2025–26 Essex Senior Football League

Essex Senior Football League
Season2025–26
Dates25 July 2025 – 25 April 2026
Matches380
Highest attendance785
Halstead Town 3–3 Benfleet
(22 November 2025)
Lowest attendance17
Sporting Bengal United 1-3 Halstead Town
(14 February 2026)
2026–27 →
All statistics correct as of 26-07-25 (20:30).

The 2025–26 Essex Senior League season is the 55th edition of the football competition. The allocations were announced from The Football Association on 15 May 2025 and the fixtures were released on 22 July 2025.

Team changes

To the Essex Senior League[1]

Promoted from the Eastern Counties Football League Division One North

Promoted from the Eastern Counties Football League Division One South

Promoted from the Southern Counties East Football League Division One

Relegated from the Isthmian League North Division

From the Essex Senior League

Promoted to the Isthmian League North Division

Relegated to the Eastern Counties Football League Division One North

Relegated to the Eastern Counties Football League Division One South

Transferred to the Spartan South Midlands Football League Premier Division

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Little Oakley 28 18 6 4 58 27 +31 60 Promotion to the Isthmian League North Division
2 Great Wakering Rovers 28 17 7 4 69 33 +36 58 Qualification for the play-offs
3 Barking 28 16 5 7 73 41 +32 53
4 Soul Tower Hamlets 25 15 6 4 60 36 +24 51
5 Ilford 29 14 8 7 52 37 +15 50
6 Woodford Town 29 14 5 10 54 43 +11 47
7 Buckhurst Hill 25 14 4 7 60 34 +26 46
8 Saffron Walden Town 28 12 8 8 67 50 +17 44
9 Benfleet 26 12 7 7 53 39 +14 43
10 Halstead Town 29 12 7 10 49 48 +1 43
11 Hullbridge Sports 29 12 2 15 48 54 −6 38
12 Hackney Wick 29 11 3 15 49 67 −18 36
13 Harwich & Parkeston 25 10 5 10 34 47 −13 35
14 White Ensign 29 9 6 14 49 54 −5 33
15 Basildon United 30 9 4 17 33 57 −24 31
16 Sporting Bengal United 29 7 7 15 43 65 −22 28
17 Romford 30 6 9 15 44 69 −25 27
18 West Essex 30 6 7 17 38 66 −28 25
19 Athletic Newham 29 6 6 17 46 71 −25 24 Relegation to Step 6
20 Frenford 29 3 6 20 28 69 −41 15
Updated to match(es) played on 7 March 2026. 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]

Results table

Home \ Away ATN BAR BAS BEN BUC FRE GWR HAC HAL H&P HUL ILF LOA ROM SWT STH SBU WSX WHI WOD
Athletic Newham — 1–1 1–6 1–4
Barking — 1–0 4–1 4–1
Basildon United — 3–0 0–1 0–0
Benfleet — 1–0 0–0 3–0
Buckhurst Hill — 0–2 3–1 2–2
Frenford 1–0 — 1–3 0–0
Great Wakering Rovers 2–1 — 3–1 2–1 6–1
Hackney Wick 1–3 4–1 — 2–3
Halstead Town 2–0 — 1–1 2–1
Harwich & Parkeston 1–5 2–1 — 1–0
Hullbridge Sports 1–2 — 1–4 1–4
Ilford 3–3 0–1 — 0–0
Little Oakley 3–1 2–2 — 1–2
Romford 2–2 1–2 — 2–4
Saffron Walden Town 4–0 4–0 —
Soul Tower Hamlets 5–2 2–1 1–1 —
Sporting Bengal United 2–0 3–3 —
West Essex 1–1 1–3 2–4 — 1–3
White Ensign 3–1 2–5 — 0–2
Woodford Town 1–2 4–0 —
Updated to match(es) played on 6 September 2025. Source: FA Full-Time Grid
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Stadiums and locations

Athletic Newham
Barking & Romford
Buckhurst Hill
Frenford
Ilford
Soul Tower Hamlets
Sporting Bengal United
West Essex
Woodford Town
Locations of the Essex Senior League clubs
Greater London Essex Senior League football clubs
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Athletic Newham Dagenham, East London Bobby Moore Sports Hub 800
Barking Dagenham, East London Mayesbrook Park 2,500
Basildon United Basildon, Essex Gardiners Close 3,000
Benfleet South Benfleet, Essex Woodside Stadium 4,100
Buckhurst Hill Buckhurst Hill, Essex Roding Lane 1,500
Frenford Ilford, East London The Jack Carter Centre 500
Great Wakering Rovers Great Wakering, Essex Burroghs Park 2,500
Hackney Wick Witham, Essex Simarco Stadium (groundshare with Witham Town) 2,500
Halstead Town Halstead, Essex Rosemary Lane 3,500
Harwich & Parkeston Harwich, Essex Royal Oak 3,000
Hullbridge Sports Hullbridge, Essex Lower Road 1,500
Ilford Ilford, East London Cricklefield Stadium 3,500
Little Oakley Little Oakley, Essex Little Oakley War Memorial Ground 1,000
Romford Dagenham, East London Mayesbrook Park (groundshare with Barking) 2,500
Saffron Walden Town Saffron Walden, Essex Catons Lane 3,000
Sporting Bengal United Mile End, East London Mile End Stadium 3,000
Soul Tower Hamlets 3,000
West Essex Walthamstow, East London Wadham Lodge (groundshare with Walthamstow) 3,500
White Ensign Great Wakering, Essex Burroghs Park (groundshare with Great Wakering Rovers) 2,500
Woodford Town Woodford, London Ashton Playing Fields 3,000





Statistics

Top appearances
Player Team Appearances
Bradley Davison Romford 31
Wilkinson Boateng Ilford 31
Ben Sargent White Ensign 31
Emmanuel Sergio 30
Harvey Simson Athletic Newham 30
Goal scorers
Player Team Goals
Kaleel Green Saffron Walden Town 20
Ollie Sotoyinbo Woodford Town 17
Ellis Devereux Romford/Hullbridge Sports 17
Sam Deering Saffron Walden Town 16
Daniel Izekor Ilford 16

Attendances (League matches only)

Team Average Highest Lowest
Halstead Town 286 785 vs Benfleet 132 vs Frenford
Benfleet 242 452 vs Hullbridge Sports 181 vs Woodford Town
Saffron Walden Town 183 275 vs Barking 110 vs Ilford
Harwich & Parkeston 151 265 vs Soul Tower Hamlets 90 vs Woodford Town
Hullbridge Sports 141 214 vs Great Wakering Rovers 90 vs Athletic Newham
Romford 123 176 vs West Essex 95 vs Sporting Bengal United
Great Wakering Rovers 122 205 vs White Ensign 73 vs Sporting Bengal United
Little Oakley 115 580 vs Harwich & Parkeston 58 vs Hackney Wick
Buckhurst Hill 115 273 vs Woodford Town 76 vs Hullbridge Sports
West Essex 91 156 vs Great Wakering Rovers 45 vs Benfleet
Basildon United 82 141 vs Benfleet 54 vs Buckhurst Hill/Ilford
White Ensign 79 131 vs Soul Tower Hamlets 46 vs Sporting Bengal United
Barking 75 137 vs Romford 54 vs Hullbridge Sports
Ilford 74 135 vs Romford 49 vs Athletic Newham
Woodford Town 73 176 vs Soul Tower Hamlets 72 vs Sporting Bengal United
Frenford 59 92 vs Romford 30 vs Sporting Bengal United
Hackney Wick 57 97 vs Romford 24 vs Athletic Newham
Soul Tower Hamlets 56 80 vs Great Wakering Rovers 32 vs Benfleet
Sporting Bengal United 46 75 vs Soul Tower Hamlets 17 vs Halstead Town
Athletic Newham 44 76 vs Benfleet 20 vs Harwich & Parkeston

References

  1. ^ "A Warm Welcome Back: Familiar Faces Return - Essex Senior Football League". www.essexseniorleague.co.uk. 2025-05-22. Retrieved 2026-02-17.
  2. ^ "Harwich clinch promotion after dramatic penalty shootout victory". Harwich and Manningtree Standard. 2025-05-07. Retrieved 2026-02-17.
  3. ^ Rahim, Fahim (2025-06-05). "SOUL Tower Hamlets FC Crowned Play-Off Champions: Promoted to the Essex Senior League". Soul Tower Hamlets. Retrieved 2026-02-17.
  4. ^ "The FA Handbook 2022/2023 Part 29 Standardised Rules Section 12.2". The FA.

The Football Association (15 May 2025) THE FA RELEASES ALLOCATIONS FOR THE 2025/26 SEASON. The FA. Retrieved 15 May 2025

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