The 2024–25 season is the 54th in the history of the Essex Senior Football League, a football competition in England.
The allocations for Steps 5 and 6 this season were announced by The Football Association on 17 May 2024.[1] Solely for this season, there were no relegations from Step 4 into the league.
The league featured 17 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with three new clubs.
- Promoted from the Eastern Counties League:
- Transferred from the South Spartan Midlands League:
Tilbury were champions with Sporting Bengal United winning the playoffs. Both were promoted to the Isthmian League. Coggeshall Town finished bottom of the league and were relegated to the Eastern Counties Football League.
League table
edit| Season | 2024–25 |
|---|---|
← 2023–24 2025–26 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stanway Rovers | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 45 | 19 | +26 | 40 | Promotion to the Isthmian League |
| 2 | Woodford Town | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 9 | +27 | 38 | Qualification for the play-offs[a] |
| 3 | Takeley | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 33 | 12 | +21 | 34 | |
| 4 | Great Wakering Rovers | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 33 | 15 | +18 | 34 | |
| 5 | Romford | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 16 | +17 | 27 | |
| 6 | Saffron Walden Town | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 14 | +16 | 26 | |
| 7 | Barking | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 18 | +10 | 26 | |
| 8 | Buckhurst Hill | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 25 | +3 | 22 | |
| 9 | Athletic Newham | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 18 | +7 | 21 | |
| 10 | White Ensign | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 26 | −1 | 21 | |
| 11 | West Essex | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 19 | |
| 12 | Little Oakley | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 26 | −1 | 19 | |
| 13 | Frenford | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 23 | 24 | −1 | 17 | |
| 14 | Benfleet | 15 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 27 | 31 | −4 | 15 | |
| 15 | Ilford | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 25 | −8 | 14 | |
| 16 | Halstead Town | 16 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 27 | 58 | −31 | 13 | |
| 17 | Stansted | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 19 | 37 | −18 | 12 | |
| 18 | Hullbridge Sports | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 25 | 35 | −10 | 11 | |
| 19 | Sawbridgeworth Town | 17 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 25 | 56 | −31 | 9 | Relegation to the Eastern Counties League |
| 20 | FC Clacton | 16 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 51 | −40 | 6 |
Updated to match(es) played on 16 November 2024. Source: Essex Senior League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of matches won; 5) Head-to-head results[2]
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of matches won; 5) Head-to-head results[2]
Notes:
Play-offs
edit| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
Semifinals
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| v |
Final
edit| v |
Stadia and locations
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Athletic Newham
Barking
Buckhurst Hill
Frenford
Ilford
West Essex
Woodford Town
Locations of the Essex Senior League clubs
Greater London Essex Senior League football clubs
| Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletic Newham | Dagenham | Parsloes Park | |
| Barking | Barking | Mayesbrook Park | 2,500 |
| Benfleet | South Benfleet | Woodside Stadium | 4,100 |
| Buckhurst Hill | Buckhurst Hill | Roding Lane | |
| Coggeshall Town | Coggeshall | West Street | 2,000 |
| FC Clacton | Clacton-on-Sea | Austin Arena | 3,000 (200 seated) |
| Frenford | Ilford | The Jack Carter Centre | 2,000 |
| Great Wakering Rovers | Great Wakering | Burroughs Park | 2,500 |
| White Ensign | |||
| Halstead Town | Halstead | Rosemary Lane | |
| Hullbridge Sports | Hullbridge | Lower Road | 1,500 |
| Ilford | Ilford | Cricklefield Stadium | 3,500 (216 seated) |
| Little Oakley | Little Oakley | Memorial Ground | |
| Romford | Barking | Mayesbrook Park | 2,500 |
| Saffron Walden Town | Saffron Walden | Catons Lane | 2,000 |
| Sawbridgeworth Town | Sawbridgeworth | Crofters End | 2,500 |
| Stansted | Stansted Mountfitchet | Hargrave Park | 2,000 |
| Stanway Rovers | Stanway | Hawthorns | 1,500 (100 seated) |
| Takeley | Takeley | Station Road | 2,000 |
| West Essex | Walthamstow | Wadham Lodge | 3,500 |
| Woodford Town | Woodford | Ashton Playing Fields |
References
edit- ^ The Football Association (17 May 2024). "THE FA RELEASES NATIONAL LEAGUE SYSTEM CLUB ALLOCATIONS FOR STEPS 1-6 IN 2024-25 TERM". The FA. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ "The FA Handbook 2022/2023 Part 29 Standardised Rules Section 12.2". The FA.