The 1979–80 season was the ninth in the history of Essex Senior Football League, a football competition in England.[1]
The league featured 14 clubs which competed in the league last season, along with two new clubs:
- East Thurrock United, transferred from the London Spartan League
- Wivenhoe Town, joined from the Essex and Suffolk Border League
Basildon United were champions, winning their fourth Essex Senior League title in a row.
League table
editSeason | 1979–80 |
---|---|
Champions | Basildon United |
Matches played | 240 |
Goals scored | 650 (2.71 per match) |
← 1978–79 1980–81 → |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Basildon United | 30 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 65 | 8 | +57 | 53 | Transferred to the Athenian League |
2 | Wivenhoe Town | 30 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 53 | 31 | +22 | 41 | |
3 | Canvey Island | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 57 | 34 | +23 | 39 | |
4 | Witham Town | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 55 | 34 | +21 | 38 | |
5 | East Ham United | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 44 | 30 | +14 | 37 | |
6 | Eton Manor | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 45 | 38 | +7 | 35 | |
7 | Sawbridgeworth Town | 30 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 33 | 22 | +11 | 33 | |
8 | Brentwood | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 45 | 41 | +4 | 33 | |
9 | Bowers United | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 39 | 37 | +2 | 32 | |
10 | Heybridge Swifts | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 44 | 30 | +14 | 31 | |
11 | Coggeshall Town | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 37 | 43 | −6 | 24 | |
12 | East Thurrock United | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 28 | 39 | −11 | 24 | |
13 | Maldon Town | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 28 | 42 | −14 | 24 | |
14 | Ford United | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 32 | 53 | −21 | 19 | |
15 | Brightlingsea United | 30 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 27 | 75 | −48 | 10 | |
16 | Stansted | 30 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 18 | 93 | −75 | 7 |
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.
References
edit- ^ "Essex Senior Football League 1971–1992". Non League Matters.