The2003–04 season was the 62nd in the history ofEastern Counties Football League afootball competition in England.[1]
AFC Sudbury were champions, winning their fourth Eastern Counties Football League title in a row after the new club was formed in 1999, while Maldon Town were promoted to the Southern Football League for the first time in their history.
| Season | 2003–04 |
|---|---|
| Champions | AFC Sudbury |
| Promoted | Maldon Town |
| Relegated | Fakenham Town Tiptree United |
| Matches | 462 |
| Goals | 1,541 (3.34 per match) |
2004–05 → | |
The Premier Division featured 20 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with two new clubs, promoted from Division One:
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AFC Sudbury | 42 | 32 | 5 | 5 | 123 | 30 | +93 | 101 | |
| 2 | Maldon Town | 42 | 30 | 6 | 6 | 107 | 35 | +72 | 96 | Promoted to theSouthern League |
| 3 | Wroxham | 42 | 29 | 8 | 5 | 108 | 36 | +72 | 95 | |
| 4 | Diss Town | 42 | 27 | 5 | 10 | 104 | 54 | +50 | 86 | |
| 5 | Soham Town Rangers | 42 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 88 | 62 | +26 | 80 | |
| 6 | Clacton Town | 42 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 65 | 54 | +11 | 71 | |
| 7 | Halstead Town | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 77 | 54 | +23 | 66 | |
| 8 | Lowestoft Town | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 66 | 68 | −2 | 65 | |
| 9 | Bury Town | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 86 | 82 | +4 | 62 | |
| 10 | Newmarket Town | 42 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 76 | 78 | −2 | 61 | |
| 11 | Norwich United | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 51 | 58 | −7 | 61 | |
| 12 | Mildenhall Town | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 72 | 61 | +11 | 60 | |
| 13 | Histon reserves | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 70 | 77 | −7 | 52 | |
| 14 | Wisbech Town | 42 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 64 | 82 | −18 | 46[a] | |
| 15 | King's Lynn reserves | 42 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 63 | 71 | −8 | 44 | |
| 16 | Great Yarmouth Town | 42 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 59 | 67 | −8 | 43 | |
| 17 | Woodbridge Town | 42 | 12 | 6 | 24 | 52 | 78 | −26 | 42 | |
| 18 | Dereham Town | 42 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 42 | 85 | −43 | 39 | |
| 19 | Stowmarket Town | 42 | 11 | 6 | 25 | 42 | 88 | −46 | 39 | |
| 20 | Gorleston | 42 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 56 | 86 | −30 | 37 | |
| 21 | Tiptree United | 42 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 40 | 95 | −55 | 34 | Relegated toDivision One |
| 22 | Fakenham Town | 42 | 2 | 5 | 35 | 30 | 140 | −110 | 11 |
| Season | 2003–04 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Cambridge City reserves |
| Promoted | Cambridge City reserves Harwich & Parkeston Leiston |
| Matches | 380 |
| Goals | 1,238 (3.26 per match) |
2004–05 → | |
Division One featured 17 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with four new clubs:
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cambridge City reserves | 38 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 76 | 40 | +36 | 83 | Promoted to thePremier Division |
| 2 | Harwich & Parkeston | 38 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 89 | 48 | +41 | 80 | |
| 3 | Leiston | 38 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 74 | 40 | +34 | 74 | |
| 4 | Stanway Rovers | 38 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 69 | 43 | +26 | 70 | |
| 5 | Kirkley | 38 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 84 | 60 | +24 | 64 | |
| 6 | Whitton United | 38 | 19 | 5 | 14 | 85 | 57 | +28 | 62 | |
| 7 | Godmanchester Rovers | 38 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 54 | 52 | +2 | 59 | |
| 8 | Ipswich Wanderers | 38 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 51 | 36 | +15 | 58[a] | |
| 9 | Swaffham Town | 38 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 62 | 54 | +8 | 58 | |
| 10 | Haverhill Rovers | 38 | 17 | 5 | 16 | 73 | 66 | +7 | 56 | |
| 11 | Ely City | 38 | 19 | 1 | 18 | 60 | 58 | +2 | 55[b] | |
| 12 | Cornard United | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 53 | 60 | −7 | 52 | |
| 13 | Long Melford | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 62 | 66 | −4 | 50 | |
| 14 | Needham Market | 38 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 67 | 73 | −6 | 47 | |
| 15 | Felixstowe & Walton United | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 52 | 63 | −11 | 45 | |
| 16 | March Town United | 38 | 12 | 5 | 21 | 70 | 99 | −29 | 41 | |
| 17 | Downham Town | 38 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 43 | 79 | −36 | 34 | |
| 18 | Hadleigh United | 38 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 42 | 57 | −15 | 31 | |
| 19 | Thetford Town | 38 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 38 | 85 | −47 | 24 | |
| 20 | Somersham Town | 38 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 34 | 102 | −68 | 17 | Resigned to theCambridgeshire League |
| 21 | Warboys Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Resigned from the league, record expunged |