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Eastern Counties League
Premier Division

2022–23
Season information
Winners Ipswich Wanderers
Promoted Ipswich Wanderers
Relegated Haverhill Rovers
Whitton United
Season statistics
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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 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 Premier Division featured 20 clubs, of which 16 competed in the division last season.

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

Relegated from the Northern Premier League Division One Central

From the Premier Division

Promoted to the Isthmian League North

Relegated to Division One North

  • Swaffham Town

Transferred to the United Counties League Premier South

  • March Town United

Stadia and locations[]

Team Stadium Capacity
Brantham Athletic Brantham Leisure Centre 1,200
Ely City Unwin Sports Ground 1,500
Fakenham Town Clipbush Park 2,000
Hadleigh United Millfield 3,000
Harleston Town Wilderness Lane
Haverhill Rovers New Croft 3,000
Ipswich Wanderers Humber Doucy Lane
Kirkley & Pakefield Walmer Road 2,000
Lakenheath The Nest
Long Melford Stoneylands
Mildenhall Town Recreation Way 2,000
Mulbarton Wanderers The Common
Newmarket Town Cricket Field Road 2,750
Norwich United Plantation Park 3,000
Sheringham Weybourne Road
Soham Town Rangers Julius Martin Lane 2,000
Thetford Town Mundford Road 1,500
Walsham-le-Willows Summer Road 1,000
Whitton United King George V Playing Fields 1,000
Woodbridge Town Notcutts Park 3,000

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


External links[]

Template:Eastern Counties Football League Premier Division seasons

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Fylde · AFC Telford United · Alfreton Town · Banbury United · Blyth Spartans · Boston United · Brackley Town · Bradford Park Avenue · Buxton · Chester · Chorley · Curzon Ashton · Darlington · Farsley Celtic · Gloucester City · Hereford · Kettering Town · Kidderminster Harriers · King's Lynn Town · Leamington · Peterborough Sports · Scarborough Athletic · Southport · Spennymoor Town

National League South

Bath City · Braintree Town · Chelmsford City · Cheshunt · Chippenham Town · Concord Rangers · Dartford · Dover Athletic · Dulwich Hamlet · Eastbourne Borough · Ebbsfleet United · Farnborough · Hampton & Richmond Borough · Havant & Waterlooville · Hemel Hempstead Town · Hungerford Town · Oxford City · Slough Town · St Albans City · Taunton Town · Tonbridge Angels · Welling United · Weymouth · Worthing

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