2023–24 Essex Senior Football League Explained

The 2023–24 season was the 53rd in the history of the Essex Senior Football League, a football competition in England.

The allocations for Steps 5 and 6 this season were announced by The Football Association on 15 May 2023.[1] Beginning from this season, a four team play-off system was introduced at Step 5 (this league) to guarantee a second promotion place to Step 4, replacing the inter-step play-off.[2] Solely for this season, there was only one club relegated from this league.[3]

The league featured 14 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with six new clubs.

League table

Competition:Essex Senior
Football League
Season:2023–24
Winners:Tilbury
Promoted:Tilbury
Sporting Bengal United
Relegated:Coggeshall Town
Prevseason:2022–23
Nextseason:2024–25

Play-offs

Final

Stadia and locations

ClubLocationStadiumCapacity
2,000
Mayesbrook Park 2,500
Roding Lane
West Street 2,000
Austin Arena 3,000 (200 seated)
The Jack Carter Centre 2,000
Burroughs Park 2,500
White Ensign
Rosemary Lane
Lower Road 1,500
Cricklefield Stadium 3,500 (216 seated)
Memorial Ground
Rookery Hill 3,500
Catons Lane 2,000
Mile End Stadium (groundshare with Tower Hamlets) 2,000 (439 seated)
Hawthorns 1,500 (100 seated)
Station Road 2,000
Chadfields 4,000
Wadham Lodge 3,500
Ashton Playing Fields

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Football Association . NLS Step 1-6 allocations . 9 August 2023 . The FA . 15 May 2023.
  2. Web site: The Football Association . Step 5 to 4 promotion/relegation update . 9 August 2023 . The FA . 17 March 2023.
  3. Web site: STEP 5 TO 4 PROMOTION/RELEGATION UPDATE . 16 March 2023 . The FA.