1979–80 Essex Senior Football League

The 1979–80 season was the ninth in the history of Essex Senior Football League, a football competition in England.[1]

The league featured 14 clubs which competed in the league last season, along with two new clubs:

Basildon United were champions, winning their fourth Essex Senior League title in a row.

League table

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Essex Senior
Football League
Season1979–80
ChampionsBasildon United
Matches played240
Goals scored650 (2.71 per match)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Basildon United 30 25 3 2 65 8 +57 53 Transferred to the Athenian League
2 Wivenhoe Town 30 16 9 5 53 31 +22 41
3 Canvey Island 30 17 5 8 57 34 +23 39
4 Witham Town 30 16 6 8 55 34 +21 38
5 East Ham United 30 14 9 7 44 30 +14 37
6 Eton Manor 30 14 7 9 45 38 +7 35
7 Sawbridgeworth Town 30 10 13 7 33 22 +11 33
8 Brentwood 30 14 5 11 45 41 +4 33
9 Bowers United 30 13 6 11 39 37 +2 32
10 Heybridge Swifts 30 12 7 11 44 30 +14 31
11 Coggeshall Town 30 9 6 15 37 43 −6 24
12 East Thurrock United 30 9 6 15 28 39 −11 24
13 Maldon Town 30 8 8 14 28 42 −14 24
14 Ford United 30 6 7 17 32 53 −21 19
15 Brightlingsea United 30 2 6 22 27 75 −48 10
16 Stansted 30 2 3 25 18 93 −75 7
Source: fchd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

References

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  1. ^ "Essex Senior Football League 1971–1992". Non League Matters.