2018–19 Essex Senior Football League

Essex Senior
Football League
Season	2018–19
Champions	Hullbridge Sports
Promoted	Hullbridge Sports
Relegated	Barkingside; Leyton Athletic
Matches played	380
Goals scored	1,303 (3.43 per match)
Top goalscorer	Dwade James (35 goals)
Biggest home win	Safford Walden Town 7–0 Leyton Athletic; (26 January 2019); Takeley 8–1 Barkingside; (6 April 2019)
Biggest away win	St Margaretsbury 0–10 Redbridge; (27 April 2019)
Highest scoring	St Margaretsbury 0–10 Redbridge; (27 April 2019)
	← 2017–18 2019–20 →

The 2018–19 season was the 48th in the history of Essex Senior Football League, a football competition in England.

The provisional club allocations for steps 5 and 6 were announced by the FA on 25 May 2018.^[1] The constitution was ratified by the league at its AGM.

The league featured 16 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with four new clubs.

Clubs transferred from the Spartan South Midlands League:
- Hoddesdon Town
- St Margaretsbury
Clubs transferred from the Eastern Counties League:
- Saffron Walden Town
- Stanway Rovers

Also, Wadham Lodge changed name to Leyton Athletic, while Waltham Forest changed name to Walthamstow.

Hullbridge Sports were champions, winning their first Essex Senior League title and were promoted to the Isthmian League.

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Hullbridge Sports	38	27	6	5	79	33	+46	87	Promoted to the Isthmian League
2	Stansted	38	26	4	8	87	39	+48	82
3	Walthamstow	38	24	8	6	85	38	+47	80
4	Saffron Walden Town	38	23	7	8	106	53	+53	76
5	Takeley	38	23	4	11	76	45	+31	73
6	Woodford Town 2017	38	19	7	12	88	54	+34	64
7	St Margaretsbury	38	16	6	16	63	82	−19	54
8	Sporting Bengal United	38	15	8	15	79	76	+3	53
9	Hoddesdon Town	38	13	13	12	55	45	+10	52
10	Ilford	38	14	7	17	59	65	−6	49
11	Clapton	38	14	7	17	64	73	−9	49
12	Redbridge	38	13	8	17	71	78	−7	47
13	West Essex	38	13	8	17	61	69	−8	47
14	Enfield 1893	38	12	10	16	56	79	−23	46
15	Stanway Rovers	38	12	6	20	53	80	−27	42	Transferred to the Eastern Counties League
16	Tower Hamlets	38	11	7	20	51	64	−13	40
17	Southend Manor	38	11	6	21	49	66	−17	39
18	Sawbridgeworth Town	38	10	8	20	46	83	−37	38
19	Barkingside	38	6	7	25	39	92	−53	25	Relegated to the Eastern Counties League
20	Leyton Athletic	38	4	11	23	36	89	−53	23	Relegated to the Eastern Counties League

Source: 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]

References

^ "Provisional Step 5 and 6 club allocations confirmed". Non League Daily. 25 May 2018. Archived from the original on May 26, 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ "The FA Handbook Chapter 30 Standardised Rules (section 12.2)". The FA. Retrieved 17 July 2018.

[1] "Provisional Step 5 and 6 club allocations confirmed". Non League Daily. 25 May 2018. Archived from the original on May 26, 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[Standardised_rules_2018–19-2] "The FA Handbook Chapter 30 Standardised Rules (section 12.2)". The FA. Retrieved 17 July 2018.

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