1983–84 Essex Senior Football League

The 1983–84 season was the 13th in the history of Essex Senior Football League, a football competition in England.[1]

The league featured 17 clubs which competed in the league last season, no new clubs joined the league this season.

Heybridge Swifts were champions, winning their third Essex Senior League title in a row and were promoted to the Isthmian League, becoming the first Essex Senior League club promoted to a higher level league.

League table

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Essex Senior
Football League
Season1983–84
ChampionsHeybridge Swifts
PromotedHeybridge Swifts
Matches played271
Goals scored810 (2.99 per match)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Heybridge Swifts 32 27 3 2 65 21 +44 57 Promoted to the Isthmian League
2 Bowers United 32 17 10 5 56 25 +31 44
3 Witham Town 32 18 6 8 61 32 +29 42
4 Stansted 31 18 4 9 62 29 +33 40[a]
5 Chelmsford City reserves 32 17 4 11 62 37 +25 38
6 Brentwood 32 14 7 11 50 45 +5 35
7 Sawbridgeworth Town 31 14 5 12 56 40 +16 33[a]
8 Canvey Island 32 11 9 12 48 44 +4 31
9 Wivenhoe Town 32 10 11 11 45 43 +2 31
10 Ford United 32 13 5 14 49 55 −6 31
11 Eton Manor 32 10 10 12 56 47 +9 30
12 East Thurrock United 32 11 6 15 25 44 −19 28
13 Maldon Town 32 11 3 18 40 53 −13 25
14 East Ham United 32 7 9 16 41 60 −19 23
15 Halstead Town 32 5 13 14 34 56 −22 23
16 Brightlingsea United 32 4 14 14 41 63 −22 22
17 Coggeshall Town 32 1 7 24 19 116 −97 9
Source: fchd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Match between Sawbridgeworth Town and Stansted was left unplayed.

References

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  1. ^ "Essex Senior Football League 1971–1992". Non League Matters.