2023–24 Essex Senior Football League

The 2023–24 season was the 53rd 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 15 May 2023.[1] Beginning from this season, a four team play-off system was introduced at Step 5 (this league) to guarantee a second promotion place to Step 4, replacing the inter-step play-off.[2] Solely for this season, there was only one club relegated from this league.[3]

The league featured 14 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with six new clubs.

League table

Essex Senior
Football League
Season2023–24
ChampionsTilbury
PromotedTilbury
Sporting Bengal United
RelegatedCoggeshall Town
Matches380
Goals1,306 (3.44 per match)
Top goalscorerKane Gilbert (30 goals)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Tilbury (C, P) 38 27 5 6 79 27 +52 86 Promotion to the Isthmian League
2 Woodford Town 38 23 8 7 85 50 +35 77 Qualification for the play-offs[a]
3 Romford 38 24 5 9 87 53 +34 77
4 Barking 38 20 10 8 78 47 +31 70
5 Sporting Bengal United (O, P) 38 21 7 10 80 57 +23 70
6 Great Wakering Rovers 38 20 7 11 80 47 +33 67
7 Saffron Walden Town 38 18 7 13 62 57 +5 61
8 Stanway Rovers 38 18 6 14 73 50 +23 60
9 Little Oakley 38 15 10 13 66 57 +9 55
10 Halstead Town 38 15 9 14 73 68 +5 54
11 Athletic Newham 38 16 4 18 58 59 −1 52
12 Hullbridge Sports 38 14 7 17 52 58 −6 49
13 West Essex 38 11 9 18 67 76 −9 42
14 Buckhurst Hill 38 13 3 22 50 71 −21 42
15 Takeley 38 9 13 16 59 76 −17 40
16 White Ensign 38 10 10 18 52 70 −18 40
17 FC Clacton 38 10 10 18 56 82 −26 40
18 Frenford 38 9 8 21 52 83 −31 35
19 Ilford 38 9 5 24 57 112 −55 32
20 Coggeshall Town (R) 38 4 5 29 40 106 −66 17 Relegation to the Eastern Counties League
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[4]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to Step 4.

Play-offs

Semi-finals Final
      
2 Woodford Town 1 (4)
5 Sporting Bengal United 1 (5)
3 Romford 1
5 Sporting Bengal United 3
3 Romford 1
4 Barking 0

Semifinals

3 May 2024 Romford 1–0BarkingCorringham
19:45
  • Newby 45+3'
 Report Stadium: Rookery Hill
Attendance: 195
Referee: Brian Taylor
3 May 2024 Woodford Town1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)		 Sporting Bengal United Woodford
19:45
  • Jewers 44'
 Report
  • Gregory 53'
 Stadium: Ashton Playing Fields
Attendance: 200

Final

6 May 2024 Romford1–3 Sporting Bengal United Corringham
15:00 Report Stadium: Rookery Hill
Attendance: 424
Referee: George Barker

Stadia and locations

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
Barking Barking Mayesbrook Park 2,500
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 Corringham Rookery Hill 3,500
Saffron Walden Town Saffron Walden Catons Lane 2,000
Sporting Bengal United Mile End Mile End Stadium (groundshare with Tower Hamlets) 2,000 (439 seated)
Stanway Rovers Stanway Hawthorns 1,500 (100 seated)
Takeley Takeley Station Road 2,000
Tilbury Tilbury Chadfields 4,000
West Essex Walthamstow Wadham Lodge 3,500
Woodford Town Woodford Ashton Playing Fields





Statistics

Attendances

Team Average Highest Lowest
Halstead Town 270 512 vs Tilbury 122 vs Frenford
Tilbury 196 425 vs Frenford 130 vs Barking
Saffron Walden Town 193 311 vs Romford 91 vs Stanway Rovers
Woodford Town 152 252 vs Buckhurst Hill 69 vs Great Wakering Rovers
Romford 144 424 vs Sporting Bengal United 67 vs Sporting Bengal United
Stanway Rovers 121 197 vs Saffron Walden Town 68 vs Little Oakley
Great Wakering Rovers 112 218 vs Romford 81 vs Halstead Town
West Essex 104 218 vs Little Oakley 53 vs White Ensign
Takeley 100 204 vs Saffron Walden Town 33 vs Romford
FC Clacton 93 171 vs Stanway Rovers 67 vs Buckhurst Hill
Hullbridge Sports 92 190 vs Great Wakering Rovers & Tilbury 51 vs Buckhurst Hill
Ilford 86 220 vs Halstead Town 40 vs Stanway Rovers
Barking 85 154 vs West Essex 47 vs Halstead Town
Little Oakley 83 150 vs FC Clacton 61 vs Ilford
Buckhurst Hill 80 248 vs Woodford Town 43 vs Little Oakley
White Ensign 75 194 vs Great Wakering Rovers 41 vs FC Clacton
Coggeshall Town 70 109 vs White Ensign 41 vs Sporting Bengal United
Frenford 60 125 vs Romford & Woodford Town 36 vs Athletic Newham
Sporting Bengal United 44 90 vs Tilbury 25 vs Stanway Rovers
Athletic Newham 21 65 vs Tilbury 9 vs Little Oakley



References

  1. ^ The Football Association (15 May 2023). "NLS Step 1-6 allocations". The FA. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  2. ^ The Football Association (17 March 2023). "Step 5 to 4 promotion/relegation update". The FA. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  3. ^ "STEP 5 TO 4 PROMOTION/RELEGATION UPDATE". The FA. 16 March 2023.
  4. ^ "The FA Handbook 2022/2023 Part 29 Standardised Rules Section 12.2". The FA.
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