1984–85 Essex Senior Football League

The 1984–85 season was the 14th 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.

Maldon Town were champions, winning their first Essex Senior League title.

## League table

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Football league season

Essex Senior
Football LeagueSeason| 1984–85

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Champions| Maldon Town
Matches played| 240
Goals scored| 786 (3.28 per match)

← 1983–84

1985–86 →

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

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1  | Maldon Town | 30  | 20  | 4  | 6  | 71  | 29  | +42  | 64
2  | Witham Town | 30  | 20  | 4  | 6  | 59  | 27  | +32  | 64
3  | Stansted | 30  | 19  | 5  | 6  | 80  | 29  | +51  | 62
4  | Wivenhoe Town | 30  | 16  | 10  | 4  | 54  | 27  | +27  | 58
5  | Brentwood | 30  | 18  | 3  | 9  | 73  | 46  | +27  | 57
6  | Chelmsford City reserves  | 30  | 14  | 8  | 8  | 61  | 37  | +24  | 50
7  | Canvey Island | 30  | 14  | 8  | 8  | 53  | 40  | +13  | 50
8  | Ford United | 30  | 13  | 7  | 10  | 47  | 33  | +14  | 46
9  | Bowers United | 30  | 12  | 10  | 8  | 48  | 39  | +9  | 46
10  | Eton Manor | 30  | 11  | 8  | 11  | 49  | 46  | +3  | 41
11  | Halstead Town | 30  | 9  | 4  | 17  | 51  | 67  | −16  | 31
12  | Brightlingsea United | 30  | 8  | 6  | 16  | 42  | 60  | −18  | 30
13  | East Thurrock United | 30  | 7  | 8  | 15  | 30  | 44  | −14  | 29
14  | Sawbridgeworth Town | 30  | 4  | 8  | 18  | 23  | 55  | −32  | 20
15  | East Ham United | 30  | 4  | 5  | 21  | 37  | 83  | −46  | 17
16  | Coggeshall Town | 30  | 2  | 0  | 28  | 8  | 124  | −116  | 6

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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1984–85 in English football

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National teams|

* Bobby Robson
* Rous Cup
* 1986 FIFA World Cup (qualification – Group 3)
* Ciudad de México Cup Tournament
* Azteca 2000 Tournament

League competitions|

| Levels 1–4|

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

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Level 5|

* Alliance Premier League

Levels 6–7|

* Isthmian League (Premier, One)
* Northern Premier League (level 6 only)
* Southern League (Premier, Midland, Southern)

Levels 8–9|

* Isthmian League (Two North, Two South)
* Combined Counties League (level 8 only)
* Eastern Counties League (level 8 only)
* Essex Senior League (level 8 only)
* Hellenic League (Premier, One)
* Kent League (level 8 only)
* London Spartan League (Premier, Senior)
* Midland Football Combination (level 8 only)
* North West Counties League (One, Two)
* Northern Counties East League (Premier, One North, One Central, One South )
* Northern League (One, Two)
* South Midlands League (Premier, One)
* Sussex County League (One, Two)
* United Counties League (Premier, One)
* West Midlands (Regional) League (level 8 only)
* Western League (Premier, One)

Cup competitions|

| FA cups|

* FA Cup (qualifying rounds, final)
* Charity Shield
* FA Trophy (final)

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Football League cups|

* League Cup (final)
* Associate Members' Cup (final)

European competitions|

* European Cup
* UEFA Cup
* European Cup Winners' Cup

Other|

* Bradford City stadium fire
* Heysel Stadium disaster

Club seasons

First Division|

* Arsenal
* Aston Villa
* Chelsea
* Coventry City
* Everton
* Ipswich Town
* Leicester City
* Liverpool
* Luton Town
* Manchester United
* Newcastle United
* Norwich City
* Nottingham Forest
* Queens Park Rangers
* Sheffield Wednesday
* Southampton
* Stoke City
* Sunderland
* Tottenham Hotspur
* Watford
* West Bromwich Albion
* West Ham United

Second Division|

* Barnsley
* Birmingham City
* Blackburn Rovers
* Brighton & Hove Albion
* Cardiff City
* Carlisle United
* Charlton Athletic
* Crystal Palace
* Fulham
* Grimsby Town
* Huddersfield Town
* Leeds United
* Manchester City
* Middlesbrough
* Notts County
* Oldham Athletic
* Oxford United
* Portsmouth
* Sheffield United
* Shrewsbury Town
* Wimbledon
* Wolverhampton Wanderers

Third Division|

* Bolton Wanderers
* Bournemouth
* Bradford City
* Brentford
* Bristol City
* Bristol Rovers
* Burnley
* Cambridge United
* Derby County
* Doncaster Rovers
* Gillingham
* Hull City
* Lincoln City
* Millwall
* Newport County
* Orient
* Plymouth Argyle
* Preston North End
* Reading
* Rotherham United
* Swansea City
* Walsall
* Wigan Athletic
* York City

Fourth Division|

* Aldershot
* Blackpool
* Bury
* Chester City
* Chesterfield
* Colchester United
* Crewe Alexandra
* Darlington
* Exeter City
* Halifax Town
* Hartlepool United
* Hereford United
* Mansfield Town
* Northampton Town
* Peterborough United
* Port Vale
* Rochdale
* Scunthorpe United
* Southend United
* Southport
* Stockport County
* Swindon Town
* Torquay United
* Tranmere Rovers
* Wrexham

*[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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