2025–26 Essex Senior Football League

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Essex Senior Football League
Season2025/26
Dates25 July 2025 - 25 April 2026
Matches played380
Highest attendance306 (Halstead Town vs Sporting Bengal United)
Lowest attendance54 (Frenford vs Ilford)
2026–27
All statistics correct as of 26-07-25 (20:30).

The 2025/26 Essex Senior League season is the 55th edition of the football competition. The allocations were announced from The Football Association on 15 May 2025 and the fixtures were released on the 22nd of July 2025.

Contents

Team changes

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion, qualification or relegation
1 Woodford Town 6501156+915Promotion to the Isthmian League North Division
2 Barking 6411158+713Qualification for the play-offs
3 Great Wakering Rovers 6411147+713
4 Soul Tower Hamlets 5320158+711
5 Halstead Town 6321136+711
6 Little Oakley 6321116+511
7 Saffron Walden Town 5311138+510
8 Hackney Wick 63121311+210
9 White Ensign 63031412+29
10 Harwich & Parkeston 630381469
11 Benfleet 62228808
12 Buckhurst Hill 6213111107
13 Romford 6213111217
14 Hullbridge Sports 620471586
15 Ilford 612381025
16 Frenford 61234955
17 Sporting Bengal United 612371585
18 Basildon United 61144624
19 West Essex 603351163Relegation to Step 6
20 Athletic Newham 6024821132
Updated to match(es) played on 6 September 2025. Source: Essex Senior League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of matches won; 5) Head-to-head results [1]

Results table

Home \ Away ATN BAR BAS BEN BUC FRE GWR HAC HAL H&P HUL ILF LOA ROM SWT STH SBU WSX WHI WOD
Athletic Newham 1–11–61–4
Barking 1–04–14–1
Basildon United 3–00–10–0
Benfleet 1–00–03–0
Buckhurst Hill 0–23–12–2
Frenford 1–01–30–0
Great Wakering Rovers 2–13–12–16–1
Hackney Wick 1–34–12–3
Halstead Town 2–01–12–1
Harwich & Parkeston 1–52–11–0
Hullbridge Sports 1–21–41–4
Ilford 3–30–10–0
Little Oakley 3–12–21–2
Romford 2–21–22–4
Saffron Walden Town 4–04–0
Soul Tower Hamlets 5–22–11–1
Sporting Bengal United 2–03–3
West Essex 1–11–32–41–3
White Ensign 3–12–50–2
Woodford Town 1–24–0
Updated to match(es) played on 6 September 2025. Source: FA Full-Time Grid
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Stadiums and locations

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Athletic Newham
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Barking & Romford
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Buckhurst Hill
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Frenford
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Ilford
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Soul Tower Hamlets
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Sporting Bengal United
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West Essex
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Woodford Town
Locations of the Essex Senior League clubs
TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
Athletic Newham Dagenham, East London Bobby Moore Sports Hub800
Barking Dagenham, East London Mayesbrook Park2,500
Basildon United Basildon, Essex Gardiners Close3,000
Benfleet South Benfleet, Essex Woodside Stadium4,100
Buckhurst Hill Buckhurst Hill, Essex Roding Lane1,500
Frenford Ilford, East London The Jack Carter Centre500
Great Wakering Rovers Great Wakering, Essex Burroghs Park2,500
Hackney Wick Witham, Essex Simarco Stadium (groundshare with Witham Town)2,500
Halstead Town Halstead, Essex Rosemary Lane3,500
Harwich & Parkeston Harwich, Essex Royal Oak3,000
Hullbridge Sports Hullbridge, Essex Lower Road1,500
Ilford Ilford, East London Cricklefield Stadium3,500
Little Oakley Little Oakley, Essex Little Oakley War Memorial Ground1,000
Romford Dagenham, East London Mayesbrook Park (groundshare with Barking)2,500
Saffron Walden Town Saffron Walden, Essex Catons Lane3,000
Sporting Bengal United Mile End, East London Mile End Stadium 3,000
Soul Tower Hamlets Mile End Stadium (groundshare with Sporting Bengal United)3,000
West Essex Walthamstow, East London Wadham Lodge (groundshare with Walthamstow)3,500
White Ensign Great Wakering, Essex Burroghs Park (groundshare with Great Wakering Rovers) 2,500
Woodford Town Woodford, London Ashton Playing Fields3,000

References

  1. "The FA Handbook 2022/2023 Part 29 Standardised Rules Section 12.2". The FA.

The Football Association (15 May 2025) THE FA RELEASES ALLOCATIONS FOR THE 2025/26 SEASON. The FA. Retrieved 15 May 2025