1978–79 Essex Senior Football League

The 1978–79 Essex Senior Football League season was the eighth in the history of Essex Senior Football League, a football competition in England.[1]

Clubs
Essex Senior
Football League
Season1978–79
ChampionsBasildon United
Matches played272
Goals scored842 (3.1 per match)

The league featured 16 clubs which competed in the league last season, along with one new club:

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Basildon United 32 26 5 1 86 14 +72 57
2 Canvey Island 32 22 8 2 73 21 +52 52
3 Eton Manor 32 19 6 7 68 37 +31 44
4 Heybridge Swifts 32 17 9 6 50 32 +18 43
5 Brentwood 32 15 9 8 64 49 +15 39
6 East Ham United 32 16 6 10 57 42 +15 38
7 Witham Town 32 14 7 11 47 43 +4 35
8 Tiptree United 32 11 11 10 42 32 +10 33 Transferred to the Eastern Counties League
9 Brightlingsea United 32 12 9 11 53 51 +2 33
10 Bowers United 32 12 8 12 41 47 −6 32
11 Chelmsford City reserves 32 11 6 15 41 47 −6 28 Resigned from the league
12 Maldon Town 32 7 14 11 43 60 −17 28
13 Woodford Town 32 10 7 15 46 62 −16 27 Transferred to the Athenian League
14 Ford United 32 4 9 19 28 47 −19 17
15 Stansted 32 7 2 23 34 72 −38 16
16 Coggeshall Town 32 2 10 20 40 82 −42 14
17 Sawbridgeworth Town 32 3 2 27 29 104 −75 8
Source: fchd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

References
  1. "Essex Senior Football League 1971–1992". Non League Matters.
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