2021–22 Essex Senior Football League

The 2021–22 season was the 51st in the history of the Essex Senior Football League, a football competition in England.

The proposed constitution for this season was published on 22 May 2021,[1] based on allocations for Steps 5 and 6 announced by the FA five days earlier, and it was subject to appeal. The constitution was ratified at the league's annual general meeting (AGM) on 24 June.[2]

After the abandonment of the 2019–20 and 2020–21 seasons due to the COVID-19 pandemic in England, numerous promotions were decided on a points per game basis over the previous two seasons.[3][4][5]

The league featured 16 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with five new clubs.

Cockfosters were initially moved to the Spartan South Midlands League, but they won their appeal and the transfer was reversed.[2]

Walthamstow were champions, winning first Essex Senior League title and were promoted to the Southern League. Runners-up Saffron Walden Town lost interstep playoff match.

League table
Essex Senior
Football League
Season2021–22
ChampionsWalthamstow
PromotedWalthamstow
RelegatedSporting Bengal United
St Margaretsbury
Matches played420
Goals scored1,405 (3.35 per match)
Top goalscorerRichard Kone (25 goals)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Walthamstow 40 28 8 4 92 30 +62 92 Promoted to the Southern League
2 Saffron Walden Town 40 26 5 9 101 48 +53 83 Qualified for an inter-step play-off[lower-alpha 1]
3 Redbridge 40 24 9 7 89 50 +39 81
4 Stansted 40 22 9 9 81 45 +36 75
5 Enfield 40 22 7 11 82 40 +42 73
6 Little Oakley 40 20 10 10 83 53 +30 70
7 FC Clacton 40 20 7 13 71 61 +10 67
8 Athletic Newham 40 18 12 10 78 55 +23 66
9 Cockfosters 40 17 9 14 78 65 +13 60 Transferred to the Spartan South Midlands League
10 Takeley 40 18 6 16 73 73 0 60
11 White Ensign 40 16 11 13 85 67 +18 59
12 Stanway Rovers 40 16 9 15 67 52 +15 57
13 West Essex 40 16 9 15 68 67 +1 57
14 Woodford Town 40 16 7 17 68 64 +4 55
15 Hoddesdon Town 40 15 9 16 54 63 −9 54 Transferred to the Spartan South Midlands League
16 Ilford 40 11 8 21 43 72 −29 41
17 Southend Manor 40 9 7 24 39 87 −48 34
18 Clapton 40 6 9 25 45 90 −45 27
19 Sawbridgeworth Town 40 7 6 27 37 94 −57 27
20 St Margaretsbury[lower-alpha 2] 40 6 7 27 40 89 −49 25 Relegated to the Eastern Counties League
21 Sporting Bengal United 40 3 4 33 31 140 −109 13
Source: Essex Senior League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of matches won; 5) Head-to-head results[7]
Notes:
  1. Contested an inter-step play-off match as one of the six runners-up from Step 5 with the fewest points per game (PPG) at the end of the 2021–22 season against one of the six third-from-bottom clubs also with the fewest PPG from the eight divisions at Step 4. The winner stayed at Step 4 for the 2022–23 season, while the loser remained at Step 5.[6]
  2. Relegated as one of four clubs with the fewest PPG out of 16 that were second-from-bottom at Step 5.[6]

Inter-step play-off
30 April 2022 Witham Town 3–0Saffron Walden TownWitham
15:00 BST McLean 41'
Osude 56'
Wallace 63'		 Stadium: Spa Road
Attendance: 697

Results
Home \ Away ATH CLA COC ENF CLC HOD ILF OAK RED SAF SAW SOU SBU STM STS STN TAK WAL WSX WHI WOD
Athletic Newham — 2–1 4–1 1–1 1–0 4–1 3–0 1–1 2–2 3–1 2–2 6–0 2–1 6–1 1–2 1–1 3–6 0–2 2–1 0–0 1–3
Clapton 2–0 — 1–2 1–4 0–4 1–2 1–3 0–2 0–2 0–5 2–1 0–0 4–1 1–2 1–2 2–2 2–4 0–4 0–5 0–2 0–4
Cockfosters 0–1 1–1 — 1–1 2–3 1–0 0–0 1–2 3–1 2–1 4–1 0–0 5–0 5–1 4–3 1–2 2–1 0–2 5–1 1–1 6–1
Enfield 1–2 2–0 3–1 — 1–2 5–0 4–2 1–0 2–2 0–1 5–1 0–1 2–0 0–0 1–0 2–0 0–1 3–1 6–1 4–0 1–1
F.C. Clacton 1–0 4–0 1–0 2–1 — 0–1 0–1 1–1 2–0 0–1 3–1 1–1 1–0 1–5 0–4 3–1 2–0 0–0 0–1 1–4 1–3
Hoddesdon Town 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 — 0–0 2–2 1–2 0–5 1–0 2–0 4–3 3–1 2–1 2–0 3–1 2–0 3–0 1–4 1–2
Ilford 2–3 0–3 1–1 1–2 0–1 1–3 — 1–1 2–3 0–1 1–0 2–1 1–3 2–0 1–3 0–2 1–1 0–3 2–1 2–2 2–1
Little Oakley 1–1 3–5 1–4 2–3 3–4 3–0 0–0 — 1–3 1–2 4–1 4–0 8–0 1–1 4–3 0–3 1–0 2–0 3–0 4–3 2–1
Redbridge 2–2 3–1 2–1 3–1 1–3 3–1 1–2 1–1 — 2–2 2–0 1–1 4–0 1–1 0–1 3–1 2–1 0–2 1–1 3–2 4–2
Saffron Walden Town 2–2 3–0 4–0 1–0 2–3 2–0 4–3 0–1 1–3 — 2–0 4–2 3–0 2–0 1–0 1–2 7–1 2–3 4–1 3–3 3–1
Sawbridgesworth Town 0–6 1–1 2–1 1–5 0–4 2–0 3–0 1–5 0–3 0–3 — 3–0 1–1 0–1 1–1 1–0 1–2 1–3 4–1 0–2 1–3
Southend Manor 3–4 1–0 3–5 0–4 1–2 1–1 0–2 2–3 0–3 1–3 1–0 — 2–1 1–1 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–8 0–3 2–1 0–1
Sporting Bengal United 0–2 1–1 1–5 0–5 1–5 2–1 0–2 1–2 1–5 0–7 2–2 0–3 — 1–1 0–2 0–6 0–3 0–2 2–3 1–4 1–0
St Margaretsbury 1–1 3–1 1–2 0–2 2–3 1–1 0–1 1–3 2–3 1–2 5–1 0–3 2–1 — 1–5 0–2 0–1 0–2 1–3 0–5 1–2
Stansted 2–0 2–2 3–1 0–0 3–0 1–1 5–1 1–3 1–3 1–0 2–1 2–1 9–2 5–1 — 0–2 1–1 1–2 1–1 2–0 3–0
Stanway Rovers 3–3 0–0 3–0 4–0 4–4 1–3 0–0 2–1 2–2 2–4 1–2 4–0 3–0 1–0 0–1 — 5–0 0–3 0–0 3–2 0–3
Takeley 2–2 2–1 1–2 1–4 4–2 3–0 2–1 0–3 1–4 4–1 4–0 4–1 4–1 3–1 2–2 1–0 — 2–2 1–0 1–2 1–5
Walthamstow 2–1 3–0 1–1 2–1 2–0 2–2 3–0 4–2 1–0 1–1 1–2 5–0 0–0 2–0 0–0 2–1 2–0 — 4–1 0–0 2–1
West Essex 2–0 3–2 0–2 0–1 2–2 1–0 2–1 0–0 2–3 1–4 4–1 4–0 8–1 3–0 2–2 2–1 2–4 1–1 — 1–1 1–0
White Ensign 0–2 3–3 8–3 1–0 4–3 2–1 4–1 0–0 0–1 2–4 0–0 3–2 7–0 2–1 1–2 1–1 3–2 2–5 1–1 — 2–3
Woodford Town 0–1 1–4 1–1 2–3 1–1 2–1 4–1 1–2 0–0 2–2 2–0 4–2 4–1 0–0 1–2 1–2 1–1 0–4 1–2 3–1 —
Source: The FA Full-Time
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Stadia and locations
2021–22 Essex Senior Football League is located in East of England
Clacton
Athletic Newham & Clapton
Athletic Newham & Clapton
Cockfosters
Cockfosters
Enfield
Hoddesdon Town
Ilford
Ilford
LittleOakley
Redbridge
Redbridge
Saffron Walden Town
Sawbridgeworth Town
Southend Manor
Sporting Bengal United
Sporting Bengal United
St. Margaretsbury
Stansted
Stanway Rovers
Takeley
Walthamstow & West Essex
Walthamstow & West Essex
White Ensign
Woodford Town
Woodford Town
Locations of the Essex Senior League clubs
Greater London Essex Senior League football clubs
Club Location Stadium Capacity
Athletic NewhamPlaistowTerence McMillan Stadium2,000
Clapton
CockfostersCockfostersChalk Lane1,000
EnfieldBishop's StortfordWoodside Park (groundshare with Bishop's Stortford)4,525 (525 seated)
FC ClactonClacton-on-SeaAustin Arena3,000 (200 seated)
Hoddesdon TownHoddesdonLowfield3,000 (100 seated)
IlfordIlfordCricklefield Stadium3,500 (216 seated)
Little OakleyLittle OakleyMemorial Ground
RedbridgeBarkingsideOakside Stadium3,000 (316 seated)
Saffron Walden TownSaffron WaldenCatons Lane2,000
Sawbridgeworth TownSawbridgeworthCrofters End2,500 (175 seated)
Sporting Bengal UnitedMile EndMile End Stadium2,000 (439 seated)
Southend ManorSouthend-on-SeaSouthchurch Park2,000 (500 seated)
St MargaretsburyStanstead AbbottsRecreation Ground1,000 (60 seated)
StanstedStansted MountfitchetHargrave Park2,000 (200 seated)
Stanway RoversStanwayHawthorns1,500 (100 seated)
TakeleyTakeleyStation Road2,000
WalthamstowWalthamstowWadham Lodge3,500
West Essex
White EnsignGreat WakeringBurroughs Park (groundshare with Great Wakering Rovers)3,000 (250 seated)
Woodford TownWoodfordAshton Playing Fields

References
  1. "Proposed ESL Constitution 2021/22". Essex Senior Football League. 22 May 2021.
  2. "Revised Premier Division Constitution As Cockfosters Win Appeal". Essex Senior Football League. 27 June 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  3. "Coronavirus: All football below National League to end". BBC Sport. 26 March 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  4. "FA provides update on NLS Steps 3-6". The Football Association. 24 February 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  5. "EXPLAINED: The 2021-22 Non-League restructure". The Non-League Paper. 12 April 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  6. Miller, Pete. "Non League 21/22 Promotion and Relegation". Google Docs.
  7. "The FA Handbook 2020/2021 Part 29 Standardised Rules Section 12.2". The FA. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
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