1976–77 Essex Senior Football League
The 1976–77 season was the sixth 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, along with three new clubs:
- Chelmsford City reserves
- Sawbridgeworth, joined from the Essex Olympian League, renaming themselves Sawbridgeworth Town
- Woodford Town
Basildon United were champions, winning their first Essex Senior League title.
League table
Football league season
| Season | 1976–77 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Basildon United |
| Matches played | 272 |
| Goals scored | 830 (3.05 per match) |
← 1975–76 1977–78 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Basildon United | 32 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 75 | 16 | +59 | 55 | |
| 2 | Brentwood | 32 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 77 | 35 | +42 | 53 | |
| 3 | Billericay Town | 32 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 88 | 23 | +65 | 51 | Transferred to the Athenian League |
| 4 | Brightlingsea United | 32 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 56 | 36 | +20 | 44 | |
| 5 | Bowers United | 32 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 52 | 32 | +20 | 41 | |
| 6 | Eton Manor | 32 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 45 | 42 | +3 | 33 | |
| 7 | Woodford Town | 32 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 32 | |
| 8 | Maldon Town | 32 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 42 | 51 | −9 | 30 | |
| 9 | Tiptree United | 32 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 46 | 58 | −12 | 29 | |
| 10 | Canvey Island | 32 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 39 | 47 | −8 | 27 | |
| 11 | Heybridge Swifts | 32 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 44 | 57 | −13 | 27 | |
| 12 | Sawbridgeworth Town | 32 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 34 | 56 | −22 | 22 | |
| 13 | Chelmsford City reserves | 32 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 42 | 65 | −23 | 22 | |
| 14 | Ford United | 32 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 29 | 56 | −27 | 22 | |
| 15 | Witham Town | 32 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 39 | 65 | −26 | 19 | |
| 16 | Stansted | 32 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 42 | 71 | −29 | 19 | |
| 17 | Coggeshall Town | 32 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 30 | 70 | −40 | 18 |
Source: fchd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
References
- ^ "Essex Senior Football League 1971–1992". Non League Matters.
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