2022–23 Eastern Counties Football League

The 2022–23 Eastern Counties Football League, also known as the Thurlow Nunn League for sponsorship reasons, was the 80th season in the history of the Eastern Counties Football League, a football competition in England. Teams are divided into three divisions, the Premier Division at Step 5, and the geographically separated Division One North and Division One South (Eastern Senior League), both at Step 6 of the English football league system.

Eastern Counties Football League
Season2022–23
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The allocations for Steps 5 and 6 this season were announced by the Football Association and published on the league's website on 13 May 2022,[1] subject to appeals.

Premier Division

The Premier Division featured 20 clubs, of which 16 competed in the division last season.

Eastern Counties League Premier Division
Season2022–23

Premier Division table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Ipswich Wanderers (C, P) 38 28 5 5 94 36 +58 89 Promotion to the Isthmian League North
2 Thetford Town 38 26 4 8 102 48 +54 82 Qualification for an inter-step play-off
3 Harleston Town 38 20 10 8 73 41 +32 70
4 Woodbridge Town 38 21 7 10 72 50 +22 70
5 Lakenheath 38 20 8 10 79 59 +20 68
6 Mildenhall Town 38 18 12 8 79 49 +30 66
7 Sheringham 38 19 6 13 77 54 +23 63
8 Norwich United 38 17 9 12 74 52 +22 60
9 Hadleigh United 38 17 9 12 64 49 +15 60
10 Mulbarton Wanderers 38 14 15 9 63 41 +22 57
11 Long Melford 38 14 8 16 54 67 −13 50
12 Newmarket Town 38 14 7 17 70 63 +7 49
13 Brantham Athletic 38 13 9 16 60 65 −5 48
14 Walsham-le-Willows 38 11 8 19 65 69 −4 41
15 Soham Town Rangers 38 12 5 21 61 71 −10 41
16 Kirkley & Pakefield 38 10 10 18 50 61 −11 40
17 Fakenham Town 38 11 3 24 53 79 −26 36
18 Ely City 38 10 6 22 44 86 −42 36
19 Haverhill Rovers (R) 38 8 6 24 43 96 −53 30 Relegation to Division One North
20 Whitton United (R) 38 2 3 33 27 168 −141 9
Source: The 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]
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Play-off

Inter-step play-off

29 April 2023 Barton Rovers 2–0Thetford TownBarton-le-Clay
15:00 Stadium: Sharpenhoe Road

Division One North

Division One North comprises 19 teams, three more than the previous season.

Eastern Counties League Division One North
Season2022–23

Division One North table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Heacham (C, P) 36 27 4 5 96 34 +62 85 Promotion to the Premier Division
2 Downham Town (O, P) 36 25 6 5 84 35 +49 81 Qualification for the play-offs
3 Framlingham Town 36 22 5 9 93 42 +51 71
4 Harwich & Parkeston 36 21 8 7 82 52 +30 71
5 Whittlesey Athletic 36 20 6 10 81 54 +27 66
6 Cornard United 36 17 5 14 83 64 +19 56
7 Huntingdon Town 36 16 10 10 71 54 +17 58 Transfer to the Spartan South Midlands League
8 AFC Sudbury Reserves 36 17 3 16 86 70 +16 54
9 Norwich CBS 36 16 4 16 76 74 +2 52
10 Holbeach United 36 12 11 13 68 56 +12 47
11 Holland 36 11 13 12 57 70 −13 46
12 Diss Town 36 10 12 14 44 54 −10 42
13 Great Yarmouth Town 36 11 5 20 52 66 −14 38
14 Swaffham Town 36 9 10 17 40 70 −30 37
15 Needham Market Under 23s 36 10 4 22 59 99 −40 34
16 Leiston Reserves 36 9 7 20 46 92 −46 34
17 Haverhill Borough 36 9 5 22 59 108 −49 32
18 FC Parson Drove 36 8 5 23 45 87 −42 29 Reprieve from relegation
19 Debenham LC (R) 36 5 11 20 45 86 −41 26 Relegation to the Suffolk and Ipswich League
Source: The 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]
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Division One South (Eastern Senior League)

Division One South comprises 19 teams, one fewer than the previous season.

Eastern Counties League Division One South
(Eastern Senior League)
Season2022–23

Division One South table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Frenford (C, P) 36 25 6 5 82 51 +31 81 Promotion to Step 5
2 Basildon Town 36 24 8 4 90 50 +40 80 Qualification for the play-offs
3 Wormley Rovers 36 23 7 6 89 39 +50 76
4 Sporting Bengal United (O, P) 36 23 4 9 82 61 +21 73
5 Stanway Pegasus 36 20 6 10 80 57 +23 66 Transfer to Division One North
6 Benfleet 36 20 4 12 74 50 +24 64
7 Burnham Ramblers 36 18 7 11 72 44 +28 61
8 May & Baker 36 17 7 12 59 51 +8 58
9 Cannons Wood 36 15 5 16 74 65 +9 50
10 St Margaretsbury 36 15 4 17 61 68 −7 49
11 Park View 36 13 5 18 58 69 −11 44
12 Barkingside 36 10 10 16 51 58 −7 40
13 Enfield Borough 36 11 6 19 53 68 −15 39
14 Tower Hamlets 36 9 8 19 52 78 −26 35
15 Wivenhoe Town 36 9 7 20 58 87 −29 34 Transfer to Division One North
16 Newbury Forest 36 9 6 21 58 90 −32 33
17 NW London 36 8 8 20 70 91 −21 32
18 Hackney Wick 36 7 10 19 39 67 −28 31 Reprieve from relegation
19 Coggeshall United (R) 36 4 6 26 46 104 −58 18 Relegation to the Essex and Suffolk Border League
Source: The 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]
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

References
  1. "FA Announce 2022/23 League Allocations". Thurlow Nunn League. 13 May 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  2. "The FA Handbook 2022/2023 Part 29 Standardised Rules Section 12.2". The FA.
  3. "Changes in 2022/23 First Division Constitutions". Thurlow Nunn League. 31 May 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
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