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Essex & Suffolk Border League

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Formed in 1911, the league covers the Northern part of Essex and the Southern extremities of Suffolk, although in practice the majority of clubs come from the former.

 

As of 2023-24, the league is made up of six divisions, the Premier Division sitting at Step 7 of the National League System.

 

Recent Divisional Champions (incomplete list)

Season Premier Division Division One Division Two Division Three
1988-89 Cornard United Alresford Colne Rangers Royal London Kelvedon Social
1989-90 Sudbury Wanderers Felixstowe Town reserves Kelvedon Social Cavendish
1990-91 Sudbury Wanderers Alresford Colne Rangers Rowhedge Tiptree Heath
1991-92 Harwich & Parkeston reserves Kelvedon Social Tiptree Heath Foxash Social
1992-93 Little Oakley Mersea Island Foxash Social Hedinghams United
1993-94 Little Oakley Halstead Town reserves Lawford Lads Finchingfield Rovers
1994-95 Halstead Town reserves West Bergholt reserves Earls Colne Coggeshall Town
1995-96 Gas Recreation Clacton Town reserves Silver End United Kirby United
1996-97 Gas Recreation Ipswich Wanderers reserves Cavendish Brightlingsea United reserves
1997-98 Gas Recreation St Osyth Kelvedon Social reserves Tiptree Heath
1998-99 Gas Recreation St Osyth Needham Market reserves Wivenhoe Town reserves
1999-00 AFC Sudbury reserves Clacton Town reserves Tiptree Heath Birch United
2000-01 West Bergholt Weeley Athletic Wivenhoe Town reserves Bury Town reserves
2001-02 AFC Sudbury reserves Stanway Rovers reserves Whitton United reserves Weeley Athletic reserves
2002-03 Rowhedge Alresford Colne Rangers Bury Town reserves Bradfield Rovers
2003-04 Little Oakley Bury Town reserves Hatfield Peverel Witham Town reserves
2004-05 Gas Recreation Hatfield Peverel Witham Town reserves Gosfield United
 

In 2005, Division Three was dropped.

Season Premier Division Division One Division Two
2005-06 Gas Recreation Witham Town reserves Brightlingsea Regent
2006-07 Gas Recreation West Suffolk College Great Bradfords
 

Division Two was lost in 2007.

Season Premier Division Division One
2007-08 Gas Recreation White Notley
2008-09 West Bergholt Holland
2009-10 Gas Recreation Wormingford Wanderers
2010-11 Brightlingsea Regent Lawford Lads
2011-12 West Bergholt Haverhill Sports Association
2012-13 Gas Recreation Tollesbury
 

The previous Reserve Divsions became Divisions Two and Three in 2013.

Season Premier Division Division One Division Two Division Three
2013-14 Gas Recreation Alresford Colne Rangers reserves Gas Recreation Team Brantham
 

In 2014, Division Three was dropped.

Season Premier Division Division One Division Two
2014-15 Gas Recreation Hatfield Peverel Cinque Port
2015-16 Coggeshall Town Wormingford Wanderers Cressing United
 

Division Three was brought back in 2016.

Season Premier Division Division One Division Two Division Three
2016-17 Little Oakley Dedham Old Boys Great Bentley Flitch United
2017-18 Gas Recreation Great Bentley Tiptree Heath Colne Athletic
2018-19 Gas Recreation Flitch United Stanway Pegasus Gosfield United
2019-20 Season declared null and void
 

In 2020, a Division Four was added.

Season Premier Division Division One Division Two Division Three Division Four
2020-21 Season declared null and void
 

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