1977–78 Essex Senior Football League

The 1977–78 season was the seventh in the history of Essex Senior Football League, a football competition in England.[1]

The league featured 16 clubs which competed in the league last season, no new clubs joined the league this season.

Basildon United were champions, winning their second Essex Senior League title in a row.

## League table

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Football league season

Essex Senior
Football LeagueSeason| 1977–78

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Champions| Basildon United
Matches played| 240
Goals scored| 700 (2.92 per match)

← 1976–77

1978–79 →

Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts

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1  | Basildon United | 30  | 25  | 4  | 1  | 71  | 15  | +56  | 54
2  | Tiptree United | 30  | 22  | 5  | 3  | 82  | 29  | +53  | 49
3  | Ford United | 30  | 15  | 9  | 6  | 47  | 29  | +18  | 39
4  | Brentwood | 30  | 14  | 8  | 8  | 50  | 38  | +12  | 36
5  | Witham Town | 30  | 15  | 6  | 9  | 36  | 33  | +3  | 36
6  | Canvey Island | 30  | 14  | 6  | 10  | 43  | 34  | +9  | 34
7  | Heybridge Swifts | 30  | 13  | 7  | 10  | 40  | 32  | +8  | 33
8  | Bowers United | 30  | 10  | 10  | 10  | 37  | 40  | −3  | 30
9  | Eton Manor | 30  | 13  | 3  | 14  | 44  | 42  | +2  | 29
10  | Woodford Town | 30  | 9  | 9  | 12  | 40  | 48  | −8  | 27
11  | Brightlingsea United | 30  | 10  | 4  | 16  | 47  | 50  | −3  | 24
12  | Stansted | 30  | 6  | 8  | 16  | 36  | 63  | −27  | 20
13  | Chelmsford City reserves  | 30  | 7  | 5  | 18  | 39  | 64  | −25  | 19
14  | Coggeshall Town | 30  | 7  | 4  | 19  | 30  | 64  | −34  | 18
15  | Maldon Town | 30  | 6  | 5  | 19  | 29  | 56  | −27  | 17
16  | Sawbridgeworth Town | 30  | 5  | 5  | 20  | 29  | 63  | −34  | 15

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

## References

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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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1978–79 »

National teams|

* Ron Greenwood
* 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 (Premier, One)
* Northern Premier League (level 5 only)
* Southern League (Premier, One North, One South)

Levels 7–9|

* Isthmian League (Two)
* Athenian League (level 7 only)
* 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 (Premier, Senior)
* 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)

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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
* Chelsea
* Coventry City
* Derby County
* Everton
* Ipswich Town
* Leeds United
* Leicester City
* Liverpool
* Manchester City
* Manchester United
* Middlesbrough
* Newcastle United
* Norwich City
* Nottingham Forest
* Queens Park Rangers
* West Bromwich Albion
* West Ham United
* Wolverhampton Wanderers

Second Division|

* Blackburn Rovers
* Blackpool
* Bolton Wanderers
* Brighton & Hove Albion
* Bristol Rovers
* Burnley
* Cardiff City
* Charlton Athletic
* Crystal Palace
* Fulham
* Hull City
* Luton Town
* Mansfield Town
* Millwall
* Notts County
* Oldham Athletic
* Orient
* Sheffield United
* Southampton
* Stoke City
* Sunderland
* Tottenham Hotspur

Third Division|

* Bradford City
* Bury
* Cambridge United
* Carlisle United
* Chester
* Chesterfield
* Colchester United
* Exeter City
* Gillingham
* Hereford United
* Lincoln City
* Oxford United
* Peterborough United
* Plymouth Argyle
* Port Vale
* Portsmouth
* Preston North End
* Rotherham United
* Sheffield Wednesday
* Shrewsbury Town
* Swindon Town
* Tranmere Rovers
* Walsall
* Wrexham

Fourth Division|

* Aldershot
* Barnsley
* Bournemouth
* Brentford
* Crewe Alexandra
* Darlington
* Doncaster Rovers
* Grimsby Town
* Halifax Town
* Hartlepool United
* Huddersfield Town
* Newport County
* Northampton Town
* Reading
* Rochdale
* Scunthorpe United
* Southend United
* Southport
* Stockport County
* Swansea City
* Torquay United
* Watford
* Wimbledon
* York City

*[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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