1999–2000_Eastern_Counties_Football_League
1999–2000 Eastern Counties Football League
Football league season
The 1999–2000 season was the 58th in the history of Eastern Counties Football League a football competition in England.[1]
Histon were champions, winning their first Eastern Counties Football League title and were promoted to the Southern Football League for the first time in their history.
| Season | 1999–2000 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Histon |
| Promoted | Histon |
| Matches played | 420 |
| Goals scored | 1,303 (3.1 per match) |
← 1998–99 2000–01 → | |
The Premier Division featured 20 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with two new clubs, promoted from Division One:
Sudbury Town merged with Sudbury Wanderers to form new club AFC Sudbury.
Histon won the league on the last day of the season, coming from behind to win 2-1 win away at Gorleston with Wayne Goddard scoring the winner in the 76th minute. The victory meant that title rivals Wroxham, who still had a game in hand against Warboys Town, could not catch them. Histon's victory gained them promotion to the Southern Football League and also saved Felixstowe Port & Town from relegation as, had Wroxham won, they would not have been promoted.[2]
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Histon | 40 | 29 | 6 | 5 | 95 | 42 | +53 | 93 | Promoted to the Southern Football League |
| 2 | Wroxham | 40 | 28 | 8 | 4 | 86 | 39 | +47 | 92 | |
| 3 | AFC Sudbury | 40 | 28 | 6 | 6 | 106 | 48 | +58 | 90 | |
| 4 | Clacton Town | 40 | 22 | 9 | 9 | 92 | 59 | +33 | 75 | |
| 5 | Lowestoft Town | 40 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 58 | 36 | +22 | 70 | |
| 6 | Mildenhall Town | 40 | 18 | 9 | 13 | 62 | 52 | +10 | 63 | |
| 7 | Woodbridge Town | 40 | 17 | 9 | 14 | 63 | 51 | +12 | 60 | |
| 8 | Diss Town | 40 | 17 | 9 | 14 | 69 | 62 | +7 | 60 | |
| 9 | Maldon Town | 40 | 18 | 6 | 16 | 61 | 63 | −2 | 60 | |
| 10 | Ipswich Wanderers | 40 | 16 | 8 | 16 | 59 | 60 | −1 | 56 | |
| 11 | Fakenham Town | 40 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 54 | |
| 12 | Great Yarmouth Town | 40 | 14 | 10 | 16 | 50 | 52 | −2 | 52 | |
| 13 | Gorleston | 40 | 14 | 9 | 17 | 76 | 69 | +7 | 51 | |
| 14 | Newmarket Town | 40 | 14 | 8 | 18 | 60 | 69 | −9 | 50 | |
| 15 | Warboys Town | 40 | 13 | 9 | 18 | 55 | 65 | −10 | 48 | |
| 16 | Soham Town Rangers | 40 | 12 | 5 | 23 | 52 | 76 | −24 | 41 | |
| 17 | Bury Town | 40 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 38 | 65 | −27 | 36 | |
| 18 | Halstead Town | 40 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 52 | 89 | −37 | 32 | |
| 19 | Stowmarket Town | 40 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 40 | 83 | −43 | 32 | |
| 20 | Harwich & Parkeston | 40 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 42 | 84 | −42 | 29 | |
| 21 | Felixstowe Port & Town | 40 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 32 | 84 | −52 | 28 | |
| 22 | Watton United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Resigned to the Anglian Combination, record expunged |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
| Season | 1999–2000 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Tiptree United |
| Promoted | Ely City Tiptree United |
| Matches played | 306 |
| Goals scored | 1,003 (3.28 per match) |
← 1998–99 2000–01 → | |
Division One featured 16 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with two new clubs:
- Cambridge City reserves
- Ely City, relegated from the Premier Division
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tiptree United | 34 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 89 | 19 | +70 | 78 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
| 2 | Ely City | 34 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 89 | 34 | +55 | 73 | |
| 3 | Stanway Rovers | 34 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 68 | 31 | +37 | 71 | |
| 4 | Downham Town | 34 | 22 | 4 | 8 | 77 | 36 | +41 | 70 | |
| 5 | Needham Market | 34 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 76 | 46 | +30 | 64[lower-alpha 1] | |
| 6 | Cambridge City reserves | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 70 | 44 | +26 | 60 | |
| 7 | Dereham Town | 34 | 16 | 5 | 13 | 53 | 36 | +17 | 53 | |
| 8 | Hadleigh United | 34 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 52 | 44 | +8 | 52 | |
| 9 | Swaffham Town | 34 | 16 | 4 | 14 | 47 | 42 | +5 | 52 | |
| 10 | Cornard United | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 42 | 44 | −2 | 52 | |
| 11 | Whitton United | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 64 | 58 | +6 | 48 | |
| 12 | Somersham Town | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 55 | 58 | −3 | 48 | |
| 13 | March Town United | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 48 | 78 | −30 | 37 | |
| 14 | Haverhill Rovers | 34 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 40 | 71 | −31 | 34 | |
| 15 | Norwich United | 34 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 44 | 99 | −55 | 21 | |
| 16 | Chatteris Town | 34 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 31 | 75 | −44 | 19 | |
| 17 | Brightlingsea United | 34 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 31 | 84 | −53 | 19 | |
| 18 | Thetford Town | 34 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 27 | 104 | −77 | 13 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
- Needham Market were deducted one point for fielding an ineligible player.[2]
- "Eastern Counties League 1997–2011". Non League Matters.
- "Felixstowe joy as Histon win to take crown". East Anglian Daily Times. 8 May 2000. p. 36.