1979–80 Eastern Counties Football League

The 1979–80 season was the second under this name and the 38th in the history of Eastern Counties Football League a football competition in England.[1]

The league featured 21 clubs which competed in the league last season, along with one new club:

Gorleston were champions, winning their third Eastern Counties Football League title.

League table

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Town & Country League
Season1979–80
ChampionsGorleston
Matches played462
Goals scored1,399 (3.03 per match)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Gorleston 42 25 13 4 86 31 +55 63
2 Tiptree United 42 27 8 7 69 35 +34 62
3 Wisbech Town 42 26 5 11 87 53 +34 57
4 Sudbury Town 42 23 11 8 70 46 +24 57
5 Bury Town 42 19 13 10 92 65 +27 51
6 Brantham Athletic 42 17 14 11 52 47 +5 48
7 Lowestoft Town 42 19 9 14 74 55 +19 47
8 Newmarket Town 42 17 13 12 72 69 +3 47
9 Great Yarmouth Town 42 15 13 14 69 55 +14 43
10 Soham Town Rangers 42 16 10 16 71 72 −1 42
11 Thetford Town 42 14 14 14 66 68 −2 42
12 Ely City 42 12 17 13 60 50 +10 41
13 Histon 42 14 12 16 45 57 −12 40
14 Clacton Town 42 14 11 17 48 51 −3 39
15 March Town United 42 13 13 16 70 75 −5 39
16 Colchester United reserves 42 13 12 17 80 82 −2 38
17 Haverhill Rovers 42 13 11 18 60 68 −8 37
18 Felixstowe Town 42 12 10 20 52 68 −16 34
19 Stowmarket 42 8 17 17 49 71 −22 33
20 Saffron Walden Town 42 7 11 24 41 76 −35 25
21 Chatteris Town 42 7 9 26 47 98 −51 23
22 Braintree & Crittall Athletic 42 5 6 31 39 107 −68 16
Source: fchd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

References

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  1. ^ "Eastern Counties League 1975–1997". Non League Matters.
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