2025–26 Essex Senior Football League

Essex Senior Football League
Season2025–26
Dates25 July 2025 - 25 April 2026
Matches380
Highest attendance306 (Halstead Town vs Sporting Bengal United)
Lowest attendance54 (Frenford vs Ilford)
2026–27 →
All statistics correct as of 26-07-25 (20:30).

The 2025–26 Essex Senior League season is the 55th edition of the football competition. The allocations were announced from The Football Association on 15 May 2025 and the fixtures were released on the 22nd of July 2025.

Team changes

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Little Oakley 16 11 4 1 32 14 +18 37 Promotion to the Isthmian League North Division
2 Soul Tower Hamlets 16 11 3 2 41 19 +22 36 Qualification for the play-offs
3 Woodford Town 18 10 3 5 37 22 +15 33
4 Great Wakering Rovers 18 9 5 4 36 26 +10 32
5 Ilford 17 9 4 4 33 21 +12 31
6 Barking 18 9 3 6 41 27 +14 30
7 Halstead Town 18 8 6 4 35 26 +9 30
8 Saffron Walden Town 17 8 5 4 39 30 +9 29
9 Benfleet 18 7 6 5 30 26 +4 27
10 Buckhurst Hill 17 8 2 7 37 28 +9 26
11 Hackney Wick 17 8 2 7 36 33 +3 26
12 White Ensign 18 7 3 8 39 36 +3 24
13 Basildon United 18 6 4 8 23 25 −2 22
14 Harwich & Parkeston 18 6 4 8 25 38 −13 22
15 Athletic Newham 18 4 4 10 32 46 −14 16
16 Romford 17 4 4 9 28 43 −15 16
17 Sporting Bengal United 16 3 5 8 23 37 −14 14
18 Hullbridge Sports 17 4 1 12 21 38 −17 13
19 West Essex 18 2 5 11 20 45 −25 11 Relegation to Step 6
20 Frenford 18 2 3 13 14 42 −28 9
Updated to match(es) played on 6 December 2025. Source: Essex Senior League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of matches won; 5) Head-to-head results[1]

Results table

Home \ Away ATN BAR BAS BEN BUC FRE GWR HAC HAL H&P HUL ILF LOA ROM SWT STH SBU WSX WHI WOD
Athletic Newham — 1–1 1–6 1–4
Barking — 1–0 4–1 4–1
Basildon United — 3–0 0–1 0–0
Benfleet — 1–0 0–0 3–0
Buckhurst Hill — 0–2 3–1 2–2
Frenford 1–0 — 1–3 0–0
Great Wakering Rovers 2–1 — 3–1 2–1 6–1
Hackney Wick 1–3 4–1 — 2–3
Halstead Town 2–0 — 1–1 2–1
Harwich & Parkeston 1–5 2–1 — 1–0
Hullbridge Sports 1–2 — 1–4 1–4
Ilford 3–3 0–1 — 0–0
Little Oakley 3–1 2–2 — 1–2
Romford 2–2 1–2 — 2–4
Saffron Walden Town 4–0 4–0 —
Soul Tower Hamlets 5–2 2–1 1–1 —
Sporting Bengal United 2–0 3–3 —
West Essex 1–1 1–3 2–4 — 1–3
White Ensign 3–1 2–5 — 0–2
Woodford Town 1–2 4–0 —
Updated to match(es) played on 6 September 2025. Source: FA Full-Time Grid
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Stadiums and locations

Athletic Newham
Barking & Romford
Buckhurst Hill
Frenford
Ilford
Soul Tower Hamlets
Sporting Bengal United
West Essex
Woodford Town
Locations of the Essex Senior League clubs
Greater London Essex Senior League football clubs
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Athletic Newham Dagenham, East London Bobby Moore Sports Hub 800
Barking Dagenham, East London Mayesbrook Park 2,500
Basildon United Basildon, Essex Gardiners Close 3,000
Benfleet South Benfleet, Essex Woodside Stadium 4,100
Buckhurst Hill Buckhurst Hill, Essex Roding Lane 1,500
Frenford Ilford, East London The Jack Carter Centre 500
Great Wakering Rovers Great Wakering, Essex Burroghs Park 2,500
Hackney Wick Witham, Essex Simarco Stadium (groundshare with Witham Town) 2,500
Halstead Town Halstead, Essex Rosemary Lane 3,500
Harwich & Parkeston Harwich, Essex Royal Oak 3,000
Hullbridge Sports Hullbridge, Essex Lower Road 1,500
Ilford Ilford, East London Cricklefield Stadium 3,500
Little Oakley Little Oakley, Essex Little Oakley War Memorial Ground 1,000
Romford Dagenham, East London Mayesbrook Park (groundshare with Barking) 2,500
Saffron Walden Town Saffron Walden, Essex Catons Lane 3,000
Sporting Bengal United Mile End, East London Mile End Stadium 3,000
Soul Tower Hamlets Mile End Stadium (groundshare with Sporting Bengal United) 3,000
West Essex Walthamstow, East London Wadham Lodge (groundshare with Walthamstow) 3,500
White Ensign Great Wakering, Essex Burroghs Park (groundshare with Great Wakering Rovers) 2,500
Woodford Town Woodford, London Ashton Playing Fields 3,000

References

  1. ^ "The FA Handbook 2022/2023 Part 29 Standardised Rules Section 12.2". The FA.

The Football Association (15 May 2025) THE FA RELEASES ALLOCATIONS FOR THE 2025/26 SEASON. The FA. Retrieved 15 May 2025

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