2012–13 Eastern Counties Football League
Season | 2012–13 |
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Champions | Dereham Town |
← 2011–12 2013–14 → |
The 2012–13 Eastern Counties Football League season (known as the 2012–13 Thurlow Nunn Eastern Counties Football League for sponsorship reasons) is the 71st in the history of Eastern Counties Football League a football competition in England. The season originally due to end on 27 April 2013 was extended due to sustained bad weather to 4 May 2013.[1]
Dereham Town were crowned champions on 27 April 2013 after a 5–0 win over FC Clacton.[2]
Premier Division
Champions | Dereham Town |
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Promoted | Dereham Town |
Relegated | none |
Premier Division features 18 teams which competed in the division last season, along with two new teams:
- Godmanchester Rovers, promoted from the Eastern Counties Football League First Division.
- Thetford Town, promoted from Eastern Counties Football League First Division.
- For this season only, the FA were to promote a second club from two of the following six Step 5 leagues: Combined Counties League, Eastern Counties League, Essex Senior League, Kent League, Spartan South Midlands League and the Sussex County League. This was to fulfil the expansion of the Isthmian League Divisions One North and South from 22 to 24 clubs each.[3] The two clubs were to be promoted on a points per game basis,[4] and the two runners-up with the best PPG were VCD Athletic (Kent Football League) and Guernsey (Combined Counties League). Three others – Aylesbury United (Spartan South Midlands League), Redhill (Sussex County League) and Barkingside (Essex Senior League) – were also confirmed as promoted by the FA on 17 May, due to resignations and non-promotions elsewhere.
- From this league, only Brantham Athletic, Dereham Town, Haverhill Rovers, Stanway Rovers and Wisbech Town applied for promotion.[5][6] Brantham later withdrew their application, and Wisbech withdrew theirs after securing the runners-up position at the end of the season.[7]
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
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1 | Dereham Town (C, P) | 38 | 28 | 3 | 7 | 85 | 35 | +50 | 87 | Promotion to 2013–14 Isthmian League Division One North |
2 | Wisbech Town | 38 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 85 | 40 | +45 | 83 | |
3 | Gorleston | 38 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 91 | 37 | +54 | 77 | |
4 | Brantham Athletic | 38 | 22 | 7 | 9 | 85 | 50 | +35 | 73 | |
5 | Godmanchester Rovers | 38 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 76 | 49 | +27 | 67 | |
6 | Walsham-le-Willows | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 71 | 59 | +12 | 65 | |
7 | Mildenhall Town | 38 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 66 | 54 | +12 | 64 | |
8 | Hadleigh United | 38 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 67 | 52 | +15 | 61 | |
9 | Stanway Rovers | 38 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 49 | 39 | +10 | 61 | |
10 | Haverhill Rovers | 38 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 73 | 59 | +14 | 55 | |
11 | Ely City | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 71 | 63 | +8 | 52 | |
12 | Kirkley & Pakefield | 38 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 57 | 68 | −11 | 52 | |
13 | Norwich United | 38 | 14 | 6 | 18 | 55 | 52 | +3 | 48 | |
14 | Felixstowe & Walton United | 38 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 54 | 69 | −15 | 45 | |
15 | Woodbridge Town | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 52 | 72 | −20 | 41 | |
16 | Cambridge Regional College | 38 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 56 | 83 | −27 | 35 | |
17 | Diss Town | 38 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 43 | 82 | −39 | 31 | |
18 | Wivenhoe Town | 38 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 30 | 85 | −55 | 26 | |
19 | Thetford Town | 38 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 41 | 85 | −44 | 24 | |
20 | Clacton | 38 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 44 | 118 | −74 | 17 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Results
Division One
Champions | Cambridge University Press |
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Promoted | Newmarket Town, Brightlingsea Regent |
Relegated | Cambridge University Press |
First Division features 14 teams which competed in the division last season, along with four new teams:
- Newmarket Town, relegated from the Eastern Counties Football League Premier Division.
- Great Yarmouth Town, relegated from Eastern Counties Football League Premier Division.
- Braintree Town Res.
- Saffron Walden Town, which did not compete in the 2011–12 season.
Newmarket Town achieved promotion to the Eastern Counties Football League Premier Division on the 13 April 2013.[10] Cambridge University Press also achieved enough points to secure promotion on April 13, 2013 but will not be promoted as they withdrew from the league on April 6, 2013.[11]
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
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1 | Cambridge University Press (R) | 34 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 94 | 32 | +62 | 82 | Resigning at the end of the season |
2 | Newmarket Town (P) | 34 | 24 | 4 | 6 | 84 | 34 | +50 | 76 | Promotion to 2013–14 Eastern Counties Football League Premier Division |
3 | Brightlingsea Regent (P) | 34 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 90 | 29 | +61 | 72 | |
4 | Ipswich Wanderers | 34 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 67 | 38 | +29 | 63 | |
5 | Fakenham Town | 34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 62 | 37 | +25 | 63 | |
6 | Saffron Walden Town | 34 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 73 | 32 | +41 | 62 | |
7 | Whitton United | 34 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 87 | 46 | +41 | 57 | |
8 | Braintree Town Reserves | 34 | 18 | 3 | 13 | 86 | 65 | +21 | 57 | |
9 | Swaffham Town | 34 | 17 | 3 | 14 | 76 | 55 | +21 | 54 | |
10 | Great Yarmouth Town | 34 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 70 | 64 | +6 | 52 | |
11 | Halstead Town | 34 | 15 | 4 | 15 | 70 | 63 | +7 | 49 | |
12 | Team Bury | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 62 | 72 | −10 | 45 | |
13 | Long Melford | 34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 46 | 81 | −35 | 31[a] | |
14 | March Town United | 34 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 38 | 84 | −46 | 28[a] | |
15 | Debenham LC | 34 | 8 | 3 | 23 | 57 | 91 | −34 | 27 | |
16 | Downham Town | 34 | 8 | 3 | 23 | 41 | 84 | −43 | 27 | |
17 | Stowmarket Town | 34 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 41 | 100 | −59 | 19 | |
18 | Cornard United | 34 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 17 | 154 | −137 | 4 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Results
References
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- ^ "Dereham Town crowned champions". EDP. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
- ^ "National League System changes 2012-13 confirmed". The Onion Sack. 30 July 2012. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
- ^ "Step 4 application form". TheFA.com. 22 October 2012.
- ^ "Applications For Promotion - Step 5 To Step 4". The Official Website of The North West Counties Football League. 11 December 2012.
- ^ "Step 4 applications received". TheFA.com. 6 December 2012.
- ^ "Fenmen not going up but Spalding still could". Peterborough Telegraph. 30 April 2013. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
- ^ "Thurlow Nunn League - Premier League : League Table". mitoo.co.uk/. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
- ^ "Thurlow Nunn League : Premier Division : Fixtures & Results Grid". Mitoo. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
- ^ "PROMOTION CONFIRMED FOR NEWMARKET TOWN". Eastern Counties Football League. Retrieved 14 April 2013.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS TO WITHDRAW FROM LEAGUE". Eastern Counties Football League. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
- ^ "Thurlow Nunn League : First Division : League Table". Mitoo. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
- ^ "Thurlow Nunn League : First Division : Fixtures & Results Grid". Mitoo. Retrieved 1 April 2013.