1990–91 Eastern Counties Football League

The 1990–91 season was the 49th in the history of Eastern Counties Football League a football competition in England.[1]

Wisbech Town were champions, winning their third Eastern Counties Football League title, while Braintree Town were promoted to the Southern Football League for the first time in their history.

Premier Division

Eastern Counties
Football League
Premier Division
Season1990–91
ChampionsWisbech Town
PromotedBraintree Town
Matches played420
Goals scored1,293 (3.08 per match)

The Premier Division featured 20 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with one new club, promoted from Division One:

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Wisbech Town 40 27 10 3 97 39 +58 91
2 Braintree Town 40 25 10 5 85 38 +47 85 Promoted to the Southern Football League
3 Halstead Town 40 26 4 10 105 52 +53 82
4 Haverhill Rovers 40 24 8 8 82 45 +37 80
5 Harwich & Parkeston 40 23 4 13 85 51 +34 73
6 Watton United 40 20 10 10 62 50 +12 70
7 Wroxham 40 17 13 10 63 64 −1 64
8 Cornard United 40 16 12 12 73 59 +14 60
9 Lowestoft Town 40 16 12 12 56 51 +5 60
10 Histon 40 17 7 16 55 53 +2 58
11 Stowmarket Town 40 15 11 14 51 52 −1 56
12 Clacton Town 40 15 9 16 64 56 +8 54
13 Felixstowe Town 40 14 11 15 59 58 +1 53
14 Thetford Town 40 14 10 16 65 81 −16 52
15 March Town United 40 12 9 19 48 62 −14 45
16 Tiptree United 40 12 6 22 45 65 −20 42
17 Gorleston 40 11 5 24 53 74 −21 38
18 Great Yarmouth Town 40 9 6 25 43 90 −47 32[a]
19 Brantham Athletic 40 6 9 25 41 74 −33 27
20 Newmarket Town 40 6 8 26 32 87 −55 26
21 Chatteris Town 40 5 6 29 29 92 −63 21
Source: fchd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Great Yarmouth Town were deducted one point.

Division One

Eastern Counties
Football League
Division One
Season1990–91
ChampionsNorwich United
PromotedNorwich United
Brightlingsea United
Matches played342
Goals scored1,076 (3.15 per match)

Division One featured 16 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with three new clubs:

Also, Coalite Yaxley changed name to Clarksteel Yaxley.

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Norwich United 36 26 6 4 65 19 +46 84 Promoted to the Premier Division
2 Brightlingsea United 36 24 5 7 77 38 +39 77
3 Fakenham Town 36 22 8 6 70 35 +35 74
4 Diss Town 36 19 11 6 74 32 +42 68
5 Downham Town 36 21 5 10 89 52 +37 68
6 Soham Town Rangers 36 20 7 9 66 46 +20 67
7 Long Sutton Athletic 36 16 9 11 54 43 +11 57
8 Woodbridge Town 36 17 6 13 54 45 +9 57
9 Ely City 36 16 7 13 54 44 +10 55
10 Clarksteel Yaxley 36 15 7 14 46 51 −5 52
11 Somersham Town 36 14 4 18 64 59 +5 46
12 Sudbury Town reserves 36 10 14 12 61 57 +4 44
13 Ipswich Wanderers 36 11 10 15 56 57 −1 43
14 King's Lynn reserves 36 13 4 19 59 74 −15 43
15 Swaffham Town 36 10 6 20 42 65 −23 35[a]
16 Huntingdon United 36 8 9 19 42 70 −28 33
17 Mildenhall Town 36 5 7 24 39 100 −61 22
18 Bury Town reserves 36 3 8 25 25 78 −53 17
19 Warboys Town 36 4 3 29 39 111 −72 15
Source: fchd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Swaffham Town were deducted one point.

References

  1. ^ "Eastern Counties League 1975–1997". Non League Matters.