2018–19 Essex Senior Football League

The 2018–19 season was the 48th in the history of Essex Senior Football League, a football competition in England.

The provisional club allocations for steps 5 and 6 were announced by the FA on 25 May 2018.[1] The constitution was ratified by the league at its AGM.

The league featured 16 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with four new clubs.

* Clubs transferred from the Spartan South Midlands League:
* Hoddesdon Town
* St Margaretsbury
* Clubs transferred from the Eastern Counties League:
* Saffron Walden Town
* Stanway Rovers

Also, Wadham Lodge changed name to Leyton Athletic, while Waltham Forest changed name to Walthamstow.

Hullbridge Sports were champions, winning their first Essex Senior League title and were promoted to the Isthmian League.

## League table

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Football league season

Essex Senior
Football LeagueSeason| 2018–19

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Champions| Hullbridge Sports
Promoted| Hullbridge Sports
Relegated| Barkingside
Leyton Athletic
Matches played| 380
Goals scored| 1,303 (3.43 per match)
Top goalscorer| Dwade James (35 goals)
Biggest home win| Safford Walden Town 7–0 Leyton Athletic
(26 January 2019)
Takeley 8–1 Barkingside
(6 April 2019)
Biggest away win| St Margaretsbury 0–10 Redbridge
(27 April 2019)
Highest scoring| St Margaretsbury 0–10 Redbridge
(27 April 2019)

← 2017–18

2019–20 →

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

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1  | Hullbridge Sports | 38  | 27  | 6  | 5  | 79  | 33  | +46  | 87  | Promoted to the Isthmian League
2  | Stansted | 38  | 26  | 4  | 8  | 87  | 39  | +48  | 82  |
3  | Walthamstow | 38  | 24  | 8  | 6  | 85  | 38  | +47  | 80
4  | Saffron Walden Town | 38  | 23  | 7  | 8  | 106  | 53  | +53  | 76
5  | Takeley | 38  | 23  | 4  | 11  | 76  | 45  | +31  | 73
6  | Woodford Town 2017 | 38  | 19  | 7  | 12  | 88  | 54  | +34  | 64
7  | St Margaretsbury | 38  | 16  | 6  | 16  | 63  | 82  | −19  | 54
8  | Sporting Bengal United | 38  | 15  | 8  | 15  | 79  | 76  | +3  | 53
9  | Hoddesdon Town | 38  | 13  | 13  | 12  | 55  | 45  | +10  | 52
10  | Ilford | 38  | 14  | 7  | 17  | 59  | 65  | −6  | 49
11  | Clapton | 38  | 14  | 7  | 17  | 64  | 73  | −9  | 49
12  | Redbridge | 38  | 13  | 8  | 17  | 71  | 78  | −7  | 47
13  | West Essex | 38  | 13  | 8  | 17  | 61  | 69  | −8  | 47
14  | Enfield 1893 | 38  | 12  | 10  | 16  | 56  | 79  | −23  | 46
15  | Stanway Rovers | 38  | 12  | 6  | 20  | 53  | 80  | −27  | 42  | Transferred to the Eastern Counties League
16  | Tower Hamlets | 38  | 11  | 7  | 20  | 51  | 64  | −13  | 40  |
17  | Southend Manor | 38  | 11  | 6  | 21  | 49  | 66  | −17  | 39
18  | Sawbridgeworth Town | 38  | 10  | 8  | 20  | 46  | 83  | −37  | 38
19  | Barkingside | 38  | 6  | 7  | 25  | 39  | 92  | −53  | 25  | Relegated to the Eastern Counties League
20  | Leyton Athletic | 38  | 4  | 11  | 23  | 36  | 89  | −53  | 23

Source: FA Full-Time
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of matches won; 5) Head-to-head results [2]

## References

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1. ^ "Provisional Step 5 and 6 club allocations confirmed". Non League Daily. 25 May 2018. Archived from the original on May 26, 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.`{{cite news}}`: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
2. ^ "The FA Handbook Chapter 30 Standardised Rules (section 12.2)". The FA. Retrieved 17 July 2018.

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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|

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National teams|

* Senior (2018–19 UEFA Nations League group stage, finals) (UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying)
* U21 (UEFA Euro 2019 qualifying, finals)
* U19 (UEFA Euro 2019 qualifying)
* U17 (UEFA Euro 2019 qualifying, finals)

League
competitions|

| Level 1|

* Premier League

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Levels 2–4|

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

Levels 5–6|

* National League (National, North, South)

Levels 7–8|

* Isthmian League (Premier, North, South-Central, South-East)
* Northern Premier League (Premier, East, West)
* Southern League (Premier Central, Premier South, One Central, One South)

Levels 9–10|

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

Cup
competitions|

| FA cups|

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

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EFL cups|

* EFL Cup (Final)
* EFL Trophy (Final)

Youth
competitions|

| Under-23|

* Professional U23 Development League
* Premier League Cup

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Under-18|

* Professional U18 Development League
* FA Youth Cup

Club seasons

Premier League|

* Arsenal
* Bournemouth
* Brighton & Hove Albion
* Burnley
* Cardiff City
* Chelsea
* Crystal Palace
* Everton
* Fulham
* Huddersfield Town
* Leicester City
* Liverpool
* Manchester City
* Manchester United
* Newcastle United
* Southampton
* Tottenham Hotspur
* Watford
* West Ham United
* Wolverhampton Wanderers

Championship|

* Aston Villa
* Birmingham City
* Blackburn Rovers
* Bolton Wanderers
* Brentford
* Bristol City
* Derby County
* Hull City
* Ipswich Town
* Leeds United
* Middlesbrough
* Millwall
* Norwich City
* Nottingham Forest
* Preston North End
* Queens Park Rangers
* Reading
* Rotherham United
* Sheffield United
* Sheffield Wednesday
* Stoke City
* Swansea City
* West Bromwich Albion
* Wigan Athletic

League One|

* Accrington Stanley
* AFC Wimbledon
* Barnsley
* Blackpool
* Bradford City
* Bristol Rovers
* Burton Albion
* Charlton Athletic
* Coventry City
* Doncaster Rovers
* Fleetwood Town
* Gillingham
* Luton Town
* Oxford United
* Peterborough United
* Plymouth Argyle
* Portsmouth
* Rochdale
* Scunthorpe United
* Shrewsbury Town
* Southend United
* Sunderland
* Walsall
* Wycombe Wanderers

League Two|

* Bury
* Cambridge United
* Carlisle United
* Cheltenham Town
* Colchester United
* Crawley Town
* Crewe Alexandra
* Exeter City
* Forest Green Rovers
* Grimsby Town
* Lincoln City
* Macclesfield Town
* Mansfield Town
* Milton Keynes Dons
* Morecambe
* Newport County
* Northampton Town
* Notts County
* Oldham Athletic
* Port Vale
* Stevenage
* Swindon Town
* Tranmere Rovers
* Yeovil Town

* Summer 2018 transfers
* Winter 2018–19 transfers
* Summer 2019 transfers

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