1978–79 Essex Senior Football League

The 1978–79 season was the eighth in the history of Essex Senior Football League, a football competition in England.^[1]

The league featured 16 clubs which competed in the league last season, along with one new club:

Basildon United were champions, winning their third Essex Senior League title in a row.

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Basildon United	32	26	5	1	86	14	+72	57
2	Canvey Island	32	22	8	2	73	21	+52	52
3	Eton Manor	32	19	6	7	68	37	+31	44
4	Heybridge Swifts	32	17	9	6	50	32	+18	43
5	Brentwood	32	15	9	8	64	49	+15	39
6	East Ham United	32	16	6	10	57	42	+15	38
7	Witham Town	32	14	7	11	47	43	+4	35
8	Tiptree United	32	11	11	10	42	32	+10	33	Transferred to the Eastern Counties League
9	Brightlingsea United	32	12	9	11	53	51	+2	33
10	Bowers United	32	12	8	12	41	47	−6	32
11	Chelmsford City reserves	32	11	6	15	41	47	−6	28	Resigned from the league
12	Maldon Town	32	7	14	11	43	60	−17	28
13	Woodford Town	32	10	7	15	46	62	−16	27	Transferred to the Athenian League
14	Ford United	32	4	9	19	28	47	−19	17
15	Stansted	32	7	2	23	34	72	−38	16
16	Coggeshall Town	32	2	10	20	40	82	−42	14
17	Sawbridgeworth Town	32	3	2	27	29	104	−75	8

Source: fchd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.