1980–81 Essex Senior Football League
The 1980–81 season was the tenth in the history of Essex Senior Football League, a football competition in England.[1]
The league featured 15 clubs which competed in the league last season, along with two new clubs:
- Chelmsford City reserves
- Halstead Town, joined from the Essex and Suffolk Border League
Bowers & Pitsea were champions, winning their first Essex Senior League title.
League table
Football league season
| Season | 1980–81 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Bowers United |
| Matches played | 272 |
| Goals scored | 807 (2.97 per match) |
← 1979–80 1981–82 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bowers United | 32 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 73 | 31 | +42 | 52 |
| 2 | Heybridge Swifts | 32 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 69 | 27 | +42 | 47 |
| 3 | Wivenhoe Town | 32 | 20 | 5 | 7 | 67 | 34 | +33 | 45 |
| 4 | Canvey Island | 32 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 53 | 35 | +18 | 41 |
| 5 | Witham Town | 32 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 54 | 30 | +24 | 38 |
| 6 | Brentwood | 32 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 52 | 43 | +9 | 37 |
| 7 | Maldon Town | 32 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 48 | 47 | +1 | 33 |
| 8 | Sawbridgeworth Town | 32 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 45 | 41 | +4 | 31 |
| 9 | Stansted | 32 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 43 | 46 | −3 | 30 |
| 10 | Ford United | 32 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 47 | 55 | −8 | 30 |
| 11 | East Ham United | 32 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 33 | 48 | −15 | 27 |
| 12 | East Thurrock United | 32 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 34 | 50 | −16 | 27 |
| 13 | Brightlingsea United | 32 | 10 | 4 | 18 | 33 | 52 | −19 | 24 |
| 14 | Coggeshall Town | 32 | 9 | 5 | 18 | 44 | 71 | −27 | 23 |
| 15 | Chelmsford City reserves | 32 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 38 | 59 | −21 | 22 |
| 16 | Halstead Town | 32 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 42 | 82 | −40 | 19 |
| 17 | Eton Manor | 32 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 32 | 56 | −24 | 18 |
Source: fchd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
References
- ^ "Essex Senior Football League 1971–1992". Non League Matters.
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