The 2022–23 season was the 52nd in the history of the Essex Senior Football League, a football competition in England.

The proposed constitution for this season was published on 15 May 2022,[1] based on allocations for Steps 5 and 6 announced by the FA three days earlier, and was subject to appeals.

The league featured 16 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with four new clubs.

Enfield were champions, winning second Essex Senior League title and were promoted to the Isthmian League for the first time as a reformed club. Runners-up Redbridge won interstep playoff and also were promoted after seven seasons in the Essex Senior League.

League table

Essex Senior
Football League
Season2022–23
ChampionsEnfield
PromotedEnfield
Redbridge
RelegatedClapton
Southend Manor
Matches played380
Goals scored1,309 (3.44 per match)
Top goalscorerHassan Nalbant (29 goals)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Enfield 38 30 2 6 114 36 +78 92 Promoted to the Isthmian League
2 Redbridge 38 27 6 5 82 33 +49 87 Qualified for an inter-step play-off, then promoted to the Isthmian League
3 Woodford Town 38 23 7 8 86 48 +38 76
4 FC Clacton 38 23 4 11 76 59 +17 73
5 Takeley 38 21 4 13 78 48 +30 67
6 Athletic Newham 38 19 9 10 75 47 +28 66
7 Barking 38 19 8 11 79 62 +17 65
8 Stansted 38 17 9 12 65 47 +18 60 Transferred to the Spartan South Midlands League
9 Saffron Walden Town 38 19 4 15 78 65 +13 61
10 West Essex 38 18 5 15 70 48 +22 59
11 Stanway Rovers 38 16 4 18 60 61 1 52
12 Little Oakley 38 15 7 16 57 66 9 52
13 White Ensign 38 14 7 17 60 83 23 49
14 Romford 38 14 5 19 72 69 +3 47
15 Halstead Town 38 11 7 20 54 72 18 40
16 Ilford 38 12 4 22 51 76 25 40
17 Buckhurst Hill 38 11 6 21 61 70 9 39
18 Sawbridgeworth Town 38 7 8 23 36 83 47 29 Transferred to the Spartan South Midlands League
19 Clapton 38 5 4 29 34 114 80 19 Relegated to the Eastern Counties League
20 Southend Manor 38 2 4 32 21 122 101 7[lower-alpha 1]
Source: Essex Senior League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of matches won; 5) Head-to-head results[2]
Notes:
  1. Southend Manor were deducted three points for fielding an ineligible player.

Inter-step play-off

29 April 2023 Haywards Heath Town2–3 Redbridge Haywards Heath
15:00
  • Pingling 13'
  • Laing 33' (pen.)
  • Cobblah 49', 71'
  • Ogunwomoju 81'
Stadium: Hanbury Park
Attendance: 631

Stadia and locations

2022–23 Essex Senior Football League is located in East of England
Barking & Romford
Barking & Romford
Buckhurst Hill
Buckhurst Hill
Athletic Newham & Clapton
Athletic Newham & Clapton
Ilford
Ilford
Redbridge
Redbridge
West Essex
West Essex
Woodford Town
Woodford Town
Locations of the Essex Senior League clubs
Club Location Stadium Capacity
Athletic NewhamPlaistowTerence McMillan Stadium2,000
Clapton
BarkingBarkingMayesbrook Park2,500
Romford
Buckhurst HillBuckhurst HillRoding Lane
EnfieldBishop's StortfordWoodside Park (groundshare with Bishop's Stortford)4,525 (525 seated)
FC ClactonClacton-on-SeaAustin Arena3,000 (200 seated)
Halstead TownHalsteadRosemary Lane
IlfordIlfordCricklefield Stadium3,500 (216 seated)
Little OakleyLittle OakleyMemorial Ground
RedbridgeBarkingsideOakside Stadium3,000 (316 seated)
Saffron Walden TownSaffron WaldenCatons Lane2,000
Sawbridgeworth TownSawbridgeworthCrofters End2,500 (175 seated)
Southend ManorSouthend-on-SeaSouthchurch Park2,000 (500 seated)
StanstedStansted MountfitchetHargrave Park2,000 (200 seated)
Stanway RoversStanwayHawthorns1,500 (100 seated)
TakeleyTakeleyStation Road2,000
West EssexWalthamstowWadham Lodge3,500
White EnsignGreat WakeringBurroughs Park (groundshare with Great Wakering Rovers)3,000 (250 seated)
Woodford TownWoodfordAshton Playing Fields

References

  1. "FA Announce ESL Constitution for 2022/23". Essex Senior Football League. 15 May 2022.
  2. "The FA Handbook 2022/2023 Part 29 Standardised Rules Section 12.2". The FA.
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