1996–97 Eastern Counties Football League

The 1996–97 season was the 55th in the history of Eastern Counties Football League a football competition in England.Eastern Counties League 1975–1997 https://www.nonleaguematters.co.uk/nlmnet/Regs1SthB/EasCou75.html Non League Matters Wroxham were champions, winning their fourth Eastern Counties Football League title, while Wisbech Town were promoted to the Southern Football League, returning to the Southern League after seventeen seasons in the Eastern Counties Football League. Premier Division Eastern CountiesFootball LeaguePremier Division 1996–97 Wroxham Wisbech Town Hadleigh UnitedMarch Town United 506 1751 1995–96 1997–98 The Premier Division featured 20 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with three new clubs: Bury Town, relegated from the Southern Football League Gorleston, promoted from Division One Warboys Town, promoted from Division One Also, Felixstowe Town changed name to Felixstowe Port & Town. League table main WDL PR WRO Wroxham WIS Wisbech Town HAR Harwich & Parkeston DIS Diss Town GYT Great Yarmouth Town GOR Gorleston BUR Bury Town NEW Newmarket Town LOW Lowestoft Town STO Stowmarket Town TIP Tiptree United HAL Halstead Town SOH Soham Town Rangers FAK Fakenham Town WAR Warboys Town WOO Woodbridge Town SUW Sudbury Wanderers FEL Felixstowe Port & Town WAT Watton United SUD Sudbury Town reserves CLA Clacton Town HAD Hadleigh United MAR March Town United 23 10 11 101 54 7 5 32 43 156 29 4 11 81 41 15 11 18 78 80 11 6 27 56 103 26 5 13 86 54 26 7 11 87 51 5 8 31 41 128 19 6 19 87 79 32 8 4 133 34 22 9 13 84 56 5 3 36 25 133 23 8 13 97 75 17 7 20 82 87 22 4 18 74 62 7 7 30 46 96 13 5 26 61 100 19 8 17 64 59 15 10 19 62 72 10 6 28 49 106 32 8 4 141 37 12 12 20 51 63 34 7 3 122 25 #ACE1AF Promoted to the Southern Football League P #FFCCCC Resigned from the league R #FFCCCC Relegated to Division One F F 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. complete fchd Division One Eastern CountiesFootball LeagueDivision One 1996–97 Ely City Ely CityHiston 306 983 1995–96 1997–98 Division One featured 13 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with five new clubs: Cambridge City reserves Cornard United, relegated from the Premier Division Haverhill Rovers, relegated from the Premier Division Maldon Town, transferred from the Essex Senior League Needham Market, joined from the Suffolk & Ipswich League League table main WDL P ELY Ely City HIS Histon MAL Maldon Town NEE Needham Market IPS Ipswich Wanderers BRI Brightlingsea United SWA Swaffham Town HAV Haverhill Rovers STA Stanway Rovers WHI Whitton United NOR Norwich United CAM Cambridge City reserves DOW Downham Town THE Thetford Town MIL Mildenhall Town COR Cornard United SOM Somersham Town CHA Chatteris Town 14 14 6 50 33 10 7 17 51 68 2 9 23 27 96 6 8 20 40 70 9 4 21 45 88 27 5 2 93 36 15 7 12 54 46 22 7 5 85 31 20 6 8 80 35 21 6 7 89 44 7 8 19 35 61 19 11 4 67 24 10 8 16 48 61 5 10 19 23 69 15 7 12 55 49 13 13 8 62 48 7 9 18 34 66 10 9 15 45 58 #ACE1AF Promoted to the Premier Division P P 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. complete fchd References External links Eastern Counties Football League 1996-97 Category:1996–97 in English men's football leagues