2022–23 Essex Senior Football League

The 2022–23 season was the 52nd in the history of the Essex Senior Football League, a football competition in England.

The proposed constitution for this season was published on 15 May 2022,[1] based on allocations for Steps 5 and 6 announced by the FA three days earlier, and was subject to appeals.

The league featured 16 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with four new clubs.

Enfield were champions, winning second Essex Senior League title and were promoted to the Isthmian League for the first time as a reformed club. Runners-up Redbridge won interstep playoff and also were promoted after seven seasons in the Essex Senior League.

League table

Essex Senior
Football League
Season2022–23
ChampionsEnfield
PromotedEnfield
Redbridge
RelegatedClapton
Southend Manor
Matches380
Goals1,309 (3.44 per match)
Top goalscorerHassan Nalbant (29 goals)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Enfield 38 30 2 6 114 36 +78 92 Promoted to the Isthmian League
2 Redbridge 38 27 6 5 82 33 +49 87 Qualified for an inter-step play-off, then promoted to the Isthmian League
3 Woodford Town 38 23 7 8 86 48 +38 76
4 FC Clacton 38 23 4 11 76 59 +17 73
5 Takeley 38 21 4 13 78 48 +30 67
6 Athletic Newham 38 19 9 10 75 47 +28 66
7 Barking 38 19 8 11 79 62 +17 65
8 Stansted 38 17 9 12 65 47 +18 60 Transferred to the Spartan South Midlands League
9 Saffron Walden Town 38 19 4 15 78 65 +13 61
10 West Essex 38 18 5 15 70 48 +22 59
11 Stanway Rovers 38 16 4 18 60 61 −1 52
12 Little Oakley 38 15 7 16 57 66 −9 52
13 White Ensign 38 14 7 17 60 83 −23 49
14 Romford 38 14 5 19 72 69 +3 47
15 Halstead Town 38 11 7 20 54 72 −18 40
16 Ilford 38 12 4 22 51 76 −25 40
17 Buckhurst Hill 38 11 6 21 61 70 −9 39
18 Sawbridgeworth Town 38 7 8 23 36 83 −47 29 Transferred to the Spartan South Midlands League
19 Clapton 38 5 4 29 34 114 −80 19 Relegated to the Eastern Counties League
20 Southend Manor 38 2 4 32 21 122 −101 7[a]
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:
  1. ^ Southend Manor were deducted three points for fielding an ineligible player.

Inter-step play-off

29 April 2023 Haywards Heath Town2–3 Redbridge Haywards Heath
15:00
  • Pingling 13'
  • Laing 33' (pen.)
  • Cobblah 49', 71'
  • Ogunwomoju 81'
 Stadium: Hanbury Park
Attendance: 631

Stadia and locations

Barking & Romford
Buckhurst Hill
Athletic Newham & Clapton
Ilford
Redbridge
West Essex
Woodford Town
Locations of the Essex Senior League clubs
Greater London Essex Senior League football clubs
Club Location Stadium Capacity
Athletic Newham Plaistow Terence McMillan Stadium 2,000
Clapton
Barking Barking Mayesbrook Park 2,500
Romford
Buckhurst Hill Buckhurst Hill Roding Lane
Enfield Bishop's Stortford Woodside Park (groundshare with Bishop's Stortford) 4,525 (525 seated)
FC Clacton Clacton-on-Sea Austin Arena 3,000 (200 seated)
Halstead Town Halstead Rosemary Lane
Ilford Ilford Cricklefield Stadium 3,500 (216 seated)
Little Oakley Little Oakley Memorial Ground
Redbridge Barkingside Oakside Stadium 3,000 (316 seated)
Saffron Walden Town Saffron Walden Catons Lane 2,000
Sawbridgeworth Town Sawbridgeworth Crofters End 2,500 (175 seated)
Southend Manor Southend-on-Sea Southchurch Park 2,000 (500 seated)
Stansted Stansted Mountfitchet Hargrave Park 2,000 (200 seated)
Stanway Rovers Stanway Hawthorns 1,500 (100 seated)
Takeley Takeley Station Road 2,000
West Essex Walthamstow Wadham Lodge 3,500
White Ensign Great Wakering Burroughs Park (groundshare with Great Wakering Rovers) 3,000 (250 seated)
Woodford Town Woodford Ashton Playing Fields




Statistics

Team Average Highest Lowest
Saffron Walden Town 298 552 vs Athletic Newham 98 vs Romford
Halstead Town 201 425 vs Romford & Saffron Walden Town 143 vs Athletic Newham
Enfield 186 303 vs White Ensign 106 vs Clapton
Woodford Town 157 298 vs Buckhurst Hill 89 vs Southend Manor & West Essex
Buckhurst Hill 119 206 vs Woodford Town 70 vs Athletic Newham
Stansted 113 281 vs Saffron Walden Town 61 vs Athletic Newham
Sawbridgeworth Town 92 269 vs Woodford Town 30 vs Clapton
Romford 91 133 vs Barking 63 vs Clapton
West Essex 87 212 vs Southend Manor 22 vs Athletic Newham
Ilford 85 210 vs Saffron Walden Town 60 vs Sawbridgeworth Town & Southend Manor
Little Oakley 83 153 vs FC Clacton 54 vs West Essex
Takeley 82 150 vs Saffron Walden Town 29 vs Clapton
Barking 71 127 vs Romford 48 vs Ilford
Stanway Rovers 68 175 vs Redbridge 52 vs White Ensign
Redbridge 47 96 vs Romford 38 vs Athletic Newham
Southend Manor 37 142 vs White Ensign 31 vs Ilford
White Ensign 35 185 vs Southend Manor 47 vs Buckhurst Hill
Clapton 29 67 vs Romford 14 vs Southend Manor
Athletic Newham 13 32 vs Saffron Walden Town 7 vs White Ensign



References

  1. ^ "FA Announce ESL Constitution for 2022/23". Essex Senior Football League. 15 May 2022.
  2. ^ "The FA Handbook 2022/2023 Part 29 Standardised Rules Section 12.2". The FA.
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