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.
- Promoted from the Eastern Counties League:
- Relegated from the Isthmian League:
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 edit
| Season | 2022–23 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Enfield |
| Promoted | Enfield Redbridge |
| Relegated | Clapton Southend Manor |
| Matches played | 380 |
| Goals scored | 1,309 (3.44 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Hassan Nalbant (29 goals) |
← 2021–22 2023–24 → | |
| 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:
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:
- ^ Southend Manor were deducted three points for fielding an ineligible player.
Inter-step play-off edit
| 29 April 2023 | Haywards Heath Town | 2–3 | Redbridge | Haywards Heath |
| 15:00 |
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Stadium: Hanbury Park Attendance: 631 |
Stadia and locations edit
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 |
References edit
- ^ "FA Announce ESL Constitution for 2022/23". Essex Senior Football League. 15 May 2022.
- ^ "The FA Handbook 2022/2023 Part 29 Standardised Rules Section 12.2". The FA.