Essex Olympian League
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Essex Olympian League |
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Formed in 1966, the Essex Olympian League is a league that has its Premier Division at Step 7 of the National League System. The league has three other divisions for first teams (technically outside the NLS) and three further sections for reserve teams (although some reserve teams of clubs from higher leagues do play inside the main structure).
From 1986-2005, the league was known the Essex Intermediate League.
The League has an absolutely superb website at http://www.eofl.co.uk, which has all the current information about the league plus an extensive archive section.
| Season | Champions |
|---|---|
| 1966-67 | Burnham Ramblers |
| 1967-68 | Writtle |
| 1968-69 | Basildon Town |
| 1969-70 | Billericay Town |
| 1970-71 | Billericay Town |
| 1971-72 | Sawbridgeworth |
| 1972-73 | Chadwell Heath |
| 1973-74 | Chadwell Heath |
| 1974-75 | Chadwell Heath |
| 1975-76 | Essex Police |
| 1976-77 | Collier Row Motor Gear |
| 1977-78 | Runwell Hospital |
| 1978-79 | Rayleigh |
| 1979-80 | Essex Police |
| 1980-81 | Rayleigh Town |
In 1981, the league split into two divisions
| Season | Division One | Division Two |
|---|---|---|
| 1981-82 | Herongate Athletic | Rayleigh Athletic |
| 1982-83 | Herongate Athletic | Dunmow |
| 1983-84 | Rayleigh Town | Essex Police |
| 1984-85 | Rayleigh Town | Shell Club |
| 1985-86 | Essex Police | Cossor Sports |
The league changed name to the Essex Intermediate League in 1986.
| Season | Division One | Division Two |
|---|---|---|
| 1986-87 | Essex Police | Hambros Bank |
| 1987-88 | Takeley | Standard (Harlow) |
| 1988-89 | Benfleet | Upminster |
The league added a third division in 1989.
| Season | Division One | Division Two | Division Three |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989-90 | Rayleigh Town | Kelvedon Hatch | Great Baddow |
| 1990-91 | Herongate Athletic | Concord Rangers | Great Wakering Rovers |
| 1991-92 | Standard (Harlow) | Great Wakering Rovers | Loughton |
| 1992-93 | Standard (Harlow) | South Woodham Ferrers | Danbury Trafford |
| 1993-94 | Kelvedon Hatch | Takeley | Ongar Town |
| 1994-95 | Writtle | Sporting Club Henderson | Great Baddow |
| 1995-96 | Kelvedon Hatch | Frenford Senior | Hutton |
| 1996-97 | Kelvedon Hatch | Runwell Hospital | Bishop's Stortford Swifts |
| 1997-98 | Danbury Trafford | Bishop's Stortford Swifts | Shell Club |
| 1998-99 | Bishop's Stortford Swifts | Sandon Royals | Basildon Town |
| 1999-00 | Bishop's Stortford Swifts | Nortel (Harlow) | Wanstead Town |
| 2000-01 | Rayleigh Town | Canning Town | Linford Wanderers |
| 2001-02 | Takeley | Epping | Stambridge United |
| 2002-03 | Bishop's Stortford Swifts | White Ensign | Debden Sports |
| 2003-04 | White Ensign | Debden Sports | Faces |
| 2004-05 | White Ensign | White Notley | Linford Wanderers |
The league reverted to the name "Essex Olympian League" in 2005
| Season | Division One | Division Two | Division Three |
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| 2005-06 | Harold Wod Athletic | Canning Town | Ongar Town |
| 2006-07 | White Ensign | Benfleet | Potter Street |
The divisions were re-named in 2007.
| Season | Premier Division | Division One | Division Two |
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| 2007-08 | White Ensign | Potter Street | Linford Wanderers |
| 2008-09 | Harold Wood Athletic | Westhamians | Sungate |
In 2009, the league expanded by adding a new Division Three
| Season | Premier Division | Division One | Division Two | Division Three |
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| 2009-10 | Harold Wood Athletic | M & B Club | Romford reserves | Wadham Lodge |
| 2010-11 | Kelvedon Hatch | Hutton | Wadham Lodge | Springfield |
| 2011-12 | Frenford Senior | Southminster St Leonards | Springfield | Newham United |
| 2012-13 | Frenford Senior | Bishop's Stortford Swifts | Old Barkabbeyans | Debden Sports |
| 2013-14 | Southminster St Leonards | Newham United | Ongar Town | Rochford Town |
| 2014-15 | Harold Wood Athletic | Harold Hill | Basildon Town | Catholic United |
The reserve divisions became Division Four and Five in 2015
| Season | Premier Division | Division One | Division Two | Division Three | Division Four | Division Five |
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| 2015-16 | Kelvedon Hatch | Canning Town | Catholic United | Benfleet | Old Chelmsfodians reserves | Galleywood reserves |
| 2016-17 | Springfield | Basildon Town | Sungate | May & Baker EC reserves | Manford Way reserves | Basildon Town reserves |
| 2017-18 | Catholic United | Buckhurst Hill | May & Baker EC reserves | Manford Way reserves | Chingford Athletic | Westhamians |
| 2018-19 | Buckhurst Hill | Shenfield Association | Chingford Athletic | Old Southendian reserves | Corinthians | Corinthians reserves |
| 2019-20 | Season declared null and void | |||||
| 2020-21 | Buckhurst Hill | Ongar Town | Leigh Town | ACD United | Catholic United reserves | Wakering Sports "A" |
The F.C.H.D. has the complete final table information for this league. Recent seasons were compiled from contemporary sources, while earlier ones are based on information from the league website.
The league operated separate reserve divisions from 1968 to 2015.
| Season | Reserve Division |
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| 1968-69 | Manor Athletic reserves |
| 1969-70 | Chadwell Heath reserves |
| 1970-71 | Brentwood Athletic reserves |
| 1971-72 | Herongate Athletic reserves |
| 1972-73 | Benfleet reserves |
| 1973-74 | Runwell Hospital reserves |
| 1974-75 | Old Chelmsfordians reserves |
| 1975-76 | Benfleet reserves |
| 1976-77 | Herongate Athletic reserves |
| 1977-78 | Runwell Hospital reserves |
| 1978-79 | Runwell Hospital reserves |
| 1979-80 | Runwell Hospital reserves |
| 1980-81 | Herongate Athletic reserves |
| 1981-82 | Writtle reserves |
In 1982, a second Reserve Division was added.
| Season | Reserve Division One | Reserve Division Two |
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| 1982-83 | Takeley reserves | Basildon Town reserves |
| 1983-84 | Takeley reserves | Dunmow |
| 1984-85 | Old Chelmsfordians reserves | South Woodham Ferrers reserves |
| 1985-86 | Herongate Athletic reserves | Cossor Sports reserves |
| 1986-87 | Cossor Sports reserves | Dunmow reserves |
| 1987-88 | Benfleet reserves | Great Baddow Royals reserves |
| 1988-89 | Standard (Harlow) reserves | Old Chelmsfordians reserves |
The league added a third reserve division in 1989.
| Season | Reserve Division One | Reserve Division Two | Reserve Division Three |
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| 1989-90 | Standard (Harlow) reserves | Benfleet reserves | Great Wakering Rovers reserves |
| 1990-91 | Standard (Harlow) reserves | Great Wakering Rovers reserves | Shell Club reserves |
| 1991-92 | Standard (Harlow) reserves | Shell Club reserves | Maldon St Mary's reserves |
| 1992-93 | Writtle reserves | Great Wakering Rovers reserves | Brentwood Manor reserves |
| 1993-94 | Writtle reserves | Clavering reserves | Barnston reserves |
| 1994-95 | Herongate Athletic reserves | White Notley reserves | Danbury Trafford reserves |
| 1995-96 | Writtle reserves | Broomfield reserves | Frenford Senior reserves |
| 1996-97 | Kelvedon Hatch reserves | Frenford Senior reserves | Great Baddow reserves |
| 1997-98 | Frenford Senior reserves | Takeley reserves | Upminster reserves |
| 1998-99 | Frenford Senior reserves | Essex Police reserves | Metpol Chigwell reserves |
| 1999-00 | Takeley reserves | Metpol Chigwell reserves | P L A reserves |
| 2000-01 | Bishop's Stortford reserves | Manford Way | Canning Town reserves |
| 2001-02 | Bishop's Stortford reserves | Upminster reserves | Broomfield reserves |
| 2002-03 | Manford Way reserves | Broomfield reserves | White Ensign reserves |
| 2003-04 | Harold Wood Athletic reserves | Ryan reserves | Leigh Ramblers reserves |
| 2004-05 | Manford Way reserves | White Ensign reserves | Old Chelmsfordians reserves |
| 2005-06 | Frenford Senior reserves | Galleywood reserves | Hannakins Farm reserves |
| 2006-07 | Harold Wood Athletic reseves | Shell Club Corringham reserves | M & B Club reserves |
| 2007-08 | Harold Wood Athletic reseves | M & B Club reserves | Leigh Ramblers reserves |
| 2008-09 | Harold Wood Athletic reserves | Kelvedon Hatch reserves | Westhamians reserves |
| 2009-10 | Kelvedon Hatch reserves | Westhamians reserves | Lakeside reserves |
| 2010-11 | Harold Wood Athletic reserves | Mountnessing reserves | Debden Sports reserves |
| 2011-12 | Kelvedon Hatch reserves | Castle United reserves | Catholic United reserves |
| 2012-13 | Harold Wood Athletic reserves | White Ensign reserves | Benfleet reserves |
| 2013-14 | Frenford Senior reserves | Runwell Hospital reserves | Ramsden Scotia reserves |
In 2014, Reserve Division Three was dropped.
| Season | Reserve Division One | Reserve Division Two |
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| 2014-15 | Frenford Senior reserves | Newham United reserves |
Please acknowledge the F.C.H.D. when using this information elsewhere