2021–22 Eastern Counties Football League

The 2021–22 Eastern Counties Football League, also known as the Thurlow Nunn League for sponsorship reasons, is the 79th 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 (Eastern Senior League), both at Step 6 of the English football league system.

Eastern Counties Football League
Season2021–22
2022–23 →

The allocations for Steps 5 and 6 this season were announced by the Football Association on 18 May 2021,[1] and were subject to appeal. The league constitution was published on 27 June.[2]

After the abandonment of the 2019–20 and 2020–21 seasons due to the COVID-19 pandemic in England, numerous promotions were decided on a points per game basis over the previous two seasons.[3][4][5]

Premier Division

The Premier Division featured 16 clubs which competed in the division last season. Four arrivals are:

Four departures were:

Eastern Counties League Premier Division
Season2021–22

Premier Division table

Prior to the first match(es) being played the Pos column shows alphabetic sequence of teams rather than league position.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Gorleston 19 16 2 1 54 18 +36 50 Promotion to Step 4
2 Wroxham 20 16 1 3 66 15 +51 49 Promotion to Step 4 or qualification for inter-step play-offs[lower-alpha 1]
3 Mildenhall Town 20 13 4 3 52 24 +28 43
4 Walsham-le-Willows 22 12 4 6 41 26 +15 40
5 Mulbarton Wanderers 19 12 3 4 42 28 +14 39
6 Norwich United 21 11 5 5 36 24 +12 38
7 Newmarket Town 19 10 2 7 34 33 +1 32
8 Woodbridge Town 23 9 4 10 44 44 0 31
9 Ely City 22 9 3 10 37 40 −3 30
10 March Town United 21 8 3 10 43 43 0 27
11 Fakenham Town 19 7 4 8 39 36 +3 25
12 Thetford Town 21 6 5 10 31 41 −10 23
13 Lakenheath 20 5 7 8 36 36 0 22
14 Kirkley & Pakefield 20 6 4 10 25 35 −10 22
15 Hadleigh United 18 5 5 8 27 32 −5 20
16 Haverhill Rovers 21 5 4 12 27 43 −16 19
17 Long Melford 20 4 6 10 28 38 −10 18
18 Whitton United 18 4 6 8 21 36 −15 18
19 Brantham Athletic 23 5 3 15 18 40 −22 18 Possible relegation to Step 6[lower-alpha 2]
20 Swaffham Town 20 2 1 17 10 79 −69 7 Relegation to Step 6
Updated to match(es) played on 4 December 2021. Source: FA Full-Time
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of matches won; 5) Head-to-head results[7]
Notes:
  1. The 10 runners-up from Step 5 with the most points per game (PPG) will be automatically promoted at the end of the 2021–22 season. The remaining six runners-up will contest inter-step play-off matches with the six third-from-bottom clubs with the fewest PPG from the eight divisions at Step 4. The winner of each match will rise to or stay at Step 4 for the 2022–23 season, while each loser will drop to or remain at Step 5.[6]
  2. Twelve clubs with the most PPG out of 16 that are second-from-bottom at Step 5 will be reprieved.[6]

Division One North

Division One North comprises 16 teams, three fewer than those competing at the time the previous season was aborted. Six arrivals are:

Nine departures were:

  • King's Lynn Town withdrew their reserve team before the constitution was ratified.

Blackstones and Bourne Town were initially moved to this division from the United Counties League but they successfully appealed and their transfers were rescinded.

Eastern Counties League Division One North
Season2021–22

Division One North table

Prior to the first match(es) being played the Pos column shows alphabetic sequence of teams rather than league position.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Harleston Town 17 13 2 2 35 15 +20 41 Promotion to Step 5
2 Downham Town 15 11 2 2 31 14 +17 35 Qualification for the play-offs
3 Whittlesey Athletic 15 9 3 3 38 25 +13 30
4 Sheringham 14 9 2 3 35 16 +19 29
5 Norwich CBS 16 9 2 5 41 24 +17 29
6 Huntingdon Town 16 7 4 5 26 20 +6 25
7 University of East Anglia 16 7 3 6 31 22 +9 24
8 Framlingham Town 16 7 3 6 29 23 +6 24
9 Diss Town 17 7 3 7 37 34 +3 24
10 Peterborough North End Sports 16 5 4 7 21 26 −5 19
11 Debenham LC 14 4 3 7 19 29 −10 15
12 FC Parson Drove 16 4 3 9 13 31 −18 15
13 Leiston Reserves 15 3 4 8 24 29 −5 13
14 Great Yarmouth Town 12 3 3 6 14 17 −3 12 Possible relegation to level 11
15 Needham Market Reserves 15 3 2 10 24 33 −9 11
16 Wisbech St Mary 16 0 1 15 10 70 −60 1
Updated to match(es) played on 4 December 2021. Source: FA Full-Time
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of matches won; 5) Head-to-head results[7]

Division One South (Eastern Senior League)

Division One South comprises 20 teams, three more than those competing at the time the previous season was aborted. Six arrivals are:

Three departures were:

Eastern Counties League Division One South
(Eastern Senior League)
Season2021–22

Division One South table

Prior to the first match(es) being played the Pos column shows alphabetic sequence of teams rather than league position.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Buckhurst Hill 18 14 3 1 60 12 +48 45 Promotion to Step 5
2 Benfleet 19 14 2 3 45 21 +24 44 Qualification for the play-offs
3 Halstead Town 24 14 2 8 70 49 +21 44
4 Ipswich Wanderers 18 13 4 1 64 10 +54 43
5 Wivenhoe Town 23 12 4 7 40 38 +2 40
6 Burnham Ramblers 22 10 4 8 48 37 +11 34
7 Coggeshall United 22 9 6 7 37 34 +3 33
8 May & Baker 21 8 8 5 39 31 +8 32
9 Wormley Rovers 22 9 5 8 37 43 −6 32
10 Hackney Wick 20 8 6 6 40 32 +8 30
11 Frenford 23 7 7 9 52 46 +6 28
12 Holland 21 8 4 9 42 46 −4 28
13 Barkingside 19 8 2 9 31 43 −12 26
14 Park View 23 7 5 11 44 59 −15 26
15 AFC Sudbury Reserves 18 6 3 9 33 53 −20 21
16 Newbury Forest 18 6 1 11 44 56 −12 19
17 Harwich & Parkeston 20 2 10 8 20 33 −13 16
18 Cornard United 20 4 3 13 24 47 −23 15 Possible relegation to level 11
19 Brimsdown 21 2 5 14 23 63 −40 11
20 Haverhill Borough 20 1 4 15 22 62 −40 7
Updated to match(es) played on 4 December 2021. Source: FA Full-Time
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of matches won; 5) Head-to-head results[7]

References
  1. "League Allocations Announced". Thurlow Nunn League. 18 May 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  2. "League Constitution for Season 2021/22". Thurlow Nunn League. 27 June 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  3. "Coronavirus: All football below National League to end". BBC Sport. 26 March 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  4. "FA provides update on NLS Steps 3-6". The Football Association. 24 February 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  5. "EXPLAINED: The 2021-22 Non-League restructure". The Non-League Paper. 12 April 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  6. "Changes to promotion and relegation at Step 5". North East Counties Football League. 2 November 2021. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  7. "The FA Handbook 2020/2021 Part 29 Standardised Rules Section 12.2". The FA.
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