The 2022–23 season was the 80th season in the history of the Eastern Counties Football League, a football competition in England. Teams are divided into three divisions, the Premier Division at Step 5, and the geographically separated Division One North and Division One South, both at Step 6 of the English football league system.
The allocations for Steps 5 and 6 this season were announced by the Football Association and published on the league's website on 13 May 2022,[1] subject to appeals.
Ipswich Wanderers were champions, winning their first Eastern Counties Football League title and were promoted to the Isthmian League for the first time in their history, while Thetford Town lost their inter-step play-off tie.
| Competition: | Eastern Counties Football League Premier Division |
| Season: | 2022–23 |
| Winners: | Ipswich Wanderers |
| Promoted: | Ipswich Wanderers |
| Relegated: | Haverhill Rovers Whitton United |
| Matches: | 380 |
| Total Goals: | 1304 |
| Prevseason: | 2021–22 |
| Nextseason: | 2023–24 |
The Premier Division featured 16 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with four new clubs:
| Team | Stadium | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brantham Leisure Centre | 1,200 | ||
| Unwin Sports Ground | 1,500 | ||
| Clipbush Park | 2,000 | ||
| Millfield | 3,000 | ||
| Wilderness Lane | |||
| New Croft | 3,000 | ||
| Humber Doucy Lane | |||
| Walmer Road | 2,000 | ||
| The Nest | |||
| Stoneylands | |||
| Recreation Way | 2,000 | ||
| The Common | |||
| Cricket Field Road | 2,750 | ||
| Plantation Park | 3,000 | ||
| Weybourne Road | |||
| Julius Martin Lane | 2,000 | ||
| Mundford Road | 1,500 | ||
| Summer Road | 1,000 | ||
| King George V Playing Fields | 1,000 | ||
| Notcutts Park | 3,000 |
| Competition: | Eastern Counties Football League Division One North |
| Season: | 2022–23 |
| Winners: | Heacham |
| Promoted: | Downham Town Heacham |
| Relegated: | Debenham LC |
| Matches: | 342 |
| Total Goals: | 1267 |
| Prevseason: | 2021–22 |
| Nextseason: | 2023–24 |
Division One North featured eleven clubs which competed in the previous season, along with eight new clubs.
| Team | Stadium | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|
| AFC Sudbury reserves | King's Marsh | 2,500 | |
| Blackhouse Lane | |||
| Maitlands | 1,000 | ||
| Brewers Green Lane | 2,500 | ||
| Memorial Field | 1,000 | ||
| Main Road | |||
| Badingham Road | |||
| Wellesley Recreation Ground | 3,600 | ||
| Royal Oak | |||
| New Croft (artificial, groundshare with Haverhill Rovers) | 3,000 | ||
| Station Road | |||
| Carters Park | 4,000 | ||
| Dulwich Road | |||
| Jubilee Park | |||
| Leiston reserves | Victory Road | 2,500 | |
| Needham Market reserves | Bloomfields | 4,000 | |
| FDC Bowthorpe | |||
| Shoemakers Lane | |||
| Feldale Field |
| Competition: | Eastern Counties Football League Division One South |
| Season: | 2022–23 |
| Winners: | Frenford |
| Promoted: | Frenford Sporting Bengal United |
| Relegated: | Coggeshall United |
| Matches: | 342 |
| Total Goals: | 1248 |
| Prevseason: | 2021–22 |
| Nextseason: | 2023–24 |
Division One South featured eleven clubs which competed in the division last season, along with eight new clubs:
| Team | Stadium | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cricklefield Stadium (groundshare with Ilford) | 3,500 | ||
| Rookery Hill (groundshare with East Thurrock United) | 3,500 | ||
| Park Lane (groundshare with Canvey Island) | 4,100 | ||
| Leslie Fields | 2,000 | ||
| The Harlow Arena (groundshare with Harlow Town) | 3,500 | ||
| West Street (groundshare with Coggeshall Town) | |||
| The Maurice Rebak Stadium (groundshare with Wingate & Finchley) | 1,500 | ||
| The Jack Carter Centre | 2,000 | ||
| Spa Road (groundshare with Witham Town) | 2,500 | ||
| Parkside Stadium (groundshare with Aveley) | 3,500 | ||
| Oakside Stadium (groundshare with Redbridge) | 3,000 | ||
| Brickfield Lane (groundshare with Hadley) | 2,000 | ||
| 5,000 | |||
| Mile End Stadium (groundshare with Tower Hamlets) | 2,000 | ||
| Recreation Ground | 1,000 | ||
| Mile End Stadium (groundshare with Sporting Bengal United) | 2,000 | ||
| Broad Lane | 2,876 | ||
| Wormley Playing Fields | 500 |