2024–25 Eastern Counties Football League

The 2024–25 Eastern Counties Football League was the 82nd season in the history of the Eastern Counties Football League, a football competition in England. Teams are divided into three divisions, the Premier Division at Step 5, and the geographically separated Division One North and Division One South (Eastern Senior League), both at Step 6 of the English football league system. The constitution was announced on 17 May 2024.[1]

Premier Division

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The Premier Division featured 17 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with three new clubs:

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Fakenham Town 20 12 3 5 47 32 +15 39 Promotion to the Isthmian League
2 Thetford Town 17 12 1 4 55 24 +31 37 Qualification for the play-offs
3 Ely City 21 11 4 6 41 30 +11 37
4 Mulbarton Wanderers 19 11 3 5 37 15 +22 36
5 Woodbridge Town 19 11 3 5 34 26 +8 36
6 Downham Town 17 10 3 4 35 20 +15 33
7 Dereham Town 18 9 5 4 28 17 +11 32
8 Walsham-le-Willows 18 9 3 6 30 23 +7 30
9 Brantham Athletic 16 9 2 5 32 19 +13 29
10 Great Yarmouth Town 15 8 3 4 26 16 +10 27
11 Soham Town Rangers 17 6 6 5 30 24 +6 24
12 Kirkley & Pakefield 20 5 6 9 25 33 −8 21
13 Hadleigh United 17 6 3 8 22 31 −9 21
14 Heacham 20 5 4 11 31 44 −13 19
15 Cornard United 15 5 3 7 23 34 −11 18
16 Harleston Town 16 4 5 7 20 27 −7 17
17 Stowmarket Town 18 4 4 10 26 47 −21 16
18 Lakenheath 19 2 6 11 24 46 −22 12
19 Long Melford 18 1 5 12 10 42 −32 8 Relegation to Division One North or Division One South
20 Sheringham 18 1 4 13 17 43 −26 7
Updated to match(es) played on 23 November 2024. Source: The 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]

Stadia and locations

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Team Stadium Capacity
Brantham Athletic Brantham Leisure Centre 1,200
Cornard United Blackhouse Lane
Dereham Town Aldiss Park 3,000
Downham Town Memorial Field 1,000
Ely City Unwin Sports Ground 1,500
Fakenham Town Clipbush Park 2,000
Great Yarmouth Town Wellesley Recreation Ground 3,600
Hadleigh United Millfield 3,000
Harleston Town Wilderness Lane
Heacham Station Road
Kirkley & Pakefield Walmer Road 2,000
Lakenheath The Nest
Long Melford Stoneylands
Mulbarton Wanderers The Common
Sheringham Weybourne Road
Soham Town Rangers Julius Martin Lane 2,000
Stowmarket Town Greens Meadow 1,000
Thetford Town Mundford Road 1,500
Walsham-le-Willows Summer Road 1,000
Woodbridge Town Notcutts Park 3,000

Division One North

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Division One North featured 18 clubs which competed in the previous season, along with two new clubs.

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Haverhill Rovers 21 17 3 1 62 20 +42 54 Promotion to the Premier Division
2 Harwich & Parkeston 19 15 1 3 58 19 +39 46 Qualification for the play-offs
3 Stanway Pegasus 19 15 1 3 52 17 +35 46
4 Diss Town 21 13 4 4 47 26 +21 43
5 Framlingham Town 21 12 4 5 62 24 +38 40
6 FC Peterborough 19 11 2 6 46 40 +6 35
7 Gorleston reserves 18 10 2 6 37 29 +8 32
8 FC Parson Drove 18 10 1 7 34 27 +7 31
9 Holbeach United 20 10 1 9 34 33 +1 31
10 Whitton United 19 9 1 9 32 29 +3 28
11 Holland 20 9 0 11 43 43 0 27
12 Pinchbeck United 18 8 2 8 29 28 +1 26
13 Leiston reserves 19 8 0 11 29 43 −14 24
14 Dussindale & Hellesdon Rovers 22 6 4 12 36 44 −8 22
15 AFC Sudbury reserves 20 6 2 12 26 48 −22 20
16 Haverhill Borough 21 4 6 11 34 47 −13 18
17 Wivenhoe Town 20 5 2 13 30 48 −18 17
18 Whittlesey Athletic 20 4 3 13 22 65 −43 15 Relegation to a feeder league
19 Needham Market under 23s 19 1 4 14 12 47 −35 7
20 Swaffham Town 20 1 3 16 10 58 −48 6
Updated to match(es) played on 23 November 2024. Source: The 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]

Stadia and locations

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Team Stadium Capacity
AFC Sudbury reserves King's Marsh 2,500
Diss Town Brewers Green Lane 2,500
Dussindale & Hellesdon Rovers The Nest 1,000
FC Parson Drove Main Road
FC Peterborough The Focus Centre
Framlingham Town Badingham Road
Gorleston reserves The Nest (groundshare with Dussindale & Hellesdon Rovers) 1,000
Harwich & Parkeston Royal Oak
Haverhill Borough New Croft (artificial, groundshare with Haverhill Rovers) 3,000
Haverhill Rovers New Croft 3,000
Holbeach United Carters Park 4,000
Holland Dulwich Road
Leiston reserves Victory Road 2,500
Needham Market reserves Bloomfields 4,000
Pinchbeck United Sir Halley Stewart Field 2,700
Stanway Pegasus West Street (groundshare with Coggeshall Town) 2,000
Swaffham Town Shoemakers Lane
Whittlesey Athletic Feldale Field
Whitton United King George V Playing Fields 1,000
Wivenhoe Town Broad Lane 2,876

Division One South

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Division One South featured 17 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with three new clubs:

Additionally, Park View was renamed to All Stars London.

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Harlow Town 21 17 1 3 56 19 +37 52 Promotion to the Premier Division
2 Hackney Wick 20 14 3 3 46 25 +21 45 Qualification for the play-offs
3 Hutton 20 11 2 7 51 31 +20 35
4 Cannons Wood 19 11 2 6 53 39 +14 35
5 Rayleigh Town 17 10 3 4 30 24 +6 33
6 All Stars London 16 9 2 5 53 21 +32 29
7 Hoddesdon Town 16 8 4 4 30 23 +7 28
8 Coggeshall Town 17 8 4 5 33 29 +4 28
9 May & Baker 18 8 3 7 42 33 +9 27
10 Dunmow Town 19 7 3 9 32 40 −8 24
11 Basildon Town 18 6 4 8 34 35 −1 22
12 Southend Manor 20 5 5 10 38 45 −7 20
13 Brimsdown 18 5 3 10 25 32 −7 18
14 NW London 17 5 3 9 28 44 −16 18
15 Burnham Ramblers 18 5 3 10 22 39 −17 18
16 FC Baresi 17 5 2 10 31 41 −10 17
17 Barkingside 19 4 5 10 22 36 −14 17
18 Enfield Borough 16 4 3 9 29 40 −11 15 Relegation to a feeder league
19 Newbury Forest 16 4 3 9 26 58 −32 15
20 St Margaretsbury 16 3 2 11 16 43 −27 11
Updated to match(es) played on 23 November 2024. Source: The 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]

Stadia and locations

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Barkingside
 
Cannons Wood
 
Enfield Borough
 
May & Baker
 
Newbury Forest
 
NW London
 
AS London
Locations of Division One South clubs
Team Stadium Capacity
All Stars London New River Stadium 5,000
Barkingside Cricklefield Stadium (groundshare with Ilford) 3,500
Basildon Town Gardiners Close (groundshare with Basildon United) 2,000
Brimsdown Wormley Playing Fields (groundshare with Wormley Rovers) 500
Burnham Ramblers Leslie Fields 2,000
Cannons Wood Parkside Stadium (groundshare with Aveley) 3,500
Coggeshall Town West Street 2,000
Dunmow Town Catons Lane (groundshare with Saffron Walden Town) 3,000
Enfield Borough The Maurice Rebak Stadium (groundshare with Wingate & Finchley) 1,500
FC Baresi Wodson Park (groundshare with Ware) 3,300
Hackney Wick Spa Road (groundshare with Witham Town) 2,500
Harlow Town The Harlow Arena 3,500
Hoddesdon Town Lowfield 3,000
Hutton New Lodge (groundshare with Billericay Town) 3,500
May & Baker Parsloes Park
Newbury Forest Oakside Stadium (groundshare with Redbridge) 3,000
NW London Coles Park (groundshare with Haringey Borough) 2,500
Rayleigh Town Thames Road (groundshare with Concord Rangers) 3,300
Southend Manor Southchurch Park 2,000
St Margaretsbury Recreation Ground 1,000

References

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  1. ^ "The FA releases National League System club allocations for Steps 1-6 in 2024-25 term". www.thefa.com. 17 May 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "The FA Handbook 2022/2023 Part 29 Standardised Rules Section 12.2". The FA.