2025–26 Essex Senior Football League

Essex Senior Football League
Season	2025/26
Dates	25 July 2025 - 25 April 2026
Matches played	380
Highest attendance	306 (Halstead Town vs Sporting Bengal United)
Lowest attendance	54 (Frenford vs Ilford)
	← 2024–25 2026–27 → All statistics correct as of 26-07-25 (20:30).

Last updated September 07, 2025

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.

Team changes

To the Essex Senior League

Promoted from the Eastern Counties League Division One North

Harwich & Parkeston

Promoted from the Eastern Counties League Division One South

Hackney Wick

Promoted from the Southern Counties East League Division One

Soul Tower Hamlets

Relegated from the Isthmian League North Division

From the Essex Senior League

Promoted to the Isthmian League North Division

Relegated to the Eastern Counties League Division One North

F.C. Clacton

Relegated to the Eastern Counties League Division One South

Stansted

Transferred to the Spartan South Midlands Football League Premier Division

Sawbridgeworth Town

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Woodford Town	6	5	0	1	15	6	+9	15	Promotion to the Isthmian League North Division
2	Barking	6	4	1	1	15	8	+7	13	Qualification for the play-offs
3	Great Wakering Rovers	6	4	1	1	14	7	+7	13
4	Soul Tower Hamlets	5	3	2	0	15	8	+7	11
5	Halstead Town	6	3	2	1	13	6	+7	11
6	Little Oakley	6	3	2	1	11	6	+5	11
7	Saffron Walden Town	5	3	1	1	13	8	+5	10
8	Hackney Wick	6	3	1	2	13	11	+2	10
9	White Ensign	6	3	0	3	14	12	+2	9
10	Harwich & Parkeston	6	3	0	3	8	14	−6	9
11	Benfleet	6	2	2	2	8	8	0	8
12	Buckhurst Hill	6	2	1	3	11	11	0	7
13	Romford	6	2	1	3	11	12	−1	7
14	Hullbridge Sports	6	2	0	4	7	15	−8	6
15	Ilford	6	1	2	3	8	10	−2	5
16	Frenford	6	1	2	3	4	9	−5	5
17	Sporting Bengal United	6	1	2	3	7	15	−8	5
18	Basildon United	6	1	1	4	4	6	−2	4
19	West Essex	6	0	3	3	5	11	−6	3	Relegation to Step 6
20	Athletic Newham	6	0	2	4	8	21	−13	2	Relegation to Step 6

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	—						1–1		1–6										1–4
Barking		—	1–0		4–1												4–1
Basildon United			—	3–0									0–1					0–0
Benfleet				—		1–0									0–0		3–0
Buckhurst Hill					—						0–2	3–1				2–2
Frenford					1–0	—						1–3	0–0
Great Wakering Rovers			2–1				—			3–1		2–1			6–1
Hackney Wick		1–3				4–1		—												2–3
Halstead Town							2–0		—								1–1		2–1
Harwich & Parkeston					1–5				2–1	—				1–0
Hullbridge Sports								1–2			—		1–4						1–4
Ilford				3–3				0–1				—						0–0
Little Oakley	3–1	2–2											—							1–2
Romford	2–2										1–2			—	2–4
Saffron Walden Town										4–0	4–0				—
Soul Tower Hamlets	5–2			2–1					1–1							—
Sporting Bengal United			2–0					3–3									—
West Essex						1–1				1–3				2–4				—		1–3
White Ensign		3–1														2–5			—	0–2
Woodford Town														1–2			4–0			—

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

Athletic Newham

Barking & Romford

Basildon United

Benfleet

Buckhurst Hill

Frenford

Great Wakering Rovers & White Ensign

Ilford

Soul Tower Hamlets

Sporting Bengal United

West Essex

Woodford Town

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Locations of the Essex Senior League clubs