1988–89_Eastern_Counties_Football_League
1988–89 Eastern Counties Football League
Football league season
The 1988–89 season was the 47th in the history of Eastern Counties Football League a football competition in England.[1]
It was the first season the league consisted of two divisions. Sudbury Town were champions, winning their sixth Eastern Counties Football League title.
Quick Facts Season, Champions ...
Season | 1988–89 |
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Champions | Sudbury Town |
Relegated | Ely City Soham Town Rangers |
Matches played | 420 |
Goals scored | 1,420 (3.38 per match) |
← 1987–88 1989–90 → |
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The Premier Division featured 21 clubs which competed in the Eastern Counties League last season, no new clubs joined the division this season.
League table
More information Pos, Team ...
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Sudbury Town | 40 | 29 | 6 | 5 | 117 | 46 | +71 | 93 | |
2 | Braintree Town | 40 | 26 | 7 | 7 | 106 | 41 | +65 | 85 | |
3 | Wisbech Town | 40 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 84 | 40 | +44 | 84 | |
4 | March Town United | 40 | 22 | 9 | 9 | 76 | 49 | +27 | 72[lower-alpha 1] | |
5 | Great Yarmouth Town | 40 | 21 | 9 | 10 | 75 | 50 | +25 | 72 | |
6 | Histon | 40 | 19 | 7 | 14 | 87 | 57 | +30 | 64 | |
7 | Haverhill Rovers | 40 | 18 | 8 | 14 | 63 | 63 | 0 | 62 | |
8 | Stowmarket Town | 40 | 17 | 9 | 14 | 69 | 51 | +18 | 60 | |
9 | Thetford Town | 40 | 17 | 8 | 15 | 79 | 74 | +5 | 59 | |
10 | Felixstowe Town | 40 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 82 | 67 | +15 | 56 | |
11 | Gorleston | 40 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 58 | 69 | −11 | 55 | |
12 | Lowestoft Town | 40 | 15 | 8 | 17 | 68 | 71 | −3 | 53 | |
13 | Watton United | 40 | 14 | 7 | 19 | 70 | 82 | −12 | 49 | |
14 | Harwich & Parkeston | 40 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 60 | 64 | −4 | 47 | |
15 | Tiptree United | 40 | 13 | 6 | 21 | 60 | 70 | −10 | 45 | |
16 | Newmarket Town | 40 | 10 | 12 | 18 | 39 | 63 | −24 | 42 | |
17 | Brantham Athletic | 40 | 11 | 8 | 21 | 57 | 90 | −33 | 41 | |
18 | Clacton Town | 40 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 42 | 65 | −23 | 40 | |
19 | Chatteris Town | 40 | 9 | 9 | 22 | 44 | 75 | −31 | 36 | |
20 | Ely City | 40 | 8 | 6 | 26 | 48 | 108 | −60 | 30 | Relegated to Division One |
21 | Soham Town Rangers | 40 | 6 | 4 | 30 | 36 | 125 | −89 | 22 |
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Source: fchd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
Quick Facts Season, Champions ...
Season | 1988–89 |
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Champions | Wroxham |
Promoted | Wroxham Halstead Town |
Matches played | 182 |
Goals scored | 648 (3.56 per match) |
1989–90 → |
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It was the first Division One season, it was formed by:
- Clubs joined from the Peterborough and District League:
- Clubs joined from the Anglian Combination:
- Plus:
- Bury Town reserves
- Halstead Town, transferred from the Essex Senior League
- King's Lynn reserves
- Loadwell Wanderers, joined from the Ipswich Sunday League
- Mildenhall Town, joined from the Cambridgeshire County League
League table
More information Pos, Team ...
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
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1 | Wroxham | 26 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 90 | 22 | +68 | 62 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
2 | Halstead Town | 26 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 88 | 30 | +58 | 62 | |
3 | Diss Town | 26 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 65 | 31 | +34 | 59 | |
4 | Fakenham Town | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 42 | 31 | +11 | 44 | |
5 | Downham Town | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 49 | 46 | +3 | 38 | |
6 | Loadwell Wanderers | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 57 | 47 | +10 | 37 | |
7 | Long Sutton Athletic | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 40 | 44 | −4 | 31 | |
8 | Bury Town reserves | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 38 | 53 | −15 | 31 | |
9 | Huntingdon United | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 30 | 48 | −18 | 31 | |
10 | Coalite Yaxley | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 38 | 42 | −4 | 29 | |
11 | King's Lynn reserves | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 33 | 39 | −6 | 29 | |
12 | Warboys Town | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 31 | 57 | −26 | 26 | |
13 | Mildenhall Town | 26 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 23 | 72 | −49 | 14 | |
14 | Somersham Town | 26 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 24 | 86 | −62 | 14 |
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Source: fchd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
- "Eastern Counties League 1975–1997". Non League Matters.