The 2018–19 season was the 48th in the history of Essex Senior Football League, a football competition in England.
The provisional club allocations for steps 5 and 6 were announced by the FA on 25 May 2018.[1] The constitution was ratified by the league at its AGM.
The league featured 16 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with four new clubs.
- Clubs transferred from the Spartan South Midlands League:
- Clubs transferred from the Eastern Counties League:
Also, Wadham Lodge changed name to Leyton Athletic, while Waltham Forest changed name to Walthamstow.
Hullbridge Sports were champions, winning their first Essex Senior League title and were promoted to the Isthmian League.
League table
edit| Season | 2018–19 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Hullbridge Sports |
| Promoted | Hullbridge Sports |
| Relegated | Barkingside Leyton Athletic |
| Matches played | 380 |
| Goals scored | 1,303 (3.43 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Dwade James (35 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Safford Walden Town 7–0 Leyton Athletic (26 January 2019) Takeley 8–1 Barkingside (6 April 2019) |
| Biggest away win | St Margaretsbury 0–10 Redbridge (27 April 2019) |
| Highest scoring | St Margaretsbury 0–10 Redbridge (27 April 2019) |
← 2017–18 2019–20 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hullbridge Sports | 38 | 27 | 6 | 5 | 79 | 33 | +46 | 87 | Promoted to the Isthmian League |
| 2 | Stansted | 38 | 26 | 4 | 8 | 87 | 39 | +48 | 82 | |
| 3 | Walthamstow | 38 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 85 | 38 | +47 | 80 | |
| 4 | Saffron Walden Town | 38 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 106 | 53 | +53 | 76 | |
| 5 | Takeley | 38 | 23 | 4 | 11 | 76 | 45 | +31 | 73 | |
| 6 | Woodford Town 2017 | 38 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 88 | 54 | +34 | 64 | |
| 7 | St Margaretsbury | 38 | 16 | 6 | 16 | 63 | 82 | −19 | 54 | |
| 8 | Sporting Bengal United | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 79 | 76 | +3 | 53 | |
| 9 | Hoddesdon Town | 38 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 55 | 45 | +10 | 52 | |
| 10 | Ilford | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 59 | 65 | −6 | 49 | |
| 11 | Clapton | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 64 | 73 | −9 | 49 | |
| 12 | Redbridge | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 71 | 78 | −7 | 47 | |
| 13 | West Essex | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 61 | 69 | −8 | 47 | |
| 14 | Enfield 1893 | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 56 | 79 | −23 | 46 | |
| 15 | Stanway Rovers | 38 | 12 | 6 | 20 | 53 | 80 | −27 | 42 | Transferred to the Eastern Counties League |
| 16 | Tower Hamlets | 38 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 51 | 64 | −13 | 40 | |
| 17 | Southend Manor | 38 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 49 | 66 | −17 | 39 | |
| 18 | Sawbridgeworth Town | 38 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 46 | 83 | −37 | 38 | |
| 19 | Barkingside | 38 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 39 | 92 | −53 | 25 | Relegated to the Eastern Counties League |
| 20 | Leyton Athletic | 38 | 4 | 11 | 23 | 36 | 89 | −53 | 23 |
Source: FA Full-Time
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of matches won; 5) Head-to-head results [2]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of matches won; 5) Head-to-head results [2]
References
edit- ^ "Provisional Step 5 and 6 club allocations confirmed". Non League Daily. 25 May 2018. Archived from the original on May 26, 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "The FA Handbook Chapter 30 Standardised Rules (section 12.2)". The FA. Retrieved 17 July 2018.