The 2023–24 season was the 53rd in the history of the Essex Senior Football League, a football competition in England.
The allocations for Steps 5 and 6 this season were announced by The Football Association on 15 May 2023. Beginning from this season, a four team play-off system was introduced at Step 5 (this league) to guarantee a second promotion place to Step 4, replacing the inter-step play-off. Solely for this season, there was only one club relegated from this league.
The league featured 14 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with six new clubs. Promoted from the Eastern Counties League: Frenford Sporting Bengal United
Relegated from the Isthmian League: Coggeshall Town Great Wakering Rovers Hullbridge Sports Tilbury
League table
Play-offs
Semifinals
Final
Stadia and locations
Club Location Stadium CapacityAthletic Newham Plaistow Terence McMillan Stadium 2,000Barking Barking Mayesbrook Park 2,500Buckhurst Hill Buckhurst Hill Roding Lane Coggeshall Town Coggeshall West Street 2,000FC Clacton Clacton-on-Sea Austin Arena 3,000 (200 seated)Frenford Ilford The Jack Carter Centre 2,000Great Wakering Rovers Great Wakering Burroughs Park 2,500White EnsignHalstead Town Halstead Rosemary Lane Hullbridge Sports Hullbridge Lower Road 1,500Ilford Ilford Cricklefield Stadium 3,500 (216 seated)Little Oakley Little Oakley Memorial Ground Romford Corringham Rookery Hill 3,500Saffron Walden Town Saffron Walden Catons Lane 2,000Sporting Bengal United Mile End Mile End Stadium (groundshare with Tower Hamlets) 2,000 (439 seated)Stanway Rovers Stanway Hawthorns 1,500 (100 seated)Takeley Takeley Station Road 2,000Tilbury Tilbury Chadfields 4,000West Essex Walthamstow Wadham Lodge 3,500Woodford Town Woodford Ashton Playing Fields
Statistics
Attendances +TeamAverageHighestLowestHalstead Town270512 vs Tilbury122 vs FrenfordTilbury196425 vs Frenford130 vs BarkingSaffron Walden Town193311 vs Romford91 vs Stanway RoversWoodford Town152252 vs Buckhurst Hill69 vs Great Wakering RoversRomford144424 vs Sporting Bengal United67 vs Sporting Bengal UnitedStanway Rovers121197 vs Saffron Walden Town68 vs Little OakleyGreat Wakering Rovers112218 vs Romford81 vs Halstead TownWest Essex104218 vs Little Oakley53 vs White EnsignTakeley100204 vs Saffron Walden Town33 vs RomfordFC Clacton93171 vs Stanway Rovers67 vs Buckhurst HillHullbridge Sports92190 vs Great Wakering Rovers & Tilbury51 vs Buckhurst Hill Ilford86220 vs Halstead Town40 vs Stanway RoversBarking85154 vs West Essex47 vs Halstead TownLittle Oakley83150 vs FC Clacton61 vs IlfordBuckhurst Hill80248 vs Woodford Town43 vs Little OakleyWhite Ensign75194 vs Great Wakering Rovers 41 vs FC ClactonCoggeshall Town70109 vs White Ensign41 vs Sporting Bengal UnitedFrenford60125 vs Romford & Woodford Town36 vs Athletic NewhamSporting Bengal United4490 vs Tilbury25 vs Stanway RoversAthletic Newham2165 vs Tilbury9 vs Little Oakley
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