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2015–16 Essex Senior Football League
The 2015–16 season was the 45th in the history of Essex Senior Football League, a football competition in England.
The league featured 19 clubs which competed in the league last season, along with two new clubs:
- Burnham Ramblers, relegated from the Isthmian League
- Wadham Lodge, promoted from the Essex Olympian League
Also, Greenhouse London changed their name to Greenhouse Sports. Redbridge were initially relegated from Isthmian League Division One North, however, they were later reprieved by the FA's league committee.[1]
Three clubs have applied for promotion to Step 4: Bowers & Pitsea, FC Romania and Ilford.[2]
Bowers & Pitsea were champions, winning their first as a united club Essex Senior League titleand were promoted to the Isthmian League for the first time in their history.
League table edit
| Season | 2015–16 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Bowers & Pitsea |
| Promoted | Bowers & Pitsea |
| Matches played | 420 |
| Goals scored | 1,544 (3.68 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Bradley Warner (39 goals) |
← 2014–15 2016–17 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bowers & Pitsea | 40 | 31 | 3 | 6 | 118 | 34 | +84 | 96 | Promoted to the Isthmian League |
| 2 | Basildon United | 40 | 30 | 4 | 6 | 109 | 45 | +64 | 94 | |
| 3 | FC Romania | 40 | 27 | 8 | 5 | 114 | 43 | +71 | 89 | |
| 4 | Barking | 40 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 101 | 50 | +51 | 79 | |
| 5 | Ilford | 40 | 21 | 9 | 10 | 86 | 51 | +35 | 71[a] | |
| 6 | Wadham Lodge | 40 | 19 | 10 | 11 | 85 | 56 | +29 | 67 | |
| 7 | Clapton | 40 | 19 | 10 | 11 | 86 | 67 | +19 | 67 | |
| 8 | London Bari | 40 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 60 | 52 | +8 | 63 | |
| 9 | Stansted | 40 | 18 | 7 | 15 | 76 | 75 | +1 | 61 | |
| 10 | Sawbridgeworth Town | 40 | 19 | 8 | 13 | 68 | 70 | −2 | 61[b] | |
| 11 | Hullbridge Sports | 40 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 73 | 74 | −1 | 52 | |
| 12 | Sporting Bengal United | 40 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 53 | 65 | −12 | 46 | |
| 13 | Eton Manor | 40 | 13 | 6 | 21 | 73 | 96 | −23 | 45 | |
| 14 | Burnham Ramblers | 40 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 62 | 87 | −25 | 44 | |
| 15 | Greenhouse Sports | 40 | 13 | 4 | 23 | 58 | 94 | −36 | 43 | |
| 16 | Southend Manor | 40 | 12 | 5 | 23 | 56 | 80 | −24 | 41 | |
| 17 | Tower Hamlets | 40 | 10 | 6 | 24 | 49 | 90 | −41 | 36 | |
| 18 | Takeley | 40 | 8 | 11 | 21 | 47 | 81 | −34 | 35 | |
| 19 | Waltham Forest | 40 | 9 | 4 | 27 | 60 | 98 | −38 | 31 | |
| 20 | Enfield 1893 | 40 | 9 | 4 | 27 | 70 | 125 | −55 | 31 | |
| 21 | Newham | 40 | 4 | 9 | 27 | 40 | 111 | −71 | 21 | Resigned to the Essex Olympian League |
Source: FA Full-Time
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
- ^ Ilford were deducted one point for use of an ineligible player in the match against Barking on 12 March.[3]
- ^ Sawbridgeworth Town were deducted one point for use of an ineligible player in the match against Newham on 22 August and three points for use of an ineligible player in the match against Sporting Bengal United on 2 January.[4]
References edit
- ^ "Redbridge reprieved, Ware moved in FA reshuffle - the Pitching in Isthmian Football League".
- ^ "Promotion applications for clubs aiming for Step 4". The FA. 10 December 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
- ^ "Ilford FC". Essex Senior Football League/FA Full-Time. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
- ^ "Sawbridgeworth Town FC". Essex Senior Football League/FA Full-Time. Retrieved 9 March 2016.