1978–79 Eastern Counties Football League
The 1978–79 season was the first under this name and 37th in the history of Eastern Counties Football League a football competition in England.[1]
The league featured 20 clubs which competed in the league last season, along with two new clubs:
- Brantham Athletic, joined from the Essex and Suffolk Border League
- Cambridge United reserves
Haverhill Rovers were champions, winning their first Eastern Counties Football League title.
League table
Football league season
Season | 1978–79 |
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Champions | Haverhill Rovers |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1,502 (3.25 per match) |
← 1977–78 1979–80 → |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Haverhill Rovers | 42 | 29 | 9 | 4 | 90 | 36 | +54 | 67 | |
2 | Great Yarmouth Town | 42 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 112 | 44 | +68 | 66 | |
3 | Lowestoft Town | 42 | 24 | 15 | 3 | 89 | 46 | +43 | 63 | |
4 | Bury Town | 42 | 27 | 7 | 8 | 99 | 56 | +43 | 61 | |
5 | Sudbury Town | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 78 | 50 | +28 | 49 | |
6 | Ely City | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 50 | 57 | −7 | 48 | |
7 | Gorleston | 42 | 21 | 4 | 17 | 74 | 67 | +7 | 46 | |
8 | Braintree & Crittall Athletic | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 78 | 72 | +6 | 45 | |
9 | Wisbech Town | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 68 | 69 | −1 | 45 | |
10 | Brantham Athletic | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 62 | 61 | +1 | 43 | |
11 | March Town United | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 65 | 69 | −4 | 41 | |
12 | Cambridge United reserves | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 58 | 67 | −9 | 41 | Resigned from the league |
13 | Soham Town Rangers | 42 | 18 | 4 | 20 | 70 | 74 | −4 | 40 | |
14 | Thetford Town | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 73 | 78 | −5 | 37 | |
15 | Histon | 42 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 61 | 73 | −12 | 36 | |
16 | Saffron Walden Town | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 64 | 68 | −4 | 35 | |
17 | Felixstowe Town | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 43 | 64 | −21 | 32 | |
18 | Colchester United reserves | 42 | 11 | 8 | 23 | 54 | 78 | −24 | 30 | |
19 | Stowmarket | 42 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 62 | 84 | −22 | 29 | |
20 | Clacton Town | 42 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 38 | 62 | −24 | 29 | |
21 | Chatteris Town | 42 | 10 | 7 | 25 | 80 | 120 | −40 | 27 | |
22 | Newmarket Town | 42 | 5 | 4 | 33 | 34 | 107 | −73 | 14 |
Source: fchd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
References
- ^ "Eastern Counties League 1975–1997". Non League Matters.
External links
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