The North Essex League was a football league that was held in Essex, England, founded in 1895.
History On 20 March 1895, following a meeting at the George Hotel, Colchester, the North Essex League was voted into existence in order to improve the standard of football in north Essex."The proposed football league for north Essex", Essex County Standard, 23 March 1895 On 8 May 1895, following a meeting at the Angel Hotel, Witham, the first constitution for the league was decided, with Braintree Gordon, Chelmsford, Colchester, Colchester Excelsior, Colchester St. Peter's, Harwich & Parkeston, Heybridge and Witham making up the first division. Braintree Gordon II, Bocking, Chelmsford II, Clacton Town, Halstead, Maldon and Manningtree United were announced as founder members of the second division at the same meeting."North Essex League", Essex County Standard, 11 May 1895
The league disbanded at the end of the 1955–56 season.
Champions
North Essex League First Division 1895–96 – Harwich & Parkeston 1896–97 – Harwich & Parkeston"North Essex League", Essex Herald, 6 April 1897, p. 5 1897–98 – York & Lancaster Regiment"North Essex League", Football, 22 April 1898, p. 5 1898–99 – Harwich & Parkeston 1899–1900 – Colchester Town 1900–01 – Colchester Town 1902–03 – Heybridge Swifts 1905–06 – Manor Works 1910–11 – Manor Works 1911–12 – Manor Works 1924–25 – Heybridge Swifts
North Essex League Second Division 1896–97 – Manningtree United 1897–98 – 1898–99 – Clacton Town 1899–1900 – Clacton Town 1946–47 – Tiptree United
Member clubs
Arc Works"North Essex Football League", Essex County Standard, 23 June 1900 Bocking BraintreeBlakeman, M (2010) The Official History of the Eastern Counties Football League 1935–2010, Volume II Braintree Gordon Brightlingsea Town"Brightlingsea", Essex County Standard, 18 August 1900 Burnham Ramblers Clacton Town Chelmsford Chelmsford Swifts Colchester Crown Colchester Excelsior Colchester St. Peter's Colchester Town Coggeshall Town Earls Colne"North Essex League", Essex County Standard, 18 February 1899 Great Leighs Halstead Harwich & Parkeston Heybridge Swifts Maldon Maldon Town Manningtree United Manor Works Royal Irish Fusiliers Royal Warwick Regiment Saffron Walden Tiptree United Witham Town York & Lancaster Regiment
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