The2019–20 season was the 49th in the history ofEssex Senior Football League, afootball competition in England.
The provisional club allocations for steps 5 and 6 were announced by the FA on 19 May 2019.[1] The constitution was ratified by the league at itsAGM.
Due to thecoronavirus pandemic, and in line with directives fromThe FA, the Essex Senior League issued a statement on 16 March confirming the postponement of forthcoming matches.[2] As a result of theCOVID-19pandemic, this season's competition was formally abandoned on 26 March 2020, with all results from the season being expunged, and no promotion or relegation taking place to, from, or within the competition.[3] On 30 March 2020, sixty-six non-league clubs sent anopen letter to theFootball Association requesting that they reconsider their decision.[4]
The league featured 16 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with three new clubs:
| Season | 2019–20 |
|---|---|
| Matches | 252 |
| Goals | 913 (3.62 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Dwade James (27 goals) |
| Highest attendance | 395 Hoddesdon Town 2–6Hashtag United(12 October 2019) |
| Lowest attendance | 12 Sawbridgeworth Town 2–3Sporting Bengal United(20 August 2019) 12 Southend Manor 1–0Clapton(2 November 2019) |
| Average attendance | 68 |
2020–21 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saffron Walden Town | 29 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 69 | 28 | +41 | 66 | |
| 2 | Hashtag United | 26 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 66 | 27 | +39 | 65 | |
| 3 | Walthamstow | 26 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 73 | 17 | +56 | 63 | |
| 4 | Hadley | 26 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 80 | 24 | +56 | 57 | |
| 5 | Stansted | 27 | 16 | 2 | 9 | 55 | 36 | +19 | 50 | |
| 6 | Takeley | 24 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 46 | 34 | +12 | 43 | |
| 7 | Hoddesdon Town | 27 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 50 | 35 | +15 | 41 | |
| 8 | Redbridge | 25 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 57 | 56 | +1 | 38 | |
| 9 | Woodford Town | 28 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 43 | 48 | −5 | 34 | |
| 10 | Cockfosters | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 42 | 47 | −5 | 34 | |
| 11 | West Essex | 24 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 51 | 51 | 0 | 31 | |
| 12 | Clapton | 27 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 40 | 59 | −19 | 31 | |
| 13 | Ilford | 28 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 31 | 50 | −19 | 30 | |
| 14 | St Margaretsbury | 28 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 36 | 48 | −12 | 26 | |
| 15 | Sporting Bengal United | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 44 | 62 | −18 | 25[a] | |
| 16 | Enfield | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 36 | 66 | −30 | 24 | |
| 17 | Southend Manor | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 28 | 61 | −33 | 23 | |
| 18 | Tower Hamlets | 27 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 36 | 65 | −29 | 22 | Transferred to theSouthern Counties East League |
| 19 | Sawbridgeworth Town | 28 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 30 | 99 | −69 | 8 |