The2012–13 season was the 71st in the history ofEastern Counties Football League afootball competition in England.[1]
Dereham Town were crowned champions on 27 April 2013 after a 5–0 win over FC Clacton[2] and were promoted to the Isthmian League for the first time in their history.
| Season | 2012–13 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Dereham Town |
| Promoted | Dereham Town |
| Matches | 380 |
| Goals | 1,251 (3.29 per match) |
2013–14 → | |
The Premier Division featured 18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dereham Town | 38 | 28 | 3 | 7 | 85 | 35 | +50 | 87 | Promoted to theIsthmian League |
| 2 | Wisbech Town | 38 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 85 | 40 | +45 | 83 | Transferred to theUnited Counties League |
| 3 | Gorleston | 38 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 91 | 37 | +54 | 77 | |
| 4 | Brantham Athletic | 38 | 22 | 7 | 9 | 85 | 50 | +35 | 73 | |
| 5 | Godmanchester Rovers | 38 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 76 | 49 | +27 | 67 | |
| 6 | Walsham-le-Willows | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 71 | 59 | +12 | 65 | |
| 7 | Mildenhall Town | 38 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 66 | 54 | +12 | 64 | |
| 8 | Hadleigh United | 38 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 67 | 52 | +15 | 61 | |
| 9 | Stanway Rovers | 38 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 49 | 39 | +10 | 61 | |
| 10 | Haverhill Rovers | 38 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 73 | 59 | +14 | 55 | |
| 11 | Ely City | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 71 | 63 | +8 | 52 | |
| 12 | Kirkley & Pakefield | 38 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 57 | 68 | −11 | 52 | |
| 13 | Norwich United | 38 | 14 | 6 | 18 | 55 | 52 | +3 | 48 | |
| 14 | Felixstowe & Walton United | 38 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 54 | 69 | −15 | 45 | |
| 15 | Woodbridge Town | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 52 | 72 | −20 | 41 | |
| 16 | Cambridge Regional College | 38 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 56 | 83 | −27 | 35 | |
| 17 | Diss Town | 38 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 43 | 82 | −39 | 31 | |
| 18 | Wivenhoe Town | 38 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 30 | 85 | −55 | 26 | |
| 19 | Thetford Town | 38 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 41 | 85 | −44 | 24 | |
| 20 | Clacton | 38 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 44 | 118 | −74 | 17 |
| Home \ Away | BRA | CRC | FCC | DER | DIS | ELY | FEL | GOD | GOR | HAD | HAV | KIR | MIL | NOR | STA | THE | WAL | WIS | WIV | WOO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brantham Athletic | 4–0 | 7–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 6–3 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | |
| Cambridge Regional College | 2–4 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–4 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–5 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 4–1 | |
| Clacton | 0–4 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 2–5 | 2–2 | 1–6 | 0–3 | 1–4 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | |
| Dereham Town | 3–0 | 4–0 | 5–0 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 5–0 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 1–0 | |
| Diss Town | 1–4 | 2–5 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–6 | 0–0 | 0–1 | |
| Ely City | 1–2 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 0–2 | |
| Felixstowe & Walton United | 3–3 | 3–3 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | |
| Godmanchester Rovers | 1–0 | 2–3 | 6–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 9–0 | 1–1 | |
| Gorleston | 0–2 | 6–1 | 10–2 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 8–1 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 5–2 | |
| Hadleigh United | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | |
| Haverhill Rovers | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 4–4 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 3–0 | |
| Kirkley & Pakefield | 0–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 4–3 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–1 | |
| Mildenhall Town | 0–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 4–0 | 2–1 | |
| Norwich United | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | |
| Stanway Rovers | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | |
| Thetford Town | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |
| Walsham-le-Willows | 1–4 | 3–2 | 4–3 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 1–5 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 7–0 | 3–0 | |
| Wisbech Town | 4–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 6–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | |
| Wivenhoe Town | 0–3 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 3–0 | 0–6 | 3–6 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 3–0 | |
| Woodbridge Town | 4–0 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 4–3 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 |
| Season | 2012–13 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Cambridge University Press |
| Promoted | Brightlingsea Regent Newmarket Town |
| Matches | 306 |
| Goals | 1,161 (3.79 per match) |
2013–14 → | |
Division One featured 14 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with four new clubs:
Newmarket Town achieved promotion to the Premier Division on the 13 April 2013.[9] Cambridge University Press withdrew from the league on April 6, 2013.[10]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cambridge University Press | 34 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 94 | 32 | +62 | 82 | Resigned to theCambridgeshire County League |
| 2 | Newmarket Town | 34 | 24 | 4 | 6 | 84 | 34 | +50 | 76 | Promoted to thePremier Division |
| 3 | Brightlingsea Regent | 34 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 90 | 29 | +61 | 72 | |
| 4 | Ipswich Wanderers | 34 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 67 | 38 | +29 | 63 | |
| 5 | Fakenham Town | 34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 62 | 37 | +25 | 63 | |
| 6 | Saffron Walden Town | 34 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 73 | 32 | +41 | 62 | |
| 7 | Whitton United | 34 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 87 | 46 | +41 | 57 | |
| 8 | Braintree Town reserves | 34 | 18 | 3 | 13 | 86 | 65 | +21 | 57 | |
| 9 | Swaffham Town | 34 | 17 | 3 | 14 | 76 | 55 | +21 | 54 | |
| 10 | Great Yarmouth Town | 34 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 70 | 64 | +6 | 52 | |
| 11 | Halstead Town | 34 | 15 | 4 | 15 | 70 | 63 | +7 | 49 | |
| 12 | Team Bury | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 62 | 72 | −10 | 45 | |
| 13 | Long Melford | 34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 46 | 81 | −35 | 31[a] | |
| 14 | March Town United | 34 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 38 | 84 | −46 | 28[b] | |
| 15 | Debenham LC | 34 | 8 | 3 | 23 | 57 | 91 | −34 | 27 | |
| 16 | Downham Town | 34 | 8 | 3 | 23 | 41 | 84 | −43 | 27 | |
| 17 | Stowmarket Town | 34 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 41 | 100 | −59 | 19 | |
| 18 | Cornard United | 34 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 17 | 154 | −137 | 4 |
| Home \ Away | BRA | BRI | CAM | COR | DEB | DOW | FAK | GYT | HAL | IPS | LOM | MAR | NEW | SAF | STO | SWA | TBU | WHI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Braintree Town reserves | 0–2 | 2–3 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 6–2 | 1–0 | 5–2 | 3–4 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 8–2 | 2–1 | |
| Brightlingsea Regent | 2–3 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 6–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | |
| Cambridge University Press | 3–0 | 1–1 | 9–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 8–2 | 2–2 | |
| Cornard United | 0–4 | 0–5 | 2–5 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0–5 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 0–9 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 0–7 | |
| Debenham LC | 2–6 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 14–0 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 6–4 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | |
| Downham Town | 4–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–3 | |
| Fakenham Town | 3–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | |
| Great Yarmouth Town | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–4 | 3–1 | 7–4 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 4–2 | |
| Halstead Town | 2–3 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 7–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 6–0 | 3–0 | 3–4 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–5 | |
| Ipswich Wanderers | 2–3 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 6–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | |
| Long Melford | 1–8 | 0–6 | 2–5 | 5–1 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| March Town United | 1–1 | 1–6 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–6 | 0–6 | 3–3 | |
| Newmarket Town | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 4–4 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 7–0 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | |
| Saffron Walden Town | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 6–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 6–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 0–0 | |
| Stowmarket Town | 4–0 | 0–6 | 0–6 | 11–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 0–3 | 2–5 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 0–5 | 0–2 | 1–7 | |
| Swaffham Town | 3–1 | 0–5 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 6–1 | 5–0 | 3–2 | 2–5 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 4–2 | |
| Team Bury | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–3 | |
| Whitton United | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 6–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 7–1 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 4–1 |