2008–09 Eastern Counties Football League

The 2008–09 season was the 67th in the history of the Eastern Counties Football League, a football league in England.[1]

Lowestoft Town were champions, winning their twelfth Eastern Counties Football League title and were promoted to the Isthmian League for the first time in their history.

## Premier Division

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Football league season

Eastern Counties
Football League
Premier DivisionSeason| 2008–09

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Champions| Lowestoft Town
Promoted| Lowestoft Town
Matches played| 420
Goals scored| 1,541 (3.67 per match)

← 2007–08

2009–10 →

The Premier Division featured 18 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with four new clubs:

* Ely City, promoted from Division One
* Tiptree United, promoted from Division One
* Whitton United, promoted from Division One
* Wivenhoe Town, relegated from the Isthmian League

### League table

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

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1  | Lowestoft Town | 40  | 32  | 4  | 4  | 114  | 46  | +68  | 100  | Promoted to the Isthmian League
2  | Cambridge Regional College | 40  | 26  | 5  | 9  | 86  | 54  | +32  | 83  |
3  | Needham Market | 40  | 26  | 3  | 11  | 94  | 64  | +30  | 81
4  | Dereham Town | 40  | 25  | 4  | 11  | 108  | 67  | +41  | 79
5  | Wroxham | 40  | 24  | 6  | 10  | 86  | 52  | +34  | 78
6  | Kirkley & Pakefield | 40  | 23  | 7  | 10  | 78  | 44  | +34  | 76
7  | Leiston | 40  | 22  | 9  | 9  | 90  | 41  | +49  | 75
8  | Tiptree United | 40  | 20  | 5  | 15  | 90  | 72  | +18  | 65  | Transferred to the Essex Senior League
9  | Stanway Rovers | 40  | 19  | 7  | 14  | 81  | 65  | +16  | 64  |
10  | Walsham-le-Willows | 40  | 15  | 9  | 16  | 60  | 62  | −2  | 54
11  | Mildenhall Town | 40  | 16  | 5  | 19  | 75  | 81  | −6  | 53
12  | Felixstowe & Walton United | 40  | 16  | 1  | 23  | 75  | 110  | −35  | 49
13  | Histon reserves  | 40  | 14  | 6  | 20  | 77  | 88  | −11  | 48
14  | Ely City | 40  | 12  | 6  | 22  | 59  | 82  | −23  | 42
15  | King's Lynn reserves  | 40  | 11  | 8  | 21  | 57  | 81  | −24  | 41
16  | Wisbech Town | 40  | 11  | 6  | 23  | 59  | 82  | −23  | 39
17  | Wivenhoe Town | 40  | 12  | 2  | 26  | 65  | 105  | −40  | 38
18  | Woodbridge Town | 40  | 9  | 10  | 21  | 52  | 77  | −25  | 37
19  | Norwich United | 40  | 8  | 10  | 22  | 46  | 74  | −28  | 34
20  | Harwich & Parkeston | 40  | 9  | 6  | 25  | 47  | 98  | −51  | 33
21  | Haverhill Rovers | 40  | 7  | 7  | 26  | 42  | 96  | −54  | 28
22  | Whitton United | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | Record expunged, demoted to Division One[a]

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

1. ^ Whitton United withdrawn from the league in January 2009, their record was expunged. The club was admitted to Division One for the next season.

## Division One

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Football league season

Eastern Counties
Football League
Division OneSeason| 2008–09

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Champions| Newmarket Town
Promoted| Debenham LC
Hadleigh United
Newmarket Town
Matches played| 380
Goals scored| 1,326 (3.49 per match)

← 2007–08

2009–10 →

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

* Brantham Athletic, joined from the Suffolk and Ipswich League
* Ipswich Wanderers, relegated from the Premier Division
* Newmarket Town, relegated from the Premier Division
* Swaffham Town, relegated from the Premier Division

### League table

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

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1  | Newmarket Town | 38  | 29  | 4  | 5  | 85  | 29  | +56  | 91  | Promoted to the Premier Division
2  | Hadleigh United | 38  | 26  | 4  | 8  | 79  | 40  | +39  | 82
3  | Debenham LC | 38  | 25  | 3  | 10  | 91  | 36  | +55  | 78
4  | Halstead Town | 38  | 23  | 9  | 6  | 97  | 47  | +50  | 78  |
5  | Great Yarmouth Town | 38  | 22  | 7  | 9  | 79  | 46  | +33  | 73
6  | Gorleston | 38  | 21  | 8  | 9  | 87  | 59  | +28  | 71
7  | Clacton | 38  | 22  | 4  | 12  | 97  | 58  | +39  | 70
8  | Brantham Athletic | 38  | 20  | 6  | 12  | 81  | 57  | +24  | 66
9  | Diss Town | 38  | 17  | 8  | 13  | 78  | 63  | +15  | 59
10  | Godmanchester Rovers | 38  | 15  | 7  | 16  | 58  | 57  | +1  | 52
11  | Cornard United | 38  | 14  | 8  | 16  | 62  | 63  | −1  | 50
12  | Stowmarket Town | 38  | 13  | 11  | 14  | 52  | 67  | −15  | 50
13  | March Town United | 38  | 13  | 6  | 19  | 62  | 74  | −12  | 45
14  | Saffron Walden Town | 38  | 10  | 14  | 14  | 48  | 51  | −3  | 44
15  | Downham Town | 38  | 9  | 7  | 22  | 48  | 95  | −47  | 34
16  | Thetford Town | 38  | 9  | 6  | 23  | 55  | 84  | −29  | 33
17  | Ipswich Wanderers | 38  | 7  | 8  | 23  | 57  | 84  | −27  | 29
18  | Swaffham Town | 38  | 7  | 6  | 25  | 38  | 102  | −64  | 27
19  | Long Melford | 38  | 6  | 5  | 27  | 33  | 104  | −71  | 23
20  | Fakenham Town | 38  | 4  | 5  | 29  | 39  | 110  | −71  | 17

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

## References

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1. ^ "Eastern Counties League 1997–2011". Non League Matters.

## External links

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* Eastern Counties Football League

* v
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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

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National teams|

* 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA Group 6)
* Fabio Capello

League
competitions|

| Level 1|

* Premier League

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Levels 2–4|

* Football League (Championship, League One, League Two, play-offs)

Levels 5–6|

* Football Conference (Premier, North, South)

Levels 7–8|

* Isthmian League (Premier, North, South)
* Northern Premier League (Premier, North, South)
* Southern Football League (Premier, Midlands, South & West)

Levels 9–10|

* Combined Counties League (Premier, One)
* East Midlands Counties League (level 10 only)
* Eastern Counties League (Premier, One)
* Essex Senior League (level 9 only)
* Hellenic League (Premier, One East, One West)
* Kent League (level 9 only)
* Midland Alliance (level 9 only)
* Midland Football Combination (level 10 only)
* North West Counties League (Premier, One)
* Northern Counties East League (Premier, One)
* Northern League (One, Two)
* South West Peninsula League (level 10 only)
* Spartan South Midlands League (Premier, One)
* Sussex County League (One, Two)
* United Counties League (Premier, One)
* Wessex League (Premier, One)
* West Midlands (Regional) League (level 10 only)
* Western League (Premier, One)

Cup competitions|

| FA cups|

* FA Cup (Qualifying rounds, Final)
* FA Community Shield
* FA Trophy (Final)
* FA Vase (Final)

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Football League cups|

* Football League Cup (Final)
* Football League Trophy (Final)

Youth competitions|

* FA Youth Cup
* Academy
* Reserve

Club seasons

Premier
League|

* Arsenal
* Aston Villa
* Blackburn Rovers
* Bolton Wanderers
* Chelsea
* Everton
* Fulham
* Hull City
* Liverpool
* Manchester City
* Manchester United
* Middlesbrough
* Newcastle United
* Portsmouth
* Stoke City
* Sunderland
* Tottenham Hotspur
* West Bromwich Albion
* West Ham United
* Wigan Athletic

Championship|

* Barnsley
* Birmingham City
* Blackpool
* Bristol City
* Burnley
* Cardiff City
* Charlton Athletic
* Coventry City
* Crystal Palace
* Derby County
* Doncaster Rovers
* Ipswich Town
* Norwich City
* Nottingham Forest
* Plymouth Argyle
* Preston North End
* Queens Park Rangers
* Reading
* Sheffield United
* Sheffield Wednesday
* Southampton
* Swansea City
* Watford
* Wolverhampton Wanderers

League One|

* Brighton & Hove Albion
* Bristol Rovers
* Carlisle United
* Cheltenham Town
* Colchester United
* Crewe Alexandra
* Hartlepool United
* Hereford United
* Huddersfield Town
* Leeds United
* Leicester City
* Leyton Orient
* Millwall
* Milton Keynes Dons
* Northampton Town
* Oldham Athletic
* Peterborough United
* Scunthorpe United
* Southend United
* Stockport County
* Swindon Town
* Tranmere Rovers
* Walsall
* Yeovil Town

League Two|

* Accrington Stanley
* Aldershot Town
* Barnet
* Bournemouth
* Bradford City
* Brentford
* Bury
* Chester City
* Chesterfield
* Dagenham & Redbridge
* Darlington
* Exeter City
* Gillingham
* Grimsby Town
* Lincoln City
* Luton Town
* Macclesfield Town
* Morecambe
* Notts County
* Port Vale
* Rochdale
* Rotherham United
* Shrewsbury Town
* Wycombe Wanderers

Non-League|

* Cambridge United
* Torquay United
* York City

* Summer 2008 transfers
* Winter 2008–09 transfers
* Summer 2009 transfers

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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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