| Eastern Counties Football League 2020–21 | ||
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← 2019–20
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2020–21 →
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The 2020–21 Eastern Counties Football League, also known as the Thurlow Nunn League for sponsorship reasons, is the 78th season in the history of 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 allocations for Steps 5 and 6 for season 2020–21 were announced by the FA on 21 July, and are subject to appeal.
The 2020–21 season started in September and was suspended in Decembers a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. The league season was subsequently abandoned.
Promotions, Relegation and Restructuring[]
The scheduled restructuring of non-league will take place at the end of the season, with new divisions to be added to the Combined Counties and the United Counties League at step 5 for 2021-22, along with new a division in the Northern Premier League at step 4. Promotions from steps 5 to 4 and 6 to 5 will be based on points per game across all matches over the two cancelled seasons (2019-20 and 2020-21), while teams will be promoted into step 6 on the basis of a subjective application process.
Premier Division[]
| Eastern Counties League Premier Division | ||
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← 2019–20
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2021–22 →
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The Premier Division comprises the same set of 20 teams which competed in the aborted competition the previous season.
League table[]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
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| 1 | Wroxham | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 8 | +20 | 30 | |
| 2 | Norwich United | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 9 | +15 | 29 | |
| 3 | Brantham Athletic | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 13 | +8 | 22 | |
| 4 | Walsham-le-Willows | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 21 | +9 | 21 | |
| 5 | Ely City | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 20 | |
| 6 | Kirkley & Pakefield | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 23 | −2 | 19 | |
| 7 | Stanway Rovers | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 17 | +8 | 16 | Transferred to the Essex Senior League |
| 8 | Hadleigh United | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 16 | |
| 9 | Mildenhall Town | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 10 | +9 | 15 | |
| 10 | FC Clacton | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 16 | +6 | 15 | Transferred to the Essex Senior League |
| 11 | Stowmarket Town | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 15 | Promoted to the Isthmian League |
| 12 | Gorleston | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 20 | −4 | 15 | |
| 13 | Newmarket Town | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 22 | −6 | 10 | |
| 14 | Swaffham Town | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 27 | −11 | 10 | |
| 15 | Whitton United | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 22 | −5 | 9 | |
| 16 | Godmanchester Rovers | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 22 | −8 | 9 | Transferred to the United Counties League |
| 17 | Woodbridge Town | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 22 | −6 | 8 | |
| 18 | Haverhill Rovers | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 28 | −19 | 7 | |
| 19 | Long Melford | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 19 | −7 | 5 | |
| 20 | Thetford Town | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 24 | −18 | 3 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of matches won; 5) Head-to-head results
Division One North[]
| Eastern Counties League Division One North | ||
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← 2019–20
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2021–22 →
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Division One North comprises 19 teams, one less than in the previous season, following the resignation of Felixstowe & Walton United Reserves
League table[]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
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| 1 | Fakenham Town | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 8 | +26 | 29 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
| 2 | Ipswich Wanderers | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 9 | +24 | 28 | Transferred to Division One South |
| 3 | March Town United | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 11 | +21 | 27 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
| 4 | Lakenheath | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 12 | +18 | 22 | |
| 5 | Sheringham | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 32 | 26 | +6 | 21 | |
| 6 | Leiston reserves | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 20 | +2 | 21 | |
| 7 | Great Yarmouth Town | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 25 | 27 | −2 | 19 | |
| 8 | Mulbarton Wanderers | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 7 | +20 | 18 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
| 9 | Downham Town | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 19 | +5 | 18 | |
| 10 | Diss Town | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 15 | |
| 11 | Framlingham Town | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 26 | 29 | −3 | 13 | |
| 12 | Needham Market reserves | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 24 | 34 | −10 | 13 | |
| 13 | King's Lynn Town reserves | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 28 | 32 | −4 | 12 | Resigned from the league |
| 14 | Cornard United | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 28 | −8 | 11 | Transferred to Division One South |
| 15 | AFC Sudbury reserves | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 27 | −12 | 11 | |
| 16 | Debenham LC | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 21 | −9 | 10 | |
| 17 | Norwich CBS | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 18 | +1 | 9 | |
| 18 | Haverhill Borough | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 27 | −20 | 4 | Transferred to Division One South |
| 19 | Wisbech St Mary | 14 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 16 | 71 | −55 | 3 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of matches won; 5) Head-to-head results
Division One South[]
| Eastern Counties League Division One South | ||
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← 2019–20
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2021–22 →
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Division One South comprises 17 teams, one less than the number competing at the time the previous season was aborted. There were two departures:
- Brightlingsea Regent Reserves resigned at the end of the season
- Hackney Wick were relocated to the Spartan South Midlands League
and one arrival:
- Brimsdown, relocated from the Spartan South Midlands League
League table[]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
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| 1 | Newbury Forest | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 16 | +5 | 22 | |
| 2 | Athletic Newham | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 13 | +7 | 21 | Promoted to the Essex Senior League |
| 3 | White Ensign | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 14 | +8 | 20 | |
| 4 | Wivenhoe Town | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 14 | +6 | 19 | |
| 5 | Little Oakley | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 12 | +11 | 18 | Promoted to the Essex Senior League |
| 6 | Frenford | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 14 | +8 | 17 | |
| 7 | Wormley Rovers | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 14 | +3 | 17 | |
| 8 | Benfleet | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 26 | −1 | 17 | |
| 9 | Coggeshall United | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 15 | |
| 10 | Barkingside | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 13 | |
| 11 | Hackney Wick | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 30 | −7 | 13 | |
| 12 | Burnham Ramblers | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 21 | −3 | 11 | |
| 13 | Halstead Town | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 17 | +4 | 9 | |
| 14 | Holland | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 6 | |
| 15 | Harwich & Parkeston | 11 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 20 | −10 | 5 | |
| 16 | Brimsdown | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 40 | −23 | 5 | |
| 17 | May & Baker | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 4 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of matches won; 5) Head-to-head results
External links[]
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