2024–25 Eastern Counties Football League

Eastern Counties Football League
Division One South
Season	2024–25
Top goalscorer	Reece Simpson; (AS London); (35 goals)
Biggest home win	Hutton 10–0 Newbury Forest; (31 July 2024)
Biggest away win	Newbury Forest 0–8 AS London; (2 November 2024); Dunmow Town 0–8 Brimsdown; (18 March 2025)
Highest scoring	Hutton 10–0 Newbury Forest; (31 July 2024); Hackney Wick 6–4 Basildon Town; (23 October 2024)
	← 2023–24 2025–26 → All statistics correct as of 21 April 2025.

Eastern Counties Football League
Division One North
Season	2024–25
Top goalscorer	Max Willett; (Framlingham Town); (34 goals)
Biggest home win	Framlingham Town 12–0 Whittlesey Athletic; (7 September 2024)
Biggest away win	FC Peterborough 0–7 Holland; (3 August 2024); Dussindale & Hellesdon Rovers 0–7 Diss Town; (16 October 2024); Wivenhoe Town 0–7 FC Peterborough; (29 March 2025)
Highest scoring	Haverhill Rovers 13–2 Swaffham Town; (14 December 2024)
	← 2023–24 2025–26 → All statistics correct as of 21 April 2025.

Eastern Counties Football League
Premier Division
Season	2024–25
Top goalscorer	Jake Watts; (Fakenham Town); (40 goals)
Biggest home win	Long Melford 7–0 Sheringham; (5 April 2025)
Biggest away win	Sheringham 0–7 Stowmarket Town; (29 March 2025)
Highest scoring	Walsham-le-Willows 7–2 Sheringham; (25 January 2025)
	← 2023–24 2025–26 → All statistics correct as of 21 April 2025.

The 2024–25 Eastern Counties Football League was the 82nd season in the history of the Eastern Counties Football League, a football competition in England. Teams are divided into three divisions, the Premier Division at Step 5, and the geographically separated Division One North and Division One South (Eastern Senior League), both at Step 6 of the English football league system. The constitution was announced on 17 May 2024.^[1]

Premier Division

The Premier Division featured 17 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with three new clubs:

Cornard United, promoted from Division One North
Great Yarmouth Town, promoted from Division One North
Stowmarket Town, relegated from the Isthmian League

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Brantham Athletic (C, P)	38	25	4	9	82	44	+38	79	Promotion to the Isthmian League
2	Fakenham Town	38	25	4	9	82	46	+36	79	Qualification for the play-offs
3	Downham Town (O, P)	38	23	9	6	71	42	+29	78
4	Ely City	38	21	7	10	65	44	+21	72^[a]
5	Walsham-le-Willows	38	20	8	10	73	44	+29	70^[b]
6	Mulbarton Wanderers	38	21	5	12	66	31	+35	68
7	Dereham Town	38	18	12	8	62	33	+29	66
8	Thetford Town	38	18	7	13	87	51	+36	61
9	Woodbridge Town	38	18	7	13	76	63	+13	61
10	Soham Town Rangers	38	17	10	11	64	53	+11	61
11	Great Yarmouth Town	37	13	12	12	59	49	+10	53^[c]
12	Cornard United	38	16	7	15	62	70	−8	54^[b]
13	Harleston Town	38	13	9	16	55	64	−9	48
14	Kirkley & Pakefield	38	11	10	17	51	65	−14	43
15	Heacham	38	12	6	20	55	70	−15	42
16	Stowmarket Town	37	11	5	21	62	91	−29	37^[c]
17	Hadleigh United	38	9	7	22	38	77	−39	34
18	Lakenheath	38	8	8	22	52	82	−30	32
19	Long Melford (R)	38	3	6	29	33	98	−65	15	Relegation to Division One North or Division One South
20	Sheringham (R)	38	2	7	29	30	108	−78	12^[a]	Relegation to Division One North or Division One South

Updated to match(es) played on 21 April 2025. Source: The FA Full-Time
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of matches won; 5) Head-to-head results^[5]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ ^a ^b The fixture between Ely City and Sheringham was not played as Sheringham were not able to field a team. As a result, the league determined that the game would be awarded as a "0–0 win for Ely City", with 2 points being awarded to Ely City and 1 point being deducted from Sheringham.^[2]
^ ^a ^b The fixture between Walsham-le-Willows and Cornard United was not played as Cornard United were not able to field a team. As a result, the league determined that the game would be awarded as a "0–0 win for Walsham-le-Willows", with 2 points being awarded to Walsham-le-Willows and 1 point being deducted from Cornard United.^[3]
^ ^a ^b On 1 March 2025, the match between Great Yarmouth Town and Stowmarket Town was played. However, for unknown reasons, the league determined that the game would be awarded as a "0–0 win for Great Yarmouth Town", with 2 points being awarded to Great Yarmouth Town and 1 point being deducted from Stowmarket Town.^[4]

Play-offs

Semi-finals			Final

2	Fakenham Town	0

5	Walsham-le-Willows	1
			3	Downham Town	2

			5	Walsham-le-Willows	1
3	Downham Town	3

4	Ely City	0

Semifinals

26 April 2025	Fakenham Town	0–1	Walsham-le-Willows	Fakenham
15:00		Report	Huckvale	Stadium: Clipbush Park Attendance: 385 Referee: Adam Everett

26 April 2025	Downham Town	3–0	Ely City	Downham Market
15:00	Edge Royle Sivakumar	Report		Stadium: Memorial Field Attendance: 436 Referee: James Black

Final

4 May	Downham Town	2–1	Walsham-le-Willows	Downham Market
15:00 GMT	Edge , (pen.)	Report	Glover	Stadium: Memorial Field Referee: Bruno Marques

Stadia and locations

Team	Stadium	Capacity
Brantham Athletic	Brantham Leisure Centre	1,200
Cornard United	Blackhouse Lane
Dereham Town	Aldiss Park	3,000
Downham Town	Memorial Field	1,000
Ely City	Unwin Sports Ground	1,500
Fakenham Town	Clipbush Park	2,000
Great Yarmouth Town	Wellesley Recreation Ground	3,600
Hadleigh United	Millfield	3,000
Harleston Town	Wilderness Lane
Heacham	Station Road
Kirkley & Pakefield	Walmer Road	2,000
Lakenheath	The Nest
Long Melford	Stoneylands
Mulbarton Wanderers	The Common
Sheringham	Weybourne Road
Soham Town Rangers	Julius Martin Lane	2,000
Stowmarket Town	Greens Meadow	1,000
Thetford Town	Mundford Road	1,500
Walsham-le-Willows	Summer Road	1,000
Woodbridge Town	Notcutts Park	3,000

Division One North

Division One North featured 18 clubs which competed in the previous season, along with two new clubs.

Gorleston reserves, promoted from the Anglian Combination
Pinchbeck United, relegated from the United Counties League

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Haverhill Rovers (C, P)	38	32	3	3	107	34	+73	99	Promotion to the Premier Division
2	Stanway Pegasus	38	29	2	7	88	29	+59	89	Qualification for the play-offs
3	Harwich & Parkeston (O, P)	38	26	5	7	104	43	+61	83
4	Framlingham Town	38	23	6	9	107	38	+69	75
5	Diss Town	38	21	9	8	72	42	+30	72
6	FC Peterborough	38	21	7	10	95	59	+36	70
7	Gorleston reserves	38	19	7	12	80	63	+17	64
8	Holbeach United	38	17	6	15	73	63	+10	57
9	Pinchbeck United	38	16	9	13	60	54	+6	57
10	FC Parson Drove	38	16	7	15	58	59	−1	55
11	Whittlesey Athletic	38	14	6	18	47	87	−40	48
12	Holland	38	15	4	19	71	75	−4	49
13	AFC Sudbury reserves	38	14	3	21	56	75	−19	45
14	Whitton United	38	13	3	22	43	60	−17	42
15	Dussindale & Hellesdon Rovers	38	10	8	20	58	79	−21	38
16	Wivenhoe Town	38	10	5	23	46	83	−37	35
17	Leiston under 23s	38	10	4	24	59	90	−31	34
18	Haverhill Borough (R)	38	7	10	21	51	80	−29	31	Relegation to a feeder league
19	Needham Market reserves (R)	38	7	9	22	41	73	−32	30
20	Swaffham Town (R)	38	2	3	33	21	151	−130	9

Source: The FA Full-Time
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of matches won; 5) Head-to-head results^[5]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Play-offs

Semi-finals			Final

2	Stanway Pegasus	2

5	Diss Town	0
			2	Stanway Pegasus	2(4)

			3	Harwich & Parkeston	2(5)
3	Harwich & Parkeston	2

4	Framlingham Town	0

Semifinals

26 April	Stanway Pegasus	2–0	Diss Town	Coggeshall
15:00 GMT	Williams 59' Ketley-Gregan 73'	Report		Stadium: West Street Attendance: 311 Referee: Rhys Collins

26 April	Harwich & Parkeston	2–0	Framlingham Town	Harwich
15:00 GMT	Canning 38' Knight	Report		Stadium: Royal Oak Attendance: 385 Referee: Henry Harvey

Final

3 May	Stanway Pegasus	2–2 (4–5 p)	Harwich & Parkeston	Coggeshall
15:00 GMT	41' Lewis 45+2'	Report	Mayhew 35' Spurling	Stadium: West Street Attendance: 868 Referee: Lee Kendrick

Stadia and locations

Sudbury res

Diss Town

Dussindale & Hellesdon Rovers & Gorleston res

Haverhill Borough & Haverhill Rovers

Holbeach United

Holland

Leiston u23s

Needham Market res

Locations of Division One North clubs

Team	Stadium	Capacity
AFC Sudbury reserves	King's Marsh	2,500
Diss Town	Brewers Green Lane	2,500
Dussindale & Hellesdon Rovers	The Nest	1,000
FC Parson Drove	Main Road
FC Peterborough	The Focus Centre
Framlingham Town	Badingham Road
Gorleston reserves	The Nest (groundshare with Dussindale & Hellesdon Rovers)	1,000
Harwich & Parkeston	Royal Oak
Haverhill Borough	New Croft (groundshare with Haverhill Rovers)	3,000
Haverhill Rovers	New Croft	3,000
Holbeach United	Carters Park	4,000
Holland	Dulwich Road
Leiston under 23s	Victory Road	2,500
Needham Market reserves	Bloomfields	4,000
Pinchbeck United	Sir Halley Stewart Field	2,700
Stanway Pegasus	West Street (groundshare with Coggeshall Town)	2,000
Swaffham Town	Shoemakers Lane
Whittlesey Athletic	Feldale Field
Whitton United	King George V Playing Fields	1,000
Wivenhoe Town	Broad Lane	2,876

Division One South

Division One South featured 17 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with three new clubs:

Coggeshall Town, relegated from the Essex Senior League
FC Baresi, promoted from the Essex Alliance League
Rayleigh Town, promoted from the Essex Olympian League

Additionally, Park View was renamed to AS London.

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Harlow Town (C, P)	38	29	5	4	102	31	+71	92	Promotion to the Premier Division
2	Hackney Wick	38	29	5	4	97	38	+59	92	Qualification for the play-offs
3	AS London	38	23	4	11	106	46	+60	75^[a]
4	Rayleigh Town	38	23	5	10	87	51	+36	74
5	Hutton	38	22	5	11	94	51	+43	71
6	Coggeshall Town	38	20	10	8	72	50	+22	70
7	Cannons Wood	38	17	10	11	94	84	+10	60^[a]
8	Hoddesdon Town	38	16	11	11	68	62	+6	59
9	Basildon Town	38	14	7	17	63	66	−3	49
10	May & Baker	38	15	4	19	79	87	−8	49
11	Burnham Ramblers	38	14	5	19	70	86	−16	47
12	Dunmow Town	38	13	8	17	60	81	−21	47
13	Brimsdown	38	12	9	17	66	65	+1	45
14	FC Baresi	38	14	3	21	81	100	−19	45
15	Enfield Borough	38	11	7	20	69	78	−9	40
16	NW London	38	11	7	20	56	105	−49	40
17	Barkingside	38	10	8	20	48	72	−24	38
18	Southend Manor (R)	38	8	10	20	72	89	−17	34	Relegation to a feeder league
19	Newbury Forest (R)	38	7	9	22	59	113	−54	30
20	St Margaretsbury (R)	38	3	6	29	25	113	−88	15

Source: The FA Full-Time
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of matches won; 5) Head-to-head results^[5]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ ^a ^b On 30 November 2024, the match between AS London and Cannons Wood was abandoned after allegations of racial abuse. As a result, the league determined the game is awarded as a "0–0 win" for AS London, with 2 points being awarded to AS London and 1 point being deducted from Cannons Wood.^[6]

Play-offs

Semi-finals			Final

2	Hackney Wick	4

5	Hutton	1
			2	Hackney Wick


3	AS London

4	Rayleigh Town

Semifinals

26 April	Hackney Wick	4–1	Hutton	Witham
15:00 GMT	Brown 55' Pola 62', 67' Sidibe 80'	Report	Mattock	Stadium: Spa Road Attendance: 55 Referee: Gavin Jolley

6 May	Rayleigh Town	v	AS London	Canvey Island
19:45 GMT		Report		Stadium: Thames Road Referee: Dwayne Uylett

Final

	Hackney Wick	v		Witham
				Stadium: Spa Road

Stadia and locations

Barkingside

Cannons Wood

Enfield Borough

May & Baker

Newbury Forest

NW London

AS London

Locations of Division One South clubs

Greater London Division One South football clubs

Team	Stadium	Capacity
AS London	New River Stadium	5,000
Barkingside	Cricklefield Stadium (groundshare with Ilford)	3,500
Basildon Town	Gardiners Close (groundshare with Basildon United)	2,000
Brimsdown	Wormley Playing Fields (groundshare with Wormley Rovers)	500
Burnham Ramblers	Leslie Fields	2,000
Cannons Wood	Parkside Stadium (groundshare with Aveley)	3,500
Coggeshall Town	West Street	2,000
Dunmow Town	Catons Lane (groundshare with Saffron Walden Town)	3,000
Enfield Borough	The Maurice Rebak Stadium (groundshare with Wingate & Finchley)	1,500
FC Baresi	Wodson Park (groundshare with Ware)	3,300
Hackney Wick	Spa Road (groundshare with Witham Town)	2,500
Harlow Town	The Harlow Arena	3,500
Hoddesdon Town	Lowfield	3,000
Hutton	New Lodge (groundshare with Billericay Town)	3,500
May & Baker	Parsloes Park	1,500
Newbury Forest	Oakside Stadium (groundshare with Redbridge)	3,000
NW London	Coles Park (groundshare with Haringey Borough)	2,500
Rayleigh Town	Thames Road (groundshare with Concord Rangers)	3,300
Southend Manor	Southchurch Park	2,000
St Margaretsbury	Recreation Ground	1,000

References

^ "The FA releases National League System club allocations for Steps 1-6 in 2024-25 term". www.thefa.com. 17 May 2024.
^ "Apr 19, Ely City 0 Sheringham 0". The FA. 20 April 2025. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
^ "Apr 22, Walsham-le-Willows 0 Cornard United 0". The FA. 22 April 2025. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
^ "Apr 25, Great Yarmouth Town 0 Stowmarket Town 0". The FA. 25 April 2025. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c "The FA Handbook 2022/2023 Part 29 Standardised Rules Section 12.2". The FA.
^ "Apr 26, AS London 0 Cannons Wood 0". The FA. 26 April 2025. Retrieved 26 April 2025.

[table_hth_ELY0.074911051930353-3] The fixture between Ely City and Sheringham was not played as Sheringham were not able to field a team. As a result, the league determined that the game would be awarded as a "0–0 win for Ely City", with 2 points being awarded to Ely City and 1 point being deducted from Sheringham.^[2]

[table_hth_WLW0.074911051930353-5] The fixture between Walsham-le-Willows and Cornard United was not played as Cornard United were not able to field a team. As a result, the league determined that the game would be awarded as a "0–0 win for Walsham-le-Willows", with 2 points being awarded to Walsham-le-Willows and 1 point being deducted from Cornard United.^[3]

[table_hth_GYT0.074911051930353-7] On 1 March 2025, the match between Great Yarmouth Town and Stowmarket Town was played. However, for unknown reasons, the league determined that the game would be awarded as a "0–0 win for Great Yarmouth Town", with 2 points being awarded to Great Yarmouth Town and 1 point being deducted from Stowmarket Town.^[4]

[table_hth_ASL0.54726359785873-10] On 30 November 2024, the match between AS London and Cannons Wood was abandoned after allegations of racial abuse. As a result, the league determined the game is awarded as a "0–0 win" for AS London, with 2 points being awarded to AS London and 1 point being deducted from Cannons Wood.^[6]

[1] "The FA releases National League System club allocations for Steps 1-6 in 2024-25 term". www.thefa.com. 17 May 2024.

[ely_deduction-2] "Apr 19, Ely City 0 Sheringham 0". The FA. 20 April 2025. Retrieved 20 April 2025.

[walsham_deduction-4] "Apr 22, Walsham-le-Willows 0 Cornard United 0". The FA. 22 April 2025. Retrieved 22 April 2025.

[great_yarmouth_deduction-6] "Apr 25, Great Yarmouth Town 0 Stowmarket Town 0". The FA. 25 April 2025. Retrieved 25 April 2025.

[Steps_1_to_6_League_Tables-8] "The FA Handbook 2022/2023 Part 29 Standardised Rules Section 12.2". The FA.

[as_london-9] "Apr 26, AS London 0 Cannons Wood 0". The FA. 26 April 2025. Retrieved 26 April 2025.

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