Essex Senior Football League
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| Countries |  England |
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| Founded | 1971 |
| Number of teams | 18 |
| Level on pyramid | Level 9 |
| Feeder to | Isthmian League |
| Promotion to | Isthmian League Division One North |
| Relegation to | Essex Olympian League Premier Division |
| Domestic cup(s) | Essex Senior League Challenge Cup |
| Current champions | Enfield |
| Most championships | Basildon United (5 titles) |
| Website | Football Mitoo |
The Essex Senior Football League is an English football league covering Essex, northeast Greater London and the eastern part of Hertfordshire. It is a feeder to Division One North of Isthmian League and has a single division which sits at step 5 (or level 9) of the National League System.
There is no automatic relegation from the Essex Senior League, as the league consistently operates with several teams fewer than the maximum allowed for a step 5 league, which is 22. For a team to be relegated from the Essex Senior League they would have to resign their Senior Status and join an Intermediate League.
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[edit] Founder members
The Essex Senior League was formed in 1971 with 9 founder members. The finishing positions for the 1971-72 season were as follows:
| 1 | Witham Town |
| 2 | Billericay Town |
| 3 | Pegasus Athletic |
| 4 | Tiptree United |
| 5 | Saffron Walden Town |
| 6 | Basildon United |
| 7 | Heybridge Swifts |
| 8 | Southend United 'A' |
| 9 | Stansted |
[edit] List of champions and cup winners
[edit] Former members
[edit] Notable former Essex Senior League players
Several players have gone on to join Football League teams having played in the Essex Senior League.
- Ben Barnett (left Southend Manor to briefly join Leyton Orient in 2000)
- Gary Hart (left Stansted for £1000 and a set of kit to join Brighton & Hove Albion in 1998)
- Michael Kightly (left Basildon United to join Southend United in 2002, currently playing for Wolverhampton Wanderers)
- Trevor Putney (left Brentwood to join Ipswich Town in 1980, also played for Norwich City, and Middlesbrough)
- Ian Renshaw (left Basildon United to join Scarborough)
- Alton Thelwell (played two games for London APSA in 2009/10 before joining Newport County)
- Steve Tilson (left Witham Town to join Southend United in 1988)
- Stuart Wardley (left Saffron Walden Town to join Queens Park Rangers in 1999)
- John Warner (left Burnham Ramblers to join Colchester United in 1988)
[edit] External links
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