2024–25 Eastern Counties Football League#Premier Division
{{Short description|Association football competition}}
The 2024–25 Eastern Counties Football League was the 82nd 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 17 May 2024.{{cite web|url=https://www.thefa.com/news/2024/may/17/the-fa-releases-national-league-system-club-allocations-for-steps-1-6-in-2024-25-term |title=The FA releases National League System club allocations for Steps 1-6 in 2024-25 term |date=17 May 2024 |website=www.thefa.com}}
Premier Division
{{Infobox football league season
| competition = Eastern Counties Football League
Premier Division
| season = 2024–25
| winners =
| promoted =
| relegated =
| matches =
| total goals =
| league topscorer = Jake Watts
(Fakenham Town)
(40 goals)
| biggest home win = Long Melford 7–0 Sheringham
(5 April 2025)
| biggest away win = Sheringham 0–7 Stowmarket Town
(29 March 2025)
| highest scoring = Walsham-le-Willows 7–2 Sheringham
(25 January 2025)
| updated = 21 April 2025
| prevseason = 2023–24
| nextseason = 2025–26
}}
The Premier Division featured 17 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with three new clubs:
- Cornard United, promoted from Division One North
- Great Yarmouth Town, promoted from Division One North
- Stowmarket Town, relegated from the Isthmian League
=League table=
|section=Premier Division
|update=21 April 2025
|source=[http://fulltime-league.thefa.com/Index.do?league=958158630 The FA Full-Time]
|team_order=BRA, FAK, DOW, ELY, WLW, MUL, DER, THE, WOO, SOH, GYT, COR, HAR, KIR, HEA, STO, HAD, LAK, LNM, SHE
|result1=P |result2=PO |result3=PO |result4=PO |result5=PO |result19=REL |result20=REL
|win_BRA=25|draw_BRA=4 |loss_BRA=9 |gf_BRA=82|ga_BRA=44
|win_COR=16|draw_COR=7 |loss_COR=15|gf_COR=62|ga_COR=70
|win_DER=18|draw_DER=12|loss_DER=8 |gf_DER=62|ga_DER=33
|win_DOW=23|draw_DOW=9 |loss_DOW=6 |gf_DOW=71|ga_DOW=42
|win_ELY=21|draw_ELY=7 |loss_ELY=10|gf_ELY=65|ga_ELY=44
|win_FAK=25|draw_FAK=4 |loss_FAK=9 |gf_FAK=82|ga_FAK=46
|win_GYT=13|draw_GYT=12|loss_GYT=12|gf_GYT=59|ga_GYT=49
|win_HAD=9 |draw_HAD=7 |loss_HAD=22|gf_HAD=38|ga_HAD=77
|win_HAR=13|draw_HAR=9 |loss_HAR=16|gf_HAR=55|ga_HAR=64
|win_HEA=12|draw_HEA=6 |loss_HEA=20|gf_HEA=55|ga_HEA=70
|win_KIR=11|draw_KIR=10|loss_KIR=17|gf_KIR=51|ga_KIR=65
|win_LAK=8 |draw_LAK=8 |loss_LAK=22|gf_LAK=52|ga_LAK=82
|win_LNM=3 |draw_LNM=6 |loss_LNM=29|gf_LNM=33|ga_LNM=98
|win_MUL=21|draw_MUL=5 |loss_MUL=12|gf_MUL=66|ga_MUL=31
|win_SHE=2 |draw_SHE=7 |loss_SHE=29|gf_SHE=30|ga_SHE=108
|win_SOH=17|draw_SOH=10|loss_SOH=11|gf_SOH=64|ga_SOH=53
|win_STO=11|draw_STO=5 |loss_STO=21|gf_STO=62|ga_STO=91
|win_THE=18|draw_THE=7 |loss_THE=13|gf_THE=87|ga_THE=51
|win_WLW=20|draw_WLW=8 |loss_WLW=10|gf_WLW=73|ga_WLW=44
|win_WOO=18|draw_WOO=7 |loss_WOO=13|gf_WOO=76|ga_WOO=63
|status_BRA = C P
|status_DOW = O P
|status_LNM = R
|status_SHE = R
|name_BRA=Brantham Athletic
|name_COR=Cornard United
|name_DER=Dereham Town
|name_DOW=Downham Town
|name_ELY=Ely City
|name_FAK=Fakenham Town
|name_GYT=Great Yarmouth Town
|name_HAD=Hadleigh United
|name_HAR=Harleston Town
|name_HEA=Heacham
|name_KIR=Kirkley & Pakefield
|name_LAK=Lakenheath
|name_LNM=Long Melford
|name_MUL=Mulbarton Wanderers
|name_SHE=Sheringham
|name_SOH=Soham Town Rangers
|name_STO=Stowmarket Town
|name_THE=Thetford Town
|name_WLW=Walsham-le-Willows
|name_WOO=Woodbridge 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{{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=Promotion to the Isthmian League
|col_PO=blue1 |text_PO=Qualification for the play-offs
|col_REL=red1 |text_REL=Relegation to Division One North or Division One South
|adjust_points_ELY=+2
|adjust_points_SHE=-1
|adjust_points_WLW=+2
|adjust_points_COR=-1
|adjust_points_GYT=+2
|adjust_points_STO=-1
|hth_ELY = The fixture between Ely City and Sheringham was not played as Sheringham were not able to field a team. As a result, the league determined that the game would be awarded as a "0–0 win for Ely City", with 2 points being awarded to Ely City and 1 point being deducted from Sheringham.{{cite web |url=https://fulltime.thefa.com/displayFixture.html?id=26399088 |title=Apr 19, Ely City 0 Sheringham 0 |work=The FA |date=20 April 2025 |access-date=20 April 2025}}
|hth_SHE = ELY
|hth_WLW = The fixture between Walsham-le-Willows and Cornard United was not played as Cornard United were not able to field a team. As a result, the league determined that the game would be awarded as a "0–0 win for Walsham-le-Willows", with 2 points being awarded to Walsham-le-Willows and 1 point being deducted from Cornard United.{{cite web |url=https://fulltime.thefa.com/displayFixture.html?id=28047688 |title=Apr 22, Walsham-le-Willows 0 Cornard United 0 |work=The FA |date=22 April 2025 |access-date=22 April 2025}}
|hth_COR = WLW
|hth_GYT = On 1 March 2025, the match between Great Yarmouth Town and Stowmarket Town was played. However, for unknown reasons, the league determined that the game would be awarded as a "0–0 win for Great Yarmouth Town", with 2 points being awarded to Great Yarmouth Town and 1 point being deducted from Stowmarket Town.{{cite web |url=https://fulltime.thefa.com/displayFixture.html?id=28049899 |title=Apr 25, Great Yarmouth Town 0 Stowmarket Town 0 |work=The FA |date=25 April 2025 |access-date=25 April 2025}}
|hth_STO = GYT
}}
=Play-offs=
{{4TeamBracket
| RD1=Semi-finals
| RD2=Final
| RD1-seed1=2
| RD1-team1=Fakenham Town
| RD1-score1=0
| RD1-seed2=5
| RD1-team2= Walsham-le-Willows
| RD1-score2=1
| RD1-seed3=3
| RD1-team3=Downham Town
| RD1-score3=3
| RD1-seed4=4
| RD1-team4=Ely City
| RD1-score4=0
| RD2-seed1=3
| RD2-team1=Downham Town
| RD2-score1=2
| RD2-seed2=5
| RD2-team2=Walsham-le-Willows
| RD2-score2=1
}}
==Semifinals==
{{football box collapsible
|date = 26 April 2025
|time = 15:00
|team1 = Fakenham Town
|score = 0–1
|report= https://fulltime.thefa.com/displayFixture.html?id=28048238
|team2 = Walsham-le-Willows
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
- Huckvale {{goal}}
|aet =
| stadium = Clipbush Park
| location = Fakenham
|attendance = 385
|referee = Adam Everett
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = 26 April 2025
|time = 15:00
|team1 = Downham Town
|score = 3–0
|report= https://fulltime.thefa.com/displayFixture.html?id=28047690
|team2 = Ely City
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|aet =
|stadium = Memorial Field
|location= Downham Market
|attendance = 436
|referee = James Black
}}
==Final==
{{football box collapsible
|date = 4 May
|time = 15:00 GMT
|team1 = Downham Town
|score = 2–1
|report= https://fulltime.thefa.com/displayFixture.html?id=28051051
|team2 = Walsham-le-Willows
|goals1 =
- Edge {{goal}}, {{goal||pen.}}
|goals2 =
- Glover {{goal}}
|aet =
|stadium = Memorial Field
|location= Downham Market
|attendance = 705
|referee = Bruno Marques
}}
=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=52.0219 |long=0.7537 |label=Cornard United|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=52.6126 |long=1.7362 |label=
|position=left}}{{location map~ |United Kingdom East of England |lat=52.0389 |long=0.9543 |label=Hadleigh United|position=right}}
{{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=top}}
{{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=52.3394 |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=52.1966 |long=0.9927 |label=Stowmarket Town |position=bottom}}
{{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 |
Cornard United | Blackhouse Lane | align="center" | |
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 |
Great Yarmouth Town | Wellesley Recreation Ground | align="center" | 3,600 |
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" | |
Mulbarton Wanderers | The Common | align="center" | |
Sheringham | Weybourne Road | align="center" | |
Soham Town Rangers | Julius Martin Lane | align="center"| 2,000 |
Stowmarket Town | Greens Meadow | style="text-align:center;"| 1,000 |
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 = 2024–25
| winners =
| promoted =
| relegated =
| matches =
| total goals =
| league topscorer = Max Willett
(Framlingham Town)
(34 goals)
| biggest home win = Framlingham Town 12–0 Whittlesey Athletic
(7 September 2024)
| biggest away win = FC Peterborough 0–7 Holland
(3 August 2024)
Dussindale & Hellesdon Rovers 0–7 Diss Town
(16 October 2024)
Wivenhoe Town 0–7 FC Peterborough
(29 March 2025)
| highest scoring = Haverhill Rovers 13–2 Swaffham Town
(14 December 2024)
| updated = 21 April 2025
| prevseason = 2023–24
| nextseason = 2025–26
}}
Division One North featured 18 clubs which competed in the previous season, along with two new clubs.
- Gorleston reserves, promoted from the Anglian Combination
- Pinchbeck United, relegated from the United Counties 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= HVR, STP, HAR, FRA, DIS, PET, GOR, HLB, PIN, PAR, WHA, HOL, SUD, WHI, DUS, WIV, LEI, HAV, NEE, SWA
|result1=P |result2=PO |result3=PO |result4=PO |result5=PO |result18=REL |result19=REL |result20=REL
|win_SUD=14|draw_SUD=3 |loss_SUD=21|gf_SUD=56 |ga_SUD=75
|win_DIS=21|draw_DIS=9 |loss_DIS=8 |gf_DIS=72 |ga_DIS=42
|win_DUS=10|draw_DUS=8 |loss_DUS=20|gf_DUS=58 |ga_DUS=79
|win_FRA=23|draw_FRA=6 |loss_FRA=9 |gf_FRA=107|ga_FRA=38
|win_GOR=19|draw_GOR=7 |loss_GOR=12|gf_GOR=80 |ga_GOR=63
|win_HAR=26|draw_HAR=5 |loss_HAR=7 |gf_HAR=104|ga_HAR=43
|win_HAV=7 |draw_HAV=10|loss_HAV=21|gf_HAV=51 |ga_HAV=80
|win_HVR=32|draw_HVR=3 |loss_HVR=3 |gf_HVR=107|ga_HVR=34
|win_HLB=17|draw_HLB=6 |loss_HLB=15|gf_HLB=73 |ga_HLB=63
|win_HOL=15|draw_HOL=4 |loss_HOL=19|gf_HOL=71 |ga_HOL=75
|win_PAR=16|draw_PAR=7 |loss_PAR=15|gf_PAR=58 |ga_PAR=59
|win_PET=21|draw_PET=7 |loss_PET=10|gf_PET=95 |ga_PET=59
|win_LEI=10|draw_LEI=4 |loss_LEI=24|gf_LEI=59 |ga_LEI=90
|win_NEE=7 |draw_NEE=9 |loss_NEE=22|gf_NEE=41 |ga_NEE=73
|win_PIN=16|draw_PIN=9 |loss_PIN=13|gf_PIN=60 |ga_PIN=54
|win_STP=29|draw_STP=2 |loss_STP=7 |gf_STP=88 |ga_STP=29
|win_SWA=2 |draw_SWA=3 |loss_SWA=33|gf_SWA=21 |ga_SWA=151
|win_WHA=14|draw_WHA=6 |loss_WHA=18|gf_WHA=47 |ga_WHA=87
|win_WHI=13|draw_WHI=3 |loss_WHI=22|gf_WHI=43 |ga_WHI=60
|win_WIV=10|draw_WIV=5 |loss_WIV=23|gf_WIV=46 |ga_WIV=83
|status_SWA = R
|status_NEE = R
|status_HAV = R
|status_HVR = C P
|status_HAR = O P
|name_SUD=AFC Sudbury reserves
|name_DIS=Diss Town
|name_DUS=Dussindale & Hellesdon Rovers
|name_PAR=FC Parson Drove
|name_FRA=Framlingham Town
|name_GOR=Gorleston reserves
|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 reserves
|name_PET=FC Peterborough
|name_PIN=Pinchbeck United
|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=Promotion to the Premier Division
|col_PO=blue1 |text_PO=Qualification for the play-offs
|col_REL=red1 |text_REL=Relegation to a feeder league
}}
=Play-offs=
{{4TeamBracket
| RD1=Semi-finals
| RD2=Final
| RD1-seed1=2
| RD1-team1=Stanway Pegasus
| RD1-score1=2
| RD1-seed2=5
| RD1-team2=Diss Town
| RD1-score2=0
| RD1-seed3=3
| RD1-team3=Harwich & Parkeston
| RD1-score3=2
| RD1-seed4=4
| RD1-team4=Framlingham Town
| RD1-score4=0
| RD2-seed1=2
| RD2-team1=Stanway Pegasus
| RD2-score1=2(4)
| RD2-seed2=3
| RD2-team2=Harwich & Parkeston
| RD2-score2=2(5)
}}
==Semifinals==
{{football box collapsible
|date = 26 April
|time = 15:00 GMT
|team1 = Stanway Pegasus
|score = 2–0
|report= https://fulltime.thefa.com/displayFixture.html?id=28047704
|team2 = Diss Town
|goals1 =
- Williams {{goal|59}}
- Ketley-Gregan {{goal|73}}
|goals2 =
|aet =
| stadium = West Street
| location = Coggeshall
|attendance = 311
|referee = Rhys Collins
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = 26 April
|time = 15:00 GMT
|team1 = Harwich & Parkeston
|score = 2–0
|report= https://fulltime.thefa.com/displayFixture.html?id=28047705
|team2 = Framlingham Town
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|aet =
|stadium = Royal Oak
|location= Harwich
|attendance = 385
|referee = Henry Harvey
}}
==Final==
{{football box collapsible
|date = 3 May
|time = 15:00 GMT
|team1 = Stanway Pegasus
|score = 2–2
|penaltyscore = 4–5
|report= https://fulltime.thefa.com/displayFixture.html?id=28050930
|team2 = Harwich & Parkeston
|goals1 =
- {{goal|41}}
- Lewis {{goal|45+2}}
|goals2 =
|aet =
| stadium = West Street
| location = Coggeshall
|attendance = 868
|referee = Lee Kendrick
}}
=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=bottom}}
{{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 & Gorleston res|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=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 res|position=left}}
{{location map~ |United Kingdom East of England |lat=52.7901|long=-0.1525 |label=Pinchbeck United |position=left}}
{{location map~ |United Kingdom East of England |lat=51.8686 |long=0.6721 |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 |
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" | |
Gorleston reserves | The Nest (groundshare with Dussindale & Hellesdon Rovers) | align="center" | 1,000 |
Harwich & Parkeston | Royal Oak | align="center" | |
Haverhill Borough | New Croft (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 under 23s | Victory Road | align="center" | 2,500 |
Needham Market reserves | Bloomfields | align="center" | 4,000 |
Pinchbeck United | Sir Halley Stewart Field | align="center" | 2,700 |
Stanway Pegasus | West Street (groundshare with Coggeshall Town) | align="center"| 2,000 |
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 = 2024–25
| winners =
| promoted =
| relegated =
| matches =
| total goals =
| league topscorer = Reece Simpson
(AS London)
(35 goals)
| biggest home win = Hutton 10–0 Newbury Forest
(31 July 2024)
| biggest away win = Newbury Forest 0–8 AS London
(2 November 2024)
Dunmow Town 0–8 Brimsdown
(18 March 2025)
| highest scoring = Hutton 10–0 Newbury Forest
(31 July 2024)
Hackney Wick 6–4 Basildon Town
(23 October 2024)
| updated = 21 April 2025
| prevseason = 2023–24
| nextseason = 2025–26
}}
Division One South featured 17 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with three new clubs:
- Coggeshall Town, relegated from the Essex Senior League
- FC Baresi, promoted from the Essex Alliance League
- Rayleigh Town, promoted from the Essex Olympian League
Additionally, Park View was renamed to AS London.
=League table=
|section=Division One South
|update=complete
|source=[http://fulltime-league.thefa.com/Index.do?league=958158630 The FA Full-Time]
|team_order=HAR, HAC, ASL, RAY, HUT, COG, CAN, HOD, BAS, M&B, BUR, DUN, BRI, BRE, ENF, NWL, BAR, SOU, NEW, STM
|result1=P |result2=PO |result3=PO |result4=PO |result5=PO |result18=REL |result19=REL |result20=REL
|win_ASL=23|draw_ASL=4 |loss_ASL=11|gf_ASL=106|ga_ASL=46
|win_BAR=10|draw_BAR=8 |loss_BAR=20|gf_BAR=48|ga_BAR=72
|win_BAS=14|draw_BAS=7 |loss_BAS=17|gf_BAS=63|ga_BAS=66
|win_BRI=12|draw_BRI=9 |loss_BRI=17|gf_BRI=66|ga_BRI=65
|win_BUR=14|draw_BUR=5 |loss_BUR=19|gf_BUR=70|ga_BUR=86
|win_CAN=17|draw_CAN=10|loss_CAN=11|gf_CAN=94|ga_CAN=84
|win_COG=20|draw_COG=10|loss_COG=8 |gf_COG=72|ga_COG=50
|win_DUN=13|draw_DUN=8 |loss_DUN=17|gf_DUN=60|ga_DUN=81
|win_ENF=11|draw_ENF=7 |loss_ENF=20|gf_ENF=69|ga_ENF=78
|win_BRE=14|draw_BRE=3 |loss_BRE=21|gf_BRE=81|ga_BRE=100
|win_HAC=29|draw_HAC=5 |loss_HAC=4 |gf_HAC=97|ga_HAC=38
|win_HAR=29|draw_HAR=5 |loss_HAR=4 |gf_HAR=102|ga_HAR=31
|win_HOD=16|draw_HOD=11|loss_HOD=11|gf_HOD=68|ga_HOD=62
|win_HUT=22|draw_HUT=5 |loss_HUT=11|gf_HUT=94|ga_HUT=51
|win_M&B=15|draw_M&B=4 |loss_M&B=19|gf_M&B=79|ga_M&B=87
|win_NEW=7 |draw_NEW=9 |loss_NEW=22|gf_NEW=59|ga_NEW=113
|win_NWL=11|draw_NWL=7 |loss_NWL=20|gf_NWL=56|ga_NWL=105
|win_RAY=23|draw_RAY=5 |loss_RAY=10|gf_RAY=87|ga_RAY=51
|win_SOU=8 |draw_SOU=10|loss_SOU=20|gf_SOU=72|ga_SOU=89
|win_STM=3 |draw_STM=6 |loss_STM=29|gf_STM=25|ga_STM=113
|adjust_points_ASL = +2
|adjust_points_CAN = -1
|hth_ASL = On 30 November 2024, the match between AS London and Cannons Wood was abandoned after allegations of racial abuse. As a result, the league determined the game is awarded as a "0–0 win" for AS London, with 2 points being awarded to AS London and 1 point being deducted from Cannons Wood.{{cite web |url=https://fulltime.thefa.com/displayFixture.html?id=28050705 |title=Apr 26, AS London 0 Cannons Wood 0 |work=The FA |date=26 April 2025 |access-date=26 April 2025}}
|hth_CAN = ASL
|status_HAR = C P
|status_SOU = R
|status_NEW = R
|status_STM = R
|name_ASL=AS London
|name_BAR=Barkingside
|name_BAS=Basildon Town
|name_BRI=Brimsdown
|name_BUR=Burnham Ramblers
|name_CAN=Cannons Wood
|name_COG=Coggeshall Town
|name_DUN=Dunmow Town
|name_ENF=Enfield Borough
|name_BRE=FC Baresi
|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_RAY=Rayleigh Town
|name_SOU=Southend Manor
|name_STM=St Margaretsbury
|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=Promotion to the Premier Division
|col_PO=blue1 |text_PO=Qualification for the play-offs
|col_REL=red1 |text_REL=Relegation to a feeder league
}}
=Play-offs=
{{4TeamBracket
| RD1=Semi-finals
| RD2=Final
| RD1-seed1=2
| RD1-team1=Hackney Wick
| RD1-score1=4
| RD1-seed2=5
| RD1-team2= Hutton
| RD1-score2=1
| RD1-seed3=3
| RD1-team3=AS London
| RD1-score3=1
| RD1-seed4=4
| RD1-team4=Rayleigh Town
| RD1-score4=4
| RD2-seed1=2
| RD2-team1=Hackney Wick
| RD2-score1=
| RD2-seed2=4
| RD2-team2=Rayleigh Town
| RD2-score2=
}}
==Semifinals==
{{football box collapsible
|date = 26 April
|time = 15:00 GMT
|team1 = Hackney Wick
|score = 4–1
|report= https://fulltime.thefa.com/displayFixture.html?id=28047744
|team2 = Hutton
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
- Mattock {{goal}}
|aet =
| stadium = Spa Road
| location = Witham
|attendance = 55
|referee = Gavin Jolley
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = 6 May
|time = 19:45 GMT
|team1 = Rayleigh Town
|score = 4-1
|report= https://fulltime.thefa.com/displayFixture.html?id=28054973
|team2 = AS London
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|aet =
|stadium = Thames Road
|location= Canvey Island
|attendance =
|referee = Dwayne Uylett
}}
==Final==
{{football box collapsible
|date =
|time =
|team1 = Hackney Wick
|score =
|report=
|team2 =
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|aet =
| stadium = Spa Road
| location = Witham
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
=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=51.5862 |long=0.4779 |label=Basildon Town|position=right}}
{{location map~ |United Kingdom East of England |lat=51.7344 |long=-0.0293|label=Brimsdown|position=bottom}}
{{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|label_size=0}}
{{location map~|United Kingdom East of England |lat=51.8686 |long=0.6721 |label=Coggeshall Town |position=top}}
{{location map~ |United Kingdom East of England |lat=52.0273 |long=0.2400 |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=51.8248 |long=-0.0333 |label=FC Baresi|position=top}}
{{location map~ |United Kingdom East of England |lat=51.7997 |long=0.6267 |label=Hackney Wick|position=bottom}}
{{location map~ |United Kingdom East of England |lat=51.7710 |long=0.0678 |label=Harlow Town|position=right}}
{{location map~ |United Kingdom East of England |lat=51.7588 |long=-0.0144|label=Hoddesdon Town|label_size=75|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=51.54356 |long=0.13574 |mark=Blue 000080 pog.svg |label=May & Baker|label_size=0}}
{{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=51.6056 |long=-0.0927 |mark=Blue 000080 pog.svg |label=NW London|label_size=0}}
{{location map~ |United Kingdom East of England |lat=51.6051 |long=-0.1004|mark=Blue 000080 pog.svg |label=AS London|label_size=0}}
{{location map~ |United Kingdom East of England |lat=51.5125 |long=0.5755 |label=Rayleigh Town|position=bottom}}
{{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=51.7861 |long=-0.0039|label={{nowrap|St Margaretsbury}}|label_size=75|position=left}}
}}
{{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=51.6068 |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|position=bottom}}
{{location map~|Greater London |lat=51.54356 |long=0.13574 |mark=Blue 000080 pog.svg |label=May & Baker|position=bottom}}
{{location map~|Greater London |lat=51.6056 |long=-0.0927 |mark=Blue 000080 pog.svg |label=NW London|position=bottom}}
{{location map~|Greater London |lat=51.6051 |long=-0.1004|mark=Blue 000080 pog.svg |label=AS
London|position=top}}
{{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 | ||
---|---|---|
AS London | New River Stadium | align="center" | 5,000 |
Barkingside | Cricklefield Stadium (groundshare with Ilford) | align="center" | 3,500 |
Basildon Town | Gardiners Close (groundshare with Basildon United) | align="center" | 2,000 |
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 |
Coggeshall Town | West Street | style="text-align:center;"| 2,000 |
Dunmow Town | Catons Lane (groundshare with Saffron Walden Town) | style="text-align:center;"| 3,000 |
Enfield Borough | The Maurice Rebak Stadium (groundshare with Wingate & Finchley) | align="center" | 1,500 |
FC Baresi | Wodson Park (groundshare with Ware) | align="center"| 3,300 |
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 | Parsloes Park | align="center" | 1,500 |
Newbury Forest | Oakside Stadium (groundshare with Redbridge) | align="center" | 3,000 |
NW London | Coles Park (groundshare with Haringey Borough) | align="center" | 2,500 |
Rayleigh Town | Thames Road (groundshare with Concord Rangers) | align="center"| 3,300 |
Southend Manor | Southchurch Park | align="center" | 2,000 |
St Margaretsbury | Recreation Ground | align="center"| 1,000 |
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References
{{Reflist}}
{{Eastern Counties Football League}}
{{2024–25 in English men's football}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:2024-25 Eastern Counties Football League}}