one via a four-team play-off. This replaced the previous inter-step play-off system. For this season only, there was only one club relegated from the Step 5 division.{{cite web|url=https://www.thefa.com/news/2023/mar/17/step-5-to-4-update |title=STEP 5 TO 4 PROMOTION/RELEGATION UPDATE |date=16 March 2023 |access-date=18 May 2023 |publisher=The FA}}
Premier Division
{{Infobox football league season
| competition = Eastern Counties
Football League
Premier Division
| season = 2023–24
| winners = Mildenhall Town
| promoted = Mildenhall Town
Newmarket Town
| relegated =
| matches = 342
| total goals = 1096
| league topscorer = Ashley Jarvis (31)
| biggest home win = {{ubl|Harleston Town 6–0 Brantham Athletic (6 April 2024)}}
| biggest away win = Soham Town Rangers 0–6 Mulbarton Wanderers
(20 April 2024)
| highest scoring = Dereham Town 5–6 Mulbarton Wanderers
(2 March 2024)
| prevseason = 2022–23
| nextseason = 2024–25
}}
The Premier Division featured 17 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with three new clubs:
- Dereham Town, relegated from the Northern Premier League
- Downham Town, promoted from Division One North
- Heacham, promoted from Division One North
=League table=
|section=Premier Division
|update=complete
|source=[http://fulltime-league.thefa.com/Index.do?league=958158630 The FA Full-Time]
|team_order=MIL, NEW, MUL, THE, DER, HAR, DOW, WLW, FAK, LAK, HAD, SOH, WOO, SHE, ELY, BRA, LNM, HEA, KIR, NOR
|result1=P |result2=PO |result3=PO |result4=PO |result5=PO |result20=EX
|win_BRA=7 |draw_BRA=8 |loss_BRA=21|gf_BRA=36|ga_BRA=70
|win_DER=21|draw_DER=6 |loss_DER=9 |gf_DER=77|ga_DER=48
|win_DOW=18|draw_DOW=7 |loss_DOW=11|gf_DOW=67|ga_DOW=42
|win_ELY=8 |draw_ELY=5 |loss_ELY=23|gf_ELY=43|ga_ELY=71
|win_FAK=15|draw_FAK=11|loss_FAK=10|gf_FAK=63|ga_FAK=45
|win_HAD=12|draw_HAD=8 |loss_HAD=16|gf_HAD=52|ga_HAD=68
|win_HAR=20|draw_HAR=5 |loss_HAR=11|gf_HAR=74|ga_HAR=53
|win_HEA=7 |draw_HEA=7 |loss_HEA=21|gf_HEA=27|ga_HEA=67
|win_KIR=5 |draw_KIR=6 |loss_KIR=25|gf_KIR=32|ga_KIR=84
|win_LAK=15|draw_LAK=4 |loss_LAK=17|gf_LAK=68|ga_LAK=74
|win_LNM=7 |draw_LNM=9 |loss_LNM=20|gf_LNM=32|ga_LNM=70
|win_MIL=29|draw_MIL=5 |loss_MIL=2 |gf_MIL=73|ga_MIL=16
|win_MUL=21|draw_MUL=7 |loss_MUL=8 |gf_MUL=80|ga_MUL=46
|win_NEW=24|draw_NEW=6 |loss_NEW=6 |gf_NEW=92|ga_NEW=44
|win_NOR=0 |draw_NOR=0 |loss_NOR=0 |gf_NOR=0 |ga_NOR=0
|win_SHE=10|draw_SHE=6 |loss_SHE=20|gf_SHE=46|ga_SHE=70
|win_SOH=14|draw_SOH=2 |loss_SOH=20|gf_SOH=56|ga_SOH=79
|win_THE=20|draw_THE=7 |loss_THE=8 |gf_THE=67|ga_THE=42
|win_WLW=16|draw_WLW=9 |loss_WLW=11|gf_WLW=68|ga_WLW=48
|win_WOO=10|draw_WOO=6 |loss_WOO=20|gf_WOO=43|ga_WOO=59
|adjust_points_THE=+3
|status_MIL= C P
|status_text_C=Champions
|status_text_P=Promoted
|status_NEW= O P
|status_NOR=W
|status_text_W=Withdrew
|name_BRA=Brantham Athletic
|name_DER=Dereham Town
|name_DOW=Downham Town
|name_ELY=Ely City
|name_FAK=Fakenham Town
|name_HAD=Hadleigh United
|name_HAR=Harleston Town
|name_HEA=Heacham
|name_KIR=Kirkley & Pakefield
|name_LAK=Lakenheath
|name_LNM=Long Melford
|name_MIL=Mildenhall Town
|name_MUL=Mulbarton Wanderers
|name_NEW=Newmarket Town
|name_NOR=Norwich United
|name_SHE=Sheringham
|name_SOH=Soham Town Rangers
|name_THE=Thetford Town
|name_WLW=Walsham-le-Willows
|name_WOO=Woodbridge Town
|note_NOR=Norwich United announced their withdrawal from the league on 14 September 2023{{cite web |title=Norwich United FC withdraw from Thurlow Nunn Premier|url=https://www.eveningnews24.co.uk/news/23790410.norwich-united-fc-withdraw-thurlow-nunn-premier/ |publisher=Norwich Evening News|date=14 September 2023|access-date=11 October 2023}} after multiple scandals.{{cite web |title=Norwich United manager speaks after death threat claims|url=https://www.eveningnews24.co.uk/news/23768327.norwich-united-manager-speaks-death-threat-claims/ |publisher=Norwich Evening News|date=6 September 2023|access-date=11 October 2023}}
|show_limit=5
|class_rules=1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of matches won; 5) Head-to-head results{{cite web |title=The FA Handbook 2022/2023 Part 29 Standardised Rules Section 12.2|url=https://www.thefa.com/football-rules-governance/lawsandrules/fa-handbook |publisher=The FA}}
|res_col_header=PQR
|col_P=green1 |text_P=Promoted to the Isthmian League North
|col_PO=blue1 |text_PO=Qualified for the play-offs
|col_EX=#CCCCCC |text_EX=Withdrew from league
}}
=Play-offs=
{{4TeamBracket
| RD1=Semi-finals
| RD2=Final
| RD1-seed1=2
| RD1-team1=Newmarket Town
| RD1-score1=3
| RD1-seed2=5
| RD1-team2=Dereham Town
| RD1-score2=1
| RD1-seed3=3
| RD1-team3=Mulbarton Wanderers
| RD1-score3=2
| RD1-seed4=4
| RD1-team4=Thetford Town
| RD1-score4=1
| RD2-seed1=2
| RD2-team1=Newmarket Town
| RD2-score1=2
| RD2-seed2=3
| RD2-team2=Mulbarton Wanderers
| RD2-score2=0
}}
==Semifinals==
{{football box collapsible
|date = 27 April
|time = 15:00
|team1 = Newmarket Town
|score = 3–1
|report= https://fulltime.thefa.com/displayFixture.html?id=26328482
|team2 = Dereham Town
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
- Logan {{goal|21}}
|aet =
|stadium = Cricket Field Road
|location= Newmarket
|attendance = 386
|referee = Matt Rowling
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = 14 May
|time = 19:45
|team1 = Mulbarton Wanderers
|score = 2–1
|report= https://fulltime.thefa.com/displayFixture.html?id=26343581
|team2 = Thetford Town
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
- Fuller {{goal}}
|aet =
| stadium = Mulberry Park
| location = Mulbarton
|attendance = 312
|referee = Jordan Sandwell
}}
==Final==
{{football box collapsible
|date = 18 May
|time = 15:00
|team1 = Newmarket Town
|score = 2–0
|report= https://fulltime.thefa.com/displayFixture.html?id=26346454
|team2 = Mulbarton Wanderers
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|aet =
|stadium = Cricket Field Road
|location= Newmarket
|attendance = 930
|referee = Cameron Saunders
}}
Note: Thetford Town played an ineligible player in their play-off semi-final away at Mulbarton Wanderers on 27 April 2024. The league originally removed Thetford from the playoffs and instated Mulbarton into the final. Following an appeal by Thetford, the FA ordered the semi-final to be replayed.{{cite tweet|user=ThetfordTownFC|number=1787865144489300402|title=Following today's National FA hearing I can confirm Thetford Town FC have been reinstated into the playoffs. The FA have ordered the leagues decision to be overturned and the semi final vs Mulbarton to be replayed. Dates will be confirmed following consultation with all parties.|date=7 May 2024}}
=Stadia and locations=
{{Location map+ |United Kingdom East of England|float=right | width=550 |caption=Locations of the Premier Division clubs |places=
{{location map~ |United Kingdom East of England |lat=51.9578 |long=1.0590 |label=Brantham Athletic|position=bottom}}
{{location map~ |United Kingdom East of England |lat=52.6824 |long=0.9725 |label=Dereham Town |position=left}}
{{location map~ |United Kingdom East of England |lat=52.6095 |long=0.3844 |label=Downham Town|position=top}}
{{location map~ |United Kingdom East of England |lat=52.4103 |long=0.2470 |label=Ely City |position=left}}
{{location map~ |United Kingdom East of England |lat=52.8400 |long=0.8726 |label=Fakenham Town|position=right}}
{{location map~ |United Kingdom East of England |lat=52.0389 |long=0.9543 |label=Hadleigh United|position=top}}
{{location map~ |United Kingdom East of England |lat=52.4024 |long=1.2956 |label=Harleston Town|position=left}}
{{location map~ |United Kingdom East of England |lat=52.9112 |long=0.4905 |label=Heacham|position=bottom}}
{{location map~ |United Kingdom East of England |lat=52.4563 |long=1.7266 |label=Kirkley & Pakefield |position=left}}
{{location map~ |United Kingdom East of England |lat=52.4182 |long=0.5218 |label=Lakenheath|position=top}}
{{location map~ |United Kingdom East of England |lat=52.0760 |long=0.7128 |label=Long Melford |position=bottom}}
{{location map~ |United Kingdom East of England |lat=52.3424 |long=0.5150 |label=Mildenhall Town |position=right}}
{{location map~ |United Kingdom East of England |lat=52.5620 |long=1.2384 |label=Mulbarton Wanderers|position=top}}
{{location map~ |United Kingdom East of England |lat=52.2393 |long=0.4114 |label=Newmarket Town |position=left}}
{{location map~ |United Kingdom East of England |lat=52.6388 |long=1.4565 |label=Norwich United |position=right}}
{{location map~ |United Kingdom East of England |lat=52.3394 |long= 0.3302|label=Soham Town Rangers |position=left}}
{{location map~ |United Kingdom East of England |lat=52.9410 |long=1.1976 |label=Sheringham|position=top}}
{{location map~ |United Kingdom East of England |lat=52.4208 |long=0.7470 |label=Thetford Town |position=right}}
{{location map~ |United Kingdom East of England |lat=52.3078 |long=0.9311 |label=Walsham-le-Willows |position=right}}
{{location map~ |United Kingdom East of England |lat=52.0856 |long=1.2910 |label=Woodbridge Town|position=right}}
}}
class="wikitable sortable" | ||
Team
! Stadium ! Capacity | ||
---|---|---|
Brantham Athletic | Brantham Leisure Centre | align="center" | 1,200 |
Dereham Town | Aldiss Park | align="center"| 3,000 |
Downham Town | Memorial Field | align="center" | 1,000 |
Ely City | Unwin Sports Ground | align="center" | 1,500 |
Fakenham Town | Clipbush Park | align="center" | 2,000 |
Hadleigh United | Millfield | align="center" | 3,000 |
Harleston Town | Wilderness Lane | align="center" | |
Heacham | Station Road | align="center" | |
Kirkley & Pakefield | Walmer Road | align="center" | 2,000 |
Lakenheath | The Nest | align="center" | |
Long Melford | Stoneylands | align="center" | |
Mildenhall Town | Recreation Way | align="center" | 2,000 |
Mulbarton Wanderers | The Common | align="center" | |
Newmarket Town | Cricket Field Road | align="center" | 2,750 |
Norwich United | Plantation Park | align="center" | 3,000 |
Sheringham | Weybourne Road | align="center" | |
Soham Town Rangers | Julius Martin Lane | align="center"| 2,000 |
Thetford Town | Mundford Road | align="center" | 1,500 |
Walsham-le-Willows | Summer Road | align="center" | 1,000 |
Woodbridge Town | Notcutts Park | align="center" | 3,000 |
Division One North
{{Infobox football league season
|competition= Eastern Counties
Football League
Division One North
|season= 2023–24
|winners= Great Yarmouth Town
|promoted= Great Yarmouth Town
Cornard United
|relegated=
|matches= 420
|total goals= 1730
|league topscorer = Kyle Richardson (36)
|biggest home win = AFC Sudbury reserves 10–0 Needham Market under 23s
(26 August 2023)
|biggest away win = Leiston under 23s 0–7 AFC Sudbury reserves
(1 August 2023)
|highest scoring = Norwich CBS 7–4 Haverhill Borough
(9 March 2024)
|prevseason= 2022–23
|nextseason= 2024–25
}}
Division One North featured 15 clubs which competed in the previous season, along with six new clubs.
- Relegated from the Premier Division
- Haverhill Rovers
- Whitton United
- Transferred from Division One South
- Stanway Pegasus
- Wivenhoe Town
- Plus:
- Dussindale & Hellesdon Rovers, promoted from the Anglian Combination
- FC Peterborough, promoted from the Peterborough and District League
=League table=
|section=Division One North
|update=complete
|source=[http://fulltime-league.thefa.com/Index.do?league=958158630 The FA Full-Time]
|team_order= GYT, FRA, HOL, STP, COR, HLB, HAR, DIS, DUS, HVR, PET, WIV, SUD, PAR, NCB, WHA, WHI, LEI, SWA, HAV, NEE
|result1=P |result2=PO |result3=PO |result4=PO |result5=PO |result15=FOL |result21=R
|win_SUD=15|draw_SUD=6|loss_SUD=19|gf_SUD=88 |ga_SUD=90
|win_COR=23|draw_COR=6|loss_COR=11|gf_COR=112|ga_COR=84
|win_DIS=18|draw_DIS=8|loss_DIS=14|gf_DIS=70 |ga_DIS=69
|win_DUS=18|draw_DUS=7|loss_DUS=15|gf_DUS=80 |ga_DUS=63
|win_FRA=28|draw_FRA=5|loss_FRA=7 |gf_FRA=122|ga_FRA=48
|win_GYT=29|draw_GYT=7|loss_GYT=4 |gf_GYT=103|ga_GYT=49
|win_HAR=20|draw_HAR=5|loss_HAR=15|gf_HAR=80 |ga_HAR=62
|win_HAV=9 |draw_HAV=6|loss_HAV=25|gf_HAV=49 |ga_HAV=110
|win_HVR=19|draw_HVR=4|loss_HVR=17|gf_HVR=90 |ga_HVR=89
|win_HLB=20|draw_HLB=6|loss_HLB=14|gf_HLB=84 |ga_HLB=65
|win_HOL=24|draw_HOL=7|loss_HOL=9 |gf_HOL=103|ga_HOL=64
|win_PAR=15|draw_PAR=5|loss_PAR=20|gf_PAR=82 |ga_PAR=93
|win_PET=17|draw_PET=3|loss_PET=20|gf_PET=91 |ga_PET=95
|win_LEI=12|draw_LEI=3|loss_LEI=25|gf_LEI=70 |ga_LEI=107
|win_NEE=6 |draw_NEE=6|loss_NEE=28|gf_NEE=61 |ga_NEE=125
|win_NCB=13|draw_NCB=6|loss_NCB=21|gf_NCB=86 |ga_NCB=120
|win_STP=24|draw_STP=5|loss_STP=11|gf_STP=101|ga_STP=40
|win_SWA=11|draw_SWA=5|loss_SWA=24|gf_SWA=63 |ga_SWA=94
|win_WHA=12|draw_WHA=8|loss_WHA=20|gf_WHA=66 |ga_WHA=87
|win_WHI=12|draw_WHI=5|loss_WHI=23|gf_WHI=58 |ga_WHI=83
|win_WIV=15|draw_WIV=7|loss_WIV=18|gf_WIV=71 |ga_WIV=93
|status_GYT=C, P
|status_COR=O, P
|name_SUD=AFC Sudbury reserves
|name_COR=Cornard United
|name_DIS=Diss Town
|name_DUS=Dussindale & Hellesdon Rovers
|name_PAR=FC Parson Drove
|name_FRA=Framlingham Town
|name_GYT=Great Yarmouth Town
|name_HAR=Harwich & Parkeston
|name_HAV=Haverhill Borough
|name_HVR=Haverhill Rovers
|name_HLB=Holbeach United
|name_HOL=Holland
|name_LEI=Leiston under 23s
|name_NEE=Needham Market under 23s
|name_NCB=Norwich CBS
|name_PET=FC Peterborough
|name_STP=Stanway Pegasus
|name_SWA=Swaffham Town
|name_WHA=Whittlesey Athletic
|name_WHI=Whitton United
|name_WIV=Wivenhoe Town
|show_limit=5
|class_rules=1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of matches won; 5) Head-to-head results
|res_col_header=PQR
|col_P=green1 |text_P=Promoted to the Premier Division
|col_PO=blue1 |text_PO=Qualified for the play-offs
|col_R=white1 |text_R=Reprieved from relegation
|col_FOL=black1 |text_FOL=Folded at the end of the season
}}
=Play-offs=
{{4TeamBracket
| RD1=Semi-finals
| RD2=Final
| RD1-seed1=2
| RD1-team1=Framlingham Town
| RD1-score1=1
| RD1-seed2=5
| RD1-team2=Cornard United
| RD1-score2=2
| RD1-seed3=3
| RD1-team3=Holland
| RD1-score3=3
| RD1-seed4=4
| RD1-team4=Stanway Pegasus
| RD1-score4=0
| RD2-seed1=3
| RD2-team1=Holland
| RD2-score1=1
| RD2-seed2=5
| RD2-team2=Cornard United
| RD2-score2=3
}}
==Semifinals==
{{football box collapsible
|date = 27 April
|time = 15:00
|team1 = Framlingham Town
|score = 1–2
|report= https://fulltime.thefa.com/displayFixture.html?id=26328485
|team2 = Cornard United
|goals1 =
- Exworth {{goal|9}}
|goals2 =
|aet =
|stadium = Badingham Road
|location= Framlingham
|attendance = 151
|referee = Andrew Crossley
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = 27 April
|time = 15:00
|team1 = Holland
|score = 3–0
|report= https://fulltime.thefa.com/displayFixture.html?id=26328486
|team2 = Stanway Pegasus
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|aet =
| stadium = Dulwich Road
| location = Holland-on-Sea
|attendance = 410
|referee = Lee Kendrick
}}
==Final==
{{football box collapsible
|date = 4 May
|time = 15:00
|team1 = Holland
|score = 1–3
|report= https://fulltime.thefa.com/displayFixture.html?id=26335659
|team2 = Cornard United
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|aet =
| stadium = Dulwich Road
| location = Holland-on-Sea
|attendance = 455
|referee = Bruno Marques
}}
=Stadia and locations=
{{Location map+ |United Kingdom East of England|float=right | width=500 |caption=Locations of Division One North clubs |places=
{{location map~ |United Kingdom East of England |lat=52.0402 |long=0.7162 |label=Sudbury res|position=top}}
{{location map~ |United Kingdom East of England |lat=52.0219 |long=0.7537 |label=Cornard United|position=right}}
{{location map~ |United Kingdom East of England |lat=52.3809 |long=1.0973 |label=Diss Town|position=top}}
{{location map~ |United Kingdom East of England |lat=52.6769 |long=1.2579 |label=Dussindale & Hellesdon Rovers|position=top}}
{{location map~ |United Kingdom East of England |lat=52.6597 |long=0.0324 |label=FC Parson Drove |position=top}}
{{location map~ |United Kingdom East of England |lat=52.593979 |long=-0.226801 |label=FC
Peterborough |position=left}}
{{location map~ |United Kingdom East of England |lat=52.2235 |long=1.3518 |label=Framlingham Town|position=top}}
{{location map~ |United Kingdom East of England |lat=52.6126 |long=1.7362 |label=
|position=left}}{{location map~ |United Kingdom East of England |lat=51.9350 |long=1.2735 |label=Harwich & Parkeston|position=right}}
{{location map~ |United Kingdom East of England |lat=52.0865 |long=0.4492 |label=Haverhill Borough & Haverhill Rovers|position=left}}
{{location map~ |United Kingdom East of England |lat=52.8069 |long=0.0163 |label=Holbeach United|position=top}}
{{location map~ |United Kingdom East of England |lat=51.7992 |long=1.1766 |label=Holland|position=right}}
{{location map~ |United Kingdom East of England |lat=52.2044 |long=1.5714 |label=Leiston u23s|position=bottom}}
{{location map~ |United Kingdom East of England |lat=52.1508 |long=1.0447 |label=Needham Market u23s|position=top}}
{{location map~ |United Kingdom East of England |lat=52.6428 |long=1.2209 |label=Norwich CBS|position=bottom}}
{{location map~ |United Kingdom East of England |lat=51.8817 |long=0.8408 |label=Stanway Pegasus|position=left}}
{{location map~ |United Kingdom East of England |lat=52.6475 |long=0.6875 |label=Swaffham Town |position=right}}
{{location map~ |United Kingdom East of England |lat=52.5616 |long=-0.1068|label=Whittlesey Athletic|position=bottom}}
{{location map~ |United Kingdom East of England |lat=52.0822 |long=1.1216 |label=Whitton United |position=right}}
{{location map~ |United Kingdom East of England |lat=51.8739 |long=0.9703 |label=Wivenhoe Town|position=right}}
}}
class="wikitable sortable" | ||
Team
! Stadium ! Capacity | ||
---|---|---|
AFC Sudbury reserves | King's Marsh | align="center" | 2,500 |
Cornard United | Blackhouse Lane | align="center" | |
Diss Town | Brewers Green Lane | align="center" | 2,500 |
Dussindale & Hellesdon Rovers | The Nest | align="center" | 1,000 |
FC Parson Drove | Main Road | align="center" | |
FC Peterborough | The Focus Centre | align="center" | |
Framlingham Town | Badingham Road | align="center" | |
Great Yarmouth Town | Wellesley Recreation Ground | align="center" | 3,600 |
Harwich & Parkeston | Royal Oak | align="center" | |
Haverhill Borough | New Croft (artificial, groundshare with Haverhill Rovers) | align="center" | 3,000 |
Haverhill Rovers | New Croft | align="center" | 3,000 |
Holbeach United | Carters Park | align="center" | 4,000 |
Holland | Dulwich Road | align="center" | |
Leiston u23s | Victory Road | align="center" | 2,500 |
Needham Market u23s | Bloomfields | align="center" | 4,000 |
Norwich CBS | FDC Bowthorpe | align="center" | |
Stanway Pegasus | The Stanway School | align="center"| |
Swaffham Town | Shoemakers Lane | align="center" | |
Whittlesey Athletic | Feldale Field | align="center" | |
Whitton United | King George V Playing Fields | align="center" | 1,000 |
Wivenhoe Town | Broad Lane | align="center" | 2,876 |
Division One South
{{Infobox football league season
|competition= Eastern Counties
Football League
Division One South
|season= 2023–24
|winners= Benfleet
|promoted= Benfleet
Wormley Rovers
|relegated=
|matches= 462
|total goals= 1775
|league topscorer = Stuart Zanone (36)
|biggest home win = {{ubl|Cannons Wood 8–1 Clapton (13 April 2024)|Hutton 8–1 NW London (16 March 2024)|Wormley Rovers 7–0 Park View (16 September 2023)}}
|biggest away win = Barkingside 1–9 Wormley Rovers
(1 March 2024)
|highest scoring = St Margaretsbury 8–3 Basildon Town
(21 October 2023)
|prevseason= 2022–23
|nextseason= 2024–25
}}
Division One South featured 14 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with eight new clubs:
- Brimsdown, promoted from the Essex Alliance League
- Clapton, relegated from the Essex Senior League
- Clapton Community, promoted from the Middlesex County League
- Dunmow Town, promoted from the Essex and Suffolk Border League
- Harlow Town, resigned from the Southern League
- Hoddesdon Town, relegated from the Spartan South Midlands League
- Hutton, promoted from the Essex Olympian League
- Southend Manor, relegated from the Essex Senior League
=League table=
|section=Division One South
|update=complete
|source=[http://fulltime-league.thefa.com/Index.do?league=958158630 The FA Full-Time]
|team_order=BEN, WOR, HAR, HUT, DUN, CLC, CAN, HAC, BRI, HOD, M&B, BAS, ENF, NEW, TOW, BAR, NWL, CLA, SOU, PAR, STM, BUR
|result1=P |result2=PO |result4=PO |result5=PO |result6=QT |result15=T |result18=T |result22=R
|win_BAR=13|draw_BAR=6 |loss_BAR=23|gf_BAR=58 |ga_BAR=91
|win_BAS=14|draw_BAS=11|loss_BAS=17|gf_BAS=69 |ga_BAS=78
|win_BEN=33|draw_BEN=4 |loss_BEN=5 |gf_BEN=108|ga_BEN=32
|win_BRI=17|draw_BRI=8 |loss_BRI=17|gf_BRI=73 |ga_BRI=57
|win_BUR=11|draw_BUR=4 |loss_BUR=27|gf_BUR=73 |ga_BUR=116
|win_CAN=20|draw_CAN=11|loss_CAN=11|gf_CAN=103|ga_CAN=60
|win_CLA=12|draw_CLA=7 |loss_CLA=23|gf_CLA=61 |ga_CLA=105
|win_CLC=19|draw_CLC=15|loss_CLC=8 |gf_CLC=78 |ga_CLC=54
|win_DUN=23|draw_DUN=7 |loss_DUN=12|gf_DUN=96 |ga_DUN=73
|win_ENF=14|draw_ENF=9 |loss_ENF=19|gf_ENF=79 |ga_ENF=95
|win_HAC=19|draw_HAC=6 |loss_HAC=17|gf_HAC=84 |ga_HAC=77
|win_HAR=28|draw_HAR=7 |loss_HAR=7 |gf_HAR=105|ga_HAR=48
|win_HOD=16|draw_HOD=10|loss_HOD=16|gf_HOD=70 |ga_HOD=66
|win_HUT=25|draw_HUT=6 |loss_HUT=11|gf_HUT=89 |ga_HUT=55
|win_M&B=16|draw_M&B=7 |loss_M&B=19|gf_M&B=77 |ga_M&B=78
|win_NEW=15|draw_NEW=2 |loss_NEW=25|gf_NEW=72 |ga_NEW=102
|win_NWL=14|draw_NWL=3 |loss_NWL=25|gf_NWL=84 |ga_NWL=123
|win_PAR=12|draw_PAR=4 |loss_PAR=26|gf_PAR=65 |ga_PAR=115
|win_SOU=12|draw_SOU=5 |loss_SOU=25|gf_SOU=78 |ga_SOU=107
|win_STM=12|draw_STM=2 |loss_STM=28|gf_STM=72 |ga_STM=110
|win_TOW=13|draw_TOW=7 |loss_TOW=22|gf_TOW=70 |ga_TOW=96
|win_WOR=30|draw_WOR=7 |loss_WOR=5 |gf_WOR=111|ga_WOR=37
|status_BEN=C, P
|status_WOR=O, P
|name_BAR=Barkingside
|name_BAS=Basildon Town
|name_BEN=Benfleet
|name_BRI=Brimsdown
|name_BUR=Burnham Ramblers
|name_CAN=Cannons Wood
|name_CLA=Clapton
|name_CLC=Clapton Community
|name_DUN=Dunmow Town
|name_ENF=Enfield Borough
|name_HAC=Hackney Wick
|name_HAR=Harlow Town
|name_HOD=Hoddesdon Town
|name_HUT=Hutton
|name_M&B=May & Baker
|name_NEW=Newbury Forest
|name_NWL=NW London
|name_PAR=Park View
|name_SOU=Southend Manor
|name_STM=St Margaretsbury
|name_TOW=Tower Hamlets
|name_WOR=Wormley Rovers
|note_HAR=Harlow Town are ineligible for promotion due to withdrawal from the national league system midway through last season.
|show_limit=5
|class_rules=1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of matches won; 5) Head-to-head results
|res_col_header=PQR
|col_P=green1 |text_P=Promoted to the Essex Senior League
|col_PO=blue1 |text_PO=Qualified for the play-offs
|col_R=white1 |text_R=Reprieved from relegation
|col_QT=blue1 |text_QT=Qualified for the play-offs,
then transferred to the Southern Counties East League
|col_T=#ccccff |text_T=Transferred to the Southern Counties East League
}}
=Play-offs=
{{4TeamBracket
| RD1=Semi-finals
| RD2=Final
| RD1-seed1=2
| RD1-team1=Wormley Rovers
| RD1-score1=3
| RD1-seed2=6
| RD1-team2=Clapton Community
| RD1-score2=2
| RD1-seed3=5
| RD1-team3=Dunmow Town
| RD1-score3=1
| RD1-seed4=4
| RD1-team4=Hutton
| RD1-score4=0
| RD2-seed1=2
| RD2-team1=Wormley Rovers
| RD2-score1=2
| RD2-seed2=5
| RD2-team2=Dunmow Town
| RD2-score2=1
}}
==Semifinals==
{{football box collapsible
|date = 27 April
|time = 15:00
|team1 = Wormley Rovers
|score = 3–2
|report= https://fulltime.thefa.com/displayFixture.html?id=26328487
|team2 = Clapton Community
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|aet =
|stadium = Wormley Playing Fields
|location= Wormley
|attendance = 328
|referee = James Black
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = 27 April
|time = 15:00
|team1 = Dunmow Town
|score = 1–0
|report= https://fulltime.thefa.com/displayFixture.html?id=26328488
|team2 = Hutton
|goals1 =
- Cansdale {{goal}}
|goals2 =
|aet =
| stadium = Scraley Road
| location = Heybridge
|attendance = 61
|referee = Sam Wigington
}}
==Final==
{{football box collapsible
|date = 4 May
|time = 15:00
|team1 = Wormley Rovers
|score = 2–1
|report= https://fulltime.thefa.com/displayFixture.html?id=26335660
|team2 = Dunmow Town
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
- Zanone {{goal}}
|aet =
|stadium = Wormley Playing Fields
|location= Wormley
|attendance = 358
|referee = Jordan Sandwell
}}
=Stadia and locations=
{{Location map+ |United Kingdom East of England|float=right | width=500 |caption=Locations of Division One South clubs |places=
{{location map~ |United Kingdom East of England |lat=51.5600 |long=0.0912 |mark=Blue 000080 pog.svg |label=Barkingside|label_size=0}}
{{location map~ |United Kingdom East of England |lat=51.5223 |long=0.4616 |label=Basildon Town|position=bottom}}
{{location map~ |United Kingdom East of England |lat=51.5165 |long=0.6157 |label=Benfleet|position=top}}
{{location map~ |United Kingdom East of England |lat=51.7344 |long=-0.0293|label=Brimsdown & Wormley Rovers|label_size=85|position=left}}
{{location map~ |United Kingdom East of England |lat=51.6355 |long=0.8030 |label=Burnham Ramblers|position=right}}
{{location map~ |United Kingdom East of England |lat=51.5034 |long=0.2613 |mark=Blue 000080 pog.svg |label=Cannons Wood & May & Baker|label_size=0}}
{{location map~ |United Kingdom East of England |lat=51.5130 |long=0.0318 |mark=Blue 000080 pog.svg |label=Clapton|label_size=0}}
{{location map~ |United Kingdom East of England |lat=51.5422 |long=0.0215 |mark=Blue 000080 pog.svg |label=Clapton Community|label_size=0}}
{{location map~ |United Kingdom East of England |lat=51.7441 |long=0.7006 |label=Dunmow Town |position=right}}
{{location map~ |United Kingdom East of England |lat=51.6068 |long=-0.1715|mark=Blue 000080 pog.svg |label=Enfield Borough |label_size=0}}
{{location map~ |United Kingdom East of England |lat=51.7997 |long=0.6267 |label=Hackney Wick|position=top}}
{{location map~ |United Kingdom East of England |lat=51.7710 |long=0.0678 |label=Harlow Town & NW London|label_size=85|position=right}}
{{location map~ |United Kingdom East of England |lat=51.7588 |long=-0.0144|label=Hoddesdon Town|label_size=85|position=left}}
{{location map~ |United Kingdom East of England |lat=51.6220 |long=0.4041 |label=Hutton |position=left}}
{{location map~ |United Kingdom East of England |lat=51.5853 |long=0.0895 |mark=Blue 000080 pog.svg |label=Newbury Forest|label_size=0}}
{{location map~ |United Kingdom East of England |lat=51.6051 |long=-0.1004|mark=Blue 000080 pog.svg |label=Park View|label_size=0}}
{{location map~ |United Kingdom East of England |lat=51.5326 |long=0.73871|label=Southend Manor |position=right}}
{{location map~ |United Kingdom East of England |lat=51.5190 |long=-0.0334|mark=Blue 000080 pog.svg |label=Tower Hamlets|label_size=0}}
{{location map~ |United Kingdom East of England |lat=51.7861 |long=-0.0039|label={{nowrap|St Margaretsbury}}|label_size=85|position=top}}
}}
{{Location map+|Greater London
|caption=Greater London Division One South football clubs
|float=right
|width=400
|places =
{{location map~|Greater London |lat=51.5600 |long=0.0912 |mark=Blue 000080 pog.svg |label=Barkingside|position=right}}
{{location map~|Greater London |lat=51.5130 |long=0.0318 |mark=Blue 000080 pog.svg |label=Clapton |position=right}}
{{location map~|Greater London |lat=51.5422 |long=0.0215 |mark=Blue 000080 pog.svg |label=Clapton Community|position=left}}
{{location map~|Greater London |lat=51.6068 |long=-0.1715|mark=Blue 000080 pog.svg |label=Enfield Borough|position=left}}
{{location map~|Greater London |lat=51.5034 |long=0.2613 |mark=Blue 000080 pog.svg |label=Cannons Wood & May & Baker|position=bottom}}
{{location map~|Greater London |lat=51.6051 |long=-0.1004|mark=Blue 000080 pog.svg |label=Park
View|position=top}}
{{location map~|Greater London |lat=51.5190 |long=-0.0334|mark=Blue 000080 pog.svg |label=Tower Hamlets|position=bottom}}
{{location map~|Greater London |lat=51.5853 |long=0.0895 |mark=Blue 000080 pog.svg |label=Newbury Forest|position=top}}
}}
class="wikitable sortable" | ||
Team
! Stadium ! Capacity | ||
---|---|---|
Barkingside | Cricklefield Stadium (groundshare with Ilford) | align="center" | 3,500 |
Basildon Town | Rookery Hill (groundshare with East Thurrock United) | align="center" | 3,500 |
Benfleet | Park Lane (groundshare with Canvey Island) | align="center" | 4,100 |
Brimsdown | Wormley Playing Fields (groundshare with Wormley Rovers) | align="center" | 500 |
Burnham Ramblers | Leslie Fields | align="center" | 2,000 |
Cannons Wood | Parkside Stadium (groundshare with Aveley) | align="center" | 3,500 |
Clapton | Terence McMillan Stadium (groundshare with Athletic Newham) | align="center" | 2,000 |
Clapton Community | The Old Spotted Dog Ground | align="center" | 2,000 |
Dunmow Town | Scraley Road (groundshare with Heybridge Swifts) | style="text-align:center;"| 3,000 |
Enfield Borough | The Maurice Rebak Stadium (groundshare with Wingate & Finchley) | align="center" | 1,500 |
Hackney Wick | Spa Road (groundshare with Witham Town) | align="center" | 2,500 |
Harlow Town | The Harlow Arena | align="center"| 3,500 |
Hoddesdon Town | Lowfield | align="center"| 3,000 |
Hutton | New Lodge (groundshare with Billericay Town) | style="text-align:center;"| 3,500 |
May & Baker | Parkside Stadium (groundshare with Aveley) | align="center" | 3,500 |
Newbury Forest | Oakside Stadium (groundshare with Redbridge) | align="center" | 3,000 |
NW London | The Harlow Arena (groundshare with Harlow Town) | align="center" | 2,000 |
Park View | New River Stadium | align="center" | 5,000 |
Southend Manor | Southchurch Park | align="center" | 2,000 |
St Margaretsbury | Recreation Ground | align="center"| 1,000 |
Tower Hamlets | Mile End Stadium (groundshare with Sporting Bengal United) | align="center"| 2,000 |
Wormley Rovers | Wormley Playing Fields | align="center" | 500 |
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References
{{Reflist}}
{{Eastern Counties Football League}}
{{2023–24 in English men's football}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:2023-24 Eastern Counties Football League}}