1987–88 Eastern Counties Football League

The 1987–88 season was the 46th in the history of Eastern Counties Football League a football competition in England.[1]

The league featured 22 clubs which competed in the league last season, no new clubs joined the league this season. March Town United were champions, winning their first Eastern Counties Football League title. At the end of the season the league was expanded up to two divisions.

## League table

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Football league season

Eastern Counties
Football LeagueSeason| 1987–88

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Champions| March Town United
Matches played| 462
Goals scored| 1,326 (2.87 per match)

← 1986–87

1988–89 →

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

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1  | March Town United | 42  | 28  | 11  | 3  | 92  | 33  | +59  | 67  |
2  | Braintree Town | 42  | 27  | 10  | 5  | 96  | 34  | +62  | 64
3  | Sudbury Town | 42  | 26  | 11  | 5  | 94  | 44  | +50  | 63
4  | Great Yarmouth Town | 42  | 22  | 10  | 10  | 53  | 31  | +22  | 54
5  | Histon | 42  | 21  | 9  | 12  | 63  | 52  | +11  | 51
6  | Wisbech Town | 42  | 18  | 13  | 11  | 62  | 41  | +21  | 49
7  | Chatteris Town | 42  | 18  | 9  | 15  | 64  | 60  | +4  | 45
8  | Lowestoft Town | 42  | 16  | 12  | 14  | 72  | 68  | +4  | 44
9  | Watton United | 42  | 18  | 7  | 17  | 51  | 62  | −11  | 43
10  | Haverhill Rovers | 42  | 16  | 10  | 16  | 58  | 51  | +7  | 42
11  | Tiptree United | 42  | 13  | 15  | 14  | 50  | 49  | +1  | 39[a]
12  | Clacton Town | 42  | 15  | 8  | 19  | 54  | 66  | −12  | 38
13  | Harwich & Parkeston | 42  | 14  | 10  | 18  | 47  | 61  | −14  | 38
14  | Colchester United reserves  | 42  | 12  | 13  | 17  | 61  | 52  | +9  | 37  | Resigned from the league
15  | Newmarket Town | 42  | 12  | 13  | 17  | 49  | 58  | −9  | 37  |
16  | Thetford Town | 42  | 14  | 7  | 21  | 70  | 82  | −12  | 35
17  | Felixstowe Town | 42  | 12  | 11  | 19  | 64  | 76  | −12  | 35
18  | Gorleston | 42  | 13  | 7  | 22  | 56  | 95  | −39  | 31[b]
19  | Stowmarket Town | 42  | 10  | 10  | 22  | 44  | 66  | −22  | 30
20  | Brantham Athletic | 42  | 11  | 6  | 25  | 50  | 93  | −43  | 28
21  | Soham Town Rangers | 42  | 8  | 10  | 24  | 42  | 78  | −36  | 26
22  | Ely City | 42  | 7  | 10  | 25  | 34  | 74  | −40  | 24

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

1. ^ Tiptree United were deducted two points.
2. ^ Gorleston were deducted two points.

## References

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1. ^ "Eastern Counties League 1975–1997". Non League Matters.

## External links

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* Eastern Counties Football League

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Eastern Counties League

2025–26
clubs|

| Premier Division|

* Cornard United
* Dereham Town
* Ely City
* Fakenham Town
* Great Yarmouth Town
* Hadleigh United
* Harleston Town
* Haverhill Rovers
* Heacham
* Kirkley & Pakefield
* Lakenheath
* Mulbarton Wanderers
* Soham Town Rangers
* Stowmarket Town
* Thetford Town
* Walsham-le-Willows
* Woodbridge Town

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Division One North|

* AFC Sudbury Reserves
* Diss Town
* Dussindale & Hellesdon Rovers
* FC Clacton
* FC Parson Drove
* FC Peterborough
* Framlingham Town
* Gorleston Reserves
* Halesworth Town
* Haverhill Rovers
* Holbeach United
* Holland
* Kings Park Rangers
* Leiston U23s
* Long Melford
* Needham Market Reserves
* Stanway Pegasus
* Whittlesey Athletic
* Wivenhoe Town
* Wroxham Reserves

Division One South|

* AS London
* Barkingside
* Basildon Town
* Brimsdown
* Burnham Ramblers
* Cannons Wood
* Clapton
* Coggeshall Town
* Dunmow Town
* Enfield Borough
* FC Baresi
* FC Romania
* Hoddesdon Town
* Hutton
* Lymore Gardens
* May & Baker
* Newbury Forest
* NW London
* Rayleigh Town
* Southend Manor
* Stansted

Seasons|

* 1935–36
* 1936–37
* 1937–38
* 1938–39
* 1939–40
* 1940–41
* 1941–42
* 1942–43
* 1943–44
* 1944–45
* 1945–46
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* 1947–48
* 1948–49
* 1949–50
* 1950–51
* 1951–52
* 1952–53
* 1953–54
* 1954–55
* 1955–56
* 1956–57
* 1957–58
* 1958–59
* 1959–60
* 1960–61
* 1961–62
* 1962–63
* 1963–64
* 1964–65
* 1965–66
* 1966–67
* 1967–68
* 1968–69
* 1969–70
* 1970–71
* 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
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* 1995–96
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* 2000–01
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* 2022–23
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* 2024–25
* 2025–26

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1987–88 in English football

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National teams|

* Bobby Robson
* Rous Cup
* UEFA Euro 1988 (qualification – Group 4)

League
competitions|

| Levels 1–4|

* Football League (First Division, Second Division, Third Division, Fourth Division, play-offs)

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Level 5|

* Football Conference

Levels 6–7|

* Isthmian League (Premier, One)
* Northern Premier League (Premier, One)
* 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)
* Midland Football Combination (level 8 only)
* North West Counties League (One, Two)
* Northern Counties East League (Premier, One)
* Northern League (One, Two)
* South Midlands League (Premier, One)
* Spartan League (Premier, One)
* Sussex County League (One, Two)
* United Counties League (Premier, One)
* Wessex League (level 8 only)
* 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)
* Full Members' Cup (Final)
* Associate Members' Cup (Final)
* Football League Centenary Tournament

Club seasons

First Division|

* Arsenal
* Charlton Athletic
* Chelsea
* Coventry City
* Derby County
* Everton
* Liverpool
* Luton Town
* Manchester United
* Newcastle United
* Norwich City
* Nottingham Forest
* Oxford United
* Portsmouth
* Queens Park Rangers
* Sheffield Wednesday
* Southampton
* Tottenham Hotspur
* Watford
* West Ham United
* Wimbledon

Second Division|

* Aston Villa
* Barnsley
* Birmingham City
* Blackburn Rovers
* Bournemouth
* Bradford City
* Crystal Palace
* Huddersfield Town
* Hull City
* Ipswich Town
* Leeds United
* Leicester City
* Manchester City
* Middlesbrough
* Millwall
* Oldham Athletic
* Plymouth Argyle
* Reading
* Sheffield United
* Shrewsbury Town
* Swindon Town
* Stoke City
* West Bromwich Albion

Third Division|

* Aldershot
* Blackpool
* Brentford
* Brighton & Hove Albion
* Bristol City
* Bristol Rovers
* Bury
* Chester City
* Chesterfield
* Doncaster Rovers
* Fulham
* Gillingham
* Grimsby Town
* Mansfield Town
* Northampton Town
* Port Vale
* Preston North End
* Notts County
* Rotherham United
* Southend United
* Sunderland
* Walsall
* Wigan Athletic
* York City

Fourth Division|

* Bolton Wanderers
* Burnley
* Cardiff City
* Cambridge United
* Carlisle United
* Colchester United
* Crewe Alexandra
* Darlington
* Exeter City
* Halifax Town
* Hartlepool United
* Hereford United
* Leyton Orient
* Newport County
* Peterborough United
* Rochdale
* Scarborough
* Scunthorpe United
* Southport
* Stockport County
* Swansea City
* Torquay United
* Tranmere Rovers
* Wolverhampton Wanderers
* Wrexham

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