The 1998–99 season was the 57th in the history of Eastern Counties Football League a football competition in England.[1]
Wroxham were champions for the third season in a row, winning their sixth Eastern Counties Football League title.
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 | Wroxham | 42 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 88 | 36 | +52 | 91 | |
2 | Fakenham Town | 42 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 96 | 50 | +46 | 85 | |
3 | Great Yarmouth Town | 42 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 69 | 36 | +33 | 78 | |
4 | Histon | 42 | 19 | 17 | 6 | 80 | 53 | +27 | 74 | |
5 | Lowestoft Town | 42 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 78 | 53 | +25 | 69 | |
6 | Felixstowe Port & Town | 42 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 78 | 56 | +22 | 69 | |
7 | Soham Town Rangers | 42 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 77 | 73 | +4 | 69 | |
8 | Newmarket Town | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 70 | 55 | +15 | 68 | |
9 | Sudbury Town | 42 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 75 | 67 | +8 | 68 | Clubs merged to AFC Sudbury |
10 | Sudbury Wanderers | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 72 | 62 | +10 | 59 | |
11 | Bury Town | 42 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 47 | 46 | +1 | 59 | |
12 | Diss Town | 42 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 54 | 59 | −5 | 57 | |
13 | Maldon Town | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 69 | 69 | 0 | 56 | |
14 | Halstead Town | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 59 | 71 | −12 | 53 | |
15 | Warboys Town | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 70 | 88 | −18 | 52 | |
16 | Stowmarket Town | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 59 | 72 | −13 | 47 | |
17 | Gorleston | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 52 | 78 | −26 | 46 | |
18 | Harwich & Parkeston | 42 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 42 | 63 | −21 | 41 | |
19 | Woodbridge Town | 42 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 49 | 73 | −24 | 38 | |
20 | Watton United | 42 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 53 | 83 | −30 | 37 | |
21 | Ipswich Wanderers | 42 | 5 | 13 | 24 | 49 | 82 | −33 | 28 | |
22 | Ely City | 42 | 3 | 11 | 28 | 39 | 100 | −61 | 20 | Relegated to Division One |
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.
Division One
Division One featured 15 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with three new clubs:
- Clacton Town, relegated from the Premier Division
- Dereham Town, joined from the Anglian Combination
- Tiptree United, relegated from the Premier Division
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Clacton Town | 34 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 92 | 26 | +66 | 75 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
2 | Mildenhall Town | 34 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 79 | 26 | +53 | 71 | |
3 | Downham Town | 34 | 21 | 4 | 9 | 65 | 47 | +18 | 67 | |
4 | Tiptree United | 34 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 76 | 46 | +30 | 65 | |
5 | Needham Market | 34 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 78 | 43 | +35 | 61 | |
6 | Swaffham Town | 34 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 56 | 35 | +21 | 61 | |
7 | Dereham Town | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 62 | 41 | +21 | 58 | |
8 | Chatteris Town | 34 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 51 | 51 | 0 | 54 | |
9 | Cornard United | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 49 | 42 | +7 | 53 | |
10 | Whitton United | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 52 | 57 | −5 | 48 | |
11 | Stanway Rovers | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 43 | 48 | −5 | 43 | |
12 | Haverhill Rovers | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 38 | 54 | −16 | 38 | |
13 | Norwich United | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 38 | 59 | −21 | 36 | |
14 | Brightlingsea United | 34 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 53 | 68 | −15 | 32 | |
15 | March Town United | 34 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 43 | 71 | −28 | 30 | |
16 | Hadleigh United | 34 | 7 | 3 | 24 | 34 | 79 | −45 | 24 | |
17 | Somersham Town | 34 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 33 | 87 | −54 | 23 | |
18 | Thetford Town | 34 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 32 | 94 | −62 | 13 |
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.