The Essex Senior League's 51st season kicks off next Friday with two games - Enfield (currently ground-sharing at Bishops Stortford) host Clapton and newly promoted White Ensign (ground-sharing at Great Wakering Rovers) host Stansted. I suspect both these games will be well attended as fans return to see some competitive football. The other promoted sides are Little Oakley and Athletic Newham who both get going on Saturday with home games against FC Clacton (moved sideways from the Thurlow Nunn League Premier Division) and Redbridge. I think all three sides who moved up from step six won't be up the top of the table but they will cause a few shock results along the way and won't be no push overs.
Before the FA Cup gets started on the weekend of Saturday 7th August there is full midweek set of games with Enfield travelling to the seaside to play FC Clacton and an East London derby between Redbridge and Athletic Newham on Tuesday evening with Walthamstow (who will have a much changed side after many of their players from the last few seasons moved to Enfield) starting their season with a trip to White Ensign.
Stanway Rovers, who played in the ESL in the 18/19 season, move across again from the Thurlow Nunn Premier - they have two home games against St Margaretsbury and Sporting Bengal United to start their campaign.
The league has certainly come along way since Witham Town, Billericay Town, Pagasus Atheltic, Tiptree United, Saffron Walden Town, Basildon United, Heybridge Swifts, Southend United 'A' and Stansted kicked off the 1971/72 season.
Good Luck to everyone involved!
Enfield v Clapton
White Ensign v Stansted
Saturday 31st July
Athletic Newham v FC Clacton
Cockfosters v Woodford Town
Ilford v Hoddesdon Town
Little Oakley v Redbridge
Sawbridgeworth Town v Saffron Walden Town
Southend Manor v Sporting Bengal United
Stanway Rovers v St Margaretsbury
Takeley v West Essex
Tuesday 3rd August
Clapton v Takeley
Cockfosters v Southend Manor
FC Clacton v Enfield
Redbridge v Athletic Newham
Sawbridgeworth Town v St Margaretsbury
Stanway Rovers v Sporting Bengal United
Wednesday 4th August
Ilford v Stansted
White Ensign v Walthamstow
Woodford Town v Hoddesdon Town
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