The 2022–23 season was the 80th season in the history of the Eastern Counties Football League, a football competition in England. Teams are divided into three divisions, the Premier Division at Step 5, and the geographically separated Division One North and Division One South, both at Step 6 of the English football league system.
The allocations for Steps 5 and 6 this season were announced by the Football Association and published on the league's website on 13 May 2022, subject to appeals.
Ipswich Wanderers were champions, winning their first Eastern Counties Football League title and were promoted to the Isthmian League for the first time in their history, while Thetford Town lost their inter-step play-off tie.
Premier Division
The Premier Division featured 16 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with four new clubs: Harleston Town, promoted from Division One North Ipswich Wanderers, promoted from Division One South Sheringham, promoted from Division One North Soham Town Rangers, relegated from the Northern Premier League
League table
Inter-step play-off
Stadia and locations
Team Stadium Capacity Brantham Athletic Brantham Leisure Centre 1,200 Ely City Unwin Sports Ground 1,500 Fakenham Town Clipbush Park 2,000 Hadleigh United Millfield 3,000 Harleston Town Wilderness Lane Haverhill Rovers New Croft 3,000 Ipswich Wanderers Humber Doucy Lane Kirkley & Pakefield Walmer Road 2,000 Lakenheath The Nest Long Melford Stoneylands Mildenhall Town Recreation Way 2,000 Mulbarton Wanderers The Common Newmarket Town Cricket Field Road 2,750 Norwich United Plantation Park 3,000 Sheringham Weybourne Road Soham Town Rangers Julius Martin Lane 2,000 Thetford Town Mundford Road 1,500 Walsham-le-Willows Summer Road 1,000 Whitton United King George V Playing Fields 1,000 Woodbridge Town Notcutts Park 3,000
Division One North
Division One North featured eleven clubs which competed in the previous season, along with eight new clubs. Transferred from Division One South: AFC Sudbury reserves Cornard United Harwich & Parkeston Haverhill Borough Holland Plus: Heacham, promoted from the Anglian Combination Holbeach United, relegated from the United Counties League Swaffham Town, relegated from the Premier Division
League table
Play-offs
Semifinals
Final
Stadia and locations
Team Stadium Capacity AFC Sudbury reserves King's Marsh 2,500 Cornard United Blackhouse Lane Debenham LC Maitlands 1,000 Diss Town Brewers Green Lane 2,500 Downham Town Memorial Field 1,000 FC Parson Drove Main Road Framlingham Town Badingham Road Great Yarmouth Town Wellesley Recreation Ground 3,600 Harwich & Parkeston Royal Oak Haverhill Borough New Croft (artificial, groundshare with Haverhill Rovers) 3,000 Heacham Station Road Holbeach United Carters Park 4,000 Holland Dulwich Road Huntingdon Town Jubilee Park Leiston reserves Victory Road 2,500 Needham Market reserves Bloomfields 4,000 Norwich CBS FDC Bowthorpe Swaffham Town Shoemakers Lane Whittlesey Athletic Feldale Field
Division One South
Division One South featured eleven clubs which competed in the division last season, along with eight new clubs: Basildon Town, promoted from the Essex Olympian League Cannons Wood, formerly DTFC, promoted from the Essex Alliance League Enfield Borough, transferred from the Combined Counties League NW London, promoted from the Middlesex County League Sporting Bengal United, relegated from the Essex Senior League St Margaretsbury, relegated from the Essex Senior League Stanway Pegasus, promoted from the Essex and Suffolk Border League Tower Hamlets, relegated from the Southern Counties East League
League table
Play-offs
Semifinals
Final
Stadia and locations
Team Stadium CapacityBarkingside Cricklefield Stadium (groundshare with Ilford) 3,500Basildon Town Rookery Hill (groundshare with East Thurrock United) 3,500Benfleet Park Lane (groundshare with Canvey Island) 4,100Burnham Ramblers Leslie Fields 2,000Cannons Wood The Harlow Arena (groundshare with Harlow Town) 3,500Coggeshall United West Street (groundshare with Coggeshall Town) Enfield Borough The Maurice Rebak Stadium (groundshare with Wingate & Finchley) 1,500Frenford The Jack Carter Centre 2,000Hackney Wick Spa Road (groundshare with Witham Town) 2,500May & Baker Parkside Stadium (groundshare with Aveley) 3,500Newbury Forest Oakside Stadium (groundshare with Redbridge) 3,000NW London Brickfield Lane (groundshare with Hadley) 2,000Park View New River Stadium 5,000Sporting Bengal United Mile End Stadium (groundshare with Tower Hamlets) 2,000St Margaretsbury Recreation Ground 1,000Stanway Pegasus The Stanway School Tower Hamlets Mile End Stadium (groundshare with Sporting Bengal United) 2,000Wivenhoe Town Broad Lane 2,876Wormley Rovers Wormley Playing Fields 500
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