The 1989–90 season was the 48th in the history of Eastern Counties Football League a football competition in England.[1]
Sudbury Town were champions for the second time in a row, winning their seventh Eastern Counties Football League title and were promoted to the Southern Football League for the first time in their history.
Premier Division
The Premier Division featured 19 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 or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sudbury Town | 40 | 28 | 4 | 8 | 130 | 52 | +78 | 88 | Promoted to the Southern Football League |
2 | Thetford Town | 40 | 23 | 7 | 10 | 86 | 56 | +30 | 76 | |
3 | Braintree Town | 40 | 22 | 9 | 9 | 94 | 49 | +45 | 75 | |
4 | Harwich & Parkeston | 40 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 77 | 42 | +35 | 73 | |
5 | Gorleston | 40 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 61 | 46 | +15 | 69 | |
6 | Great Yarmouth Town | 40 | 19 | 10 | 11 | 80 | 62 | +18 | 67 | |
7 | Histon | 40 | 19 | 8 | 13 | 85 | 60 | +25 | 65 | |
8 | Brantham Athletic | 40 | 19 | 8 | 13 | 78 | 63 | +15 | 65 | |
9 | March Town United | 40 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 68 | 58 | +10 | 65 | |
10 | Wisbech Town | 40 | 18 | 9 | 13 | 73 | 46 | +27 | 63 | |
11 | Stowmarket Town | 40 | 17 | 9 | 14 | 54 | 51 | +3 | 60 | |
12 | Wroxham | 40 | 16 | 9 | 15 | 71 | 76 | −5 | 57 | |
13 | Felixstowe Town | 40 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 59 | 61 | −2 | 51 | |
14 | Halstead Town | 40 | 14 | 7 | 19 | 82 | 99 | −17 | 49 | |
15 | Haverhill Rovers | 40 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 64 | 69 | −5 | 44 | |
16 | Watton United | 40 | 8 | 19 | 13 | 62 | 61 | +1 | 43 | |
17 | Newmarket Town | 40 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 42 | 54 | −12 | 43 | |
18 | Lowestoft Town | 40 | 11 | 8 | 21 | 65 | 77 | −12 | 41 | |
19 | Tiptree United | 40 | 9 | 10 | 21 | 46 | 68 | −22 | 37 | |
20 | Clacton Town | 40 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 48 | 89 | −41 | 29 | |
21 | Chatteris Town | 40 | 0 | 3 | 37 | 22 | 208 | −186 | 3 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Division One
Division One featured twelve clubs which competed in the division last season, along with five new clubs:
- Cornard United, joined from the Essex and Suffolk Border League
- Ely City, relegated from the Premier Division
- Norwich United, joined from the Anglian Combination
- Soham Town Rangers, relegated from the Premier Division
- Woodbridge Town, joined from the Suffolk and Ipswich League
Also, Loadwell Ipswich changed name to Ipswich Wanderers.
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Cornard United | 32 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 88 | 32 | +56 | 71 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
2 | Norwich United | 32 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 91 | 26 | +65 | 69 | |
3 | Soham Town Rangers | 32 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 58 | 28 | +30 | 68 | |
4 | Fakenham Town | 32 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 60 | 30 | +30 | 63 | |
5 | Ely City | 32 | 17 | 6 | 9 | 59 | 44 | +15 | 57 | |
6 | Diss Town | 32 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 63 | 37 | +26 | 55 | |
7 | King's Lynn reserves | 32 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 50 | 40 | +10 | 55 | |
8 | Downham Town | 32 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 64 | 46 | +18 | 52 | |
9 | Woodbridge Town | 32 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 53 | 43 | +10 | 43 | |
10 | Mildenhall Town | 32 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 48 | 55 | −7 | 43 | |
11 | Long Sutton Athletic | 32 | 11 | 4 | 17 | 43 | 49 | −6 | 37 | |
12 | Ipswich Wanderers | 32 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 53 | 72 | −19 | 35 | |
13 | Somersham Town | 32 | 9 | 3 | 20 | 36 | 67 | −31 | 30 | |
14 | Huntingdon United | 32 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 36 | 57 | −21 | 29 | |
15 | Coalite Yaxley | 32 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 29 | 66 | −37 | 27 | |
16 | Bury Town reserves | 32 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 36 | 82 | −46 | 22 | |
17 | Warboys Town | 32 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 20 | 113 | −93 | 11 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
References
- ^ "Eastern Counties League 1975–1997". Non League Matters.
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