Eastern Counties Football League
The Eastern Counties Football League is an English football league at Levels 9 and 10 of the English football league system. It contains teams from Essex, Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire, and is a feeder to the regional divisions of either the Isthmian League or the Southern League, depending on geographical considerations.
History
The league was founded in 1935, and ran as a single unit until a second division was created in 1988. The two division setup - the Premier Division and Division One - remains in place to this day. In 1976 the league changed its name to the Eastern League, followed two years later by another change to the Town and County League. The Eastern Counties League name was re-adopted in 1982.[1]
A.F.C. Sudbury won the league four seasons in a row from 2001 to 2005, but had to settle for third place in the 2005-06 season behind Lowestoft Town who were winning the league for the eleventh time, but the first in 28 years.
Due to a sponsorship contract the league is currently known as the Ridgeons Football League. Prior to the 2004-05 season, again because of sponsorship, it was the Jewson Football League.
Champions
The champions of the league have been as follows:[1]
League Cup
| Season | Winner | Runner-Up |
|---|---|---|
| 2003/2004 | Maldon Town | Soham Town Rangers |
| 2004/2005 | Halstead Town | Histon Reserves |
| 2005/2006 | AFC Sudbury | Lowestoft Town |
| 2006/2007 | Lowestoft Town | Ipswich Wanderers |
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