1980–81 Eastern Counties Football League

The 1980–81 season was the third under this name and the 39th in the history of Eastern Counties Football League a football competition in England.[1]

The league featured 22 clubs which competed in the league last season, no new clubs joined the league this season. Gorleston won the league for the second season in a row, winning their fourth Eastern Counties Football League title.

League table

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Town & Country League
Season1980–81
ChampionsGorleston
Matches played462
Goals scored1,458 (3.16 per match)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Gorleston 42 32 7 3 98 33 +65 71
2 Sudbury Town 42 28 8 6 99 37 +62 64
3 Tiptree United 42 23 10 9 81 52 +29 56
4 Ely City 42 21 13 8 100 48 +52 55
5 Great Yarmouth Town 42 22 9 11 95 59 +36 53
6 March Town United 42 20 12 10 63 47 +16 52
7 Saffron Walden Town 42 17 14 11 70 56 +14 48
8 Lowestoft Town 42 15 15 12 69 60 +9 45
9 Bury Town 42 16 11 15 66 62 +4 43
10 Newmarket Town 42 17 8 17 64 76 −12 42
11 Wisbech Town 42 16 9 17 73 74 −1 41
12 Stowmarket 42 14 11 17 63 79 −16 39
13 Colchester United reserves 42 15 8 19 85 72 +13 38
14 Brantham Athletic 42 12 14 16 61 61 0 38
15 Clacton Town 42 13 12 17 50 60 −10 38
16 Felixstowe Town 42 13 8 21 56 81 −25 34
17 Braintree & Crittall Athletic 42 12 10 20 43 74 −31 34
18 Soham Town Rangers 42 8 17 17 38 68 −30 33
19 Thetford Town 42 10 11 21 54 91 −37 31
20 Haverhill Rovers 42 9 12 21 44 55 −11 30
21 Chatteris Town 42 7 7 28 50 117 −67 21
22 Histon 42 3 12 27 36 96 −60 18
Source: fchd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

References

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  1. ^ "Eastern Counties League 1975–1997". Non League Matters.
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