1999–2000 Eastern Counties Football League

The 1999–2000 season was the 58th in the history of Eastern Counties Football League a football competition in England.Eastern Counties League 1997–2011 https://www.nonleaguematters.co.uk/nlmnet/Regs1SthB/EasCou97.html Non League Matters Histon were champions, winning their first Eastern Counties Football League title and were promoted to the Southern Football League for the first time in their history. Premier Division Eastern CountiesFootball LeaguePremier Division 1999–2000 Histon Histon 420 1303 1998–99 2000–01 The Premier Division featured 20 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with two new clubs, promoted from Division One: Clacton Town Mildenhall Town Sudbury Town merged with Sudbury Wanderers to form new club AFC Sudbury. Histon won the league on the last day of the season, coming from behind to win 2–1 win away at Gorleston with Wayne Goddard scoring the winner in the 76th minute. The victory meant that title rivals Wroxham, who still had a game in hand against Warboys Town, could not catch them. Histon's victory gained them promotion to the Southern Football League and also saved Felixstowe Port & Town from relegation as, had Wroxham won, they would not have been promoted.East Anglian Daily Times 36 Felixstowe joy as Histon win to take crown 8 May 2000 League table main WDL PR HIS Histon WRO Wroxham SUD AFC Sudbury CLA Clacton Town LOW Lowestoft Town MIL Mildenhall Town WOO Woodbridge Town DIS Diss Town MAL Maldon Town IPS Ipswich Wanderers FAK Fakenham Town GYT Great Yarmouth Town GOR Gorleston NEW Newmarket Town WAR Warboys Town SOH Soham Town Rangers BUR Bury Town HAL Halstead Town STO Stowmarket Town HAR Harwich & Parkeston FEL Felixstowe Port & Town WAT Watton United 8 12 20 38 65 22 9 9 92 59 17 9 14 69 62 14 12 14 55 55 7 7 26 32 84 14 9 17 76 69 14 10 16 50 52 8 8 24 52 89 7 8 25 42 84 29 6 5 95 42 16 8 16 59 60 20 10 10 58 36 14 8 18 60 69 18 6 16 61 63 18 9 13 62 52 12 5 23 52 76 8 8 24 40 83 28 6 6 106 48 13 9 18 55 65 0 0 0 0 0 17 9 14 63 51 28 8 4 86 39 #ACE1AF Promoted to the Southern Football League P #CCCCCC Resigned to the Anglian Combination, record expunged F 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. complete fchd Division One Eastern CountiesFootball LeagueDivision One 1999–2000 Tiptree United Ely CityTiptree United 306 1003 1998–99 2000–01 Division One featured 16 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with two new clubs: Cambridge City reserves Ely City, relegated from the Premier Division League table main WDL P TIP Tiptree United ELY Ely City STA Stanway Rovers DOW Downham Town NEE Needham Market CAM Cambridge City reserves DER Dereham Town HAD Hadleigh United SWA Swaffham Town COR Cornard United WHI Whitton United SOM Somersham Town MAR March Town United HAV Haverhill Rovers NOR Norwich United CHA Chatteris Town BRI Brightlingsea United THE Thetford Town 5 4 25 31 84 18 6 10 70 44 4 7 23 31 75 14 10 10 42 44 16 5 13 53 36 22 4 8 77 36 23 4 7 89 34 15 7 12 52 44 9 7 18 40 71 10 7 17 48 78 20 5 9 76 46 -1 6 3 25 44 99 14 6 14 55 58 21 8 5 68 31 16 4 14 47 42 3 4 27 27 104 23 9 2 89 19 14 6 14 64 58 Needham Market were deducted one point for fielding an ineligible player. #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 1999-2000 Category:1999–2000 in English men's football leagues