The 2020β21 season was the 78th season in the history of the Eastern Counties Football League, a football competition in England. Teams were divided into three divisions, the Premier Division at Step 5, and the geographically separated Division One North and Division One South, both at Step 6 of the English football league system.
The allocations for Steps 5 and 6 for season 2020β21 were announced by the FA on 21 July, [1] and were subject to appeal.
The 2020β21 season started in September and was suspended in December a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. The league season was subsequently abandoned. [2]
The scheduled restructure of non-League took place at the end of the season, with new divisions added to the Combined Counties and the United Counties League at step 5 for 2021-22, along with new a division in the Northern Premier League at step 4. [3] Promotions from steps 5 to 4 and 6 to 5 were based on points per game across all matches over the two cancelled seasons (2019-20 and 2020-21), while teams were promoted to step 6 on the basis of a subjective application process. [3]
Season | 2020β21 |
---|---|
Promoted | Stowmarket Town |
Matches played | 105 |
Goals scored | 350 (3.33 per match) |
β
2019β20
2021β22 β |
The Premier Division comprised the same set of 20 teams which competed in the aborted competition the previous season.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Wroxham | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 8 | +20 | 30 | |
2 | Norwich United | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 9 | +15 | 29 | |
3 | Brantham Athletic | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 13 | +8 | 22 | |
4 | Walsham-le-Willows | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 21 | +9 | 21 | |
5 | Ely City | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 20 | |
6 | Kirkley & Pakefield | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 23 | −2 | 19 | |
7 | Stanway Rovers | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 17 | +8 | 16 | Transferred to the Essex Senior League |
8 | Hadleigh United | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 16 | |
9 | Mildenhall Town | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 10 | +9 | 15 | |
10 | FC Clacton | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 16 | +6 | 15 | Transferred to the Essex Senior League |
11 | Stowmarket Town | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 15 | Promoted to the Isthmian League [a] |
12 | Gorleston | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 20 | −4 | 15 | |
13 | Newmarket Town | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 22 | −6 | 10 | |
14 | Swaffham Town | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 27 | −11 | 10 | |
15 | Whitton United | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 22 | −5 | 9 | |
16 | Godmanchester Rovers | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 22 | −8 | 9 | Transferred to the United Counties League |
17 | Woodbridge Town | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 22 | −6 | 8 | |
18 | Haverhill Rovers | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 28 | −19 | 7 | |
19 | Long Melford | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 19 | −7 | 5 | |
20 | Thetford Town | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 24 | −18 | 3 |
Team | Stadium | Capacity |
---|---|---|
Brantham Athletic | Brantham Leisure Centre | 1,200 |
Ely City | Unwin Sports Ground | 1,500 |
Clacton | The Rush Green Bowl | 3,000 |
Godmanchester Rovers | Bearscroft Lane | 1,050 |
Gorleston | Emerald Park | 3,000 |
Hadleigh United | Millfield | 3,000 |
Haverhill Rovers | New Croft | 3,000 |
Kirkley & Pakefield | Walmer Road | 2,000 |
Long Melford | Stoneylands | |
Mildenhall Town | Recreation Way | 2,000 |
Newmarket Town | Cricket Field Road | 2,750 |
Norwich United | Plantation Park | 3,000 |
Stanway Rovers | Hawthorns | 1,500 |
Stowmarket Town | Greens Meadow | 1,000 |
Swaffham Town | Shoemakers Lane | |
Thetford Town | Mundford Road | 1,500 |
Walsham-le-Willows | Summer Road | 1,000 |
Whitton United | King George V Playing Fields | 1,000 |
Woodbridge Town | Notcutts Park | 3,000 |
Wroxham | Trafford Park | 2,000 |
Season | 2020β21 |
---|---|
Promoted |
Fakenham Town March Town United Lakenheath Mulbarton Wanderers |
Matches played | 106 |
Goals scored | 453 (4.27 per match) |
β
2019β20
2021β22 β |
Division One North comprised 19 teams, one less than in the previous season, following the resignation of Felixstowe & Walton United reserves.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Fakenham Town | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 8 | +26 | 29 | Promoted to the Premier Division [a] |
2 | Ipswich Wanderers | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 9 | +24 | 28 | Transferred to Division One South |
3 | March Town United | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 11 | +21 | 27 | Promoted to the Premier Division [a] |
4 | Lakenheath | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 12 | +18 | 22 | |
5 | Sheringham | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 32 | 26 | +6 | 21 | |
6 | Leiston reserves | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 20 | +2 | 21 | |
7 | Great Yarmouth Town | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 25 | 27 | −2 | 19 | |
8 | Mulbarton Wanderers | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 7 | +20 | 18 | Promoted to the Premier Division [a] |
9 | Downham Town | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 19 | +5 | 18 | |
10 | Diss Town | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 15 | |
11 | Framlingham Town | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 26 | 29 | −3 | 13 | |
12 | Needham Market reserves | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 24 | 34 | −10 | 13 | |
13 | King's Lynn Town reserves | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 28 | 32 | −4 | 12 | Resigned from the league |
14 | Cornard United | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 28 | −8 | 11 | Transferred to Division One South |
15 | AFC Sudbury reserves | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 27 | −12 | 11 | |
16 | Debenham LC | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 21 | −9 | 10 | |
17 | Norwich CBS | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 18 | +1 | 9 | |
18 | Haverhill Borough | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 27 | −20 | 4 | Transferred to Division One South |
19 | Wisbech St Mary | 14 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 16 | 71 | −55 | 3 |
Team | Stadium | Capacity |
---|---|---|
AFC Sudbury reserves | King's Marsh | 2,500 |
Cornard United | Blackhouse Lane | 2,000 |
Debenham LC | Maitlands | 1,000 |
Diss Town | Brewers Green Lane | 2,500 |
Downham Town | Memorial Field | 1,000 |
Fakenham Town | Clipbush Park | 2,000 |
Framlingham Town | Badingham Road | |
Great Yarmouth Town | Wellesley Recreation Ground | 3,600 |
Haverhill Borough | New Croft (artificial, groundshare with Haverhill Rovers) | 3,000 |
Ipswich Wanderers | Humber Doucy Lane | 1,000 |
King's Lynn Town reserves | The Walks | 5,733 |
Lakenheath | The Nest | |
Leiston reserves | Victory Road | 2,500 |
March Town United | The GER Sports Ground | |
Mulbarton Wanderers | The Common | |
Needham Market reserves | Bloomfields | 4,000 |
Norwich CBS | FDC Bowthorpe | |
Sheringham | Weybourne Road | |
Wisbech St Mary | Beechings Close |
Season | 2020β21 |
---|---|
Promoted |
Athletic Newham Little Oakley White Ensign |
Matches played | 84 |
Goals scored | 301 (3.58 per match) |
β
2019β20
2021β22 β |
Division One South featured 16 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with one new club:
In addition, Hackney Wick were relocated to the Spartan South Midlands League, but this relocation was reversed. On 27 August 2020, Lopes Tavares announced the renaming of the club to Athletic Newham. [5]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Newbury Forest | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 16 | +5 | 22 | |
2 | Athletic Newham | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 13 | +7 | 21 | Promoted to the Essex Senior League [a] |
3 | White Ensign | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 14 | +8 | 20 | |
4 | Wivenhoe Town | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 14 | +6 | 19 | |
5 | Little Oakley | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 12 | +11 | 18 | Promoted to the Essex Senior League [a] |
6 | Frenford | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 14 | +8 | 17 | |
7 | Wormley Rovers | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 14 | +3 | 17 | |
8 | Benfleet | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 26 | −1 | 17 | |
9 | Coggeshall United | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 15 | |
10 | Barkingside | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 13 | |
11 | Hackney Wick | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 30 | −7 | 13 | |
12 | Burnham Ramblers | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 21 | −3 | 11 | |
13 | Halstead Town | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 17 | +4 | 9 | |
14 | Holland | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 6 | |
15 | Harwich & Parkeston | 11 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 20 | −10 | 5 | |
16 | Brimsdown | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 40 | −23 | 5 | |
17 | May & Baker | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 4 |
Team | Stadium | Capacity |
---|---|---|
Athletic Newham | Terence MacMillan Stadium | |
Barkingside | Cricklefield Stadium (groundshare with Ilford) | 3,500 |
Benfleet | Park Lane (groundshare with Canvey Island) | 4,100 |
Brimsdown | Chadfields (groundshare with Tilbury) | 4,000 |
Burnham Ramblers | Leslie Fields | 2,000 |
Coggeshall United | West Street (groundshare with Coggeshall Town) | |
Frenford | Jack Carter Centre | |
Hackney Wick | Spa Road (groundshare with Witham Town) | 2,500 |
Halstead Town | Rosemary Lane | 1,000 |
Harwich & Parkeston | Royal Oak | |
Holland | Dulwich Road | |
Little Oakley | Memorial Ground | |
May & Baker | Parkside Stadium (groundshare with Aveley) | 3,500 |
Newbury Forest | Oakside (groundshare with Redbridge) | 3,000 |
White Ensign | Basildon Sports Village | |
Wivenhoe Town | Broad Lane | 2,876 |
Wormley Rovers | Wormley Playing Fields |
The 2020β21 season was the 78th season in the history of the Eastern Counties Football League, a football competition in England. Teams were divided into three divisions, the Premier Division at Step 5, and the geographically separated Division One North and Division One South, both at Step 6 of the English football league system.
The allocations for Steps 5 and 6 for season 2020β21 were announced by the FA on 21 July, [1] and were subject to appeal.
The 2020β21 season started in September and was suspended in December a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. The league season was subsequently abandoned. [2]
The scheduled restructure of non-League took place at the end of the season, with new divisions added to the Combined Counties and the United Counties League at step 5 for 2021-22, along with new a division in the Northern Premier League at step 4. [3] Promotions from steps 5 to 4 and 6 to 5 were based on points per game across all matches over the two cancelled seasons (2019-20 and 2020-21), while teams were promoted to step 6 on the basis of a subjective application process. [3]
Season | 2020β21 |
---|---|
Promoted | Stowmarket Town |
Matches played | 105 |
Goals scored | 350 (3.33 per match) |
β
2019β20
2021β22 β |
The Premier Division comprised the same set of 20 teams which competed in the aborted competition the previous season.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Wroxham | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 8 | +20 | 30 | |
2 | Norwich United | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 9 | +15 | 29 | |
3 | Brantham Athletic | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 13 | +8 | 22 | |
4 | Walsham-le-Willows | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 21 | +9 | 21 | |
5 | Ely City | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 20 | |
6 | Kirkley & Pakefield | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 23 | −2 | 19 | |
7 | Stanway Rovers | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 17 | +8 | 16 | Transferred to the Essex Senior League |
8 | Hadleigh United | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 16 | |
9 | Mildenhall Town | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 10 | +9 | 15 | |
10 | FC Clacton | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 16 | +6 | 15 | Transferred to the Essex Senior League |
11 | Stowmarket Town | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 15 | Promoted to the Isthmian League [a] |
12 | Gorleston | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 20 | −4 | 15 | |
13 | Newmarket Town | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 22 | −6 | 10 | |
14 | Swaffham Town | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 27 | −11 | 10 | |
15 | Whitton United | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 22 | −5 | 9 | |
16 | Godmanchester Rovers | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 22 | −8 | 9 | Transferred to the United Counties League |
17 | Woodbridge Town | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 22 | −6 | 8 | |
18 | Haverhill Rovers | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 28 | −19 | 7 | |
19 | Long Melford | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 19 | −7 | 5 | |
20 | Thetford Town | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 24 | −18 | 3 |
Team | Stadium | Capacity |
---|---|---|
Brantham Athletic | Brantham Leisure Centre | 1,200 |
Ely City | Unwin Sports Ground | 1,500 |
Clacton | The Rush Green Bowl | 3,000 |
Godmanchester Rovers | Bearscroft Lane | 1,050 |
Gorleston | Emerald Park | 3,000 |
Hadleigh United | Millfield | 3,000 |
Haverhill Rovers | New Croft | 3,000 |
Kirkley & Pakefield | Walmer Road | 2,000 |
Long Melford | Stoneylands | |
Mildenhall Town | Recreation Way | 2,000 |
Newmarket Town | Cricket Field Road | 2,750 |
Norwich United | Plantation Park | 3,000 |
Stanway Rovers | Hawthorns | 1,500 |
Stowmarket Town | Greens Meadow | 1,000 |
Swaffham Town | Shoemakers Lane | |
Thetford Town | Mundford Road | 1,500 |
Walsham-le-Willows | Summer Road | 1,000 |
Whitton United | King George V Playing Fields | 1,000 |
Woodbridge Town | Notcutts Park | 3,000 |
Wroxham | Trafford Park | 2,000 |
Season | 2020β21 |
---|---|
Promoted |
Fakenham Town March Town United Lakenheath Mulbarton Wanderers |
Matches played | 106 |
Goals scored | 453 (4.27 per match) |
β
2019β20
2021β22 β |
Division One North comprised 19 teams, one less than in the previous season, following the resignation of Felixstowe & Walton United reserves.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Fakenham Town | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 8 | +26 | 29 | Promoted to the Premier Division [a] |
2 | Ipswich Wanderers | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 9 | +24 | 28 | Transferred to Division One South |
3 | March Town United | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 11 | +21 | 27 | Promoted to the Premier Division [a] |
4 | Lakenheath | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 12 | +18 | 22 | |
5 | Sheringham | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 32 | 26 | +6 | 21 | |
6 | Leiston reserves | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 20 | +2 | 21 | |
7 | Great Yarmouth Town | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 25 | 27 | −2 | 19 | |
8 | Mulbarton Wanderers | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 7 | +20 | 18 | Promoted to the Premier Division [a] |
9 | Downham Town | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 19 | +5 | 18 | |
10 | Diss Town | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 15 | |
11 | Framlingham Town | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 26 | 29 | −3 | 13 | |
12 | Needham Market reserves | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 24 | 34 | −10 | 13 | |
13 | King's Lynn Town reserves | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 28 | 32 | −4 | 12 | Resigned from the league |
14 | Cornard United | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 28 | −8 | 11 | Transferred to Division One South |
15 | AFC Sudbury reserves | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 27 | −12 | 11 | |
16 | Debenham LC | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 21 | −9 | 10 | |
17 | Norwich CBS | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 18 | +1 | 9 | |
18 | Haverhill Borough | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 27 | −20 | 4 | Transferred to Division One South |
19 | Wisbech St Mary | 14 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 16 | 71 | −55 | 3 |
Team | Stadium | Capacity |
---|---|---|
AFC Sudbury reserves | King's Marsh | 2,500 |
Cornard United | Blackhouse Lane | 2,000 |
Debenham LC | Maitlands | 1,000 |
Diss Town | Brewers Green Lane | 2,500 |
Downham Town | Memorial Field | 1,000 |
Fakenham Town | Clipbush Park | 2,000 |
Framlingham Town | Badingham Road | |
Great Yarmouth Town | Wellesley Recreation Ground | 3,600 |
Haverhill Borough | New Croft (artificial, groundshare with Haverhill Rovers) | 3,000 |
Ipswich Wanderers | Humber Doucy Lane | 1,000 |
King's Lynn Town reserves | The Walks | 5,733 |
Lakenheath | The Nest | |
Leiston reserves | Victory Road | 2,500 |
March Town United | The GER Sports Ground | |
Mulbarton Wanderers | The Common | |
Needham Market reserves | Bloomfields | 4,000 |
Norwich CBS | FDC Bowthorpe | |
Sheringham | Weybourne Road | |
Wisbech St Mary | Beechings Close |
Season | 2020β21 |
---|---|
Promoted |
Athletic Newham Little Oakley White Ensign |
Matches played | 84 |
Goals scored | 301 (3.58 per match) |
β
2019β20
2021β22 β |
Division One South featured 16 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with one new club:
In addition, Hackney Wick were relocated to the Spartan South Midlands League, but this relocation was reversed. On 27 August 2020, Lopes Tavares announced the renaming of the club to Athletic Newham. [5]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Newbury Forest | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 16 | +5 | 22 | |
2 | Athletic Newham | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 13 | +7 | 21 | Promoted to the Essex Senior League [a] |
3 | White Ensign | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 14 | +8 | 20 | |
4 | Wivenhoe Town | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 14 | +6 | 19 | |
5 | Little Oakley | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 12 | +11 | 18 | Promoted to the Essex Senior League [a] |
6 | Frenford | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 14 | +8 | 17 | |
7 | Wormley Rovers | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 14 | +3 | 17 | |
8 | Benfleet | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 26 | −1 | 17 | |
9 | Coggeshall United | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 15 | |
10 | Barkingside | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 13 | |
11 | Hackney Wick | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 30 | −7 | 13 | |
12 | Burnham Ramblers | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 21 | −3 | 11 | |
13 | Halstead Town | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 17 | +4 | 9 | |
14 | Holland | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 6 | |
15 | Harwich & Parkeston | 11 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 20 | −10 | 5 | |
16 | Brimsdown | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 40 | −23 | 5 | |
17 | May & Baker | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 4 |
Team | Stadium | Capacity |
---|---|---|
Athletic Newham | Terence MacMillan Stadium | |
Barkingside | Cricklefield Stadium (groundshare with Ilford) | 3,500 |
Benfleet | Park Lane (groundshare with Canvey Island) | 4,100 |
Brimsdown | Chadfields (groundshare with Tilbury) | 4,000 |
Burnham Ramblers | Leslie Fields | 2,000 |
Coggeshall United | West Street (groundshare with Coggeshall Town) | |
Frenford | Jack Carter Centre | |
Hackney Wick | Spa Road (groundshare with Witham Town) | 2,500 |
Halstead Town | Rosemary Lane | 1,000 |
Harwich & Parkeston | Royal Oak | |
Holland | Dulwich Road | |
Little Oakley | Memorial Ground | |
May & Baker | Parkside Stadium (groundshare with Aveley) | 3,500 |
Newbury Forest | Oakside (groundshare with Redbridge) | 3,000 |
White Ensign | Basildon Sports Village | |
Wivenhoe Town | Broad Lane | 2,876 |
Wormley Rovers | Wormley Playing Fields |