1978–79 Town & Country League

The 1978–79 season was the first under this name and 37th in the history of Eastern Counties Football League a football competition in England.[1]

The league featured 20 clubs which competed in the league last season, along with two new clubs:

Haverhill Rovers were champions, winning their first Eastern Counties Football League title.

League table

Football league season
Town & Country League
Season1978–79
ChampionsHaverhill Rovers
Matches played462
Goals scored1,502 (3.25 per match)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Haverhill Rovers 42 29 9 4 90 36 +54 67
2 Great Yarmouth Town 42 28 10 4 112 44 +68 66
3 Lowestoft Town 42 24 15 3 89 46 +43 63
4 Bury Town 42 27 7 8 99 56 +43 61
5 Sudbury Town 42 19 11 12 78 50 +28 49
6 Ely City 42 19 10 13 50 57 −7 48
7 Gorleston 42 21 4 17 74 67 +7 46
8 Braintree & Crittall Athletic 42 18 9 15 78 72 +6 45
9 Wisbech Town 42 17 11 14 68 69 −1 45
10 Brantham Athletic 42 16 11 15 62 61 +1 43
11 March Town United 42 16 9 17 65 69 −4 41
12 Cambridge United reserves 42 16 9 17 58 67 −9 41 Resigned from the league
13 Soham Town Rangers 42 18 4 20 70 74 −4 40
14 Thetford Town 42 14 9 19 73 78 −5 37
15 Histon 42 15 6 21 61 73 −12 36
16 Saffron Walden Town 42 13 9 20 64 68 −4 35
17 Felixstowe Town 42 11 10 21 43 64 −21 32
18 Colchester United reserves 42 11 8 23 54 78 −24 30
19 Stowmarket 42 10 9 23 62 84 −22 29
20 Clacton Town 42 8 13 21 38 62 −24 29
21 Chatteris Town 42 10 7 25 80 120 −40 27
22 Newmarket Town 42 5 4 33 34 107 −73 14
Source: fchd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

References

  1. ^ "Eastern Counties League 1975–1997". Non League Matters.

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