2024–25 Essex Senior Football League
The 2024–25 season is the 54th in the history of the Essex Senior Football League, a football competition in England.
The allocations for Steps 5 and 6 this season were announced by The Football Association on 17 May 2024.{{Cite web |author=The Football Association |title=THE FA RELEASES NATIONAL LEAGUE SYSTEM CLUB ALLOCATIONS FOR STEPS 1-6 IN 2024-25 TERM |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 |access-date=17 May 2024 |website=The FA |date=17 May 2024}} Solely for this season, there were no relegations from Step 4 into the league.
The league featured 17 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with three new clubs.
- Promoted from the Eastern Counties League:
- Benfleet
- Transferred from the South Spartan Midlands League:
- Sawbridgeworth Town
- Stansted
Tilbury were champions with Sporting Bengal United winning the playoffs. Both were promoted to the Isthmian League. Coggeshall Town finished bottom of the league and were relegated to the Eastern Counties Football League.
League table
{{Infobox football league season
| competition = Essex Senior
Football League
| season = 2024–25
| dates = 27 July 2024 - 26 April 2025
| winners = Stanway Rovers
| promoted = Stanway Rovers
Takeley
| relegated = Stansted
FC Clacton
| matches = 380
| total goals = 1314
| league topscorer = George Okoye - 24 goals
| biggest home win = Stanway Rovers 8-0 FC Clacton (2 November 2024)
| biggest away win = Athletic Newham 1-8 Woodford Town (1 February 2025)
| highest scoring = Sawbridgeworth Town 4-7 Stanway Rovers (24 August 2024)
| longest wins = 14 - Stanway Rovers (25 Jan 2025 - 19 Apr 2025)
| longest unbeaten = 25 - Stanway Rovers (30 Jul - 8 Feb)
| longest winless = 13 - FC Clacton (5 Oct - 21 Jan)
| longest losses = 8 - Stansted (26 Oct - 25 Jan)
| highest attendance = 1,003 - Takeley 2-0 Woodford Town (Play-off Final - 3 May 2025)
| lowest attendance = 12 - Athletic Newham 0-3 Benfleet (15 March 2025)
| attendance = 46,834
| average attendance = 2,314
| prevseason = 2023–24
| nextseason = 2025–26
}}
|update=complete
|source=[https://www.essexseniorleague.co.uk/match-info/tables Essex Senior League]
|team_order=STA, TAK, WOD, GWR, BAR, SAF, LOA, WHI, BUC, ATN, ROM, WSX, HAL, FRE, ILF, BEN, SAW, HUL, STN, FCC
|result1=PRO |result2=PPO |result3=PPO |result4=PPO |result5=PPO |result19=REL |result20=REL
|win_ATN=14|draw_ATN=6|loss_ATN=18|gf_ATN=66|ga_ATN=70
|win_BAR=23|draw_BAR=6|loss_BAR= 9|gf_BAR=83|ga_BAR=53
|win_BEN=12|draw_BEN=4|loss_BEN=22|gf_BEN=66|ga_BEN=81
|win_BUC=15|draw_BUC=8|loss_BUC=15|gf_BUC=64|ga_BUC=61
|win_FCC=4 |draw_FCC=5|loss_FCC=29|gf_FCC=41|ga_FCC=120
|win_FRE=12|draw_FRE=6|loss_FRE=20|gf_FRE=58|ga_FRE=71
|win_GWR=23|draw_GWR=6|loss_GWR=9 |gf_GWR=76|ga_GWR=37
|win_HAL=15|draw_HAL=3|loss_HAL=20|gf_HAL=74|ga_HAL=101
|win_HUL=10|draw_HUL=5|loss_HUL=23|gf_HUL=57|ga_HUL=84
|win_ILF=11|draw_ILF=9|loss_ILF=18|gf_ILF=49|ga_ILF=64
|win_LOA=16|draw_LOA=10|loss_LOA=12|gf_LOA=63|ga_LOA=52
|win_ROM=14|draw_ROM=6|loss_ROM=18|gf_ROM=60|ga_ROM=64
|win_SAF=19|draw_SAF=7|loss_SAF=12|gf_SAF=80|ga_SAF=57
|win_SAW=10|draw_SAW=6|loss_SAW=22|gf_SAW=57|ga_SAW=100
|win_STA=28|draw_STA=7|loss_STA=3 |gf_STA=102|ga_STA=39
|win_STN=6 |draw_STN=9|loss_STN=23|gf_STN=35|ga_STN=80
|win_TAK=28|draw_TAK=5|loss_TAK=5 |gf_TAK=82|ga_TAK=35
|win_WSX=13|draw_WSX=9|loss_WSX=16|gf_WSX=54|ga_WSX=62
|win_WHI=17|draw_WHI=6|loss_WHI=15|gf_WHI=65|ga_WHI=54
|win_WOD=25|draw_WOD=7|loss_WOD=6 |gf_WOD=82|ga_WOD=29
|status_STA = C, P
|status_TAK = O, P
|status_FCC = R
|status_STN = R
|status_text_X=Assured of the promotion play-offs, but may still gain direct promotion
|name_ATN=Athletic Newham
|name_BAR=Barking
|name_BEN=Benfleet
|name_BUC=Buckhurst Hill
|name_FCC=FC Clacton
|name_FRE=Frenford
|name_GWR=Great Wakering Rovers
|name_HAL=Halstead Town
|name_HUL=Hullbridge Sports
|name_ILF=Ilford
|name_LOA=Little Oakley
|name_ROM=Romford
|name_SAF=Saffron Walden Town
|name_SAW=Sawbridgeworth Town
|name_STN=Stansted
|name_STA=Stanway Rovers
|name_TAK=Takeley
|name_WSX=West Essex
|name_WHI=White Ensign
|name_WOD=Woodford 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_PRO=green1 |text_PRO=Promotion to the Isthmian League
|col_PPO=blue1 |text_PPO=Qualification for the play-offs |note_res_PPO=Four teams play for one spot and promotion to Step 4.
|col_REL=red1 |text_REL=Relegation to the Eastern Counties League
}}
=Results table=
{{#invoke:sports results|main
| source = [https://fulltime.thefa.com/results.html?league=2829940&selectedSeason=763446213&selectedDivision=597982145&selectedCompetition=0&selectedFixtureGroupKey=1_671218230 FA Full-Time Grid]
| update = complete
| matches_style = FBR
| a_note = yes
|team1=ATN |team2=BAR |team3=BEN |team4=BUC |team5=FCC |team6=FRE |team7=GWR |team8=HAL |team9=HUL |team10=ILF |team11=LOA |team12=ROM |team13=SAF |team14=SAW |team15=STN |team16=STR |team17=TAK |team18=WSX |team19=WHI |team20=WOD
|name_ATN=Athletic Newham
|name_BAR=Barking
|name_BEN=Benfleet
|name_BUC=Buckhurst Hill
|name_FCC=FC Clacton
|name_FRE=Frenford
|name_GWR={{nowrap|Great Wakering Rovers}}
|name_HAL=Halstead Town
|name_HUL=Hullbridge Sports
|name_ILF=Ilford
|name_LOA=Little Oakley
|name_ROM=Romford
|name_SAF=Saffron Walden Town
|name_SAW=Sawbridgeworth Town
|name_STN=Stansted
|name_STR=Stanway Rovers
|name_TAK=Takeley
|name_WSX=West Essex
|name_WHI=White Ensign
|name_WOD=Woodford Town
|match_ATN_BAR = 3-4
|match_ATN_BEN = 0-3
|match_ATN_BUC = 2-3
|match_ATN_FCC = 1-1
|match_ATN_FRE = 3-2
|match_ATN_GWR = 2-3
|match_ATN_HAL = 3-3
|match_ATN_HUL = 3-2
|match_ATN_ILF = 4-1
|match_ATN_LOA = 4-0
|match_ATN_ROM = 4-1
|match_ATN_SAF = 1-2
|match_ATN_SAW = 2-1
|match_ATN_STN = 1-0
|match_ATN_STR = 0-0
|match_ATN_TAK = 1-2
|match_ATN_WSX = 2-2
|match_ATN_WHI = 1-2
|match_ATN_WOD = 1-8
|match_BAR_ATN = 1-0
|match_BAR_BEN = 5-2
|match_BAR_BUC = 2-4
|match_BAR_FCC = 5-3
|match_BAR_FRE = 0-2
|match_BAR_GWR = 2–3
|match_BAR_HAL = 4-3
|match_BAR_HUL = 1-0
|match_BAR_ILF = 2-2
|match_BAR_LOA = 2-1
|match_BAR_ROM = 3-1
|match_BAR_SAF = 3-1
|match_BAR_SAW = 3-2
|match_BAR_STN = 0-0
|match_BAR_STR = 1-1
|match_BAR_TAK = 2-1
|match_BAR_WSX = 1-0
|match_BAR_WHI = 3-2
|match_BAR_WOD = 1-2
|match_BEN_ATN = 3-0
|match_BEN_BAR = 0-5
|match_BEN_BUC = 1-0
|match_BEN_FCC = 4-2
|match_BEN_FRE = 1-3
|match_BEN_GWR = 2-0
|match_BEN_HAL = 3-2
|match_BEN_HUL = 2-3
|match_BEN_ILF = 6-3
|match_BEN_LOA = 2-1
|match_BEN_ROM = 3–3
|match_BEN_SAF = 3–3
|match_BEN_SAW = 2-3
|match_BEN_STN = 1-3
|match_BEN_STR = 0-2
|match_BEN_TAK = 2-3
|match_BEN_WSX = 0-2
|match_BEN_WHI = 3-2
|match_BEN_WOD = 0-1
|match_BUC_ATN = 2-3
|match_BUC_BAR = 2-1
|match_BUC_BEN = 3-3
|match_BUC_FCC = 0-1
|match_BUC_FRE = 2–0
|match_BUC_GWR = 0-3
|match_BUC_HAL = 2-4
|match_BUC_HUL = 1-1
|match_BUC_ILF = 2-2
|match_BUC_LOA = 2-2
|match_BUC_ROM = 3-0
|match_BUC_SAF = 0-2
|match_BUC_SAW = 3-3
|match_BUC_STN = 4-0
|match_BUC_STR = 1-2
|match_BUC_TAK = 2-1
|match_BUC_WSX = 2-3
|match_BUC_WHI = 1-0
|match_BUC_WOD = 2-1
|match_FCC_ATN = 1-4
|match_FCC_BAR = 0-3
|match_FCC_BEN = 0-5
|match_FCC_BUC = 0-4
|match_FCC_FRE = 0-4
|match_FCC_GWR = 0-4
|match_FCC_HAL = 2-3
|match_FCC_HUL = 2-3
|match_FCC_ILF = 0-1
|match_FCC_LOA = 1-4
|match_FCC_ROM = 3-0
|match_FCC_SAF = 2-3
|match_FCC_SAW = 3-0
|match_FCC_STN = 1-1
|match_FCC_STR = 1-5
|match_FCC_TAK = 1–3
|match_FCC_WSX = 0-3
|match_FCC_WHI = 0-2
|match_FCC_WOD = 0-1
|match_FRE_ATN = 1-2
|match_FRE_BAR = 1-3
|match_FRE_BEN = 1-2
|match_FRE_BUC = 2-3
|match_FRE_FCC = 2-1
|match_FRE_GWR = 0-4
|match_FRE_HAL = 3-3
|match_FRE_HUL = 4-1
|match_FRE_ILF = 1-1
|match_FRE_LOA = 1-2
|match_FRE_ROM = 2-4
|match_FRE_SAF = 2-4
|match_FRE_SAW = 2-0
|match_FRE_STN = 1-1
|match_FRE_STR = 1-3
|match_FRE_TAK = 1-3
|match_FRE_WSX = 2-2
|match_FRE_WHI = 2-4
|match_FRE_WOD = 3-2
|match_GWR_ATN = 3-1
|match_GWR_BAR = 0-2
|match_GWR_BEN = 0-0
|match_GWR_BUC = 2-1
|match_GWR_FCC = 5-0
|match_GWR_FRE = 1-0
|match_GWR_HAL = 5-1
|match_GWR_HUL = 1-2
|match_GWR_ILF = 1-0
|match_GWR_LOA = 1-0
|match_GWR_ROM = 2-0
|match_GWR_SAF = 1-1
|match_GWR_SAW = 6-1
|match_GWR_STN = 5-0
|match_GWR_STR = 0-1
|match_GWR_TAK = 0-0
|match_GWR_WSX = 1-0
|match_GWR_WHI = 3-1
|match_GWR_WOD = 0-0
|match_HAL_ATN = 0-4
|match_HAL_BAR = 2-5
|match_HAL_BEN = 2-1
|match_HAL_BUC = 0-1
|match_HAL_FCC = 6-3
|match_HAL_FRE = 3-1
|match_HAL_GWR = 0-3
|match_HAL_HUL = 2-4
|match_HAL_ILF = 3-1
|match_HAL_LOA = 3-2
|match_HAL_ROM = 2-1
|match_HAL_SAF = 2-1
|match_HAL_SAW = 1-3
|match_HAL_STN = 4-3
|match_HAL_STR = 1-3
|match_HAL_TAK = 0-6
|match_HAL_WSX = 1-2
|match_HAL_WHI = 3-1
|match_HAL_WOD = 0-4
|match_HUL_ATN = 1-6
|match_HUL_BAR = 1-4
|match_HUL_BEN = 3-1
|match_HUL_BUC = 1-0
|match_HUL_FCC = 1-3
|match_HUL_FRE = 0-1
|match_HUL_GWR = 2-3
|match_HUL_HAL = 3-2
|match_HUL_ILF = 1-2
|match_HUL_LOA = 0-1
|match_HUL_ROM = 3-3
|match_HUL_SAF = 0-5
|match_HUL_SAW = 3-3
|match_HUL_STN = 5-0
|match_HUL_STR = 0-3
|match_HUL_TAK = 2-3
|match_HUL_WSX = 4-1
|match_HUL_WHI = 0-1
|match_HUL_WOD = 1-3
|match_ILF_ATN = 1-1
|match_ILF_BAR = 2-2
|match_ILF_BEN = 2-1
|match_ILF_BUC = 1-1
|match_ILF_FCC = 2-1
|match_ILF_FRE = 2-3
|match_ILF_GWR = 2-0
|match_ILF_HAL = 3-1
|match_ILF_HUL = 1-0
|match_ILF_LOA = 0-3
|match_ILF_ROM = 1-3
|match_ILF_SAF = 0-1
|match_ILF_SAW = 3-4
|match_ILF_STN = 3-1
|match_ILF_STR = 1-2
|match_ILF_TAK = 1-3
|match_ILF_WSX = 2-1
|match_ILF_WHI = 1-2
|match_ILF_WOD = 0-2
|match_LOA_ATN = 2-0
|match_LOA_BAR = 1-1
|match_LOA_BEN = 5-1
|match_LOA_BUC = 2-1
|match_LOA_FCC = 2-2
|match_LOA_FRE = 0-1
|match_LOA_GWR = 2-4
|match_LOA_HAL = 1–0
|match_LOA_HUL = 1-0
|match_LOA_ILF = 1-1
|match_LOA_ROM = 0-1
|match_LOA_SAF = 4-1
|match_LOA_SAW = 3-0
|match_LOA_STN = 1-1
|match_LOA_STR = 1-2
|match_LOA_TAK = 2-0
|match_LOA_WSX = 3-3
|match_LOA_WHI = 2-1
|match_LOA_WOD = 3-1
|match_ROM_ATN = 1-1
|match_ROM_BAR = 1-3
|match_ROM_BEN = 2-0
|match_ROM_BUC = 1-3
|match_ROM_FCC = 5-0
|match_ROM_FRE = 1-3
|match_ROM_GWR = 0-1
|match_ROM_HAL = 1-2
|match_ROM_HUL = 1-2
|match_ROM_ILF = 1-1
|match_ROM_LOA = 1-2
|match_ROM_SAF = 2-1
|match_ROM_SAW = 5-1
|match_ROM_STN = 3-0
|match_ROM_STR = 4-1
|match_ROM_TAK = 3-1
|match_ROM_WSX = 1-0
|match_ROM_WHI = 1-3
|match_ROM_WOD = 0-3
|match_SAF_ATN = 0-1
|match_SAF_BAR = 2-1
|match_SAF_BEN = 3-2
|match_SAF_BUC = 0-1
|match_SAF_FCC = 3-0
|match_SAF_FRE = 1-1
|match_SAF_GWR = 1-1
|match_SAF_HAL = 7-0
|match_SAF_HUL = 3-1
|match_SAF_ILF = 3-0
|match_SAF_LOA = 2-4
|match_SAF_ROM = 1-3
|match_SAF_SAW = 4-1
|match_SAF_STN = 2-1
|match_SAF_STR = 1-3
|match_SAF_TAK = 1-1
|match_SAF_WSX = 3-1
|match_SAF_WHI = 1-3
|match_SAF_WOD = 0-0
|match_SAW_ATN = 2-4
|match_SAW_BAR = 0-2
|match_SAW_BEN = 1-4
|match_SAW_BUC = 0-2
|match_SAW_FCC = 3-3
|match_SAW_FRE = 1-0
|match_SAW_GWR = 1-2
|match_SAW_HAL = 2-5
|match_SAW_HUL = 2-1
|match_SAW_ILF = 1-0
|match_SAW_LOA = 3-3
|match_SAW_ROM = 2-0
|match_SAW_SAF = 1-1
|match_SAW_STN = 1-1
|match_SAW_STR = 4-7
|match_SAW_TAK = 0-6
|match_SAW_WSX = 3–2
|match_SAW_WHI = 1-3
|match_SAW_WOD = 0-2
|match_STN_ATN = 2-1
|match_STN_BAR = 0-1
|match_STN_BEN = 2-0
|match_STN_BUC = 2-1
|match_STN_FCC = 5-1
|match_STN_FRE = 2-1
|match_STN_GWR = 1-1
|match_STN_HAL = 0-1
|match_STN_HUL = 1-1
|match_STN_ILF = 0–2
|match_STN_LOA = 0–0
|match_STN_ROM = 1-2
|match_STN_SAF = 2-6
|match_STN_SAW = 0-2
|match_STN_STR = 0-2
|match_STN_TAK = 0-1
|match_STN_WSX = 3-3
|match_STN_WHI = 0-1
|match_STN_WOD = 0-4
|match_STR_ATN = 2–0
|match_STR_BAR = 1-3
|match_STR_BEN = 2-0
|match_STR_BUC = 5-0
|match_STR_FCC = 8-0
|match_STR_FRE = 4-0
|match_STR_GWR = 3-1
|match_STR_HAL = 2-1
|match_STR_HUL = 5-3
|match_STR_ILF = 1-0
|match_STR_LOA = 2-2
|match_STR_ROM = 1-1
|match_STR_SAF = 5-3
|match_STR_SAW = 3-1
|match_STR_STN = 2-0
|match_STR_TAK = 3-3
|match_STR_WSX = 8-1
|match_STR_WHI = 1-0
|match_STR_WOD = 0-0
|match_TAK_ATN = 1-0
|match_TAK_BAR = 3-1
|match_TAK_BEN = 1-0
|match_TAK_BUC = 2-1
|match_TAK_FCC = 3-1
|match_TAK_FRE = 2-1
|match_TAK_GWR = 3–2
|match_TAK_HAL = 6-3
|match_TAK_HUL = 2-1
|match_TAK_ILF = 1-0
|match_TAK_LOA = 4-0
|match_TAK_ROM = 0-0
|match_TAK_SAF = 1-0
|match_TAK_SAW = 2-1
|match_TAK_STN = 4-1
|match_TAK_STR = 1-0
|match_TAK_WSX = 1-0
|match_TAK_WHI = 3-1
|match_TAK_WOD = 2-0
|match_WSX_ATN = 3-0
|match_WSX_BAR = 1-0
|match_WSX_BEN = 3-2
|match_WSX_BUC = 2-0
|match_WSX_FCC = 3-0
|match_WSX_FRE = 1-1
|match_WSX_GWR = 0-2
|match_WSX_HAL = 2-1
|match_WSX_HUL = 0-0
|match_WSX_ILF = 1-3
|match_WSX_LOA = 1-0
|match_WSX_ROM = 1-3
|match_WSX_SAF = 1-2
|match_WSX_SAW = 3-0
|match_WSX_STN = 2-1
|match_WSX_STR = 2-4
|match_WSX_TAK = 0-0
|match_WSX_WHI = 2-2
|match_WSX_WOD = 0-1
|match_WHI_ATN = 3-0
|match_WHI_BAR = 2-0
|match_WHI_BEN = 1-0
|match_WHI_BUC = 2-2
|match_WHI_FCC = 7-0
|match_WHI_FRE = 0-1
|match_WHI_GWR = 2-1
|match_WHI_HAL = 1-1
|match_WHI_HUL = 3-1
|match_WHI_ILF = 0-0
|match_WHI_LOA = 0-0
|match_WHI_ROM = 3–0
|match_WHI_SAF = 1-4
|match_WHI_SAW = 1-2
|match_WHI_STN = 7-0
|match_WHI_STR = 0-2
|match_WHI_TAK = 0-2
|match_WHI_WSX = 0-0
|match_WHI_WOD = 1-4
|match_WOD_ATN = 1-0
|match_WOD_BAR = 1-1
|match_WOD_BEN = 4-1
|match_WOD_BUC = 2-2
|match_WOD_FCC = 2-2
|match_WOD_FRE = 2-1
|match_WOD_GWR = 3-1
|match_WOD_HAL = 2-3
|match_WOD_HUL = 4–0
|match_WOD_ILF = 3-1
|match_WOD_LOA = 2-0
|match_WOD_ROM = 1-0
|match_WOD_SAF = 0-1
|match_WOD_SAW = 3-1
|match_WOD_STN = 2-0
|match_WOD_STR = 1-1
|match_WOD_TAK = 1-0
|match_WOD_WSX = 3-0
|match_WOD_WHI = 6-0
}}
{{notelist}}
=Play-offs=
{{4TeamBracket
| RD1=Semi-finals
| RD2=Final
| RD1-seed1=2
| RD1-team1=Takeley
| RD1-score1=2
| RD1-seed2=5
| RD1-team2=Barking
| RD1-score2=0
| RD1-seed3=3
| RD1-team3=Woodford Town
| RD1-score3=2
| RD1-seed4=4
| RD1-team4=Great Wakering Rovers
| RD1-score4=1
| RD2-seed1=2
| RD2-team1=Takeley
| RD2-score1=2
| RD2-seed2=3
| RD2-team2=Woodford Town
| RD2-score2=0
}}
==Semifinals==
{{football box collapsible
|date = 30 April
|time = 19:45 GMT
|team1 = Takeley
|score = 2–0
|report= https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/match/2024-2025/essex-senior-league/takeley/barking/527328
|team2 = Barking
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|aet =
|stadium = Station Road
|location = Takeley
|attendance = 430
|referee =
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = 30 April
|time = 19:45 GMT
|team1 = Woodford Town
|score =2–1
|report =https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/match/2024-2025/essex-senior-league/woodford-town/great-wakering-rovers/527329
|team2 = Great Wakering Rovers
|goals1 =
- Okoh {{goal|90+2||90+6}}
|goals2 =
- Talbot {{goal|75|pen.}}
|aet =
|stadium =Ashton Playing Fields
|location=Woodford
|attendance = 421
|referee =
}}
==Final==
{{football box collapsible
|date = 3 May
|time =15:00
|team1 = Takeley
|score =2-0
|report=
|team2 =Woodford Town
|goals1 =*Unknown {{own goal|33}}
- John Clarke {{goal|83}}
|goals2 =
|aet =
|stadium = Station Road
|location = Takeley
|attendance =1,003
|referee =Brian Taylor
}}
Stadium and locations
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Club
! Location ! Stadium ! Capacity | |||
---|---|---|---|
Athletic Newham | Dagenham | Parsoles Park HUB | align="center" | 1,500 |
Barking | Barking | Mayesbrook Park | align=center| 2,500 |
Benfleet | South Benfleet | Woodside Stadium | align=center| 4,100 |
Buckhurst Hill | Buckhurst Hill | Roding Lane | align=center| 1,500 |
FC Clacton | Clacton-on-Sea | Rush Green Bowl | align="center" | 3,000 (200 seated) |
Frenford | Ilford | The Jack Carter Centre | align=center| 2,000 |
Great Wakering Rovers | Great Wakering | Burroughs Park | align=center| 2,500 |
Halstead Town | Halstead | Rosemary Lane | align=center| 1,500 |
Hullbridge Sports | Hullbridge | Lower Road | align=center| 1,500 |
Ilford | Ilford | Cricklefield Stadium | align=center| 3,500 (216 seated) |
Little Oakley | Little Oakley | Memorial Ground | align=center| 500 |
Romford | Barking | Mayesbrook Park (groundshare with Barking) | align=center| 2,500 |
Saffron Walden Town | Saffron Walden | Catons Lane | align=center| 2,000 |
|Sawbridgeworth Town | Sawbridgeworth | Crofters End | align=center| 2,500 |
Stansted | Stansted Mountfitchet | Hargrave Park | align=center| 2,000 |
Stanway Rovers | Stanway | Hawthorns | align=center| 1,500 (100 seated) |
Takeley | Takeley | Station Road | align=center| 2,000 |
West Essex | Walthamstow | Wadham Lodge (groundshare with Walthamstow) | align="center" | 3,500 |
White Ensign | Great Wakering | Burroughs Park (groundshare with Great Wakering Rovers) | align=center| 2,500 |
Woodford Town | Woodford | Ashton Playing Fields | align=center| 3,000 |
Overall Season Review
= League =
Stanway Rovers get promoted to the Isthmian League North Division after finishing the season on 91 points. Takeley earnt they place in the isthmian north after a 2-0 win against Barking in the Semi-Final and then the same again against Woodford Town on the 3rd May, coming down from the Isthmian North is Basildon United and Sporting Bengal United after an awful season. At the other end of the table Stansted and F.C. Clacton have been relegated to the Eastern Counties Football League Division One South after finishing on 27 and 17 points, replacing them will be Harlow Town who won the league and either Rayleigh Town in a Semi-Final against AS London, but if AS London do get promoted they will not play in the Essex Senior League as they play in Wood Green. Hackney Wick have already booked their place in the Play-off Final. The Golden Boot award goes to George Okoye who scored 24 goals for Stanway Rovers. The Highest attended game this season was the Play-off Final at Station Road, there was 1,003 people there. The Lowest attended game this season was between Athletic Newham and Benfleet at the Bobby Moore Sports Hub which had a grand total of 12 people there.
= Peter Butcher Memorial Trophy =
In the Preliminary Round 8 teams entered the competition. New team to the league Benfleet lost 4-0 away at Great Wakering Rovers whilst Saffron Walden Town also had a 4-0 victory at home to Stansted. Halstead Town won away at Athletic Newham 4-2 and Little Oakley won at home on penalties against White Ensign.
As the First Round took Place 12 more new teams entered the competition. Barking lost at home to FC Clacton in a shocking game for Barking. Romford won 2-1 at home against Sawbridgeworth Town in a scrappy game for the boro, Hullbridge Sports surprisingly beat league champions Stanway Rovers in a 3-2 win at home. Great Wakering Rovers won again 2-1 away at Buckhurst Hill, Saffron Walden Town drew 3-3 with Frenford and then won on penalties at home. Halestead Town won again away at Ilford.
In the Quarter Finals, Romford lost on penalties at home to Little Oakley in a boring game. FC Clacton put up a fair fight at home to Saffron Walden Town but in the end lost 3-2. Woodford Town play away at Hullbridge Sports and win 5-1 in an absolute battering and Great Wakering won again in another battering away at Halstead Town.
In the Semi Finals, Little Oakley play away at Saffron Walden Town and just edge past them in a 2-1 win and Great Wakering Rovers win 1-0 at home to Woodford Town
The Final was played at Billericay Town's New Lodge, Great Wakering Rovers ended up beating Little Oakley 1-0 in a very tight final.
= Errington Challenge Cup =
==== Preliminary Round ====
FC Clacton 2-1 Sawbridgeworth Town
Barking 1-2 West Essex
Ilford 2-2 (4-5p) Buckhurst Hill
Romford 1-2 Stanway Rovers
First Round
Saffron Walden Town 2-2 (3-2p) Stanway Rovers
Stansted 0-4 Little Oakley
FC Clacton 2-4 Takeley
Hullbridge Sports 1-2 White Ensign
Athletic Newham 3-0 Frenford
Buckhurst Hill 0-3 Woodford Town
Halstead Town 2-1 West Essex
Great Wakering Rovers 4-0 Benfleet
Quarter-Finals
Halstead Town 1-3 Takeley
Little Oakley 3-0 Athletic Newham
Saffron Walden Town 0-1 Great Wakering Rovers
White Ensign 1-0 Woodford Town
Semi-Fianls
Great Wakering 4-1 Takeley
White Ensign 1-3 Little Oakley
Final
The Final of the Errington Cup is going to be played on the 5th of May 2025, between Great Wakering Rovers and Little Oakley. It will be played at Witham Town's Simarco Stadium.
References{{Reflist}}
{{Essex Senior League}}
{{2024–25 in English men's football}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:2024-25 Essex Senior Football League}}