2023–24_Eastern_Counties_Football_League

Eastern Counties
Football League
Division One South
Season	2023–24
Champions	Benfleet
Promoted	Benfleet
	← 2022–23 2024–25 →

Eastern Counties
Football League
Division One North
Season	2023–24
Champions	Great Yarmouth Town
Promoted	Great Yarmouth Town
	← 2022–23 2024–25 →

Eastern Counties
Football League
Premier Division
Season	2023–24
Champions	Mildenhall Town
Promoted	Mildenhall Town
	← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 Eastern Counties Football League

Football league season

The 2023–24 Eastern Counties Football League is the 81st season in the history of the Eastern Counties Football League, a football competition in England. Teams are divided into three divisions, the Premier Division at Step 5, and the geographically separated Division One North and Division One South (Eastern Senior League), both at Step 6 of the English football league system.

The constitution was announced on 15 May 2023.^[1] Starting this season, the Premier Division in the league will promote two clubs; one as champions and one via a four-team play-off. This replaces the previous inter-step play-off system. For this season only, there will be only one club relegated from the Step 5 division.^[2]

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[table_note_NOR0.45157221446353-5] Norwich United announced their withdrawal from the league on 14 September 2023^[3] after multiple scandals.^[4]

[table_note_HAR0.5217597310067-7] Harlow Town are ineligible for promotion due to withdrawal from the football pyramid midway through last season.

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"REVEALED: Club allocations 2023-24 announced by The FA". The Non-League Football Paper. 15 May 2023.

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"STEP 5 TO 4 PROMOTION/RELEGATION UPDATE". The FA. 16 March 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2023.

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"Norwich United FC withdraw from Thurlow Nunn Premier". Norwich Evening News. 14 September 2023. Retrieved 11 October 2023.

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"Norwich United manager speaks after death threat claims". Norwich Evening News. 6 September 2023. Retrieved 11 October 2023.

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"The FA Handbook 2022/2023 Part 29 Standardised Rules Section 12.2". The FA.

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Mildenhall Town (C, P)	36	29	5	2	73	16	+57	92	Promoted to the Isthmian League North
2	Newmarket Town	36	24	6	6	92	44	+48	78	Qualified for the play-offs
3	Mulbarton Wanderers	36	21	7	8	80	46	+34	70
4	Thetford Town	36	21	7	8	73	42	+31	70
5	Dereham Town	36	21	6	9	77	48	+29	69
6	Harleston Town	36	20	5	11	74	53	+21	65
7	Downham Town	36	18	7	11	67	42	+25	61
8	Walsham-le-Willows	36	16	9	11	68	48	+20	57
9	Fakenham Town	36	15	11	10	63	45	+18	56
10	Lakenheath	36	15	4	17	68	74	−6	49
11	Hadleigh United	36	12	8	16	52	68	−16	44
12	Soham Town Rangers	36	14	2	20	56	79	−23	44
13	Woodbridge Town	36	10	6	20	43	59	−16	36
14	Sheringham	36	10	6	20	46	70	−24	36
15	Ely City	36	8	5	23	43	71	−28	29
16	Brantham Athletic	36	7	8	21	36	70	−34	29
17	Long Melford	36	7	9	20	32	70	−38	30
18	Heacham	36	7	7	22	27	73	−46	28
19	Kirkley & Pakefield	36	5	6	25	32	84	−52	21
20	Norwich United^{[lower-alpha 1]} (W)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Withdrew from league

Semi-finals			Final

2	Newmarket Town	3

5	Dereham Town	1
			2	Newmarket Town

			4	Thetford Town
3	Mulbarton Wanderers	0

4	Thetford Town	2

27 April	Newmarket Town	3–1	Dereham Town	Newmarket
15:00	Conway 5', 79' (pen.) Cole 72'	Report	Logan 21'	Stadium: Cricket Field Road Referee: Matt Rowling

27 April	Mulbarton Wanderers	0–2	Thetford Town	Mulbarton
15:00		Report	Avis 13' King 25'	Stadium: Mulberry Park Referee: Gavin Jolley

4 May	Newmarket Town	v	Thetford Town	Newmarket
15:00				Stadium: Cricket Field Road

2023–24_Eastern_Counties_Football_League

2023–24 Eastern Counties Football League

Premier Division

League table

Play-offs

Semifinals

Final

Stadia and locations

Division One North

League table

Play-offs

Semifinals

Final

Stadia and locations

Division One South

League table

Play-offs

Semifinals

Final

Stadia and locations

References

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Team	Stadium	Capacity
Brantham Athletic	Brantham Leisure Centre	1,200
Dereham Town	Aldiss Park	3,000
Downham Town	Memorial Field	1,000
Ely City	Unwin Sports Ground	1,500
Fakenham Town	Clipbush Park	2,000
Hadleigh United	Millfield	3,000
Harleston Town	Wilderness Lane
Heacham	Station Road
Kirkley & Pakefield	Walmer Road	2,000
Lakenheath	The Nest
Long Melford	Stoneylands
Mildenhall Town	Recreation Way	2,000
Mulbarton Wanderers	The Common
Newmarket Town	Cricket Field Road	2,750
Norwich United	Plantation Park	3,000
Sheringham	Weybourne Road
Soham Town Rangers	Julius Martin Lane	2,000
Thetford Town	Mundford Road	1,500
Walsham-le-Willows	Summer Road	1,000
Woodbridge Town	Notcutts Park	3,000

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Great Yarmouth Town (C, P)	40	29	7	4	103	49	+54	94	Promoted to the Premier Division
2	Framlingham Town	40	28	5	7	122	48	+74	89	Qualified for the play-offs
3	Holland	40	24	7	9	103	64	+39	79
4	Stanway Pegasus	40	24	5	11	101	40	+61	77
5	Cornard United	40	23	6	11	112	84	+28	75
6	Holbeach United	40	20	6	14	84	65	+19	66
7	Harwich & Parkeston	40	20	5	15	80	62	+18	65
8	Diss Town	40	18	8	14	70	69	+1	62
9	Dussindale & Hellesdon Rovers	40	18	7	15	80	63	+17	61
10	Haverhill Rovers	39	19	4	16	89	85	+4	61
11	Wivenhoe Town	40	15	7	18	71	93	−22	52
12	AFC Sudbury reserves	40	15	6	19	88	90	−2	51
13	FC Peterborough	39	16	3	20	87	94	−7	51
14	FC Parson Drove	40	15	5	20	82	93	−11	50
15	Norwich CBS	40	13	6	21	86	120	−34	45
16	Whittlesey Athletic	40	12	8	20	66	87	−21	44
17	Whitton United	40	12	5	23	58	83	−25	41
18	Leiston reserves	40	12	3	25	70	107	−37	39
19	Swaffham Town	40	11	5	24	63	94	−31	38	Possible relegation to feeder leagues
20	Haverhill Borough	40	9	6	25	49	110	−61	33
21	Needham Market under 23s	40	6	6	28	61	125	−64	24

27 April	Framlingham Town	1–2	Cornard United	Framlingham
15:00	Exworth 9'	Report	Spurling 33' Nasso 73'	Stadium: Badingham Road Attendance: 151 Referee: Andrew Crossley

27 April	Holland	3–0	Stanway Pegasus	Holland-on-Sea
15:00	Dixon Marshall	Report		Stadium: Dulwich Road Attendance: 410 Referee: Lee Kendrick

Team	Stadium	Capacity
AFC Sudbury reserves	King's Marsh	2,500
Cornard United	Blackhouse Lane
Diss Town	Brewers Green Lane	2,500
Dussindale & Hellesdon Rovers	The Nest	1,000
FC Parson Drove	Main Road
FC Peterborough	The Focus Centre
Framlingham Town	Badingham Road
Great Yarmouth Town	Wellesley Recreation Ground	3,600
Harwich & Parkeston	Royal Oak
Haverhill Borough	New Croft (artificial, groundshare with Haverhill Rovers)	3,000
Haverhill Rovers	New Croft	3,000
Holbeach United	Carters Park	4,000
Holland	Dulwich Road
Leiston reserves	Victory Road	2,500
Needham Market reserves	Bloomfields	4,000
Norwich CBS	FDC Bowthorpe
Stanway Pegasus	The Stanway School
Swaffham Town	Shoemakers Lane
Whittlesey Athletic	Feldale Field
Whitton United	King George V Playing Fields	1,000
Wivenhoe Town	Broad Lane	2,876

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Benfleet (C, P)	42	33	4	5	108	32	+76	103	Promoted to the Essex Senior League
2	Wormley Rovers	42	30	7	5	111	37	+74	97	Qualified for the play-offs
3	Harlow Town^{[lower-alpha 1]}	42	28	7	7	105	48	+57	91
4	Hutton	42	25	6	11	89	55	+34	81	Qualified for the play-offs
5	Dunmow Town	42	23	7	12	96	73	+23	76
6	Clapton Community	42	19	15	8	78	54	+24	72
7	Cannons Wood	42	20	11	11	103	60	+43	71
8	Hackney Wick	42	19	6	17	84	77	+7	63
9	Brimsdown	42	17	8	17	73	57	+16	59
10	Hoddesdon Town	42	16	10	16	70	66	+4	58
11	May & Baker	42	16	7	19	77	78	−1	55
12	Basildon Town	42	14	11	17	69	78	−9	53
13	Enfield Borough	42	14	9	19	79	95	−16	51
14	Newbury Forest	42	15	2	25	72	102	−30	47
15	Tower Hamlets	42	13	7	22	70	96	−26	46
16	Barkingside	42	13	6	23	58	91	−33	45
17	NW London	42	14	3	25	84	123	−39	45
18	Clapton	42	12	7	23	61	105	−44	43
19	Southend Manor	42	12	5	25	78	107	−29	41
20	Park View	42	12	4	26	65	115	−50	40	Possible relegation to feeder leagues
21	St Margaretsbury	42	12	2	28	72	110	−38	38
22	Burnham Ramblers	42	11	4	27	73	116	−43	37

Semi-finals			Final

2	Wormley Rovers	3

6	Clapton Community	2
			2	Wormley Rovers

			5	Dunmow Town
5	Dunmow Town	1

4	Hutton	0

27 April	Wormley Rovers	3–2	Clapton Community	Wormley
15:00	Mosanya 63' (pen.) Tolley 88' Asiedu 90+13'	Report	Fagan 45+15' Goldring 82'	Stadium: Wormley Playing Fields Attendance: 328 Referee: James Black

27 April	Dunmow Town	1–0	Hutton	Heybridge
15:00	Cansdale	Report		Stadium: Scraley Road Referee: Sam Wigington

Team	Stadium	Capacity
Barkingside	Cricklefield Stadium (groundshare with Ilford)	3,500
Basildon Town	Rookery Hill (groundshare with East Thurrock United)	3,500
Benfleet	Park Lane (groundshare with Canvey Island)	4,100
Brimsdown	Wormley Playing Fields (groundshare with Wormley Rovers)	500
Burnham Ramblers	Leslie Fields	2,000
Cannons Wood	Parkside Stadium (groundshare with Aveley)	3,500
Clapton	Terence McMillan Stadium (groundshare with Athletic Newham)	2,000
Clapton Community	The Old Spotted Dog Ground
Dunmow Town	Scraley Road (groundshare with Heybridge Swifts)	3,000
Enfield Borough	The Maurice Rebak Stadium (groundshare with Wingate & Finchley)	1,500
Hackney Wick	Spa Road (groundshare with Witham Town)	2,500
Harlow Town	The Harlow Arena	3,500
Hoddesdon Town	Lowfield	3,000
Hutton	New Lodge (groundshare with Billericay Town)	3,500
May & Baker	Parkside Stadium (groundshare with Aveley)	3,500
Newbury Forest	Oakside Stadium (groundshare with Redbridge)	3,000
NW London	The Harlow Arena (groundshare with Harlow Town)	2,000
Park View	New River Stadium	5,000
Southend Manor	Southchurch Park	2,000
St Margaretsbury	Recreation Ground	1,000
Tower Hamlets	Mile End Stadium (groundshare with Sporting Bengal United)	2,000
Wormley Rovers	Wormley Playing Fields	500