The 2001–02 season was the 60th in the history of Eastern Counties Football League a football competition in England.[1]
AFC Sudbury were champions, winning their second Eastern Counties Football League title in a row after the new club was formed in 1999.
Premier Division
The Premier Division featured 20 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with two new clubs, promoted from Division One:
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | AFC Sudbury | 42 | 32 | 4 | 6 | 139 | 54 | +85 | 100 | |
2 | Wroxham | 42 | 29 | 6 | 7 | 113 | 47 | +66 | 93 | |
3 | Lowestoft Town | 42 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 106 | 55 | +51 | 80 | |
4 | Clacton Town | 42 | 20 | 16 | 6 | 83 | 41 | +42 | 76 | |
5 | Gorleston | 42 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 78 | 69 | +9 | 71 | |
6 | Stowmarket Town | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 75 | 64 | +11 | 70 | |
7 | Bury Town | 42 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 70 | 53 | +17 | 64 | |
8 | Woodbridge Town | 42 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 62 | 61 | +1 | 62 | |
9 | Ely City | 42 | 19 | 5 | 18 | 71 | 72 | −1 | 62 | |
10 | Maldon Town | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 78 | 78 | 0 | 61 | |
11 | Mildenhall Town | 42 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 68 | 68 | 0 | 61 | |
12 | Dereham Town | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 59 | 64 | −5 | 55 | |
13 | Soham Town Rangers | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 68 | 80 | −12 | 55[a] | |
14 | Fakenham Town | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 59 | 66 | −7 | 52 | |
15 | Tiptree United | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 53 | 69 | −16 | 49 | |
16 | Diss Town | 42 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 66 | 84 | −18 | 49 | |
17 | Great Yarmouth Town | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 41 | 65 | −24 | 48 | |
18 | Harwich & Parkeston | 42 | 13 | 5 | 24 | 46 | 81 | −35 | 44 | |
19 | Newmarket Town | 42 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 65 | 89 | −24 | 43 | |
20 | Ipswich Wanderers | 42 | 11 | 8 | 23 | 53 | 69 | −16 | 41 | |
21 | Felixstowe & Walton United | 42 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 38 | 88 | −50 | 30 | Relegated to Division One |
22 | Swaffham Town | 42 | 7 | 4 | 31 | 39 | 113 | −74 | 25 |
Source: fchd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
- ^ Soham Town Rangers were deducted one point.
Division One
Division One featured 14 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with five new clubs:
- Halstead Town, relegated from the Premier Division
- Histon reserves
- King's Lynn reserves
- Leiston, joined from the Suffolk and Ipswich League
- Warboys Town, relegated from the Premier Division
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Norwich United | 36 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 83 | 22 | +61 | 82 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
2 | Histon reserves | 36 | 25 | 4 | 7 | 99 | 34 | +65 | 79 | |
3 | Haverhill Rovers | 36 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 85 | 31 | +54 | 76 | |
4 | Leiston | 36 | 24 | 4 | 8 | 74 | 36 | +38 | 76 | |
5 | Needham Market | 36 | 22 | 5 | 9 | 79 | 42 | +37 | 71 | |
6 | King's Lynn reserves | 36 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 84 | 44 | +40 | 65 | |
7 | Stanway Rovers | 36 | 18 | 5 | 13 | 72 | 52 | +20 | 59 | |
8 | Somersham Town | 36 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 51 | 60 | −9 | 53 | |
9 | Wisbech Town reserves | 36 | 15 | 5 | 16 | 58 | 64 | −6 | 50 | Resigned from the league |
10 | Cambridge City reserves | 36 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 79 | 67 | +12 | 46 | |
11 | Cornard United | 36 | 14 | 3 | 19 | 60 | 73 | −13 | 45 | |
12 | Whitton United | 36 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 49 | 58 | −9 | 42 | |
13 | Halstead Town | 36 | 11 | 8 | 17 | 53 | 68 | −15 | 41 | |
14 | Hadleigh United | 36 | 11 | 8 | 17 | 51 | 72 | −21 | 41 | |
15 | Downham Town | 36 | 11 | 5 | 20 | 60 | 82 | −22 | 38 | |
16 | Warboys Town | 36 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 38 | 75 | −37 | 34 | |
17 | Brightlingsea United | 36 | 9 | 4 | 23 | 49 | 105 | −56 | 31 | Resigned to the Essex and Suffolk Border League |
18 | Thetford Town | 36 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 37 | 97 | −60 | 27 | |
19 | March Town United | 36 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 45 | 124 | −79 | 14 |
Source: fchd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
References
- ^ "Eastern Counties League 1997–2011". Non League Matters.