1997–98 Essex Senior Football League

The 1997–98 season was the 27th 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, no new clubs joined the league this season.

Concord Rangers were champions, winning their first Essex Senior League title.

## League table

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Football league season

Essex Senior
Football LeagueSeason| 1997–98

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Champions| Concord Rangers
Matches played| 182
Goals scored| 650 (3.57 per match)

← 1996–97

1998–99 →

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

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1  | Concord Rangers | 26  | 23  | 2  | 1  | 74  | 20  | +54  | 71
2  | Basildon United | 26  | 22  | 3  | 1  | 75  | 15  | +60  | 69
3  | Bowers United | 26  | 19  | 2  | 5  | 65  | 25  | +40  | 59
4  | Stansted | 26  | 15  | 3  | 8  | 71  | 43  | +28  | 48
5  | Burnham Ramblers | 26  | 13  | 5  | 8  | 52  | 33  | +19  | 44
6  | Hullbridge Sports | 26  | 11  | 5  | 10  | 44  | 37  | +7  | 38
7  | Great Wakering Rovers | 26  | 10  | 5  | 11  | 39  | 42  | −3  | 35
8  | Brentwood | 26  | 9  | 4  | 13  | 34  | 44  | −10  | 31
9  | East Ham United | 26  | 9  | 3  | 14  | 41  | 61  | −20  | 30
10  | Sawbridgeworth Town | 26  | 8  | 3  | 15  | 32  | 57  | −25  | 27
11  | Ilford | 26  | 7  | 5  | 14  | 38  | 48  | −10  | 26
12  | Southend Manor | 26  | 4  | 6  | 16  | 27  | 66  | −39  | 18
13  | Eton Manor | 26  | 3  | 4  | 19  | 34  | 59  | −25  | 13
14  | Saffron Walden Town | 26  | 3  | 2  | 21  | 24  | 100  | −76  | 11

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 1992–2011". 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

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1997–98 in English football

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National teams|

* 1998 FIFA World Cup (UEFA Qualification Group 2
* Group G
* Knockout stage
* Squad)
* Glenn Hoddle

League competitions|

| Level 1|

* Premier League

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Levels 2–4|

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

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, Three)
* Combined Counties League (level 8 only)
* Eastern Counties League (Premier, One)
* Essex Senior League (level 8 only)
* Hellenic League (Premier, One)
* Kent League (level 8 only)
* Midland Alliance (level 8 only)
* Midland Football Combination (level 9 only)
* North West Counties League (One, Two)
* Northern Counties East League (Premier, One)
* Northern League (One, Two)
* Spartan South Midlands League (Premier North, Premier South, Senior)
* Sussex County League (One, Two)
* United Counties League (Premier, One)
* Wessex League (level 8 only)
* West Midlands (Regional) League (level 9 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)
* Football League Trophy (Final)

European competitions|

* Champions League
* UEFA Cup
* Cup Winners' Cup
* Intertoto Cup

Club seasons

Premier League|

* Arsenal
* Aston Villa
* Barnsley
* Blackburn Rovers
* Bolton Wanderers
* Chelsea
* Coventry City
* Crystal Palace
* Derby County
* Everton
* Leeds United
* Leicester City
* Liverpool
* Manchester United
* Newcastle United
* Sheffield Wednesday
* Southampton
* Tottenham Hotspur
* West Ham United
* Wimbledon

First Division|

* Birmingham City
* Bradford City
* Bury
* Charlton Athletic
* Crewe Alexandra
* Huddersfield Town
* Ipswich Town
* Manchester City
* Middlesbrough
* Norwich City
* Nottingham Forest
* Oxford United
* Portsmouth
* Port Vale
* Queens Park Rangers
* Reading
* Sheffield United
* Stockport County
* Stoke City
* Sunderland
* Swindon Town
* Tranmere Rovers
* West Bromwich Albion
* Wolverhampton Wanderers

Second Division|

* Blackpool
* Bournemouth
* Brentford
* Bristol City
* Bristol Rovers
* Burnley
* Carlisle United
* Chesterfield
* Fulham
* Gillingham
* Grimsby Town
* Luton Town
* Millwall
* Northampton Town
* Oldham Athletic
* Plymouth Argyle
* Preston North End
* Southend United
* Walsall
* Watford
* Wigan Athletic
* Wrexham
* Wycombe Wanderers
* York City

Third Division|

* Barnet
* Brighton & Hove Albion
* Cambridge United
* Cardiff City
* Chester City
* Colchester United
* Darlington
* Doncaster Rovers
* Exeter City
* Hartlepool United
* Hull City
* Leyton Orient
* Lincoln City
* Macclesfield Town
* Mansfield Town
* Notts County
* Peterborough United
* Rochdale
* Rotherham United
* Scarborough
* Scunthorpe United
* Shrewsbury Town
* Swansea City
* Torquay United

* Summer 1997 transfers
* Winter 1997–98 transfers

*[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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