The 2016–17 season was the 74th in the history of the Eastern Counties Football League, a football competition in England.[1]
Mildenhall Town were champions, winning their first Eastern Counties Football League title and were promoted to the Isthmian League for the first time in their history.
| Competition: | Eastern Counties Football League Premier Division |
| Season: | 2016–17 |
| Winners: | Mildenhall Town |
| Promoted: | Mildenhall Town |
| Relegated: | Swaffham Town |
| Matches: | 420 |
| Total Goals: | 1430 |
| Prevseason: | 2015–16 |
| Nextseason: | 2017–18 |
The Premier Division featured 18 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with three new clubs, promoted from the Division One:
The following five clubs applied for promotion to Step 4:[2] Felixstowe & Walton United, Mildenhall Town, Newmarket Town, Stanway Rovers.
| Team | Stadium | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brantham Leisure Centre | 1,200 | ||
| The Rush Green Bowl | 3,000 | ||
| Unwin Sports Ground | 1,500 | ||
| Clipbush Park | 2,000 | ||
| Dellwood Avenue | 2,000 | ||
| Bearscroft Lane | 1,050 | ||
| Emerald Park | 3,000 | ||
| Wellesley Recreation Ground | 3,600 | ||
| Millfield | 3,000 | ||
| New Croft | 3,000 | ||
| Humber Doucy Lane | 1,000 | ||
| Walmer Road | 2,000 | ||
| Stoneylands | |||
| Recreation Way | 2,000 | ||
| Cricket Field Road | 2,750 | ||
| Catons Lane | 2,000 | ||
| Hawthorns | 1,500 | ||
| Shoemakers Lane | |||
| Mundford Road | 1,500 | ||
| Summer Road | 1,000 | ||
| Broad Lane | 2,876 |
| Competition: | Eastern Counties Football League Division One |
| Season: | 2016–17 |
| Winners: | Stowmarket Town |
| Promoted: | Coggeshall Town Haverhill Borough Stowmarket Town |
| Matches: | 420 |
| Total Goals: | 1596 |
| Prevseason: | 2015–16 |
| Nextseason: | 2017–18 |
Division One featured 16 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with five new clubs:
| Team | Stadium | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|
| AFC Sudbury reserves | King's Marsh | 2,500 | |
| Braintree Town reserves | 4,202 | ||
| West Street | |||
| Blackhouse Lane | 2,000 | ||
| Maitlands | 1,000 | ||
| Dereham Town reserves | Aldiss Park | 3,000 | |
| Brewers Green Lane | 2,500 | ||
| Memorial Field | 1,000 | ||
| Badingham Road | |||
| Rosemary Lane | 1,000 | ||
| New Croft (groundshare with Haverhill Rovers) | 3,000 | ||
| Rush Green Bowl (groundshare with FC Clacton) | 3,000 | ||
| King's Lynn Town reserves | The Walks | 5,733 | |
| Leiston reserves | Victory Road | 2,500 | |
| The GER Sports Ground | |||
| Needham Market reserves | Bloomfields | 4,000 | |
| Greens Meadow | 1,000 | ||
| Ram Meadow (groundshare with Bury Town) | 3,500 | ||
| King George V Playing Fields | 1,000 | ||
| Beechings Close | |||
| Notcutts Park | 3,000 |