1996–97 Eastern Counties Football League

The 1996–97 season was the 55th in the history of Eastern Counties Football League a football competition in England.[1]

Wroxham were champions, winning their fourth Eastern Counties Football League title, while Wisbech Town were promoted to the Southern Football League, returning to the Southern League after seventeen seasons in the Eastern Counties Football League.

Premier Division

Eastern Counties
Football League
Premier Division
Season1996–97
ChampionsWroxham
PromotedWisbech Town
RelegatedHadleigh United
March Town United
Matches played506
Goals scored1,751 (3.46 per match)

The Premier Division featured 20 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with three new clubs:

Also, Felixstowe Town changed name to Felixstowe Port & Town.

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Wroxham 44 34 7 3 122 25 +97 109
2 Wisbech Town 44 32 8 4 141 37 +104 104 Promoted to the Southern Football League
3 Harwich & Parkeston 44 32 8 4 133 34 +99 104
4 Diss Town 44 29 4 11 81 41 +40 91
5 Great Yarmouth Town 44 26 7 11 87 51 +36 85
6 Gorleston 44 26 5 13 86 54 +32 83
7 Bury Town 44 23 10 11 101 54 +47 79
8 Newmarket Town 44 23 8 13 97 75 +22 77
9 Lowestoft Town 44 22 9 13 84 56 +28 75
10 Stowmarket Town 44 22 4 18 74 62 +12 70
11 Tiptree United 44 19 8 17 64 59 +5 65
12 Halstead Town 44 19 6 19 87 79 +8 63
13 Soham Town Rangers 44 17 7 20 82 87 −5 58
14 Fakenham Town 44 15 11 18 78 80 −2 56
15 Warboys Town 44 15 10 19 62 72 −10 55
16 Woodbridge Town 44 12 12 20 51 63 −12 48
17 Sudbury Wanderers 44 13 5 26 61 100 −39 44
18 Felixstowe Port & Town 44 11 6 27 56 103 −47 39
19 Watton United 44 10 6 28 49 106 −57 36
20 Sudbury Town reserves 44 7 7 30 46 96 −50 28 Resigned from the league
21 Clacton Town 44 7 5 32 43 156 −113 26
22 Hadleigh United 44 5 8 31 41 128 −87 23 Relegated to Division One
23 March Town United 44 5 3 36 25 133 −108 18
Source: fchd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Division One

Eastern Counties
Football League
Division One
Season1996–97
ChampionsEly City
PromotedEly City
Histon
Matches played306
Goals scored983 (3.21 per match)

Division One featured 13 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with five new clubs:

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Ely City 34 27 5 2 93 36 +57 86 Promoted to the Premier Division
2 Histon 34 22 7 5 85 31 +54 73
3 Maldon Town 34 21 6 7 89 44 +45 69
4 Needham Market 34 19 11 4 67 24 +43 68
5 Ipswich Wanderers 34 20 6 8 80 35 +45 66
6 Brightlingsea United 34 14 14 6 50 33 +17 56
7 Swaffham Town 34 13 13 8 62 48 +14 52
8 Haverhill Rovers 34 15 7 12 54 46 +8 52
9 Stanway Rovers 34 15 7 12 55 49 +6 52
10 Whitton United 34 10 9 15 45 58 −13 39
11 Norwich United 34 10 8 16 48 61 −13 38
12 Cambridge City reserves 34 10 7 17 51 68 −17 37
13 Downham Town 34 9 4 21 45 88 −43 31
14 Thetford Town 34 7 9 18 34 66 −32 30
15 Mildenhall Town 34 7 8 19 35 61 −26 29
16 Cornard United 34 6 8 20 40 70 −30 26
17 Somersham Town 34 5 10 19 23 69 −46 25
18 Chatteris Town 34 2 9 23 27 96 −69 15
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.