2023–24 Essex Senior Football League
The 2023–24 season is the 53rd 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 15 May 2023.[1] Beginning from this season, a four team play-off system was introduced at Step 5 (Premier Division) to guarantee a second promotion place to Step 4, replacing the inter-step play-off.[2]
The league featured 14 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with six new clubs.
- Promoted from the Eastern Counties League:
- Relegated from the Isthmian League:
League table
| Season | 2023–24 |
|---|---|
← 2022–23 2024–25 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Woodford Town | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 35 | 16 | +19 | 31 | Promotion to Step 4 |
| 2 | West Essex | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 36 | 19 | +17 | 28 | Qualification for the play-offs[lower-alpha 1] |
| 3 | Sporting Bengal United | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 22 | +8 | 28 | |
| 4 | Tilbury | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 11 | +19 | 27 | |
| 5 | Romford | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 34 | 26 | +8 | 25 | |
| 6 | Hullbridge Sports | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 16 | +9 | 24 | |
| 7 | Athletic Newham | 14 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 30 | 22 | +8 | 24 | |
| 8 | FC Clacton | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 25 | +5 | 21 | |
| 9 | Great Wakering Rovers | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 31 | 17 | +14 | 20 | |
| 10 | Halstead Town | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 19 | |
| 11 | Saffron Walden Town | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 24 | −3 | 19 | |
| 12 | White Ensign | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 20 | −3 | 17 | |
| 13 | Buckhurst Hill | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 27 | −8 | 17 | |
| 14 | Barking | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 27 | −9 | 15 | |
| 15 | Little Oakley | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 14 | |
| 16 | Takeley | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 33 | −15 | 9 | |
| 17 | Ilford | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 38 | −20 | 9 | |
| 18 | Stanway Rovers | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 29 | −12 | 8 | |
| 19 | Frenford | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 35 | −18 | 8 | Relegation to Step 6 |
| 20 | Coggeshall Town | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 35 | −19 | 8 |
Updated to match(es) played on 23 October 2023. 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[3]
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of matches won; 5) Head-to-head results[3]
Notes:
- Four teams play for one spot and promotion to Step 4.
Stadia and locations
Athletic Newham
Barking & Romford
Buckhurst Hill
Frenford
Ilford
Sporting Bengal United
West Essex
Woodford Town
Locations of the Essex Senior League clubs
Greater London Essex Senior League football clubs
| Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletic Newham | Plaistow | Terence McMillan Stadium | 2,000 |
| Barking | Barking | Mayesbrook Park | 2,500 |
| Romford | |||
| Buckhurst Hill | Buckhurst Hill | Roding Lane | |
| Coggeshall Town | Coggeshall | West Street | 2,000 |
| FC Clacton | Clacton-on-Sea | Austin Arena | 3,000 (200 seated) |
| Frenford | Ilford | The Jack Carter Centre | 2,000 |
| Great Wakering Rovers | Great Wakering | Burroughs Park | 2,500 |
| White Ensign | |||
| Halstead Town | Halstead | Rosemary Lane | |
| Hullbridge Sports | Hullbridge | Lower Road | 1,500 |
| Ilford | Ilford | Cricklefield Stadium | 3,500 (216 seated) |
| Little Oakley | Little Oakley | Memorial Ground | |
| Saffron Walden Town | Saffron Walden | Catons Lane | 2,000 |
| Sporting Bengal United | Mile End | Mile End Stadium (groundshare with Tower Hamlets) | 2,000 (439 seated) |
| Stanway Rovers | Stanway | Hawthorns | 1,500 (100 seated) |
| Takeley | Takeley | Station Road | 2,000 |
| Tilbury | Tilbury | Chadfields | 4,000 |
| West Essex | Walthamstow | Wadham Lodge | 3,500 |
| Woodford Town | Woodford | Ashton Playing Fields |
References
- Association, The Football. "NLS Step 1-6 allocations". www.thefa.com. Retrieved 2023-08-09.
- Association, The Football. "Step 5 to 4 promotion/relegation update". www.thefa.com. Retrieved 2023-08-09.
- "The FA Handbook 2022/2023 Part 29 Standardised Rules Section 12.2". The FA.
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