1987–88 Essex Senior Football League
The 1987–88 season was the 17th 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:
- Coggeshall Town, joined from the Reserve division
- Woodford Town, resigned from the Southern Football League
Purfleet were champions, winning their first Essex Senior League title and were promoted to the Isthmian League.
League table
Football league season
Season | 1987–88 |
---|---|
Champions | Purfleet |
Promoted | Purfleet |
Matches played | 272 |
Goals scored | 925 (3.4 per match) |
← 1986–87 1988–89 → |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Purfleet | 32 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 76 | 24 | +52 | 73 | Promoted to the Isthmian League |
2 | Brentwood | 32 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 84 | 36 | +48 | 71 | |
3 | Halstead Town | 32 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 79 | 38 | +41 | 63 | Transferred to the Eastern Counties League |
4 | Woodford Town | 32 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 61 | 27 | +34 | 63 | |
5 | East Thurrock United | 32 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 73 | 39 | +34 | 58 | |
6 | Ford United | 32 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 45 | 42 | +3 | 52 | |
7 | Stansted | 32 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 58 | 45 | +13 | 51 | |
8 | Sawbridgeworth Town | 32 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 67 | 51 | +16 | 49 | |
9 | Eton Manor | 32 | 14 | 5 | 13 | 52 | 48 | +4 | 47 | |
10 | Canvey Island | 32 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 53 | 53 | 0 | 44 | |
11 | Brightlingsea United | 32 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 58 | 57 | +1 | 42 | |
12 | Chelmsford City reserves | 32 | 13 | 3 | 16 | 47 | 53 | −6 | 42 | |
13 | Burnham Ramblers | 32 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 52 | 60 | −8 | 35 | |
14 | Bowers United | 32 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 30 | 53 | −23 | 34 | |
15 | East Ham United | 32 | 9 | 4 | 19 | 44 | 80 | −36 | 31 | |
16 | Maldon Town | 32 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 24 | 98 | −74 | 7 | |
17 | Coggeshall Town | 32 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 22 | 121 | −99 | 7 |
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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