2025–26 Eastern Counties Football League

The 2025–26 Eastern Counties Football League is the 83rd season of the Eastern Counties Football League, a football competition in England. Teams are divided into three divisions, the Premier Division at Step 5, and the geographically separated Division One North and Division One South (Eastern Senior League), both at Step 6 of the English football league system. The constitution was announced on 15 May 2025.[1]

Premier Division

Eastern Counties Football League
Premier Division
Season2025–26
2026–27 →

The Premier Division featured 16 teams from the previous season, along with two clubs:

Premier Division table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Fakenham Town 4 4 0 0 16 3 +13 12 Promotion to the Isthmian League North Division
2 Ely City 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7 Qualification for the play-offs
3 Thetford Town 5 2 1 2 4 3 +1 7
4 Great Yarmouth Town 4 2 1 1 2 3 −1 7
5 Mulbarton Wanderers 3 2 0 1 8 2 +6 6
6 Soham Town Rangers 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2 6
7 Haverhill Rovers 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6
8 Ipswich Wanderers 3 2 0 1 7 6 +1 6
9 Stowmarket Town 3 2 0 1 8 10 −2 6
10 Dereham Town 4 1 2 1 4 3 +1 5
11 Walsham-le-Willows 2 1 1 0 4 2 +2 4
12 Hadleigh United 3 1 1 1 5 7 −2 4
13 Harleston Town 3 1 0 2 3 5 −2 3
14 Kirkley & Pakefield 4 1 0 3 8 13 −5 3
15 Lakenheath 3 0 1 2 3 5 −2 1
16 Cornard United 4 0 1 3 7 10 −3 1
17 Heacham 3 0 1 2 2 6 −4 1 Relegation to Step 6
18 Woodbridge Town 3 0 0 3 1 11 −10 0
Updated to match(es) played on 20 August 2025. Source: The 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[2]

Results table

Home \ Away COR DER ELY FAK GYT HAD HAR HVR HEA IPS K&P LAK MUL STR STW THE WLW WOO
Cornard United — 1–1 1–2
Dereham Town — 3–0 0–2
Ely City — 2–0 1–1
Fakenham Town — 1–0 7–2
Great Yarmouth Town — 0–0 1–0 1–0
Hadleigh United 1–5 — 0–0 4–2
Harleston Town — 3–2
Haverhill Rovers 1–2 —
Heacham 0–3 —
Ipswich Wanderers 3–2 — 2–0
Kirkley & Pakefield 4–3 — 1–3
Lakenheath — 1–2 2–3
Mulbarton Wanderers —
Soham Town Rangers 4–2 —
Stowmarket Town — 3–1
Thetford Town 0–0 1–0 —
Walsham-le-Willows 3–1 —
Woodbridge Town 0–5 0–3 —
Updated to match(es) played on 20 August 2025. Source: The FA Full-Time
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.

Stadia and locations

Locations of the Premier Division clubs
Team Stadium Capacity
Cornard United Blackhouse Lane
Dereham Town Aldiss Park 3,000
Ely City Unwin Sports Ground 1,500
Fakenham Town Clipbush Park 2,000
Great Yarmouth Town Wellesley Recreation Ground 3,600
Hadleigh United Millfield 3,000
Harleston Town Wilderness Lane
Haverhill Rovers New Croft 3,000
Heacham Station Road
Ipswich Wanderers Humber Doucy Lane 550
Kirkley & Pakefield Walmer Road 2,000
Lakenheath The Nest
Mulbarton Wanderers Mulberry Park
Soham Town Rangers Julius Martin Lane 2,000
Stowmarket Town Greens Meadow 1,000
Thetford Town Mundford Road 1,500
Walsham-le-Willows Summer Road 1,000
Woodbridge Town Notcutts Park 3,000

Division One North

Eastern Counties Football League
Division One North
Season2025–26
2026–27 →

Division One North featured 15 clubs which competed in the previous season, along with five new clubs.

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Framlingham Town 6 5 1 0 13 1 +12 16 Promotion to the Premier Division
2 FC Peterborough 5 4 1 0 11 3 +8 13 Qualification for the play-offs
3 Holland 4 4 0 0 13 6 +7 12
4 Dussindale & Hellesdon Rovers 6 3 1 2 14 6 +8 10
5 Stanway Pegasus 6 3 1 2 13 7 +6 10
6 Kings Park Rangers 4 3 1 0 5 2 +3 10
7 AFC Sudbury reserves 5 3 0 2 11 4 +7 9
8 Gorleston reserves 5 3 0 2 9 8 +1 9
9 Haverhill Borough 6 2 2 2 10 7 +3 8
10 Wroxham reserves 5 2 1 2 9 6 +3 7
11 Halesworth Town 5 2 1 2 7 8 −1 7
12 FC Parson Drove 5 2 1 2 4 5 −1 7
13 Whittlesey Athletic 5 2 0 3 10 11 −1 6
14 Diss Town 6 2 0 4 5 12 −7 6
15 Holbeach United 6 2 0 4 9 21 −12 6
16 Needham Market reserves 5 1 1 3 8 10 −2 4
17 FC Clacton 5 1 1 3 6 9 −3 4
18 Wivenhoe Town 6 1 1 4 2 10 −8 4 Possible relegation to a feeder league
19 Long Melford 5 1 0 4 7 20 −13 3
20 Leiston under 23s 6 0 1 5 9 19 −10 1
Updated to match(es) played on 20 August 2025. Source: The 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[2]

Results table

Home \ Away SUD DIS DHR CLA FPD PET FRA GOR HAL HVB HLB HLD KPR LEI LNM NHM STP WHI WIV WRO
AFC Sudbury reserves — 3–0 1–2 4–0
Diss Town — 2–0 2–1 0–4
Dussindale & Hellesdon Rovers — 7–1 5–1 1–0
FC Clacton 2–1 — 1–3
FC Parson Drove 1–0 — 0–1 2–0
FC Peterborough — 3–0 1–0 2–0
Framlingham Town 3–1 — 2–0
Gorleston reserves — 1–2 2–0
Halesworth Town 0–2 — 1–0
Haverhill Borough 0–1 2–2 — 6–2 0–0
Holbeach United — 3–2 3–2
Holland 3–2 — 4–3
Kings Park Rangers 0–0 1–0 — 2–1
Leiston under 23s 2–2 0–6 1–2 — 3–4
Long Melford 3–2 — 1–4
Needham Market reserves 2–1 2–2 1–2 —
Stanway Pegasus 0–0 — 5–0
Whittlesey Athletic 5–0 2–1 —
Wivenhoe Town 1–0 0–0 1–2 —
Wroxham reserves 4–1 4–2 1–2 —
Updated to match(es) played on 20 August 2025. Source: The FA Full-Time
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.

Stadia and locations

Locations of Division One North clubs
Team Stadium Capacity
AFC Sudbury reserves King's Marsh 2,500
Diss Town Brewers Green Lane 2,500
Dussindale & Hellesdon Rovers The Nest 1,000
FC Clacton Rush Green Bowl 3,000
FC Parson Drove Main Road
FC Peterborough The Focus Centre
Framlingham Town Badingham Road
Gorleston reserves The Nest (groundshare with Dussindale & Hellesdon Rovers) 1,000
Halesworth Town Dairy Hill
Haverhill Borough New Croft (groundshare with Haverhill Rovers) 3,000
Holbeach United Carters Park 4,000
Holland Dulwich Road
Kings Park Rangers Blackhouse Lane (groundshare with Cornard United)
Leiston under 23s Victory Road 2,500
Long Melford Stoneylands
Needham Market reserves Bloomfields 4,000
Stanway Pegasus West Street (groundshare with Coggeshall Town) 2,000
Whittlesey Athletic Feldale Field
Wivenhoe Town Broad Lane 2,876
Wroxham reserves Trafford Park 2,500

Division One South

Eastern Counties Football League
Division One South
Season2025–26
2026–27 →

Division One South featured 17 clubs which competed in the division last season, with four new clubs:

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Lymore Gardens 5 5 0 0 18 7 +11 15 Promotion to Step 5
2 Hutton 6 5 0 1 13 10 +3 15 Qualification for the play-offs
3 Burnham Ramblers 5 4 0 1 13 9 +4 12
4 Newbury Forest 5 3 1 1 12 9 +3 10
5 Stansted 6 3 1 2 12 9 +3 10
6 Clapton Community 5 3 0 2 14 7 +7 9
7 Rayleigh Town 6 2 3 1 14 9 +5 9
8 May & Baker 5 2 3 0 9 6 +3 9
9 Coggeshall Town 5 2 2 1 8 5 +3 8
10 Barkingside 5 2 2 1 8 7 +1 8
11 Cannons Wood 5 2 1 2 8 8 0 7
12 Basildon Town 6 2 1 3 9 13 −4 7
13 Southend Manor 4 2 0 2 7 7 0 6
14 Dunmow Town 4 1 2 1 5 6 −1 5
15 NW London 5 1 1 3 11 14 −3 4
16 Brimsdown 6 1 1 4 10 13 −3 4
17 AS London 4 1 0 3 7 10 −3 3
18 FC Romania 4 0 1 3 6 11 −5 1
19 FC Baresi 4 0 1 3 5 12 −7 1 Possible relegation to a feeder league
20 Hoddesdon Town 4 0 0 4 3 11 −8 0
21 Enfield Borough 3 0 0 3 1 10 −9 0
Updated to match(es) played on 20 August 2025. Source: The 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[2]

Results table

Home \ Away ASL BRK BAS BRM BUR CNW CLA COG DUN EFB BSI ROM HOD HUT LYG M&B NBF NWL RAY SEM STA
AS London —
Barkingside — 2–2 0–0 0–2
Basildon Town 3–2 — 1–1 1–2
Brimsdown 3–1 — 2–3
Burnham Ramblers 2–4 4–1 — 2–1
Cannons Wood 2–1 — 0–4 4–0
Clapton Community 1–2 2–3 — 5–0
Coggeshall Town 1–1 — 2–0 2–0 3–3
Dunmow Town —
Enfield Borough — 0–4
FC Baresi 1–2 — 2–3 1–6
FC Romania — 2–2
Hoddesdon Town —
Hutton 3–2 0–3 1–0 2–0 —
Lymore Gardens 4–2 5–1 — 3–2 4–1
May & Baker 1–0 1–1 5–3 — 1–1 1–1
Newbury Forest 3–0 2–1 2–1 — 2–4
NW London 4–1 3–4 — 2–2
Rayleigh Town 2–1 1–2 —
Southend Manor 1–3 2–1 — 0–3
Stansted —
Updated to match(es) played on 20 August 2025. Source: The FA Full-Time
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.

Stadia and locations

2025–26 Eastern Counties Football League is located in East of England
AS London
AS London
Barkingside
Barkingside
Basildon Town
Brimsdown
Burnham Ramblers
Cannons Wood
Cannons Wood
Clapton Community
Clapton Community
Coggeshall Town
Dunmow Town & Hoddesdon Town
Enfield Borough
Enfield Borough
FC Baresi
FC Romania
FC Romania
Hutton
May & Baker
May & Baker
Lymore Gardens & Newbury Forest
Lymore Gardens & Newbury Forest
NW London
NW London
Rayleigh Town
Southend Manor
Stansted
Locations of Division One South clubs
Greater London Division One South football clubs
Team Stadium Capacity
AS London New River Stadium 5,000
Barkingside Cricklefield Stadium (groundshare with Ilford) 3,500
Basildon Town Gardiners Close (groundshare with Basildon United) 2,000
Brimsdown Wormley Playing Fields (groundshare with Wormley Rovers) 500
Burnham Ramblers Leslie Fields 2,000
Cannons Wood Parkside Stadium (groundshare with Aveley) 3,500
Clapton Community The Old Spotted Dog Ground 2,000
Coggeshall Town West Street 2,000
Dunmow Town Lowfield (groundshare with Hoddesdon Town) 3,000
Enfield Borough The Maurice Rebak Stadium (groundshare with Wingate & Finchley) 1,500
FC Baresi Wodson Park (groundshare with Ware) 3,300
FC Romania Theobalds Lane (groundshare with Cheshunt) 3,000
Hoddesdon Town Lowfield 3,000
Hutton New Lodge (groundshare with Billericay Town) 3,500
Lymore Gardens Oakside Stadium (groundshare with Redbridge) 3,000
May & Baker Parsloes Park 1,500
Newbury Forest Oakside Stadium (groundshare with Redbridge) 3,000
NW London Coles Park (groundshare with Haringey Borough) 2,500
Rayleigh Town Thames Road (groundshare with Concord Rangers) 3,300
Southend Manor Southchurch Park 2,000
Stansted Hargrave Park 2,000

References

  1. ^ "The FA releases National League System club allocations for Steps 1-6 in 2024-25 term". www.thefa.com. 17 May 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "The FA Handbook 2022/2023 Part 29 Standardised Rules Section 12.2". The FA.
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