2016–17 Essex Senior Football League
The 2016–17 season was the 46th in the history of Essex Senior Football League, a football competition in England.
The league featured 19 clubs which competed in the league last season, along with three new clubs.
- Clubs relegated from the Isthmian League:
- Barkingside
- Redbridge
- Plus:
- West Essex, promoted from the Middlesex County League
Also, Greenhouse Sports changed name to Haringey & Waltham.
The following clubs applied for a promotion: Barking, Clapton, FC Romania, Ilford and Waltham Forest.[1]
Barking were champions, winning their first Essex Senior League title and were promoted to the Isthmian League.
League table
Football league season
| Season | 2016–17 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Barking |
| Promoted | Barking |
| Matches played | 462 |
| Goals scored | 1,697 (3.67 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Charlie Cole (42 goals) |
← 2015–16 2017–18 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barking | 42 | 32 | 4 | 6 | 125 | 46 | +79 | 100 | Promoted to the Isthmian League |
| 2 | Clapton | 42 | 29 | 5 | 8 | 89 | 46 | +43 | 92 | |
| 3 | FC Romania | 42 | 27 | 7 | 8 | 125 | 56 | +69 | 88 | |
| 4 | Takeley | 42 | 25 | 8 | 9 | 93 | 51 | +42 | 83 | |
| 5 | Sawbridgeworth Town | 42 | 25 | 8 | 9 | 98 | 67 | +31 | 83 | |
| 6 | Ilford | 42 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 85 | 56 | +29 | 75 | |
| 7 | Southend Manor | 42 | 22 | 5 | 15 | 76 | 56 | +20 | 71 | |
| 8 | Stansted | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 82 | 50 | +32 | 70 | |
| 9 | Basildon United | 42 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 81 | 72 | +9 | 61 | |
| 10 | Barkingside | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 81 | 74 | +7 | 60[a] | |
| 11 | Hullbridge Sports | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 72 | 66 | +6 | 60 | |
| 12 | Waltham Forest | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 67 | 67 | 0 | 59 | |
| 13 | West Essex | 42 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 77 | 79 | −2 | 58 | |
| 14 | Redbridge | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 93 | 87 | +6 | 55 | |
| 15 | Wadham Lodge | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 56 | 75 | −19 | 49 | |
| 16 | Eton Manor | 42 | 14 | 4 | 24 | 74 | 98 | −24 | 46 | Resigned from the league |
| 17 | London Bari | 42 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 59 | 88 | −29 | 44 | |
| 18 | Enfield 1893 | 42 | 12 | 6 | 24 | 69 | 114 | −45 | 42 | |
| 19 | Sporting Bengal United | 42 | 11 | 6 | 25 | 65 | 95 | −30 | 39 | |
| 20 | Tower Hamlets | 42 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 47 | 100 | −53 | 24 | |
| 21 | Burnham Ramblers | 42 | 5 | 6 | 31 | 45 | 130 | −85 | 21 | |
| 22 | Haringey & Waltham | 42 | 4 | 8 | 30 | 38 | 124 | −86 | 20 |
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]
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of matches won; 5) Head-to-head results [2]
Notes:
- ^ Barkingside were deducted six points for playing two matches "whilst under ECFA suspension".
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