1989–90 Eastern Counties Football League

The 1989–90 season was the 48th in the history of Eastern Counties Football League a football competition in England.[1]

Sudbury Town were champions for the second time in a row, winning their seventh Eastern Counties Football League title and were promoted to the Southern Football League for the first time in their history.

Premier Division

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Eastern Counties
Football League
Premier Division
Season1989–90
ChampionsSudbury Town
PromotedSudbury Town
Matches played420
Goals scored1,447 (3.45 per match)

The Premier Division featured 19 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with two new clubs, promoted from Division One:

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Sudbury Town 40 28 4 8 130 52 +78 88 Promoted to the Southern Football League
2 Thetford Town 40 23 7 10 86 56 +30 76
3 Braintree Town 40 22 9 9 94 49 +45 75
4 Harwich & Parkeston 40 20 13 7 77 42 +35 73
5 Gorleston 40 20 9 11 61 46 +15 69
6 Great Yarmouth Town 40 19 10 11 80 62 +18 67
7 Histon 40 19 8 13 85 60 +25 65
8 Brantham Athletic 40 19 8 13 78 63 +15 65
9 March Town United 40 18 11 11 68 58 +10 65
10 Wisbech Town 40 18 9 13 73 46 +27 63
11 Stowmarket Town 40 17 9 14 54 51 +3 60
12 Wroxham 40 16 9 15 71 76 −5 57
13 Felixstowe Town 40 13 12 15 59 61 −2 51
14 Halstead Town 40 14 7 19 82 99 −17 49
15 Haverhill Rovers 40 12 8 20 64 69 −5 44
16 Watton United 40 8 19 13 62 61 +1 43
17 Newmarket Town 40 10 13 17 42 54 −12 43
18 Lowestoft Town 40 11 8 21 65 77 −12 41
19 Tiptree United 40 9 10 21 46 68 −22 37
20 Clacton Town 40 7 8 25 48 89 −41 29
21 Chatteris Town 40 0 3 37 22 208 −186 3
Source: fchd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Division One

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Eastern Counties
Football League
Division One
Season1989–90
ChampionsCornard United
PromotedCornard United
Matches played272
Goals scored887 (3.26 per match)

Division One featured twelve clubs which competed in the division last season, along with five new clubs:

Also, Loadwell Ipswich changed name to Ipswich Wanderers.

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Cornard United 32 22 5 5 88 32 +56 71 Promoted to the Premier Division
2 Norwich United 32 21 6 5 91 26 +65 69
3 Soham Town Rangers 32 21 5 6 58 28 +30 68
4 Fakenham Town 32 18 9 5 60 30 +30 63
5 Ely City 32 17 6 9 59 44 +15 57
6 Diss Town 32 16 7 9 63 37 +26 55
7 King's Lynn reserves 32 16 7 9 50 40 +10 55
8 Downham Town 32 16 4 12 64 46 +18 52
9 Woodbridge Town 32 12 7 13 53 43 +10 43
10 Mildenhall Town 32 12 7 13 48 55 −7 43
11 Long Sutton Athletic 32 11 4 17 43 49 −6 37
12 Ipswich Wanderers 32 9 8 15 53 72 −19 35
13 Somersham Town 32 9 3 20 36 67 −31 30
14 Huntingdon United 32 7 8 17 36 57 −21 29
15 Coalite Yaxley 32 7 6 19 29 66 −37 27
16 Bury Town reserves 32 6 4 22 36 82 −46 22
17 Warboys Town 32 3 2 27 20 113 −93 11
Source: fchd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

References

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  1. ^ "Eastern Counties League 1975–1997". Non League Matters.
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