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2015–16 Essex Senior Football League

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The 2015–16 season was the 45th in the history of Essex Senior Football League, a football competition in England.

The league featured 19 clubs which competed in the league last season, along with two new clubs:

Also, Greenhouse London changed their name to Greenhouse Sports. Redbridge were initially relegated from Isthmian League Division One North, however, they were later reprieved by the FA's league committee.[1]

Three clubs have applied for promotion to Step 4: Bowers & Pitsea, FC Romania and Ilford.[2]

Bowers & Pitsea were champions, winning their first as a united club Essex Senior League titleand were promoted to the Isthmian League for the first time in their history.

League table

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Essex Senior
Football League
Season2015–16
ChampionsBowers & Pitsea
PromotedBowers & Pitsea
Matches played420
Goals scored1,544 (3.68 per match)
Top goalscorerBradley Warner (39 goals)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Bowers & Pitsea 40 31 3 6 118 34 +84 96 Promoted to the Isthmian League
2 Basildon United 40 30 4 6 109 45 +64 94
3 FC Romania 40 27 8 5 114 43 +71 89
4 Barking 40 23 10 7 101 50 +51 79
5 Ilford 40 21 9 10 86 51 +35 71[a]
6 Wadham Lodge 40 19 10 11 85 56 +29 67
7 Clapton 40 19 10 11 86 67 +19 67
8 London Bari 40 17 12 11 60 52 +8 63
9 Stansted 40 18 7 15 76 75 +1 61
10 Sawbridgeworth Town 40 19 8 13 68 70 −2 61[b]
11 Hullbridge Sports 40 13 13 14 73 74 −1 52
12 Sporting Bengal United 40 11 13 16 53 65 −12 46
13 Eton Manor 40 13 6 21 73 96 −23 45
14 Burnham Ramblers 40 12 8 20 62 87 −25 44
15 Greenhouse Sports 40 13 4 23 58 94 −36 43
16 Southend Manor 40 12 5 23 56 80 −24 41
17 Tower Hamlets 40 10 6 24 49 90 −41 36
18 Takeley 40 8 11 21 47 81 −34 35
19 Waltham Forest 40 9 4 27 60 98 −38 31
20 Enfield 1893 40 9 4 27 70 125 −55 31
21 Newham 40 4 9 27 40 111 −71 21 Resigned to the Essex Olympian League
Source: FA Full-Time
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Ilford were deducted one point for use of an ineligible player in the match against Barking on 12 March.[3]
  2. ^ Sawbridgeworth Town were deducted one point for use of an ineligible player in the match against Newham on 22 August and three points for use of an ineligible player in the match against Sporting Bengal United on 2 January.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Redbridge reprieved, Ware moved in FA reshuffle - the Pitching in Isthmian Football League".
  2. ^ "Promotion applications for clubs aiming for Step 4". The FA. 10 December 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
  3. ^ "Ilford FC". Essex Senior Football League/FA Full-Time. Retrieved 15 April 2016.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "Sawbridgeworth Town FC". Essex Senior Football League/FA Full-Time. Retrieved 9 March 2016.[permanent dead link]
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