2014–15 Eastern Counties Football League

The 2014–15 Eastern Counties Football League season (known as the 2014–15 Thurlow Nunn Eastern Counties Football League for sponsorship reasons) was the 73rd in the history of Eastern Counties Football League, a football competition in England.

Premier Division
Eastern Counties
Football League
Premier Division
Season2014–15
ChampionsNorwich United
RelegatedWivenhoe Town
Diss Town
Ely City
Matches played380
Goals scored1,276 (3.36 per match)

After the promotion of Brightlingsea Regent to the Isthmian League, the resignation of Cambridge Regional College and the relegation of Woodbridge Town to Division One at the end of the previous season, the Premier Division remained at 20 clubs, and featured three new clubs all promoted from Division One:[1]

The following four clubs applied for promotion to Step 4:[2] Godmanchester Rovers, Haverhill Rovers, Norwich United and Stanway Rovers. However, Norwich United, Godmanchester Rovers and Stanway Rovers all withdrew from the process, and with Haverhill Rovers outside the top three, it meant that no team would be promoted from the league for the first time since the 2007-08 season.[3][4][5]

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
1 Norwich United 38 33 2 3 103 24 +79 101
2 Godmanchester Rovers 38 24 3 11 89 37 +52 75
3 Stanway Rovers 38 21 11 6 82 40 +42 74
4 Kirkley & Pakefield 38 21 7 10 78 44 +34 70
5 Felixstowe & Walton United 38 19 10 9 71 50 +21 67
6 Newmarket Town 38 16 14 8 68 55 +13 62
7 Hadleigh United 38 17 9 12 71 61 +10 60
8 Brantham Athletic 38 17 4 17 71 66 +5 55
9 Ipswich Wanderers 38 14 11 13 77 61 +16 53
10 Mildenhall Town 38 16 4 18 62 62 0 52
11 Whitton United 38 14 9 15 72 69 +3 51
12 Gorleston 38 12 11 15 65 68 −3 47
13 Fakenham Town 38 12 9 17 43 61 −18 45
14 Thetford Town 38 11 9 18 53 76 −23 42
15 Walsham-le-Willows 38 12 4 22 57 74 −17 40
16 Clacton 38 12 4 22 56 76 −20 40
17 Haverhill Rovers 38 9 13 16 44 83 −39 40
18 Wivenhoe Town 38 8 13 17 40 60 −20 37 Relegated to Division One
19 Diss Town 38 6 8 24 32 103 −71 26
20 Ely City 38 5 7 26 42 106 −64 22
Source: fchd FA Full-time
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results
Home \ Away BRA DIS ELY FCC FAK FEL GOD GOR HAD HAV IPS KIR MIL NEW NOR STA THE WAL WHI WIV
Brantham Athletic 4–1 1–2 1–3 1–0 2–1 2–1 4–0 0–1 3–0 2–2 2–1 3–1 0–2 3–4 1–1 2–0 2–1 3–2 6–0
Diss Town 3–1 1–1 0–4 1–2 0–1 0–7 1–3 0–1 1–3 1–4 1–4 0–3 2–2 1–4 0–2 3–3 1–0 0–5 2–0
Ely City 0–3 1–2 1–4 0–2 2–0 1–0 2–1 0–3 2–2 0–7 2–4 0–2 1–2 0–5 1–1 1–3 0–2 1–4 1–2
Clacton 3–0 5–1 2–4 4–1 1–5 0–4 1–1 0–1 2–2 1–5 1–0 3–2 0–1 0–1 1–3 1–2 0–1 0–2 1–0
Fakenham Town 1–3 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–2 0–4 2–2 0–1 4–1 0–0 0–4 0–1 2–2 0–3 0–4 2–1 2–2 2–0 2–1
Felixstowe & Walton United 2–3 4–0 6–0 1–0 4–3 1–1 2–1 1–1 2–2 0–2 1–4 1–0 2–2 1–4 1–2 2–2 4–2 2–6 1–0
Godmanchester Rovers 2–1 4–2 0–0 11–3 0–1 0–1 5–1 4–1 3–0 5–1 4–0 3–0 1–0 0–3 1–2 3–2 0–3 1–0 3–0
Gorleston 4–1 0–0 2–0 1–1 3–4 1–2 2–1 3–0 4–1 4–2 0–2 3–2 1–1 3–1 2–3 1–1 1–4 1–2 1–1
Hadleigh United 2–1 8–0 3–3 6–0 0–2 0–2 2–3 0–1 4–0 0–4 3–3 0–2 2–2 0–1 1–1 0–2 4–3 3–2 2–1
Haverhill Rovers 4–2 0–1 3–1 0–4 1–0 1–1 1–0 2–2 0–2 1–8 0–5 2–1 0–5 1–2 0–6 0–0 2–0 2–2 2–1
Ipswich Wanderers 1–1 4–0 2–2 2–0 3–2 1–1 1–4 2–0 2–2 0–0 0–2 1–3 1–1 0–1 2–4 2–1 2–3 4–1 1–1
Kirkley & Pakefield 3–0 4–0 3–0 2–0 1–0 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–2 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–1 1–2 2–1 4–0 3–1 0–0 1–1
Mildenhall Town 5–1 2–2 4–3 1–0 2–0 0–4 0–1 2–0 0–0 1–1 5–1 2–4 0–2 0–4 0–1 1–2 3–0 3–3 5–1
Newmarket Town 3–2 1–1 4–2 2–0 1–1 2–2 0–2 4–2 3–3 4–2 2–2 2–0 0–2 1–4 2–2 2–1 2–0 2–1 0–0
Norwich United 1–2 4–0 7–0 3–1 0–0 1–0 2–1 4–2 5–0 3–0 2–1 1–1 2–1 2–1 2–1 4–0 2–0 4–0 4–0
Stanway Rovers 1–1 6–0 3–2 2–1 0–0 1–2 0–1 1–2 1–3 0–0 4–2 2–1 4–0 4–0 2–0 2–1 3–0 1–1 1–1
Thetford Town 0–4 1–1 2–1 1–4 3–0 1–3 3–0 3–3 0–4 2–4 1–0 2–1 1–2 3–3 0–2 2–5 2–1 1–1 1–1
Walsham-le-Willows 2–1 5–1 5–0 1–1 3–1 1–1 0–3 0–5 3–3 2–1 0–1 2–4 2–4 1–2 0–1 1–2 2–1 1–2 0–4
Whitton United 4–2 0–1 3–2 1–2 2–3 0–2 0–3 1–1 5–1 1–1 0–2 4–1 3–0 1–2 0–6 3–3 3–0 3–2 6–4
Wivenhoe Town 2–0 1–1 5–2 3–2 0–0 0–0 0–2 2–1 0–2 1–1 2–2 1–2 2–0 1–0 0–2 0–0 1–2 0–1 0–0
Source: FA Full-Time[6]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Stadia and Locations
Locations of the 2014–15 Eastern Counties Football League Premier Division teams
Team Stadium Capacity
Brantham AthleticBrantham Leisure Centre1,200
Diss TownBrewers Green Lane2,500
Ely CityUnwin Sports Ground1,500
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
Mildenhall TownRecreation Way2,000
Newmarket TownCricket Field Road2,750
Norwich UnitedPlantation Park3,000
Stanway RoversHawthorns1,500
Thetford TownMundford Road1,500
Walsham-le-WillowsSummer Road1,000
Whitton UnitedKing George V Playing Fields1,000
Wivenhoe TownBroad Lane2,876

Division One
Eastern Counties
Football League
Division One
Season2014–15
ChampionsLong Melford
PromotedLong Melford
Swaffham Town
Saffron Walden Town
Matches played342
Goals scored1,126 (3.29 per match)

After Whitton United, Fakenham Town and Ipswich Wanderers were promoted to the Premier Division at the end of the previous season, Division One remained at 19 clubs, and featured three new clubs:[1]

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Long Melford 36 27 5 4 101 33 +68 86 Promoted to the Premier Division
2 Swaffham Town 36 26 5 5 98 40 +58 83
3 Saffron Walden Town 36 23 9 4 61 31 +30 78
4 Great Yarmouth Town 36 23 7 6 68 34 +34 76
5 King's Lynn Town reserves 36 20 5 11 76 38 +38 65
6 Haverhill Borough 36 19 7 10 55 28 +27 64
7 Debenham LC 36 18 8 10 65 46 +19 62
8 March Town United 36 19 5 12 63 47 +16 62
9 Downham Town 36 15 9 12 63 55 +8 54
10 Halstead Town 36 15 9 12 60 52 +8 54
11 Stowmarket Town 36 12 7 17 66 72 −6 43
12 Team Bury 36 12 7 17 43 56 −13 43
13 Braintree Town reserves 36 11 6 19 54 78 −24 39
14 A.F.C. Sudbury reserves 36 10 6 20 55 72 −17 36
15 Dereham Town reserves 36 7 8 21 50 90 −40 29
16 Needham Market reserves 36 7 5 24 37 95 −58 26
17 Woodbridge Town 36 6 7 23 38 81 −43 25
18 Cornard United 36 5 5 26 44 84 −40 20
19 Leiston reserves 36 4 6 26 29 94 −65 18
Source: fchd FA Full-time
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results
Home \ Away AFS BRA COR DEB DER DOW GYT HAL HAV KLT LEI LOM MAR NEM SAF STO SWA TBU WOO
A.F.C. Sudbury Reserves 2–3 1–0 2–4 3–1 4–0 1–2 4–1 1–2 0–2 2–2 0–7 3–3 8–0 2–3 0–3 1–6 1–0 3–0
Braintree Town Reserves 1–0 4–2 3–1 4–2 1–1 0–2 1–3 2–0 0–5 0–1 0–3 2–1 2–0 0–1 0–3 2–3 2–1 3–3
Cornard United 2–0 0–2 0–2 2–2 0–3 1–4 0–2 0–3 2–6 2–4 0–1 0–1 1–3 1–2 2–2 2–0 0–1 4–2
Debenham LC 1–1 2–1 4–2 1–1 2–0 1–0 4–3 1–1 2–2 4–0 1–5 1–0 4–0 0–3 1–0 0–3 2–1 3–0
Dereham Town Reserves 1–3 3–3 1–1 0–2 3–2 1–4 1–0 1–5 1–1 5–2 1–4 2–1 0–2 0–2 2–3 1–4 3–1 2–2
Downham Town 3–1 2–2 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–4 5–1 1–0 1–0 4–0 2–1 0–1 4–0 0–2 4–2 2–2 2–0 4–0
Great Yarmouth Town 3–0 2–0 3–2 0–3 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–5 1–1 1–1 1–1 4–1 1–0 4–1 0–0 2–0 4–1
Halstead Town 1–1 2–1 1–1 1–1 7–1 6–0 0–3 1–0 2–1 1–0 2–0 0–2 2–0 2–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–3
Haverhill Borough 3–0 2–0 3–0 3–0 2–0 2–1 2–0 4–1 2–1 4–1 0–0 1–1 0–1 1–1 2–1 3–0 0–1 2–1
King's Lynn Town Reserves 2–2 6–2 3–0 1–0 0–0 2–1 0–2 0–0 2–1 5–1 2–3 3–1 2–0 0–2 2–0 3–1 0–1 3–2
Leiston Reserves 0–2 1–4 0–1 0–6 0–1 1–1 1–2 1–3 0–0 0–4 2–3 0–5 2–0 0–2 1–5 0–4 0–1 1–0
Long Melford 3–0 3–1 3–1 2–1 4–1 4–0 3–2 4–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 6–0 9–1 3–3 1–3 1–4 2–0 3–0
March Town United 2–1 3–1 3–2 5–1 2–1 2–2 2–0 0–2 3–1 1–0 4–1 0–4 4–1 0–1 2–0 1–2 3–1 0–2
Needham Market Reserves 3–1 2–0 5–5 0–0 3–3 0–1 0–4 1–3 0–2 1–3 1–1 1–3 2–1 0–2 4–5 0–2 1–4 0–2
Saffron Walden Town 2–0 2–2 1–0 2–1 2–0 1–0 1–1 2–1 0–1 3–1 4–1 0–0 0–1 2–2 2–1 0–3 2–2 1–1
Stowmarket Town 1–2 4–1 3–1 1–1 4–1 1–3 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–4 3–3 1–4 0–4 4–0 0–1 2–8 0–2 4–1
Swaffham Town 2–1 5–2 3–1 2–1 4–2 3–1 0–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 5–1 2–2 2–1 3–0 0–1 1–1 5–2 5–1
Team Bury 1–0 2–2 4–3 0–3 3–1 3–3 0–1 0–3 0–0 0–2 2–0 0–3 0–0 0–1 2–3 2–1 3–4 2–0
Woodbridge Town 2–2 3–0 0–3 0–3 1–3 1–1 0–2 1–3 1–2 0–3 2–0 0–3 1–2 2–1 1–3 2–2 0–3 0–0
Source: FA Full-Time[7]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Stadia and Locations
Locations of the 2014–15 Eastern Counties Football League Premier Division teams
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
Downham TownMemorial Field1,000
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
Long MelfordStoneylands
March Town UnitedThe GER Sports Ground
Needham Market reservesBloomfields4,000
Saffron Walden TownCatons Lane2,000
Stowmarket TownGreens Meadow1,000
Swaffham TownShoemakers Lane
Team BuryRam Meadow3,500
Woodbridge TownNotcutts Park3,000

References
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