1999–2000 Eastern Counties Football League

The 1999–2000 season was the 58th in the history of Eastern Counties Football League a football competition in England.[1]

Histon were champions, winning their first Eastern Counties Football League title and were promoted to the Southern Football League for the first time in their history.

## Premier Division

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Football league season

Eastern Counties
Football League
Premier DivisionSeason| 1999–2000

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Champions| Histon
Promoted| Histon
Matches played| 420
Goals scored| 1,303 (3.1 per match)

← 1998–99

2000–01 →

The Premier Division featured 20 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with two new clubs, promoted from Division One:

* Clacton Town
* Mildenhall Town

Sudbury Town merged with Sudbury Wanderers to form new club AFC Sudbury.

Histon won the league on the last day of the season, coming from behind to win 2-1 win away at Gorleston with Wayne Goddard scoring the winner in the 76th minute. The victory meant that title rivals Wroxham, who still had a game in hand against Warboys Town, could not catch them. Histon's victory gained them promotion to the Southern Football League and also saved Felixstowe Port & Town from relegation as, had Wroxham won, they would not have been promoted.[2]

### League table

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

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1  | Histon | 40  | 29  | 6  | 5  | 95  | 42  | +53  | 93  | Promoted to the Southern Football League
2  | Wroxham | 40  | 28  | 8  | 4  | 86  | 39  | +47  | 92  |
3  | AFC Sudbury | 40  | 28  | 6  | 6  | 106  | 48  | +58  | 90
4  | Clacton Town | 40  | 22  | 9  | 9  | 92  | 59  | +33  | 75
5  | Lowestoft Town | 40  | 20  | 10  | 10  | 58  | 36  | +22  | 70
6  | Mildenhall Town | 40  | 18  | 9  | 13  | 62  | 52  | +10  | 63
7  | Woodbridge Town | 40  | 17  | 9  | 14  | 63  | 51  | +12  | 60
8  | Diss Town | 40  | 17  | 9  | 14  | 69  | 62  | +7  | 60
9  | Maldon Town | 40  | 18  | 6  | 16  | 61  | 63  | −2  | 60
10  | Ipswich Wanderers | 40  | 16  | 8  | 16  | 59  | 60  | −1  | 56
11  | Fakenham Town | 40  | 14  | 12  | 14  | 55  | 55  | 0  | 54
12  | Great Yarmouth Town | 40  | 14  | 10  | 16  | 50  | 52  | −2  | 52
13  | Gorleston | 40  | 14  | 9  | 17  | 76  | 69  | +7  | 51
14  | Newmarket Town | 40  | 14  | 8  | 18  | 60  | 69  | −9  | 50
15  | Warboys Town | 40  | 13  | 9  | 18  | 55  | 65  | −10  | 48
16  | Soham Town Rangers | 40  | 12  | 5  | 23  | 52  | 76  | −24  | 41
17  | Bury Town | 40  | 8  | 12  | 20  | 38  | 65  | −27  | 36
18  | Halstead Town | 40  | 8  | 8  | 24  | 52  | 89  | −37  | 32
19  | Stowmarket Town | 40  | 8  | 8  | 24  | 40  | 83  | −43  | 32
20  | Harwich & Parkeston | 40  | 7  | 8  | 25  | 42  | 84  | −42  | 29
21  | Felixstowe Port & Town | 40  | 7  | 7  | 26  | 32  | 84  | −52  | 28
22  | Watton United | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | Resigned to the Anglian Combination, record expunged

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

## Division One

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Football league season

Eastern Counties
Football League
Division OneSeason| 1999–2000

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Champions| Tiptree United
Promoted| Ely City
Tiptree United
Matches played| 306
Goals scored| 1,003 (3.28 per match)

← 1998–99

2000–01 →

Division One featured 16 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with two new clubs:

* Cambridge City reserves
* Ely City, relegated from the Premier Division

### League table

[edit]

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

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1  | Tiptree United | 34  | 23  | 9  | 2  | 89  | 19  | +70  | 78  | Promoted to the Premier Division
2  | Ely City | 34  | 23  | 4  | 7  | 89  | 34  | +55  | 73
3  | Stanway Rovers | 34  | 21  | 8  | 5  | 68  | 31  | +37  | 71  |
4  | Downham Town | 34  | 22  | 4  | 8  | 77  | 36  | +41  | 70
5  | Needham Market | 34  | 20  | 5  | 9  | 76  | 46  | +30  | 64[a]
6  | Cambridge City reserves  | 34  | 18  | 6  | 10  | 70  | 44  | +26  | 60
7  | Dereham Town | 34  | 16  | 5  | 13  | 53  | 36  | +17  | 53
8  | Hadleigh United | 34  | 15  | 7  | 12  | 52  | 44  | +8  | 52
9  | Swaffham Town | 34  | 16  | 4  | 14  | 47  | 42  | +5  | 52
10  | Cornard United | 34  | 14  | 10  | 10  | 42  | 44  | −2  | 52
11  | Whitton United | 34  | 14  | 6  | 14  | 64  | 58  | +6  | 48
12  | Somersham Town | 34  | 14  | 6  | 14  | 55  | 58  | −3  | 48
13  | March Town United | 34  | 10  | 7  | 17  | 48  | 78  | −30  | 37
14  | Haverhill Rovers | 34  | 9  | 7  | 18  | 40  | 71  | −31  | 34
15  | Norwich United | 34  | 6  | 3  | 25  | 44  | 99  | −55  | 21
16  | Chatteris Town | 34  | 4  | 7  | 23  | 31  | 75  | −44  | 19
17  | Brightlingsea United | 34  | 5  | 4  | 25  | 31  | 84  | −53  | 19
18  | Thetford Town | 34  | 3  | 4  | 27  | 27  | 104  | −77  | 13

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

1. ^ Needham Market were deducted one point for fielding an ineligible player.[2]

## References

[edit]

1. ^ "Eastern Counties League 1997–2011". Non League Matters.
2. ^ a b "Felixstowe joy as Histon win to take crown". East Anglian Daily Times. 8 May 2000. p. 36.

## External links

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* Eastern Counties Football League

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clubs|

| Premier Division|

* Brantham Athletic
* Cornard United
* Dereham Town
* Downham Town
* Ely City
* Fakenham Town
* Great Yarmouth Town
* Hadleigh United
* Harleston Town
* Heacham
* Kirkley & Pakefield
* Lakenheath
* Long Melford
* Mulbarton Wanderers
* Sheringham
* 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 Parson Drove
* FC Peterborough
* Framlingham Town
* Gorleston F.C. Reserves
* Harwich & Parkeston
* Haverhill Borough
* Haverhill Rovers
* Holbeach United
* Holland
* Leiston FC U23s
* Needham Market Reserves
* Pinchbeck United
* Stanway Pegasus
* Swaffham Town
* Whittlesey Athletic
* Whitton United
* Wivenhoe Town

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* AS London
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National teams|

* UEFA Euro 2000 (Squad
* Group A
* Qualification Group 5)
* Kevin Keegan

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)
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* Isthmian League (Two, Three)
* Eastern Counties League (Premier, One)
* Hellenic League (Premier, One)
* Kent League (level 8 only)
* Midland Alliance (level 8 only)
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* West Midlands (Regional) League (level 9 only)
* Western League (Premier, One)

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* Combined Counties League
* Essex Senior League
* Spartan South Midlands League

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| 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)

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* Champions League
* UEFA Cup
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* Arsenal
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* Everton
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* Barnsley
* Birmingham City
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* Charlton Athletic
* Crewe Alexandra
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* Grimsby Town
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* Bournemouth
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* Barnet
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* Hull City
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* Southend United
* Swansea City
* Torquay United
* York City

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