The 2019–20 season was the 77th season in the history of Eastern Counties Football League, a football competition in England. Teams are divided into three divisions, the Premier Division, Division One North and Division One South.[1]
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, this season's competition was formally abandoned on 26 March 2020, with all results from the season being expunged, and no promotion or relegation taking place to, from, or within the competition.[2] On 30 March 2020, sixty-six non-league clubs sent an open letter to the Football Association requesting that they reconsider their decision.[3] A legal appeal against the decision, funded by the Northern Premier League's South Shields, was dismissed later in June.[4]
| Competition: | Eastern Counties Football League Premier Division |
| Season: | 2019–20 |
| Matches: | 279 |
| Total Goals: | 1052 |
| Prevseason: | 2018–19 |
| Nextseason: | 2020–21 |
The Premier Division featured 17 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with three new clubs:
| Team | Stadium | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brantham Leisure Centre | 1,200 | ||
| Unwin Sports Ground | 1,500 | ||
| The Rush Green Bowl | 3,000 | ||
| Bearscroft Lane | 1,050 | ||
| Emerald Park | 3,000 | ||
| Millfield | 3,000 | ||
| New Croft | 3,000 | ||
| Walmer Road | 2,000 | ||
| Stoneylands | |||
| Recreation Way | 2,000 | ||
| Cricket Field Road | 2,750 | ||
| Plantation Park | 3,000 | ||
| Hawthorns | 1,500 | ||
| Greens Meadow | 1,000 | ||
| Shoemakers Lane | |||
| Mundford Road | 1,500 | ||
| Summer Road | 1,000 | ||
| King George V Playing Fields | 1,000 | ||
| Notcutts Park | 3,000 | ||
| Trafford Park | 2,000 |
| Competition: | Eastern Counties Football League Division One North |
| Season: | 2019–20 |
| Matches: | 278 |
| Total Goals: | 1100 |
| Prevseason: | 2018–19 |
| Nextseason: | 2020–21 |
Division One North featured 17 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with three new clubs:
| Team | Stadium | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|
| AFC Sudbury reserves | King's Marsh | 2,500 | |
| Blackhouse Lane | 2,000 | ||
| Maitlands | 1,000 | ||
| Brewers Green Lane | 2,500 | ||
| Memorial Field | 1,000 | ||
| Clipbush Park | 2,000 | ||
| Felixstowe & Walton United reserves | Dellwood Avenue | 2,000 | |
| Badingham Road | |||
| Wellesley Recreation Ground | 3,600 | ||
| New Croft (artificial, groundshare with Haverhill Rovers) | 3,000 | ||
| Humber Doucy Lane | 1,000 | ||
| King's Lynn Town reserves | The Walks | 5,733 | |
| The Nest | |||
| Leiston reserves | Victory Road | 2,500 | |
| The GER Sports Ground | |||
| The Common | |||
| Needham Market reserves | Bloomfields | 4,000 | |
| FDC Bowthorpe | |||
| Weybourne Road | |||
| Beechings Close |
| Competition: | Eastern Counties Football League Division One South |
| Season: | 2019–20 |
| Matches: | 221 |
| Total Goals: | 841 |
| Prevseason: | 2018–19 |
| Nextseason: | 2020–21 |
Division One South featured 17 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with three new clubs, relegated from the Essex Senior League:
| Team | Stadium | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cricklefield Stadium (groundshare with Ilford) | 3,500 | ||
| Park Lane (groundshare with Canvey Island) | 4,100 | ||
| Brightlingsea Regent reserves | North Road | 1,000 | |
| Leslie Fields | 2,000 | ||
| West Street (groundshare with Coggeshall Town) | |||
| Terence MacMillan Stadium (groundshare with Lopes Tavares) | |||
| Jack Carter Centre | |||
| Coles Park (groundshare with Haringey Borough) | |||
| Rosemary Lane | 1,000 | ||
| Royal Oak | |||
| Dulwich Road | |||
| Wadham Lodge | |||
| Memorial Ground | |||
| Terence MacMillan Stadium (groundshare with Fire United) | |||
| Gale Street (groundshare with Barking RFC) | 1,000 | ||
| Oakside (groundshare with Redbridge) | 3,000 | ||
| Basildon Sports Village | |||
| Broad Lane | 2,876 | ||
| Wormley Playing Fields |