2022–23 Eastern Counties Football League

Eastern Counties Football League 2022–23
Season information
Winners	Premier Division: Ipswich Wanderers Division One North: Heacham Division One South: Frenford
Promoted	Premier Division: Ipswich Wanderers Division One North: Heacham Division One South: Frenford Sporting Bengal United
Relegated	Premier Division: Haverhill Rovers Whitton United Division One North: Haverhill Borough FC Parson Drove Debenham LC Division One South: NW London Hackney Wick Coggeshall United
Season statistics
← 2021–22	2023–24 →

The 2022–23 Eastern Counties Football League, also known as the Thurlow Nunn League for sponsorship reasons, was the 80th 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 allocations for Steps 5 and 6 this season were announced by the Football Association and published on the league's website on 13 May 2022, subject to appeals.

Premier Division

Main article: 2022–23 Eastern Counties Football League Premier Division

Eastern Counties League Premier Division 2022–23
Season information
Winners	Ipswich Wanderers
Promoted	Ipswich Wanderers
Relegated	Haverhill Rovers Whitton United
Season statistics
← 2021–22	2023–24 →

The Premier Division featured 20 clubs, of which 16 competed in the division last season.

To the Premier Division

Promoted from Division One North

• Harleston Town
• Sheringham

Promoted from Division One South

• Ipswich Wanderers

Relegated from the Northern Premier League Division One Central

• Soham Town Rangers

From the Premier Division

Promoted to the Isthmian League North

• Gorleston
• Wroxham

Relegated to Division One North

• Swaffham Town

Transferred to the United Counties League Premier South

• March Town United

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Ipswich Wanderers (C, P)	38	28	5	5	94	36	+58	89	Promotion to Step 4
2	Thetford Town	38	26	4	8	102	48	+54	82	Qualification for an inter-step play-off
3	Harleston Town	38	20	10	8	73	41	+32	70
4	Woodbridge Town	38	21	7	10	72	50	+22	70
5	Lakenheath	38	20	8	10	79	59	+20	68
6	Mildenhall Town	38	18	12	8	79	49	+30	66
7	Sheringham	38	19	6	13	77	54	+23	63
8	Norwich United	38	17	9	12	74	52	+22	60
9	Hadleigh United	38	17	9	12	64	49	+15	60
10	Mulbarton Wanderers	38	14	15	9	63	41	+22	57
11	Long Melford	38	14	8	16	54	67	−13	50
12	Newmarket Town	38	14	7	17	70	63	+7	49
13	Brantham Athletic	38	13	9	16	60	65	−5	48
14	Walsham-le-Willows	38	11	8	19	65	69	−4	41
15	Soham Town Rangers	38	12	5	21	61	71	−10	41
16	Kirkley & Pakefield	38	10	10	18	50	61	−11	40
17	Fakenham Town	38	11	3	24	53	79	−26	36
18	Ely City	38	10	6	22	44	86	−42	36
19	Haverhill Rovers (R)	38	8	6	24	43	96	−53	30	Relegation to Step 6
20	Whitton United (R)	38	2	3	33	27	168	−141	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
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Play-off

Inter-step play-off

29 April 2023	Barton Rovers	2–0	Thetford Town	Barton-le-Clay
15:00				Stadium: Sharpenhoe Road

Division One North

Main article: 2022–23 Eastern Counties Football League Division One North

Eastern Counties League Division One North 2022–23
Season information
Winners	Heacham
Promoted	Heacham
Relegated	Haverhill Borough FC Parson Drove Debenham LC
Season statistics
← 2021–22	2023–24 →

Division One North comprises 19 teams, three more than the previous season.

To Division One North

Promoted from the Anglian Combination

• Heacham

Relegated from the Premier Division

• Swaffham Town

Relegated from the United Counties League Premier South

• Holbeach United

Transferred from Division One South

• AFC Sudbury Reserves
• Cornard United
• Harwich & Parkeston
• Haverhill Borough
• Holland

From Division One North

Promoted to the Premier Division

• Harleston Town
• Sheringham

Relegated to the Peterborough and District League

• Peterborough North End Sports, resigned from the league
• Wisbech St Mary

Withdrew

• University of East Anglia

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Heacham (C, P)	36	27	4	5	96	34	+62	85	Promotion to Step 5
2	Downham Town (O, P)	36	25	6	5	84	35	+49	81	Qualification for the play-offs
3	Framlingham Town	36	22	5	9	93	42	+51	71
4	Harwich & Parkeston	36	21	8	7	82	52	+30	71
5	Whittlesey Athletic	36	20	6	10	81	54	+27	66
6	Cornard United	36	17	5	14	83	64	+19	56
7	Huntingdon Town	36	16	10	10	71	54	+17	58
8	AFC Sudbury Reserves	36	17	3	16	86	70	+16	54
9	Norwich CBS	36	16	4	16	76	74	+2	52
10	Holbeach United	36	12	11	13	68	56	+12	47
11	Holland	36	11	13	12	57	70	−13	46
12	Diss Town	36	10	12	14	44	54	−10	42
13	Great Yarmouth Town	36	11	5	20	52	66	−14	38
14	Swaffham Town	36	9	10	17	40	70	−30	37
15	Needham Market Under 23s	36	10	4	22	59	99	−40	34
16	Leiston Reserves	36	9	7	20	46	92	−46	34
17	Haverhill Borough (R)	36	9	5	22	59	108	−49	32	Possible relegation to level 11
18	FC Parson Drove (R)	36	8	5	23	45	87	−42	29
19	Debenham LC (R)	36	5	11	20	45	86	−41	26

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
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Division One South

Main article: 2022–23 Eastern Counties Football League Division One South

Eastern Counties League Division One South 2022–23
Season information
Winners	Frenford
Promoted	Frenford Sporting Bengal United
Relegated	NW London Hackney Wick Coggeshall United
Season statistics
← 2021–22	2023–24 →

Division One South comprises 19 teams, one fewer than the previous season.

To Division One South

Promoted from the Essex and Suffolk Border League

• Stanway Pegasus

Promoted from the Essex Alliance League

• Cannons Wood, formerly DTFC

Promoted from the Essex Olympian League

• Basildon Town

Promoted from the Middlesex County League

• NW London

Relegated from the Essex Senior League

• Sporting Bengal United
• St Margaretsbury

Relegated from the Southern Counties East League

• Tower Hamlets

Transferred from the Combined Counties League Division One

• Enfield Borough

From Division One South

Promoted to the Essex Senior League

• Buckhurst Hill
• Halstead Town

Promoted to the Premier Division

• Ipswich Wanderers

Relegated to the Spartan South Midlands League Division Two

• Brimsdown

Transferred to Division One North

• AFC Sudbury Reserves
• Cornard United
• Harwich & Parkeston
• Haverhill Borough
• Holland

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Frenford (C, P)	36	25	6	5	82	51	+31	81	Promotion to Step 5
2	Basildon Town	36	24	8	4	90	50	+40	80	Qualification for the play-offs
3	Wormley Rovers	36	23	7	6	89	39	+50	76
4	Sporting Bengal United (O, P)	36	23	4	9	82	61	+21	73
5	Stanway Pegasus	36	20	6	10	80	57	+23	66
6	Benfleet	36	20	4	12	74	50	+24	64
7	Burnham Ramblers	36	18	7	11	72	44	+28	61
8	May & Baker	36	17	7	12	59	51	+8	58
9	Cannons Wood	36	15	5	16	74	65	+9	50
10	St Margaretsbury	36	15	4	17	61	68	−7	49
11	Park View	36	13	5	18	58	69	−11	44
12	Barkingside	36	10	10	16	51	58	−7	40
13	Enfield Borough	36	11	6	19	53	68	−15	39
14	Tower Hamlets	36	9	8	19	52	78	−26	35
15	Wivenhoe Town	36	9	7	20	58	87	−29	34
16	Newbury Forest	36	9	6	21	58	90	−32	33
17	NW London (R)	36	8	8	20	70	91	−21	32	Possible relegation to level 11
18	Hackney Wick (R)	36	7	10	19	39	67	−28	31
19	Coggeshall United (R)	36	4	6	26	46	104	−58	18

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
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

External links

• Eastern Counties Football League