ESSEX OLYMPIAN LEAGUE CONSTITUTION 2015/16

The Essex Olympian League constitution has been announced for the forthcoming 2015/16 season with the league changing from four senior divisions and two reserve divisions to a straight forward five divisions with the bottom two mostly made up of reserve sides. The future of football in Essex looks good as there will be two u21 divisions this season as opposed to just one last season.

The only "new" club to join the league are Great Baddow who move up from the Mid-Essex League after being crowned Premier Division Champions in 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015. They were previously members of the league from 1976 to 2008. Dagenham United and Little Thurrock Dynamos also enter senior sides for the first time having had sides in the u21 division for the last two seasons.

PREMIER DIVISION
(14 clubs)
1) BISHOPS STORTFORD SWIFTS
2) BUCKHURST HILL
3) FRENFORD SENIOR
4) HANNAKINS FARM
5) HAROLD HILL (PROMOTED FROM DIVISION ONE)
6) HAROLD WOOD ATHLETIC
7) KELVEDON HATCH
8) MANFORD WAY
9) MAY AND BAKER
10) NEWBURY FOREST
11) NEWHAM UNITED
12) RAYLEIGH TOWN
13) SPRINGFIELD
14) WHITE ENSIGN (PROMOTED FROM DIVISION ONE)

DIVISION ONE
(13 clubs) 
1) BASILDON TOWN (PROMOTED FROM DIVISION TWO)
2) CANNING TOWN
3) GALLEYWOOD
4) HUTTON
5) LEIGH RAMBLERS
6) OLD CHELMSFORDIANS
7) OLD SOUTHENDIAN
8) ONGAR TOWN
9) RUNWELL HOSPITAL (PROMOTED FROM DIVISION TWO)
10) SHENFIELD AFC
11) SNARESBROOK (PRMOTED FROM DIVISION TWO)
12) SOUTHMINSTER ST LEONARDS (RELEGATED FROM PREMIER DIVISION)
13) TOBY (PROMOTED FROM DIVISION TWO)

DIVISION TWO
(13 clubs)
1) CATHOLIC UNITED (PROMOTED FROM DIVISION THREE)
2) EAST LONDONERS (PROMOTED FROM DIVISION THREE)
3) FC HAMLETS (PROMOTED FROM DIVISION THREE)
4) GREAT BADDOW (NEW CLUB - JOINING FROM MID-ESSEX LEAGUE)
5) HERONGATE ATHLETIC (RELEGATED FROM DIVISION ONE) 
6) LOASS
7) LAKESIDE
8) OLD BARKABBEYANS
9) RAMSDEN SCOTIA
10) ROCHFORD TOWN
11) ROYDON
12) RYAN
13) WESTHAMIANS (RELEGATED FROM DIVISION ONE)

DIVISION THREE
(13 clubs)
1) BENFLEET
2) BROOMFIELD
3) DEBDEN SPORTS (RELEGATED FROM DIVISION TWO)
4) EPPING
5) FRENFORD SENIOR RES
6) HAROLD WOOD ATHLETIC RES
7) HUTTON RES
8) LEYTONSTONE UNITED
9) MAY AND BAKER RES
10) SOUTHEND SPORTS
11) STAMBRIDGE UNITED
12) SUNGATE
13) UPMINSTER

DIVISION FOUR
(14 clubs)
1) CANNING TOWN RES
2) CATHOLIC UNITED RES
3) KELVEDON HATCH RES
4) LEIGH RAMBLERS RES
5) MANFORD WAY RES
6) NEWHAM UNITED RES
7) OLD BARKABBEYANS RES
8) OLD CHELMSFORDIANS RES
9) OLD SOUTHENDIAN RES
10) RAYLEIGH TOWN RES
11) RUNWELL HOSPITAL RES
12) STAMBRIDGE UNITED RES
13) TOBY RES
14) WHITE ENSIGN RES

DIVISION FIVE
(14 clubs)
1) BASILDON TOWN RES
2) BENFLEET RES
3) DAGENHAM UNITED (NEW SENIOR TEAM - HAD U21 SIDE LAST SEASON)
4) EPPING RES
5) GALLEYWOOD RES
6) HAROLD HILL RES
7) HERONGATE ATHLETIC RES
8) LEYTONSTONE UNITED RES
9) LITTLE THURROCK DYNAMOS (NEW SENIOR TEAM - HAD U21 SIDE LAST SEASON)
10) SHENFIELD AFC RES
11) SOUTHMINSTER ST LEONARDS RES
12) SPRINGFIELD RES
13) SUNGATE RES
14) UPMINSTER RES

UNDER 21 DIVISION ONE
(10 clubs)
1) FRENFORD SENIOR U21
2) HUTTON U21
3) LOASS U21
4) LITTLE THURROKC DYNAMOS U21
5) MAY AND BAKER U21
6) NEWBURY FOREST U21
7) REDBRIDGE U21
8) RYAN U21
9) UPMINSTER U21
10) WESTHAMIANS U21

UNDER 21 DIVISION TWO
(9 clubs)
1) ACADEMY SOCCER U21 (NEW TEAM)
2) BARNSTON U21 (NEW TEAM)
3) COLLIER ROW U21
4) DAGENHAM UNITED U21
5) FC CLACTON U21 (NEW TEAM)
6) HAROLD HILL U21 (NEW TEAM)
7) ICENI WANDERERS U21 (NEW TEAM)
8) MANFORD WAY U21 (NEW TEAM)
9) OLD BARKABBEYANS U21 (NEW TEAM)

PREVIOUS WINNER'S OF THE LEAGUE'S TOP DIVISION

SEASON	CHAMPIONS
1966/67	BURNHAM RAMBLERS
1967/68	WRITTLE
1968/69	BASILDON TOWN
1969/70	BILLERICAY TOWN
1970/71	BILLERICAY TOWN
1971/72	SAWBRIDGEWORTH TOWN
1972/73	CHADWELL HEATH
1973/74	CHADWELL HEATH
1974/75	CHADWELL HEATH
1975/76	ESSEX POLICE
1976/77	COLLIER ROW MOTOR GEAR
1977/78	RUNWELL HOSPITAL
1978/79	RAYLEIGH TOWN
1979/80	ESSEX POLICE
1980/81	RAYLEIGH TOWN
1981/82	HERONGATE ATHLETIC
1982/83	HERONGATE ATHLETIC
1983/84	RAYLEIGH TOWN
1984/85	RAYLEIGH TOWN
1985/86	ESSEX POLICE
1986/87	ESSEX POLICE
1987/88	TAKELEY
1988/89	BENFLEET
1989/90	RAYLEIGH TOWN
1990/91	HERONGATE ATHLETIC
1991/92	STANDARD (HARLOW)
1992/93	STANDARD (HARLOW)
1993/94	KELVEDON HATCH
1994/95	WRITTLE
1995/96	KELVEDON HATCH
1996/97	KELVEDON HATCH
1997/98	DANBURY TRAFFORD
1998/99	BISHOPS STORTFORD SWIFTS
1999/00	BISHOPS STORTFORD SWIFTS
2000/01	RAYLEIGH TOWN
2001/02	TAKELEY
2002/03	BISHOPS STORTFORD SWIFTS
2003/04	WHITE ENSIGN
2004/05	WHITE ENSIGN
2005/06	HAROLD WOOD ATHLETIC
2006/07	WHITE ENSIGN
2007/08	WHITE ENSGIN
2008/09	HAROLD WOOD ATHLETIC
2009/10	HAROLD WOOD ATHLETIC
2010/11	KELVEDON HATCH
2011/12	FRENFORD SENIOR
2012/13	FRENFORD SENIOR
2013/14	SOUTHMINSTER ST LEONARDS
2014/15	HAROLD WOOD ATHLETIC