2015–16 Eastern Counties Football League

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The 2015–16 season was the 74th in the history of Eastern Counties Football League, a football competition in England.[1]

Norwich United were champions, winning their second Eastern Counties Football League title in a row and were promoted to the Isthmian League for the first time in their history.

Premier Division

Quick facts Season, Champions ...
Eastern Counties
Football League
Premier Division
Season2015–16
ChampionsNorwich United
PromotedNorwich United
RelegatedWhitton United
Matches380
Goals1,298 (3.42 per match)
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The Premier Division featured 17 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with three new clubs, promoted from the Division One:[2]

The following five clubs applied for promotion to Step 4:[3] Godmanchester Rovers, Ipswich Wanderers, Mildenhall Town, Norwich United and Stanway Rovers.

League table

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Norwich United 38 32 2 4 90 30 +60 98 Promoted to the Isthmian League
2 Godmanchester Rovers 38 30 4 4 130 38 +92 94
3 Stanway Rovers 38 28 6 4 102 38 +64 90
4 Felixstowe & Walton United 38 25 7 6 73 26 +47 82
5 Kirkley & Pakefield 38 22 7 9 78 44 +34 73
6 Mildenhall Town 38 18 10 10 76 42 +34 64
7 Hadleigh United 38 16 7 15 62 58 +4 55
8 Saffron Walden Town 38 17 3 18 50 48 +2 54
9 Long Melford 38 16 5 17 63 58 +5 53
10 Clacton 38 15 4 19 65 79 −14 49
11 Brantham Athletic 38 14 5 19 56 62 −6 47
12 Haverhill Rovers 38 11 8 19 40 73 −33 41
13 Newmarket Town 38 11 6 21 58 90 −32 39
14 Walsham-le-Willows 38 10 8 20 62 75 −13 38
15 Ipswich Wanderers 38 9 11 18 54 76 −22 38
16 Gorleston 38 10 7 21 43 79 −36 37
17 Fakenham Town 38 10 6 22 45 84 −39 36
18 Swaffham Town 38 9 8 21 55 92 −37 35
19 Thetford Town 38 9 6 23 57 98 −41 33
20 Whitton United 38 6 4 28 39 108 −69 22 Relegated to Division One
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Source: fchd FA Full Time
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results

More information Home \ Away, BRA ...
Home \ Away BRA FCC FAK FEL GOD GOR HAD HAV IPS KIR LOM MIL NEW NOR SAF STA SWA THE WAL WHI
Brantham Athletic 0–1 1–1 0–2 1–0 3–0 0–3 0–0 3–1 1–3 4–1 1–2 3–0 1–2 0–3 1–1 4–1 7–3 0–2 3–0
Clacton 2–0 3–1 1–2 1–4 4–0 0–3 0–2 2–2 2–2 2–0 0–4 0–1 2–4 3–0 2–4 4–1 3–0 1–1 4–3
Fakenham Town 1–3 1–5 0–2 1–6 0–3 3–0 2–0 1–1 0–1 3–1 3–3 3–6 0–2 1–1 2–6 0–1 1–0 2–0 2–1
Felixstowe & Walton United 3–2 3–0 2–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 3–0 2–1 0–1 1–0 2–2 1–1 2–3 0–1 0–1 4–0 3–1 2–0 2–0
Godmanchester Rovers 4–2 2–4 5–0 3–2 1–1 4–0 6–0 5–1 7–0 1–0 2–2 4–1 3–0 0–0 6–1 6–1 8–0 4–3 3–0
Gorleston 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 0–3 1–2 2–1 0–3 1–1 1–2 2–5 1–2 0–2 3–0 0–4 3–0 1–3 1–3 4–2
Hadleigh United 5–0 1–0 2–2 0–4 2–3 4–2 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–1 2–1 3–2 1–2 1–2 0–2 3–2 2–2 1–1 2–0
Haverhill Rovers 1–0 0–3 3–0 0–3 0–3 0–1 1–4 1–1 0–1 0–3 0–1 1–2 0–1 1–0 3–1 1–1 0–4 2–1 1–1
Ipswich Wanderers 1–1 2–0 1–2 1–2 0–3 2–4 3–1 2–2 1–2 0–3 2–1 4–1 2–6 1–0 1–2 1–1 0–1 2–2 3–1
Kirkley & Pakefield 2–0 4–1 0–0 1–1 5–0 1–0 2–1 2–2 3–1 5–0 0–1 1–1 1–3 2–0 4–2 3–0 4–4 4–3 7–0
Long Melford 0–1 4–0 3–1 0–0 0–7 4–0 0–0 0–2 0–1 1–0 0–2 6–1 1–2 0–3 1–2 2–2 4–1 3–0 5–1
Mildenhall Town 0–1 3–0 4–0 0–1 1–3 6–0 0–0 4–1 3–3 3–0 1–2 3–1 0–2 1–0 1–1 2–1 4–0 1–1 4–0
Newmarket Town 1–4 0–2 3–4 1–3 1–5 1–1 2–1 2–3 3–1 1–0 0–3 2–1 0–0 1–2 0–3 1–0 0–0 1–2 1–0
Norwich United 4–0 4–0 1–0 0–2 1–2 2–1 4–2 4–1 3–1 2–0 3–1 3–0 4–1 2–0 0–0 3–1 4–0 1–0 3–0
Saffron Walden Town 0–1 4–0 4–1 2–3 1–2 3–2 0–3 0–1 3–0 0–2 0–2 2–1 0–2 1–2 1–2 0–0 3–1 1–0 3–2
Stanway Rovers 2–1 6–0 1–0 0–1 3–2 3–2 2–0 6–1 6–0 3–0 4–1 1–1 2–2 1–0 2–1 2–1 3–0 7–0 4–0
Swaffham Town 3–1 2–2 2–1 2–4 2–5 1–1 1–5 2–2 2–1 0–3 0–4 1–1 4–1 0–2 1–3 0–2 3–1 1–2 7–0
Thetford Town 0–2 4–2 5–2 0–2 0–4 4–0 0–1 1–3 1–4 0–3 3–3 0–0 5–3 2–3 0–1 0–5 6–2 3–2 0–0
Walsham-le-Willows 3–1 4–6 0–1 1–0 0–1 1–1 4–0 5–1 2–2 1–4 2–2 1–2 2–4 1–2 1–2 1–1 3–0 5–2 0–2
Whitton United 3–3 0–3 1–3 0–7 1–3 5–0 2–4 0–2 0–0 0–4 2–0 1–5 3–2 0–4 1–3 2–4 0–1 1–0 4–2
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Source: FA Full Time
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Stadia and locations

Locations of the Premier Division clubs
More information Team, Stadium ...
Team Stadium Capacity
Brantham AthleticBrantham Leisure Centre1,200
ClactonThe Rush Green Bowl3,000
Fakenham TownClipbush Park2,000
Felixstowe & Walton UnitedDellwood Avenue2,000
Godmanchester RoversBearscroft Lane1,050
GorlestonEmerald Park3,000
Hadleigh UnitedMillfield3,000
Haverhill RoversNew Croft3,000
Ipswich WanderersHumber Doucy Lane1,000
Kirkley & PakefieldWalmer Road2,000
Long MelfordStoneylands
Mildenhall TownRecreation Way2,000
Newmarket TownCricket Field Road2,750
Norwich UnitedPlantation Park3,000
Saffron Walden TownCatons Lane2,000
Stanway RoversHawthorns1,500
Swaffham TownShoemakers Lane
Thetford TownMundford Road1,500
Walsham-le-WillowsSummer Road1,000
Whitton UnitedKing George V Playing Fields1,000
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Division One

Quick facts Season, Champions ...
Eastern Counties
Football League
Division One
Season2015–16
ChampionsWivenhoe Town
PromotedEly City
Great Yarmouth Town
Wivenhoe Town
Matches341
Goals1,231 (3.61 per match)
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Division One featured 16 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with three new clubs, relegated from Premier Division:[2]

League table

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Wivenhoe Town 36 28 5 3 101 34 +67 89 Promoted to the Premier Division
2 Ely City 36 28 2 6 87 38 +49 86
3 Great Yarmouth Town 36 26 2 8 98 37 +61 80
4 Halstead Town 36 24 3 9 78 49 +29 75
5 King's Lynn Town reserves 36 21 7 8 85 42 +43 70
6 Leiston reserves 36 19 2 15 86 69 +17 59
7 Diss Town 36 15 9 12 72 55 +17 54
8 Haverhill Borough 36 15 7 14 65 55 +10 52
9 Woodbridge Town 36 14 10 12 53 52 +1 52
10 AFC Sudbury reserves 36 15 7 14 55 55 0 52
11 March Town United 36 16 2 18 68 65 +3 50
12 Braintree Town reserves 36 15 4 17 76 89 −13 49
13 Debenham LC 36 11 8 17 56 73 −17 41
14 Stowmarket Town 36 11 7 18 60 69 −9 40
15 Cornard United 36 9 5 22 42 73 −31 32
16 Downham Town 36 8 7 21 35 81 −46 31
17 Dereham Town reserves 35 7 4 24 40 85 −45 25
18 Team Bury 35 5 5 25 32 90 −58 20
19 Needham Market reserves 36 5 2 29 42 120 −78 17
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Source: fchd FA Full Time
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results

More information Home \ Away, AFS ...
Home \ Away AFS BRA COR DEB DER DIS DOW ELY GYT HAL HAV KLT LEI MAR NEM STO TBU WIV WOO
A.F.C. Sudbury reserves 2–3 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–2 1–2 2–3 2–1 3–2 2–3 0–0 6–0 0–7 8–1 2–0 0–0 1–6 3–0
Braintree Town reserves 2–0 1–2 2–3 2–3 4–3 0–0 0–4 0–3 1–3 5–0 2–0 1–2 3–1 2–0 3–2 1–1 0–6 3–3
Cornard United 0–2 2–4 1–3 1–4 1–3 0–1 0–3 3–2 0–4 2–0 1–3 0–3 0–1 2–1 0–0 3–3 0–4 0–0
Debenham LC 1–1 2–1 3–0 1–2 0–7 5–0 0–3 0–3 1–3 1–1 1–0 1–6 3–0 0–3 2–2 4–0 2–4 1–1
Dereham Town reserves 0–1 1–6 1–3 2–2 0–2 0–1 1–5 0–3 1–3 0–4 1–2 1–2 2–1 3–3 1–2 4–1 0–5 1–2
Diss Town 0–1 9–2 1–1 5–1 3–0 1–0 3–3 1–0 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–3 3–1 2–1 0–1 1–1 1–1
Downham Town 2–2 2–1 2–1 0–0 1–2 0–4 2–2 2–3 2–3 0–3 2–2 0–5 1–4 1–1 0–1 2–2 0–3 3–1
Ely City 5–2 6–1 2–1 3–2 3–2 2–1 3–0 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–3 4–1 1–0 4–0 2–1 2–1 2–0 1–0
Great Yarmouth Town 2–0 5–1 5–1 0–3 2–0 3–0 0–1 5–2 1–1 4–1 3–1 6–1 5–2 9–0 3–2 1–0 0–0 2–0
Halstead Town 2–0 4–0 3–1 3–2 3–0 4–1 3–0 1–5 0–3 2–2 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 3–2 5–2 2–3 2–1
Haverhill Borough 1–4 3–4 4–0 2–0 1–1 2–1 5–0 0–2 0–2 0–1 1–1 4–0 1–5 1–0 3–0 5–0 2–3 0–1
King's Lynn Town reserves 4–1 4–1 3–2 0–0 2–0 5–2 2–0 0–1 2–1 0–2 2–1 3–1 2–1 7–1 2–2 6–0 4–0 4–0
Leiston Reserves 0–1 5–3 1–0 4–2 3–0 3–1 4–0 1–2 0–4 4–1 1–2 4–0 2–4 5–2 7–0 5–0 0–5 1–2
March Town United 0–1 2–2 1–0 2–1 5–2 1–3 4–2 0–2 0–2 0–1 1–1 2–4 3–1 3–2 3–1 2–0 1–3 1–2
Needham Market reserves 1–2 0–3 0–3 1–5 0–4 0–1 5–1 0–2 2–6 0–3 3–4 1–10 1–4 1–2 2–1 2–0 0–4 0–2
Stowmarket Town 0–0 2–3 0–3 2–0 7–0 1–1 1–4 4–1 0–1 5–1 2–3 2–0 0–3 4–0 4–1 1–2 2–2 1–0
Team Bury 1–0 0–5 0–1 1–2 1–2 4–1 0–3 3–4 0–3 0–3 1–3 2–3 0–3 6–3 0–1 0–4 0–0
Wivenhoe Town 2–0 2–3 2–2 1–0 1–0 3–0 2–0 1–0 4–3 2–1 1–0 2–2 2–1 4–1 2–1 6–1 3–0 2–1
Woodbridge Town 1–1 2–1 2–5 2–0 1–1 2–2 1–0 2–1 2–0 4–2 1–1 0–1 4–1 3–2 2–3 3–3 3–0 1–2
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Source: FA Full Time
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Stadia and locations

Locations of Division One clubs
More information Team, Stadium ...
Team Stadium Capacity
A.F.C. Sudbury reservesKing's Marsh2,500
Braintree Town reservesCressing Road4,202
Cornard UnitedBlackhouse Lane2,000
Debenham LCMaitlands1,000
Dereham Town reservesAldiss Park3,000
Diss TownBrewers Green Lane2,500
Downham TownMemorial Field1,000
Ely CityUnwin Sports Ground1,500
Great Yarmouth TownWellesley Recreation Ground3,600
Halstead TownRosemary Lane1,000
Haverhill BoroughNew Croft (groundshare with Haverhill Rovers)3,000
King's Lynn Town reservesThe Walks5,733
Leiston reservesVictory Road2,500
March Town UnitedThe GER Sports Ground
Needham Market reservesBloomfields4,000
Stowmarket TownGreens Meadow1,000
Team BuryRam Meadow3,500
Wivenhoe TownBroad Lane2,876
Woodbridge TownNotcutts Park3,000
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