The proposed constitution for this season was published on 22 May 2021,[1] based on allocations for Steps 5 and 6 announced by the FA five days earlier, and it was subject to appeal. The constitution was ratified at the league's annual general meeting (AGM) on 24 June.[2]
After the abandonment of the 2019–20 and 2020–21 seasons due to the COVID-19 pandemic in England, numerous promotions were decided on a points per game basis over the previous two seasons.[3][4][5]
The league featured 16 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with five new clubs.
Cockfosters were initially moved to the Spartan South Midlands League, but they won their appeal and the transfer was reversed.[2]
Walthamstow were champions, winning their first Essex Senior League title and were promoted to the Southern League. Runners-up Saffron Walden Town lost interstep playoff match.
Source: Essex Senior League Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of matches won; 5) Head-to-head results[7] Notes:
^Contested an inter-step play-off match as one of the six runners-up from Step 5 with the fewest points per game (PPG) at the end of the 2021–22 season against one of the six third-from-bottom clubs also with the fewest PPG from the eight divisions at Step 4. The winner stayed at Step 4 for the 2022–23 season, while the loser remained at Step 5.[6]
^Relegated as one of four clubs with the fewest PPG out of 16 that were second-from-bottom at Step 5.[6]
