2017–18 Essex Senior Football League

Essex Senior Football League
Season 2017–18
Champions Great Wakering Rovers
Promoted Great Wakering Rovers
Basildon United
FC Romania
Top goalscorer Brian Moses
(29 goals)
Highest attendance 785
Hackney Wick 1–2 Clapton (7 October 2017)

The 2017–18 Essex Senior Football League season was the 47th in the history of Essex Senior Football League, a football competition in England.

The constitution for Step 5 and Step 6 divisions for 2017–18 was announced on 26 May 2017.[1] The constitution for the Essex Senior League was ratified at the league's AGM on 22 June, although Ilford were expelled for missing deadlines and fines.[2] The club were readmitted to the league on 17 July following an appeal.[3]

Essex Senior League

At the end of season 2016–17, the following teams left the division:

The remaining 20 teams, together with the following, formed the division for 2017–18:

In addition, London Bari changed their name to Hackney Wick following a merger, while Haringey & Waltham became Woodford Town 2017.

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Great Wakering Rovers (C, P) 40 30 4 6 107 29 +78 94 Promotion to Isthmian League North
2 Basildon United (P) 40 29 5 6 83 29 +54 92
3 FC Romania (P) 40 28 7 5 98 37 +61 91
4 Redbridge 40 28 4 8 97 56 +41 88
5 Takeley 40 26 4 10 104 36 +68 82
6 Clapton 40 19 6 15 64 62 +2 63
7 West Essex 40 19 5 16 73 73 0 62
8 Sawbridgeworth Town 40 15 10 15 76 75 +1 55
9 Enfield 1893 40 15 6 19 64 75 −11 51
10 Sporting Bengal United 40 15 5 20 69 87 −18 50
11 Tower Hamlets 40 14 7 19 63 78 −15 49
12 Woodford Town 2017 40 13 9 18 66 86 −20 48
13 Ilford 40 14 5 21 53 66 −13 47
14 Southend Manor 40 12 10 18 65 81 −16 46
15 Hullbridge Sports 40 12 9 19 69 97 −28 45
16 Barkingside 40 12 7 21 64 74 −10 43
17 Waltham Forest 40 11 9 20 62 87 −25 42
18 Stansted 40 12 4 24 54 70 −16 40
19 Wadham Lodge 40 10 10 20 66 102 −36 40
20 Burnham Ramblers (R) 40 10 4 26 64 120 −56 34 Relegation to Eastern Senior League
21 Hackney Wick (R) 40 10 2 28 48 89 −41 29[lower-alpha 1]
Updated to match(es) played on 5 May 2018. Source: 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 [4]
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. ↑ Hackney Wick were deducted three points on 29 March for fielding an ineligible player.

References

  1. ↑ "Club Allocations for Step 5–6" (PDF). FA. 26 May 2017. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  2. ↑ "SHOCK AS ILFORD FC VOTED OUT OF ESSEX SENIOR LEAGUE". Clapton FC News. 23 June 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  3. ↑ Essex Senior League: Ilford win appeal and back in the division Ilford Recorder, 17 July 2017
  4. ↑ "The FA Handbook Standardised Rules 2017-2018 (page 539, section 12.2)". The FA. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
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