2004–05 Eastern Counties Football League

The 2004–05 season was the 63rd in the history of Eastern Counties Football League a football competition in England.[1]

AFC Sudbury were champions, winning their fifth Eastern Counties Football League title in a row after the new club was formed in 1999.

Premier Division

[edit]
Eastern Counties
Football League
Premier Division
Season2004–05
ChampionsAFC Sudbury
RelegatedGorleston
Great Yarmouth Town
Stowmarket Town
Matches played462
Goals scored1,661 (3.6 per match)

The Premier Division featured 19 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with three new clubs, promoted from Division One:

League table

[edit]
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 AFC Sudbury 42 31 7 4 105 30 +75 100
2 Bury Town 42 27 9 6 83 43 +40 90
3 Halstead Town 42 24 10 8 83 53 +30 82
4 Lowestoft Town 42 24 8 10 94 57 +37 80
5 Wroxham 42 22 9 11 106 59 +47 75
6 Mildenhall Town 42 20 11 11 68 54 +14 71
7 Soham Town Rangers 42 20 10 12 88 58 +30 70
8 Clacton Town 42 19 13 10 79 61 +18 68[a]
9 Cambridge City reserves 42 19 8 15 78 75 +3 65
10 Leiston 42 16 9 17 66 74 −8 59[b]
11 Harwich & Parkeston 42 17 4 21 72 85 −13 55
12 Diss Town 42 15 8 19 77 71 +6 53
13 Newmarket Town 42 14 9 19 67 76 −9 51
14 Norwich United 42 12 11 19 50 63 −13 47
15 Dereham Town 42 12 10 20 69 89 −20 46
16 Wisbech Town 42 12 10 20 59 84 −25 46
17 Woodbridge Town 42 12 8 22 62 85 −23 44
18 King's Lynn reserves 42 13 5 24 58 92 −34 44
19 Histon reserves 42 13 7 22 61 82 −21 43[c]
20 Stowmarket Town 42 11 5 26 66 88 −22 38 Relegated to Division One
21 Gorleston 42 8 10 24 57 113 −56 34
22 Great Yarmouth Town 42 7 7 28 31 87 −56 28
Source: fchd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Clacton Town were deducted two points.
  2. ^ Leiston were awarded two points.
  3. ^ Histon reserves were deducted three points.

Division One

[edit]
Eastern Counties
Football League
Division One
Season2004–05
ChampionsIpswich Wanderers
PromotedIpswich Wanderers
Kirkley
Needham Market
Matches played380
Goals scored1,326 (3.49 per match)

Division One featured 16 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with four new clubs:

League table

[edit]
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Ipswich Wanderers 38 27 8 3 103 29 +74 89 Promoted to the Premier Division
2 Needham Market 38 26 7 5 103 50 +53 85
3 Kirkley 38 25 6 7 99 34 +65 81
4 Walsham-le-Willows 38 24 4 10 97 49 +48 76
5 Haverhill Rovers 38 22 10 6 77 41 +36 76
6 Stanway Rovers 38 23 4 11 89 57 +32 73
7 March Town United 38 21 8 9 74 54 +20 71
8 Tiptree United 38 19 6 13 75 70 +5 63
9 Ely City 38 17 2 19 72 66 +6 53
10 Fakenham Town 38 15 6 17 62 78 −16 51
11 Cornard United 38 15 5 18 43 62 −19 50
12 Swaffham Town 38 14 4 20 51 86 −35 46
13 Long Melford 38 13 6 19 62 68 −6 45
14 Whitton United 38 10 10 18 51 67 −16 40
15 Saffron Walden Town 38 10 6 22 55 83 −28 36
16 Hadleigh United 38 9 7 22 46 83 −37 34
17 Felixstowe & Walton United 38 9 6 23 46 74 −28 33
18 Downham Town 38 10 3 25 45 94 −49 33
19 Thetford Town 38 6 6 26 41 98 −57 24
20 Godmanchester Rovers 38 5 6 27 35 83 −48 21
Source: fchd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Eastern Counties League 1997–2011". Non League Matters.
[edit]
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2004–05_Eastern_Counties_Football_League&oldid=1218594802"