1976–77 Essex Senior Football League

The 1976–77 season was the sixth 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 three new clubs:

* Chelmsford City reserves
* Sawbridgeworth, joined from the Essex Olympian League, renaming themselves Sawbridgeworth Town
* Woodford Town

Basildon United were champions, winning their first Essex Senior League title.

## League table[edit]

Football league season

Essex Senior
Football LeagueSeason| 1976–77

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Champions| Basildon United
Matches played| 272
Goals scored| 830 (3.05 per match)

← 1975–76

1977–78 →

Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation

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1  | Basildon United | 32  | 26  | 3  | 3  | 75  | 16  | +59  | 55  |
2  | Brentwood | 32  | 24  | 5  | 3  | 77  | 35  | +42  | 53
3  | Billericay Town | 32  | 23  | 5  | 4  | 88  | 23  | +65  | 51  | Transferred to the Athenian League
4  | Brightlingsea United | 32  | 18  | 8  | 6  | 56  | 36  | +20  | 44  |
5  | Bowers United | 32  | 16  | 9  | 7  | 52  | 32  | +20  | 41
6  | Eton Manor | 32  | 12  | 9  | 11  | 45  | 42  | +3  | 33
7  | Woodford Town | 32  | 13  | 6  | 13  | 50  | 50  | 0  | 32
8  | Maldon Town | 32  | 11  | 8  | 13  | 42  | 51  | −9  | 30
9  | Tiptree United | 32  | 10  | 9  | 13  | 46  | 58  | −12  | 29
10  | Canvey Island | 32  | 9  | 9  | 14  | 39  | 47  | −8  | 27
11  | Heybridge Swifts | 32  | 10  | 7  | 15  | 44  | 57  | −13  | 27
12  | Sawbridgeworth Town | 32  | 8  | 6  | 18  | 34  | 56  | −22  | 22
13  | Chelmsford City reserves  | 32  | 7  | 8  | 17  | 42  | 65  | −23  | 22
14  | Ford United | 32  | 6  | 10  | 16  | 29  | 56  | −27  | 22
15  | Witham Town | 32  | 6  | 7  | 19  | 39  | 65  | −26  | 19
16  | Stansted | 32  | 6  | 7  | 19  | 42  | 71  | −29  | 19
17  | Coggeshall Town | 32  | 4  | 10  | 18  | 30  | 70  | −40  | 18

Source: fchd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

## References[edit]

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

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Essex Senior League

2023–24 clubs|

* Athletic Newham
* Barking
* Buckhurst Hill
* Coggeshall Town
* FC Clacton
* Frenford
* Great Wakering Rovers
* Halstead Town
* Hullbridge Sports
* Ilford
* Little Oakley
* Romford
* Saffron Walden Town
* Sporting Bengal United
* Stanway Rovers
* Takeley
* Tilbury
* West Essex
* White Ensign
* Woodford Town

Seasons|

* 1971–72
* 1972–73
* 1973–74
* 1974–75
* 1975–76
* 1976–77
* 1977–78
* 1978–79
* 1979–80
* 1980–81
* 1981–82
* 1982–83
* 1983–84
* 1984–85
* 1985–86
* 1986–87
* 1987–88
* 1988–89
* 1989–90
* 1990–91
* 1991–92
* 1992–93
* 1993–94
* 1994–95
* 1995–96
* 1996–97
* 1997–98
* 1998–99
* 1999–2000
* 2000–01
* 2001–02
* 2002–03
* 2003–04
* 2004–05
* 2005–06
* 2006–07
* 2007–08
* 2008–09
* 2009–10
* 2010–11
* 2011–12
* 2012–13
* 2013–14
* 2014–15
* 2015–16
* 2016–17
* 2017–18
* 2018–19
* 2019–20
* 2020–21
* 2021–22
* 2022–23
* 2023–24

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National teams|

* Don Revie
* Home Championship
* 1978 FIFA World Cup (qualification)

League competitions|

| Levels 1–4|

* Football League (First Division, Second Division, Third Division, Fourth Division)

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Levels 5–6|

* Isthmian League (One, Two)
* Northern Premier League (level 5 only)
* Southern League (Premier, One North, One South)

Levels 7–9|

* Athenian League (One, Two)
* Cheshire County League (level 7 only)
* Eastern Counties League (level 7 only)
* Essex Senior League (level 7 only)
* Hellenic League (Premier, One)
* Kent League (level 7 only)
* Lancashire Combination (level 7 only)
* London Spartan League (One, Two)
* Midland Football Combination (level 7 only)
* Midland League (Premier, One)
* Northern League (level 7 only)
* South Midlands League (Premier, One)
* Sussex County League (One, Two)
* United Counties League (Premier, One, Two)
* West Midlands (Regional) League (level 7 only)
* Western League (Premier, One)
* Yorkshire League (One, Two, Three)

Cup competitions|

| FA cups|

* FA Cup (Qualifying rounds, Final)
* Charity Shield
* FA Trophy (Final)
* FA Vase

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Football League cups|

* League Cup (Final)

European competitions|

* European Cup
* UEFA Cup
* European Cup Winners' Cup
* Anglo-Scottish Cup

Club seasons

First Division|

* Arsenal
* Aston Villa
* Birmingham City
* Bristol City
* Coventry City
* Derby County
* Everton
* Ipswich Town
* Leeds United
* Leicester City
* Liverpool
* Manchester City
* Manchester United
* Middlesbrough
* Newcastle United
* Norwich City
* Queens Park Rangers
* Stoke City
* Sunderland
* Tottenham Hotspur
* West Bromwich Albion
* West Ham United

Second Division|

* Blackburn Rovers
* Blackpool
* Bolton Wanderers
* Bristol Rovers
* Burnley
* Cardiff City
* Carlisle United
* Charlton Athletic
* Chelsea
* Fulham
* Hereford United
* Hull City
* Luton Town
* Millwall
* Nottingham Forest
* Notts County
* Oldham Athletic
* Orient
* Plymouth Argyle
* Sheffield United
* Southampton
* Wolverhampton Wanderers

Third Division|

* Brighton & Hove Albion
* Bury
* Chester
* Chesterfield
* Crystal Palace
* Gillingham
* Grimsby Town
* Lincoln City
* Mansfield Town
* Northampton Town
* Oxford United
* Peterborough United
* Port Vale
* Portsmouth
* Preston North End
* Reading
* Rotherham United
* Sheffield Wednesday
* Shrewsbury Town
* Swindon Town
* Tranmere Rovers
* Walsall
* Wrexham
* York City

Fourth Division|

* Aldershot
* Barnsley
* Bournemouth
* Bradford City
* Brentford
* Cambridge United
* Colchester United
* Crewe Alexandra
* Darlington
* Doncaster Rovers
* Exeter City
* Halifax Town
* Hartlepool United
* Huddersfield Town
* Newport County
* Rochdale
* Scunthorpe United
* Southend United
* Southport
* Stockport County
* Swansea City
* Torquay United
* Watford
* Workington

*[Pos]: Position
*[Pld]: Played
*[W]: Won
*[D]: Drawn
*[L]: Lost
*[GF]: Goals for
*[GA]: Goals against
*[GD]: Goal difference
*[Pts]: Points
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