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

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

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Thetford Town 24 15 5 4 77 33 +44 50 Promotion to the Isthmian League
2 Ely City 27 14 5 8 48 37 +11 47 Qualification for the play-offs
3 Fakenham Town 24 14 3 7 51 37 +14 45
4 Brantham Athletic 21 14 2 5 43 23 +20 44
5 Woodbridge Town 25 13 4 8 43 37 +6 43
6 Mulbarton Wanderers 24 13 3 8 41 19 +22 42
7 Downham Town 23 12 6 5 43 28 +15 42
8 Walsham-le-Willows 22 12 4 6 43 27 +16 40
9 Dereham Town 22 10 7 5 33 21 +12 37
10 Great Yarmouth Town 19 9 4 6 34 22 +12 31
11 Soham Town Rangers 23 7 8 8 39 39 0 29
12 Cornard United 20 8 5 7 37 40 −3 29
13 Kirkley & Pakefield 24 7 7 10 33 42 −9 28
14 Hadleigh United 21 7 5 9 26 36 −10 26
15 Heacham 25 7 5 13 36 47 −11 26
16 Harleston Town 21 6 6 9 28 35 −7 24
17 Lakenheath 24 4 7 13 33 55 −22 19
18 Stowmarket Town 24 5 4 15 34 65 −31 19
19 Sheringham 24 2 5 17 24 59 −35 11 Relegation to Division One North or Division One South
20 Long Melford 23 1 5 17 13 57 −44 8
Updated to match(es) played on 18 January 2025. 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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Locations of the Premier Division clubs
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

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

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Haverhill Rovers 26 22 3 1 83 24 +59 69 Promotion to the Premier Division
2 Stanway Pegasus 24 18 1 5 61 22 +39 55 Qualification for the play-offs
3 Harwich & Parkeston 24 17 3 4 70 27 +43 54
4 Framlingham Town 25 15 4 6 75 27 +48 49
5 Diss Town 24 14 5 5 53 30 +23 47
6 FC Peterborough 22 13 3 6 57 44 +13 42
7 Gorleston reserves 24 12 5 7 51 43 +8 41
8 Holbeach United 25 12 3 10 44 38 +6 39
9 FC Parson Drove 23 11 2 10 40 41 −1 35
10 Pinchbeck United 23 10 3 10 38 38 0 33
11 Holland 25 10 2 13 51 54 −3 32
12 Whitton United 26 10 1 15 35 45 −10 31
13 Dussindale & Hellesdon Rovers 28 8 6 14 48 55 −7 30
14 AFC Sudbury reserves 23 9 2 12 40 50 −10 29
15 Leiston reserves 23 8 2 13 35 55 −20 26
16 Whittlesey Athletic 26 7 4 15 35 79 −44 25
17 Wivenhoe Town 25 7 3 15 36 56 −20 24
18 Haverhill Borough 25 4 6 15 37 56 −19 18 Relegation to a feeder league
19 Needham Market under 23s 26 4 5 17 28 59 −31 17
20 Swaffham Town 25 2 3 20 16 90 −74 9
Updated to match(es) played on 18 January 2025. 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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Locations of Division One North clubs
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

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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Harlow Town 27 20 4 3 71 22 +49 64 Promotion to the Premier Division
2 Hackney Wick 24 17 4 3 57 26 +31 55 Qualification for the play-offs
3 Hutton 27 14 3 10 64 44 +20 45
4 Rayleigh Town 24 14 3 7 46 30 +16 45
5 Cannons Wood 25 14 3 8 67 55 +12 45
6 All Stars London 20 13 2 5 67 24 +43 41
7 Hoddesdon Town 23 11 7 5 47 35 +12 40
8 Basildon Town 24 10 4 10 45 46 −1 34
9 Dunmow Town 23 10 3 10 40 47 −7 33
10 Coggeshall Town 19 8 6 5 35 31 +4 30
11 May & Baker 23 9 3 11 48 48 0 30
12 FC Baresi 24 9 2 13 50 54 −4 29
13 Brimsdown 24 7 5 12 38 46 −8 26
14 Enfield Borough 21 7 4 10 42 47 −5 25
15 Barkingside 25 6 5 14 32 49 −17 23
16 NW London 23 6 5 12 35 65 −30 23
17 Southend Manor 23 5 7 11 45 56 −11 22
18 Burnham Ramblers 22 6 4 12 30 47 −17 22 Relegation to a feeder league
19 Newbury Forest 23 4 4 15 35 79 −44 16
20 St Margaretsbury 22 3 2 17 17 60 −43 11
Updated to match(es) played on 18 January 2025. 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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Locations of Division One South clubs
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Greater London Division One South football 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

  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.