The2009–10 season was the 68th in the history ofEastern Counties Football League afootball competition in England.[1]
Needham Market were champions, winning their first Eastern Counties Football League title and were promoted to theIsthmian League for the first time in their history.
| Season | 2009–10 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Needham Market |
| Promoted | Needham Market |
| Matches | 380 |
| Goals | 1,230 (3.24 per match) |
2010–11 → | |
The Premier Division featured 19 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with three new clubs, promoted from Division One:
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Needham Market | 38 | 27 | 7 | 4 | 83 | 32 | +51 | 88 | Promoted to theIsthmian League |
| 2 | Cambridge Regional College | 38 | 27 | 6 | 5 | 96 | 29 | +67 | 87 | |
| 3 | Leiston | 38 | 26 | 4 | 8 | 87 | 38 | +49 | 82 | |
| 4 | Kirkley & Pakefield | 38 | 22 | 5 | 11 | 76 | 47 | +29 | 71 | |
| 5 | Stanway Rovers | 38 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 74 | 47 | +27 | 68 | |
| 6 | Mildenhall Town | 38 | 20 | 6 | 12 | 80 | 59 | +21 | 66 | |
| 7 | Felixstowe & Walton United | 38 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 55 | 51 | +4 | 64 | |
| 8 | Wroxham | 38 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 55 | 51 | +4 | 59 | |
| 9 | Ely City | 38 | 17 | 6 | 15 | 54 | 55 | −1 | 57 | |
| 10 | Dereham Town | 38 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 70 | 58 | +12 | 56 | |
| 11 | Wisbech Town | 38 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 61 | 55 | +6 | 56 | |
| 12 | Haverhill Rovers | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 55 | 61 | −6 | 47 | |
| 13 | Walsham-le-Willows | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 53 | 65 | −12 | 46 | |
| 14 | Debenham LC | 38 | 14 | 4 | 20 | 49 | 62 | −13 | 46 | |
| 15 | Norwich United | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 61 | 67 | −6 | 43 | |
| 16 | Newmarket Town | 38 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 55 | 67 | −12 | 39 | |
| 17 | Histon reserves | 38 | 10 | 5 | 23 | 54 | 84 | −30 | 35 | |
| 18 | Hadleigh United | 38 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 42 | 76 | −34 | 34 | |
| 19 | Woodbridge Town | 38 | 6 | 2 | 30 | 40 | 102 | −62 | 20 | |
| 20 | Wivenhoe Town | 38 | 1 | 5 | 32 | 30 | 124 | −94 | 8 | |
| 21 | Harwich & Parkeston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0[a] | Resigned from the league, record expunged |
| 22 | King's Lynn reserves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0[b] | Club folded, record expunged |
| Season | 2009–10 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Great Yarmouth Town |
| Promoted | Brantham Athletic Clacton Great Yarmouth Town |
| Matches | 342 |
| Goals | 1,196 (3.5 per match) |
2010–11 → | |
Division One featured 17 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with two new clubs:
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Yarmouth Town | 36 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 96 | 28 | +68 | 90 | Promoted to thePremier Division |
| 2 | Clacton | 36 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 117 | 40 | +77 | 88 | |
| 3 | Brantham Athletic | 36 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 112 | 34 | +78 | 84 | |
| 4 | Gorleston | 36 | 25 | 4 | 7 | 67 | 33 | +34 | 79 | |
| 5 | Diss Town | 36 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 83 | 50 | +33 | 69 | |
| 6 | Halstead Town | 36 | 20 | 7 | 9 | 91 | 47 | +44 | 67 | |
| 7 | March Town United | 36 | 20 | 5 | 11 | 71 | 51 | +20 | 65 | |
| 8 | Saffron Walden Town | 36 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 66 | 40 | +26 | 56 | |
| 9 | Team Bury | 36 | 15 | 4 | 17 | 59 | 69 | −10 | 49 | |
| 10 | Whitton United | 36 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 51 | 59 | −8 | 47 | |
| 11 | Thetford Town | 36 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 51 | 63 | −12 | 43 | |
| 12 | Godmanchester Rovers | 36 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 55 | 70 | −15 | 42 | |
| 13 | Cornard United | 36 | 10 | 6 | 20 | 51 | 72 | −21 | 36 | |
| 14 | Swaffham Town | 36 | 10 | 5 | 21 | 43 | 84 | −41 | 35 | |
| 15 | Stowmarket Town | 36 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 46 | 64 | −18 | 33 | |
| 16 | Long Melford | 36 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 37 | 86 | −49 | 26 | |
| 17 | Ipswich Wanderers | 36 | 7 | 3 | 26 | 39 | 92 | −53 | 24 | |
| 18 | Downham Town | 36 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 33 | 130 | −97 | 22 | |
| 19 | Fakenham Town | 36 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 28 | 84 | −56 | 11 |