1982–83 Eastern Counties Football League

The 1982–83 season was the 41st in the history of Eastern Counties Football League a football competition in England.[1]

At the end of the previous season, the league called The Town & Country League was renamed back the Eastern Counties Football League. The league featured 22 clubs which competed in the league last season, no new clubs joined the league this season. Saffron Walden Town were champions, winning their first Eastern Counties Football League title.

League table

Eastern Counties
Football League
Season1982–83
ChampionsSaffron Walden Town
Matches played462
Goals scored1,550 (3.35 per match)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Saffron Walden Town 42 31 6 5 104 40 +64 68
2 Gorleston 42 27 9 6 97 50 +47 63
3 Great Yarmouth Town 42 26 9 7 101 52 +49 61
4 Brantham Athletic 42 25 8 9 96 46 +50 58
5 Sudbury Town 42 21 15 6 101 57 +44 57
6 Colchester United reserves 42 24 8 10 104 42 +62 56
7 Lowestoft Town 42 22 9 11 85 49 +36 53
8 Felixstowe Town 42 19 15 8 70 50 +20 53
9 Wisbech Town 42 22 7 13 83 67 +16 51
10 Newmarket Town 42 16 14 12 70 60 +10 46
11 March Town United 42 14 16 12 63 53 +10 44
12 Bury Town 42 16 11 15 68 57 +11 43
13 Tiptree United 42 13 10 19 61 71 −10 36
14 Stowmarket 42 13 10 19 62 84 −22 36
15 Haverhill Rovers 42 13 9 20 64 71 −7 35
16 Chatteris Town 42 11 10 21 65 85 −20 32
17 Soham Town Rangers 42 11 9 22 54 75 −21 31
18 Braintree 42 9 8 25 48 102 −54 26
19 Histon 42 9 6 27 53 101 −48 24
20 Clacton Town 42 8 8 26 44 100 −56 24
21 Thetford Town 42 7 6 29 36 109 −73 20
22 Ely City 42 2 3 37 21 129 −108 7
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.