2025–26 Eastern Counties Football League

Eastern Counties Football League
Division One South
Season	2025–26
Biggest home win	Stansted 11–0 NW London; (22 November 2025)
Biggest away win	AS London 0–7 Rayleigh Town; (1 November 2025)
Highest scoring	Stansted 11–0 NW London; (22 November 2025)
	← 2024–25 2026–27 →

Eastern Counties Football League
Division One North
Season	2025–26
	← 2024–25 2026–27 →

Eastern Counties Football League
Premier Division
Season	2025–26
	← 2024–25 2026–27 →

The 2025–26 Eastern Counties Football League is the 83rd season 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 constitution was announced on 15 May 2025.^[1]

Premier Division

The Premier Division featured 16 teams from the previous season, along with two clubs:

Haverhill Rovers, promoted from Division One North
Ipswich Wanderers, relegated from the Isthmian League

Premier Division table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Mulbarton Wanderers	23	19	1	3	65	11	+54	58	Promotion to the Isthmian League North Division
2	Soham Town Rangers	26	17	0	9	54	33	+21	51	Qualification for the play-offs
3	Ely City	25	15	4	6	59	30	+29	49
4	Thetford Town	25	14	5	6	48	31	+17	47
5	Haverhill Rovers	22	13	4	5	52	30	+22	43
6	Fakenham Town	22	13	3	6	45	25	+20	42
7	Great Yarmouth Town	22	13	3	6	39	23	+16	42
8	Ipswich Wanderers	25	11	4	10	32	33	−1	37
9	Walsham-le-Willows	22	9	6	7	39	27	+12	33
10	Harleston Town	24	9	6	9	32	35	−3	33
11	Kirkley & Pakefield	25	10	2	13	39	46	−7	32
12	Stowmarket Town	26	9	3	14	40	59	−19	30
13	Woodbridge Town	23	9	2	12	39	55	−16	29
14	Dereham Town	25	8	4	13	37	39	−2	28
15	Heacham	22	4	3	15	26	60	−34	15
16	Hadleigh United	23	4	3	16	22	60	−38	15
17	Lakenheath	22	3	5	14	25	46	−21	14	Relegation to Step 6
18	Cornard United	26	3	4	19	22	72	−50	13	Relegation to Step 6

Updated to match(es) played on 14 February 2026. 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^[2]

Results table

Home \ Away	COR	DER	ELY	FAK	GYT	HAD	HAR	HVR	HEA	IPS	K&P	LAK	MUL	STR	STW	THE	WLW	WOO
Cornard United	—	1–1						1–2	2–0
Dereham Town		—			3–0			0–2						2–1
Ely City			—				2–0			0–2							1–1
Fakenham Town				—									1–0		7–2
Great Yarmouth Town					—							0–0		1–0	0–2	1–0	3–2
Hadleigh United			1–2	1–5		—			0–0	4–2
Harleston Town		1–1					—		3–2		1–1
Haverhill Rovers			1–2					—				1–0	1–3
Heacham				0–3					—							2–6
Ipswich Wanderers	3–2						1–0			—						2–0
Kirkley & Pakefield	4–3										—		1–3					2–0
Lakenheath		4–2										—		1–2	2–3
Mulbarton Wanderers													—
Soham Town Rangers				3–0							4–2			—
Stowmarket Town												2–1			—			3–1
Thetford Town		0–0				3–1	1–0									—
Walsham-le-Willows						2–0					3–1						—
Woodbridge Town													0–5			0–3	1–1	—

Updated to match(es) played on 6 September 2025. Source: The FA Full-Time
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Stadia and locations

2025–26 Eastern Counties Football League is located in East of England

Locations of the Premier Division clubs

Team	Location	Stadium	Capacity
Cornard United	Sudbury (Little Cornard)	Blackhouse Lane
Dereham Town	Dereham	Aldiss Park	3,000
Ely City	Ely	Unwin Sports Ground	1,500
Fakenham Town	Fakenham	Clipbush Park	2,000
Great Yarmouth Town	Great Yarmouth	Wellesley Recreation Ground	3,600
Hadleigh United	Hadleigh	Millfield	3,000
Harleston Town	Harleston	Wilderness Lane
Haverhill Rovers	Haverhill	New Croft	3,000
Heacham	Heacham	Station Road
Ipswich Wanderers	Ipswich	Humber Doucy Lane	550
Kirkley & Pakefield	Lowestoft	Walmer Road	2,000
Lakenheath	Lakenheath	The Nest
Mulbarton Wanderers	Mulbarton	Mulberry Park
Soham Town Rangers	Soham	Julius Martin Lane	2,000
Stowmarket Town	Stowmarket	Greens Meadow	1,000
Thetford Town	Thetford	Mundford Road	1,500
Walsham-le-Willows	Walsham le Willows	Summer Road	1,000
Woodbridge Town	Martlesham	Notcutts Park	3,000

Division One North

Division One North featured 15 clubs which competed in the previous season, along with five new clubs.

FC Clacton, relegated from the Essex Senior Football League
Halesworth Town, promoted from the Suffolk & Ipswich Football League
Kings Park Rangers, promoted from the Essex & Suffolk Border Football League
Long Melford, relegated from the Premier Division
Wroxham reserves, promoted from the Anglian Combination

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Holland	27	21	4	2	84	31	+53	67	Promotion to the Premier Division
2	Framlingham Town	26	18	6	2	61	22	+39	60	Qualification for the play-offs
3	Kings Park Rangers	22	18	2	2	47	16	+31	56
4	FC Peterborough	26	16	4	6	62	34	+28	52
5	Wroxham reserves	23	13	4	6	51	32	+19	43
6	Stanway Pegasus	25	12	4	9	54	38	+16	40
7	Haverhill Borough	26	12	4	10	49	39	+10	40
8	Dussindale & Hellesdon Rovers	26	12	3	11	46	45	+1	39
9	Whittlesey Athletic	27	10	4	13	47	47	0	34
10	FC Clacton	27	10	4	13	49	57	−8	34
11	Holbeach United	27	9	7	11	41	63	−22	34
12	Long Melford	26	9	6	11	42	56	−14	33
13	Halesworth Town	22	8	7	7	36	32	+4	31
14	FC Parson Drove	23	9	3	11	36	49	−13	30
15	Gorleston reserves	28	8	5	15	48	54	−6	29
16	AFC Sudbury reserves	28	9	2	17	43	74	−31	29
17	Diss Town	27	7	4	16	35	59	−24	25
18	Needham Market reserves	26	7	2	17	47	56	−9	23	Possible relegation to a feeder league
19	Wivenhoe Town	26	5	3	18	28	65	−37	18
20	Leiston under 23s	24	2	4	18	23	60	−37	10

Updated to match(es) played on 17 February 2026. 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^[2]

Results table

Home \ Away	SUD	DIS	DHR	CLA	FPD	PET	FRA	GOR	HAL	HVB	HLB	HLD	KPR	LEI	LNM	NHM	STP	WHI	WIV	WRO
AFC Sudbury reserves	—	3–0						1–2										4–0
Diss Town		—	2–0	2–1						2–1		0–4
Dussindale & Hellesdon Rovers			—								7–1				5–1				6–2	1–0
FC Clacton	2–1			—		1–3													6–1
FC Parson Drove				1–0	—		0–1				2–0			2–1
FC Peterborough						—							0–1		3–0		1–0	2–0
Framlingham Town		3–1					—		1–1								2–0
Gorleston reserves					1–2			—		1–2									2–0
Halesworth Town	0–2					1–2			—										1–0
Haverhill Borough							0–1		2–2	—					6–2					0–0
Holbeach United				2–2		0–5					—			3–2		3–2
Holland									3–2			—			1–1			4–3
Kings Park Rangers					0–0			3–1		1–0			—			2–1
Leiston under 23s	2–1			2–2			0–6	1–2						—			3–4
Long Melford		2–1									3–2				—		1–4
Needham Market reserves			2–1	0–2		2–2			1–2					0–2		—	5–2
Stanway Pegasus			0–0								2–0						—		5–0
Whittlesey Athletic					3–1				0–2		5–0			2–1	1–2			—
Wivenhoe Town	4–3	1–0					0–0					1–2							—
Wroxham reserves	2–1				4–1			4–2				1–2	1–2							—

Updated to match(es) played on 6 September 2025. Source: The FA Full-Time
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Stadia and locations

Sudbury res

Diss Town

Dussindale & Hellesdon Rovers & Gorleston res

Leiston u23s

Needham Market res

Wroxham res

Locations of Division One North clubs

Team	Location	Stadium	Capacity
AFC Sudbury reserves	Sudbury	King's Marsh	2,500
Diss Town	Diss	Brewers Green Lane	2,500
Dussindale & Hellesdon Rovers	Horsford	The Nest	1,000
FC Clacton	Clacton-on-Sea	Rush Green Bowl	3,000
FC Parson Drove	Parson Drove	Main Road
FC Peterborough	Peterborough	The Focus Centre
Framlingham Town	Framlingham	Badingham Road
Gorleston reserves	Gorleston-on-Sea	The Nest (groundshare with Dussindale & Hellesdon Rovers)	1,000
Halesworth Town	Halesworth	Dairy Hill
Haverhill Borough	Haverhill	New Croft (groundshare with Haverhill Rovers)	3,000
Holbeach United	Holbeach	Carters Park	4,000
Holland	Clacton-on-Sea (Holland-on-Sea)	Dulwich Road
Kings Park Rangers	Sudbury (Little Cornard)	Blackhouse Lane (groundshare with Cornard United)
Leiston under 23s	Leiston	Victory Road	2,500
Long Melford	Long Melford	Stoneylands
Needham Market reserves	Needham Market	Bloomfields	4,000
Stanway Pegasus	Stanway	West Street (groundshare with Coggeshall Town)	2,000
Whittlesey Athletic	Whittlesey	Feldale Field
Wivenhoe Town	Wivenhoe	Broad Lane	2,876
Wroxham reserves	Wroxham	Trafford Park	2,500

Division One South

Division One South featured 17 clubs which competed in the division last season, with four new clubs:

Clapton Community, transferred from the Southern Counties East Football League Division One
FC Romania, relegated from the Spartan South Midlands Football League Premier Division
Lymore Gardens, promoted from the Essex Alliance Football League
Stansted, relegated from the Essex Senior Football League

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Hutton	31	20	8	3	84	39	+45	68	Promotion to Step 5
2	Clapton Community	30	21	3	6	78	37	+41	66	Qualification for the play-offs
3	Newbury Forest	31	18	8	5	88	43	+45	62
4	Coggeshall Town	25	15	7	3	56	28	+28	52
5	Rayleigh Town	28	15	6	7	78	37	+41	51
6	Stansted	30	13	11	6	62	37	+25	50
7	Lymore Gardens	25	15	3	7	54	37	+17	48
8	Brimsdown	28	12	9	7	63	50	+13	45
9	Burnham Ramblers	29	13	4	12	65	60	+5	43
10	Hoddesdon Town	26	10	5	11	41	50	−9	35
11	Cannons Wood	31	10	5	16	62	78	−16	35
12	NW London	31	10	5	16	61	82	−21	35
13	Southend Manor	28	10	3	15	42	70	−28	33
14	Basildon Town	25	9	5	11	44	46	−2	32
15	FC Romania	29	9	5	15	52	64	−12	32
16	AS London	29	9	5	15	34	54	−20	32
17	FC Baresi	31	8	6	17	50	72	−22	30
18	May & Baker	30	7	6	17	53	82	−29	27
19	Dunmow Town	27	5	7	15	35	66	−31	22	Possible relegation to a feeder league
20	Barkingside	29	5	6	18	23	64	−41	21
21	Enfield Borough	21	4	1	16	31	60	−29	13

Updated to match(es) played on 16 February 2026. 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^[2]

Results table

Home \ Away	ASL	BRK	BAS	BRM	BUR	CNW	CLA	COG	DUN	EFB	BSI	ROM	HOD	HUT	LYG	M&B	NBF	NWL	RAY	SEM	STA
AS London	—	0–0		1–3		3–1				0–2	0–3	1–2	4–0	1–1	2–1	0–4	1–1		0–7		1–1
Barkingside		—				2–2	0–4	1–4	0–0	1–0	1–3	1–3			0–4		0–1	1–3	1–2	1–0	0–2
Basildon Town	3–2		—	1–2	0–2		0–1	1–4		5–2	1–1			3–0	1–2			3–1	1–1	7–1
Brimsdown	5–1	3–0	3–1	—		2–5	2–3	1–1	0–0		2–1	2–0	1–2		3–2					5–2
Burnham Ramblers	0–2	2–4	4–1	2–2	—	3–4			1–3		0–2		1–2			3–1	1–1	3–0			2–1
Cannons Wood		0–0		2–1	1–3	—	4–1		0–4	2–5				0–6	3–1	5–2	3–1	4–0		2–3	0–2
Clapton Community	1–2		1–2	0–2	2–3		—	2–1	5–0		2–2		4–1	2–2	3–0		2–2	3–2	4–2	2–1
Coggeshall Town	1–0	4–0	2–2	1–1		3–1	1–2	—		2–0		2–0					3–3			3–0
Dunmow Town					4–2			1–4	—		0–2	3–2	0–2		0–1	5–1					1–1
Enfield Borough				3–3						—	4–2			2–3			0–6			0–4
FC Baresi		1–2		2–2	3–6	3–4		2–2	2–1		—	0–5	1–1	2–3		2–1	1–2	5–2	1–6		2–3
FC Romania	1–0	3–3	2–1	3–4	2–0	4–4	0–3	0–3		3–2		—		1–3		6–3	0–6	2–2	2–2
Hoddesdon Town		2–0	3–1		1–2				0–0	2–1			—	2–2		5–1		2–3			1–1
Hutton	3–2	2–2	5–1		1–0	2–1	0–3	1–0	6–0	4–1	6–0		2–0	—				1–2	1–0	3–0
Lymore Gardens	1–0		0–1	4–2		4–0			2–0			2–1	5–1	3–3	—	5–2		3–2	2–1		4–1
May & Baker			3–2	0–4	1–7	1–0	0–3	2–3	1–1	2–3		5–3	3–0	2–2	2–2	—			1–1	2–3	1–1
Newbury Forest	3–0	2–1		4–4			4–2		5–0	5–0	3–0	2–1	2–1	2–4	1–2	2–0	—		1–2		2–4
NW London	0–1	3–0			2–4			1–2	4–4	4–1	3–2	1–1	1–2	3–4		2–2	1–4	—	2–2	4–2	0–1
Rayleigh Town		4–0	1–2	2–1	1–2	5–0		2–2		1–0	3–0				4–1	2–4	3–4	4–1	—	5–0	2–2
Southend Manor	1–3			3–0	3–3	2–2			3–0		3–2	1–4	2–1		0–1	3–2	0–5	3–2		—	0–3
Stansted			2–2		2–2	2–2	3–2	0–1	2–0	2–1	1–1	1–0		1–3		1–2		11–0		4–1	—

Updated to match(es) played on 17 January 2026. Source: The FA Full-Time
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Stadia and locations

AS London

Barkingside

Basildon Town

Brimsdown

Burnham Ramblers

Cannons Wood

Clapton Community

Coggeshall Town

Dunmow Town & Hoddesdon Town

Enfield Borough

FC Baresi

FC Romania

Hutton

May & Baker

Lymore Gardens & Newbury Forest

NW London

Rayleigh Town

Southend Manor

Stansted

Locations of Division One South clubs

2025–26 Eastern Counties Football League is located in Greater London

Lymore Gardens F.C. & Newbury Forest

Greater London Division One South football clubs

Team	Location	Stadium	Capacity
AS London	London (Wood Green)	New River Stadium	5,000
Barkingside	Ilford (Barkingside)	Cricklefield Stadium (groundshare with Ilford)	3,500
Basildon Town	Basildon	Gardiners Close (groundshare with Basildon United)	2,000
Brimsdown	London (Brimsdown)	Wormley Playing Fields (groundshare with Wormley Rovers)	500
Burnham Ramblers	Burnham-on-Crouch	Leslie Fields	2,000
Cannons Wood	Harlow	Parkside Stadium (groundshare with Aveley)	3,500
Clapton Community	London (Forest Gate)	The Old Spotted Dog Ground	2,000
Coggeshall Town	Coggeshall	West Street	2,000
Dunmow Town	Great Dunmow	Lowfield (groundshare with Hoddesdon Town)	3,000
Enfield Borough	Enfield	The Maurice Rebak Stadium (groundshare with Wingate & Finchley)	1,500
FC Baresi	London	Wodson Park (groundshare with Ware)	3,300
FC Romania	Cheshunt	Theobalds Lane (groundshare with Cheshunt)	3,000
Hoddesdon Town	Hoddesdon	Lowfield	3,000
Hutton	Hutton	New Lodge (groundshare with Billericay Town)	3,500
Lymore Gardens	London (Waltham Forest)	Oakside Stadium (groundshare with Redbridge)	3,000
May & Baker	Dagenham	Parsloes Park	1,500
Newbury Forest	Ilford (Barkingside)	Oakside Stadium (groundshare with Redbridge)	3,000
NW London	London (Tottenham)	Coles Park (groundshare with Haringey Borough)	2,500
Rayleigh Town	Rayleigh	Thames Road (groundshare with Concord Rangers)	3,300
Southend Manor	Southend-on-Sea	Southchurch Park	2,000
Stansted	Stansted Mountfitchet	Hargrave Park	2,000

References

^ "The FA releases National League System club allocations for Steps 1-6 in 2024-25 term". www.thefa.com. 17 May 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c "The FA Handbook 2022/2023 Part 29 Standardised Rules Section 12.2". The FA.

[1] "The FA releases National League System club allocations for Steps 1-6 in 2024-25 term". www.thefa.com. 17 May 2024.

[Steps_1_to_6_League_Tables-2] "The FA Handbook 2022/2023 Part 29 Standardised Rules Section 12.2". The FA.

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