2012–13 Eastern Counties Football League

The 2012–13 Eastern Counties Football League season (known as the 2012–13 Thurlow Nunn Eastern Counties Football League for sponsorship reasons) was the 71st in the history of Eastern Counties Football League a football competition in England.

Dereham Town were crowned champions on 27 April 2013 after a 5–0 win over FC Clacton.[1]

Premier Division
Eastern Counties
Football League
Premier Division
Season2012–13
ChampionsDereham Town
PromotedDereham Town
Matches played380
Goals scored1,251 (3.29 per match)

The Premier Division featured 18 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with two new clubs, promoted from Division One:

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Dereham Town 38 28 3 7 85 35 +50 87 Promoted to the Isthmian League
2 Wisbech Town 38 25 8 5 85 40 +45 83 Transferred to the United Counties League
3 Gorleston 38 23 8 7 91 37 +54 77
4 Brantham Athletic 38 22 7 9 85 50 +35 73
5 Godmanchester Rovers 38 19 10 9 76 49 +27 67
6 Walsham-le-Willows 38 19 8 11 71 59 +12 65
7 Mildenhall Town 38 19 7 12 66 54 +12 64
8 Hadleigh United 38 18 7 13 67 52 +15 61
9 Stanway Rovers 38 17 10 11 49 39 +10 61
10 Haverhill Rovers 38 16 7 15 73 59 +14 55
11 Ely City 38 15 7 16 71 63 +8 52
12 Kirkley & Pakefield 38 13 13 12 57 68 −11 52
13 Norwich United 38 14 6 18 55 52 +3 48
14 Felixstowe & Walton United 38 13 6 19 54 69 −15 45
15 Woodbridge Town 38 11 8 19 52 72 −20 41
16 Cambridge Regional College 38 9 8 21 56 83 −27 35
17 Diss Town 38 7 10 21 43 82 −39 31
18 Wivenhoe Town 38 6 8 24 30 85 −55 26
19 Thetford Town 38 6 6 26 41 85 −44 24
20 Clacton 38 4 5 29 44 118 −74 17
Source: fchd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results
Home \ Away BRA CRC FCC DER DIS ELY FEL GOD GOR HAD HAV KIR MIL NOR STA THE WAL WIS WIV WOO
Brantham Athletic 4–0 7–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 0–3 5–0 1–1 1–3 3–2 1–1 5–1 2–1 0–1 6–3 4–3 2–1 1–1 4–1
Cambridge Regional College 2–4 0–3 0–2 1–4 2–2 3–2 1–1 0–2 2–0 3–4 1–2 1–1 0–5 1–3 4–0 1–3 1–2 2–0 4–1
Clacton 0–4 2–2 0–4 0–2 2–5 2–2 1–6 0–3 1–4 3–2 0–1 0–3 0–2 2–2 1–1 3–2 1–2 2–1 1–2
Dereham Town 3–0 4–0 5–0 4–1 3–2 2–1 1–0 2–1 2–1 1–0 4–1 1–4 0–1 2–0 4–2 5–0 2–3 3–0 1–0
Diss Town 1–4 2–5 3–2 1–1 2–2 0–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–2 2–4 1–4 2–0 2–1 0–2 2–6 0–0 0–1
Ely City 1–2 2–1 4–2 1–2 2–1 4–0 2–3 2–0 1–3 2–1 2–2 1–2 2–0 1–0 4–1 1–1 1–2 4–1 0–2
Felixstowe & Walton United 3–3 3–3 4–1 0–2 2–0 2–0 0–2 0–2 0–4 3–2 3–3 1–1 0–2 0–1 0–2 1–2 1–0 2–0 2–1
Godmanchester Rovers 1–0 2–3 6–0 2–1 3–0 3–2 3–2 0–0 2–2 3–2 3–1 4–0 0–2 1–2 2–3 2–0 0–2 9–0 1–1
Gorleston 0–2 6–1 10–2 2–0 5–1 8–1 4–1 1–2 1–0 3–2 1–1 1–1 5–1 3–0 2–0 0–0 2–3 1–1 5–2
Hadleigh United 0–1 2–1 2–1 4–1 2–1 2–0 0–1 1–3 2–0 1–0 2–3 0–1 2–1 1–1 4–2 0–2 4–1 0–0 1–1
Haverhill Rovers 1–2 2–1 2–1 1–2 2–2 2–0 3–1 5–1 0–3 2–2 5–0 1–3 2–2 0–2 4–4 1–2 0–3 3–1 3–0
Kirkley & Pakefield 0–2 3–0 2–2 0–3 1–1 0–4 1–1 2–2 0–3 4–3 0–2 0–3 2–0 2–0 3–0 2–3 1–3 3–1 2–1
Mildenhall Town 0–1 2–0 4–1 1–3 5–2 1–1 3–2 1–2 1–2 1–2 0–0 4–3 2–1 1–2 4–2 0–3 0–3 4–0 2–1
Norwich United 3–1 0–2 2–1 0–1 0–3 1–3 3–0 1–1 1–2 2–0 0–1 0–1 1–2 0–2 1–2 2–1 0–0 4–0 1–1
Stanway Rovers 1–0 1–1 2–1 2–2 1–1 2–1 3–0 0–1 2–2 0–1 0–0 1–2 2–0 3–2 4–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 3–1
Thetford Town 1–1 0–2 1–0 1–1 0–1 1–2 0–1 0–2 1–2 1–3 1–2 1–1 0–1 0–1 0–1 1–2 1–5 1–1 2–0
Walsham-le-Willows 1–4 3–2 4–3 0–3 2–0 2–0 1–0 1–1 2–4 4–2 1–5 0–0 1–1 2–2 1–1 3–0 1–3 7–0 3–0
Wisbech Town 4–2 2–2 3–1 0–1 6–0 1–0 2–0 0–0 0–2 3–1 2–2 3–3 1–0 2–2 3–1 4–1 1–1 3–1 3–1
Wivenhoe Town 0–3 0–0 2–0 1–4 3–0 0–6 3–6 2–0 1–0 2–4 1–3 0–0 0–1 2–1 0–1 0–1 1–3 0–1 3–0
Woodbridge Town 4–0 2–1 5–2 1–3 2–0 2–2 1–3 1–1 0–1 1–1 0–2 2–2 1–1 1–3 3–2 4–3 3–1 0–2 2–1
Source: Mitoo[7]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Division One
Eastern Counties
Football League
Division One
Season2012–13
ChampionsCambridge University Press
PromotedNewmarket Town
Brightlingsea Regent
Matches played306
Goals scored1,161 (3.79 per match)

Division One featured 14 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with four new clubs:

Newmarket Town achieved promotion to the Premier Division on the 13 April 2013.[8] Cambridge University Press also achieved enough points to secure promotion on April 13, 2013 but will not be promoted as they withdrew from the league on April 6, 2013.[9]

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Cambridge University Press 34 25 7 2 94 32 +62 82 Resigned to the Cambridgeshire County League
2 Newmarket Town 34 24 4 6 84 34 +50 76 Promoted to the Premier Division
3 Brightlingsea Regent 34 22 6 6 90 29 +61 72
4 Ipswich Wanderers 34 18 9 7 67 38 +29 63
5 Fakenham Town 34 19 6 9 62 37 +25 63
6 Saffron Walden Town 34 17 11 6 73 32 +41 62
7 Whitton United 34 17 6 11 87 46 +41 57
8 Braintree Town reserves 34 18 3 13 86 65 +21 57
9 Swaffham Town 34 17 3 14 76 55 +21 54
10 Great Yarmouth Town 34 15 7 12 70 64 +6 52
11 Halstead Town 34 15 4 15 70 63 +7 49
12 Team Bury 34 13 6 15 62 72 −10 45
13 Long Melford 34 8 8 18 46 81 −35 31[lower-alpha 1]
14 March Town United 34 8 5 21 38 84 −46 28[lower-alpha 2]
15 Debenham LC 34 8 3 23 57 91 −34 27
16 Downham Town 34 8 3 23 41 84 −43 27
17 Stowmarket Town 34 5 4 25 41 100 −59 19
18 Cornard United 34 1 1 32 17 154 −137 4
Source: fchd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. Long Melford were deducted one point.
  2. March Town United were deducted one point.

Results
Home \ Away BRA BRI CAM COR DEB DOW FAK GYT HAL IPS LOM MAR NEW SAF STO SWA TBU WHI
Braintree Town reserves 0–2 2–3 5–0 2–1 6–2 1–0 5–2 3–4 1–2 3–0 1–3 3–2 2–2 1–0 1–3 8–2 2–1
Brightlingsea Regent 2–3 1–0 3–0 6–2 2–2 1–1 1–2 5–1 4–2 3–1 1–2 2–0 1–1 4–0 2–1 2–1 2–0
Cambridge University Press 3–0 1–1 9–0 3–1 3–0 1–1 2–0 2–1 0–2 2–0 3–1 2–2 2–2 3–0 2–1 8–2 2–2
Cornard United 0–4 0–5 2–5 1–2 0–4 0–4 0–5 0–2 0–4 2–3 1–2 0–4 0–9 1–2 0–4 2–2 0–7
Debenham LC 2–6 0–4 0–4 14–0 1–4 1–2 6–4 2–1 1–1 4–0 2–2 1–2 0–2 1–1 1–0 1–2 1–3
Downham Town 4–2 1–1 0–1 3–1 4–1 0–4 2–1 0–2 1–2 1–3 2–3 1–3 1–1 3–2 0–2 0–4 0–3
Fakenham Town 3–2 2–1 0–0 4–0 1–2 2–0 1–1 0–3 1–1 5–0 3–0 0–2 1–3 2–0 2–1 3–0 1–0
Great Yarmouth Town 1–3 1–1 3–4 3–1 7–4 2–0 3–0 3–3 0–0 0–0 1–3 2–3 1–1 2–1 2–1 0–1 4–2
Halstead Town 2–3 0–2 0–1 7–0 3–0 4–1 2–1 2–3 0–2 6–0 3–0 3–4 1–0 2–1 1–1 1–3 0–5
Ipswich Wanderers 2–3 0–4 1–2 0–1 3–0 6–1 1–2 2–1 3–1 2–1 2–0 0–1 3–0 4–2 2–2 2–2 1–0
Long Melford 1–8 0–6 2–5 5–1 5–0 2–1 1–3 1–2 2–2 1–2 0–0 0–4 1–1 2–2 2–1 1–1 1–1
March Town United 1–1 1–6 1–2 2–1 2–0 1–2 1–2 1–2 0–3 0–4 0–3 0–1 2–3 1–0 1–6 0–6 3–3
Newmarket Town 1–1 0–1 0–2 4–0 4–2 1–0 4–4 5–1 3–0 1–1 1–0 3–0 0–1 7–0 4–0 4–1 2–0
Saffron Walden Town 3–0 1–0 1–1 6–1 1–0 3–0 0–1 0–1 4–0 1–1 2–1 4–1 1–2 6–0 3–1 4–0 0–0
Stowmarket Town 4–0 0–6 0–6 11–1 2–1 4–0 0–2 1–2 1–4 0–3 2–5 2–2 0–4 2–2 0–5 0–2 1–7
Swaffham Town 3–1 0–5 0–3 3–1 6–1 5–0 3–2 2–5 4–1 2–2 4–0 2–0 1–2 1–0 2–0 4–1 4–2
Team Bury 3–1 0–2 2–3 1–0 1–2 3–1 0–2 3–1 2–2 1–3 2–2 2–1 1–2 2–2 4–0 2–1 2–3
Whitton United 1–2 3–1 1–4 6–0 2–0 3–0 2–0 2–2 2–3 1–1 2–0 7–1 3–2 2–3 3–0 4–0 4–1
Source: Mitoo[10]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

References
  1. "Dereham Town crowned champions". EDP. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
  2. "National League System changes 2012-13 confirmed". The Onion Sack. 30 July 2012. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
  3. "Step 4 application form". TheFA.com. 22 October 2012.
  4. "Applications For Promotion - Step 5 To Step 4". The Official Website of The North West Counties Football League. 11 December 2012.
  5. "Step 4 applications received". TheFA.com. 6 December 2012.
  6. "Fenmen not going up but Spalding still could". Peterborough Telegraph. 30 April 2013. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
  7. "Thurlow Nunn League : Premier Division : Fixtures & Results Grid". Mitoo. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
  8. "PROMOTION CONFIRMED FOR NEWMARKET TOWN". Eastern Counties Football League. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
  9. "CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS TO WITHDRAW FROM LEAGUE". Eastern Counties Football League. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
  10. "Thurlow Nunn League : First Division : Fixtures & Results Grid". Mitoo. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
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