The 2008–09 season was the 67th in the history of the Eastern Counties Football League, a football league in England.
Lowestoft Town were champions, winning their twelfth Eastern Counties Football League title and were promoted to the Isthmian League for the first time in their history.
Premier Division
Football league season| Season | 2008–09 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Lowestoft Town |
| Promoted | Lowestoft Town |
| Matches played | 420 |
| Goals scored | 1,541 (3.67 per match) |
| ← 2007–08 2009–10 → | |
The Premier Division featured 18 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with four new clubs:
- Ely City, promoted from Division One
- Tiptree United, promoted from Division One
- Whitton United, promoted from Division One
- Wivenhoe Town, relegated from the Isthmian League
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lowestoft Town | 40 | 32 | 4 | 4 | 114 | 46 | +68 | 100 | Promoted to the Isthmian League |
| 2 | Cambridge Regional College | 40 | 26 | 5 | 9 | 86 | 54 | +32 | 83 | |
| 3 | Needham Market | 40 | 26 | 3 | 11 | 94 | 64 | +30 | 81 | |
| 4 | Dereham Town | 40 | 25 | 4 | 11 | 108 | 67 | +41 | 79 | |
| 5 | Wroxham | 40 | 24 | 6 | 10 | 86 | 52 | +34 | 78 | |
| 6 | Kirkley & Pakefield | 40 | 23 | 7 | 10 | 78 | 44 | +34 | 76 | |
| 7 | Leiston | 40 | 22 | 9 | 9 | 90 | 41 | +49 | 75 | |
| 8 | Tiptree United | 40 | 20 | 5 | 15 | 90 | 72 | +18 | 65 | Transferred to the Essex Senior League |
| 9 | Stanway Rovers | 40 | 19 | 7 | 14 | 81 | 65 | +16 | 64 | |
| 10 | Walsham-le-Willows | 40 | 15 | 9 | 16 | 60 | 62 | −2 | 54 | |
| 11 | Mildenhall Town | 40 | 16 | 5 | 19 | 75 | 81 | −6 | 53 | |
| 12 | Felixstowe & Walton United | 40 | 16 | 1 | 23 | 75 | 110 | −35 | 49 | |
| 13 | Histon reserves | 40 | 14 | 6 | 20 | 77 | 88 | −11 | 48 | |
| 14 | Ely City | 40 | 12 | 6 | 22 | 59 | 82 | −23 | 42 | |
| 15 | King's Lynn reserves | 40 | 11 | 8 | 21 | 57 | 81 | −24 | 41 | |
| 16 | Wisbech Town | 40 | 11 | 6 | 23 | 59 | 82 | −23 | 39 | |
| 17 | Wivenhoe Town | 40 | 12 | 2 | 26 | 65 | 105 | −40 | 38 | |
| 18 | Woodbridge Town | 40 | 9 | 10 | 21 | 52 | 77 | −25 | 37 | |
| 19 | Norwich United | 40 | 8 | 10 | 22 | 46 | 74 | −28 | 34 | |
| 20 | Harwich & Parkeston | 40 | 9 | 6 | 25 | 47 | 98 | −51 | 33 | |
| 21 | Haverhill Rovers | 40 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 42 | 96 | −54 | 28 | |
| 22 | Whitton United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Record expunged, demoted to Division One |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
- Whitton United withdrawn from the league in January 2009, their record was expunged. The club was admitted to Division One for the next season.
Division One
Football league season| Season | 2008–09 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Newmarket Town |
| Promoted | Debenham LC Hadleigh United Newmarket Town |
| Matches played | 380 |
| Goals scored | 1,326 (3.49 per match) |
| ← 2007–08 2009–10 → | |
Division One featured 16 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with four new clubs:
- Brantham Athletic, joined from the Suffolk and Ipswich League
- Ipswich Wanderers, relegated from the Premier Division
- Newmarket Town, relegated from the Premier Division
- Swaffham Town, relegated from the Premier Division
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newmarket Town | 38 | 29 | 4 | 5 | 85 | 29 | +56 | 91 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
| 2 | Hadleigh United | 38 | 26 | 4 | 8 | 79 | 40 | +39 | 82 | |
| 3 | Debenham LC | 38 | 25 | 3 | 10 | 91 | 36 | +55 | 78 | |
| 4 | Halstead Town | 38 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 97 | 47 | +50 | 78 | |
| 5 | Great Yarmouth Town | 38 | 22 | 7 | 9 | 79 | 46 | +33 | 73 | |
| 6 | Gorleston | 38 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 87 | 59 | +28 | 71 | |
| 7 | Clacton | 38 | 22 | 4 | 12 | 97 | 58 | +39 | 70 | |
| 8 | Brantham Athletic | 38 | 20 | 6 | 12 | 81 | 57 | +24 | 66 | |
| 9 | Diss Town | 38 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 78 | 63 | +15 | 59 | |
| 10 | Godmanchester Rovers | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 58 | 57 | +1 | 52 | |
| 11 | Cornard United | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 62 | 63 | −1 | 50 | |
| 12 | Stowmarket Town | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 52 | 67 | −15 | 50 | |
| 13 | March Town United | 38 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 62 | 74 | −12 | 45 | |
| 14 | Saffron Walden Town | 38 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 48 | 51 | −3 | 44 | |
| 15 | Downham Town | 38 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 48 | 95 | −47 | 34 | |
| 16 | Thetford Town | 38 | 9 | 6 | 23 | 55 | 84 | −29 | 33 | |
| 17 | Ipswich Wanderers | 38 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 57 | 84 | −27 | 29 | |
| 18 | Swaffham Town | 38 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 38 | 102 | −64 | 27 | |
| 19 | Long Melford | 38 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 33 | 104 | −71 | 23 | |
| 20 | Fakenham Town | 38 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 39 | 110 | −71 | 17 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
References
- "Eastern Counties League 1997–2011". Non League Matters.
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