1981–82 Essex Senior Football League
The 1981–82 season was the eleventh in the history of Essex Senior Football League, a football competition in England.[1]
The league featured 17 clubs which competed in the league last season, no new clubs joined the league this season.
Heybridge Swifts were champions, winning their first Essex Senior League title.
League table
Football league season
| Season | 1981–82 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Heybridge Swifts |
| Matches played | 272 |
| Goals scored | 758 (2.79 per match) |
← 1980–81 1982–83 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heybridge Swifts | 32 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 74 | 21 | +53 | 56 |
| 2 | Wivenhoe Town | 32 | 20 | 4 | 8 | 66 | 35 | +31 | 44 |
| 3 | Brentwood | 32 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 61 | 32 | +29 | 43 |
| 4 | Bowers United | 32 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 56 | 33 | +23 | 40 |
| 5 | Witham Town | 32 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 49 | 27 | +22 | 38 |
| 6 | Canvey Island | 32 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 42 | 38 | +4 | 37 |
| 7 | Sawbridgeworth Town | 32 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 55 | 35 | +20 | 36 |
| 8 | Stansted | 32 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 42 | 41 | +1 | 33 |
| 9 | Brightlingsea United | 32 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 34 | 44 | −10 | 33 |
| 10 | Halstead Town | 32 | 13 | 4 | 15 | 52 | 49 | +3 | 30 |
| 11 | Chelmsford City reserves | 32 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 36 | 53 | −17 | 26 |
| 12 | Coggeshall Town | 32 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 39 | 57 | −18 | 26 |
| 13 | Ford United | 32 | 11 | 3 | 18 | 36 | 70 | −34 | 25 |
| 14 | East Thurrock United | 32 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 25 | 47 | −22 | 22 |
| 15 | Maldon Town | 32 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 36 | 59 | −23 | 21 |
| 16 | Eton Manor | 32 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 26 | 60 | −34 | 20[a] |
| 17 | East Ham United | 32 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 57 | −28 | 13 |
Source: fchd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
- ^ Eton Manor were deducted one point.
References
- ^ "Essex Senior Football League 1971–1992". Non League Matters.
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